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More layoffs at Convoy | Icertis raising cash ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: The GeekWire Gala is back: [The Seattle tech community's stylish holiday party returns Wednesday, Dec. 7th! Register now.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES 5 climate tech ideas that investors could someday warm to: The race to replace fossil fuels with clean alternatives has triggered an explosion in climate technology innovation and funding. Some of the ideas are so obscure, most people have never heard of them. We came across five that surprised us at last week’s Breakthrough Energy Summit in Seattle. [Read more.]( More layoffs at Convoy: The Seattle-based trucking marketplace cut an undisclosed number of jobs on Monday as part of what CEO Dan Lewis described as a “reorganization and resource realignment.” Convoy slashed 7% of its workforce four months ago. [Read more.]( Icertis raising more cash: A new SEC filing reveals that the Bellevue, Wash.-based unicorn backed by SAP and SoftBank [is reeling in more funding](. Amazon adds Venmo as payment option: The tech giant will give customers the option of using the mobile payment service at checkout. Venmo has 90 million users. [Read more.]( Microsoft reports earnings today: The company’s financials will provide a temperature check for the enterprise software industry amid macroeconomic concerns and slowing PC sales. [Read our preview]( and check back on GeekWire.com later Tuesday for updates. Taylor Swift video is to die for: Titan Casket, a direct-to-consumer startup with co-founders in Bellevue, Wash., is disrupting the funeral business — and [getting some key product placement](. Fintech for weddings: Portland, Ore.-based startup Rock Paper Scissors, led by a sisters-in-law founding team, builds software tools for wedding planners, vendors, and couples getting married. [The company just raised $2.3 million](. AI tech for indoor farming: Seattle startup Koidra [will share a $3.77 million research grant]( from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with four universities to study how artificial intelligence can help improve how crops are grown indoors. Thanks for reading, and have a great day. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com, and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Coda is the all-in-one doc that brings words, data, and teams together.]( Meet the evolution of docs: simple, familiar, and built to adapt to your business needs. Ready to give your old spreadsheets and documents a major upgrade? [Try Coda for free.]( LATEST HEADLINES [Contract lifecycle management company Icertis is raising more cash]( [Amazon adding Venmo as payment option]( [5 climate technologies you’ve probably never heard of – but could someday be on investor radars]( [Portland fintech startup that targets wedding industry lands $2.3M]( [Seattle startup and U.S. universities land $3.77M USDA grant to develop AI tech for indoor farming]( SPONSORED: GEEK REAL ESTATE [90 Feet of Waterfront in Point White]( [Convoy lays off more employees as part of reorganization at Seattle trucking startup]( [To die for! Direct-to-consumer casket company lives to see its product in a Taylor Swift video]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Technical Program Manager – Data Platform]( - [INRIX: Senior Frontend Engineer]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Back end)]( - [Remitly: Senior Mobile Software Development Engineer – B2B Platform (Seattle or U.S. Remote)]( - [San Jose State University: Systems Analyst]( - [Remitly: Senior Software Development Engineer – North American Product (Seattle Or U.S. Remote)]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Front end)]( - [San Jose State University: Web Analyst]( - [Periscopic: Full Stack Developer]( - [Scientific Software Engineering Center: Software Engineer – multiple roles!]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2022 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](