GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [Seattle teen reveals how much carbon the ultra-rich emit from their private jets]( A Seattle teen is creating a bit of turbulence with a website tallying the carbon emissions of the ultra-rich traveling on private jets. [Sales startup Outreach to lay off 70 employees, 7% of workforce, and slow office expansion]( Outreach is laying off 70 workers, about 7% of its workforce, marking the second round of cuts the Seattle sales software startup has made in the past six months. [Temporal, a developer productivity startup led by former Uber engineers, raises $75M]( The news: Temporal, a Seattle startup that helps companies write and run cloud applications, raised $75 million. [Oil changes for houses: Startup led by former Expedia director offers regular home maintenance]( A group of travel and real estate tech vets recently launched a startup to help new homeowners stay up-to-date on maintenance issues by providing regular inspections. [Researchers find new upcycling technique to transform plastics into fuel]( Each year, more than 390 million metric tons of plastics are produced globally, yet close to half are single-use varieties that can be economically challenging to recycle. [Amazon’s Ring names Xbox and Oculus vet Elizabeth Hamren as new CEO; founder Jamie Siminoff remains chief inventor]( Five years after its acquisition by Amazon, smart doorbell and home security technology company Ring named a new CEO: Elizabeth (Liz) Hamren, a former executive in Meta’s Oculus division and Microsoft’s Xbox business, who was most recently chief operating officer for social messaging platform Discord. [Madrona backs WaFd Bank spinout developing consumer software for regional banks]( A new banking software startup spun out of Washington Federal Bank (WaFd) wants to help digitize consumer-facing products used by regional banks across the U.S. [Ex-Amazon Pharmacy manager leads new startup aiming to help contractors save on medication]( A new startup born out of Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle wants to help independent workers — including those who don’t have medical insurance — save money at the pharmacy. [Microsoft and Google back Typeface, an enterprise generative AI startup led by ex-Adobe CTO]( A new generative AI startup with ties to Seattle just raised $65 million from Microsoft’s M12 and others to help enterprises produce content. [Vouched, an identity verification startup backed by Zulily co-founders, raises $6.3M]( Vouched, a Seattle startup that helps companies verify identity, raised $6.3 million. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [GeekWire: GeekWire Advertising Project Manager]( - [INRIX: Vice President, Sales – Public Sector]( - [Remitly: Senior Software Development Engineer – Lending (Seattle Or U.S. Remote)]( - [MedBridge: Software Engineer III (Back end)]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2023 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](