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Portland startup Sturdy raises $6M for platform that uses AI to analyze customer interactions

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Use case: One example of how a customer uses the product, as it relates to increased retention, is Syntrio, a B2B software company that identified a segment of customers expressing similar integration frustrations and response lags from the account management team. See here for further explanation about the tech. million in at-risk renewals.

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Tech Moves: Docker and Qualtrics leaders join Seattle startup Mason; Beyond adds Zulily director

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From left: Mason CEO Webb Stevens; Mason President Nancy Xiao; Mason founder Jim Gao; and Mason CTO John Timsen. Mason Photo) Mason , a Seattle startup that offers a turney hardware-software platform for companies managing device fleets, hired Webb Stevens as its new CEO and John Thimsen as its new CTO.

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Bizible founder Aaron Bird raises $5.1M for new Seattle B2B startup studio Pienza

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The studio plans to launch a small portfolio of B2B software companies. Other members of the Pienza team include Vivek Venugopalan , CTO-in-residence who previously co-founded Fantain and was an exec at Wipro Limited, and Mark Sugarman , founding partner at MHS Capital who sits on the Pienza board.

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Oracle to boost cloud investments after a strong quarter

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In the financial services sector, the company is working with major banks and leading logistics companies to automate B2B commerce from directly within the Oracle ERP Cloud, Ellison said in the earnings call. In addition, Ellison said that the company will focus on healthcare and the financial services sector to increase cloud revenue. .

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Expedia Group hires top execs from Apple and Verizon as part of leadership structure overhaul

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Expedia Group has hired top executives from Apple and Verizon Media as the company overhauls its leadership structure and brand after a long period of organizational disarray and declining revenues. The key hires are part of Expedia’s efforts to streamline its operations and boost its revenues. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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Seattle startup Yesler raises $3.3M for its B2B lumber and building materials marketplace

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Yesler founder and CEO Matt Meyers, left, and CTO Jeff Lubetkin. His company Yesler , a B2B marketplace for lumber and building materials, today raised $3.3 ” The company has 10 employees and is hiring several new positions this quarter. Yesler Photo).

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Top Technology News Ticker for 6 June 2016

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Qadium raises $20M Series A led by NEA's Scott Sandell for its B2B IoT search and vulnerability detection engine (Thomas Fox-Brewster/Forbes). American Airlines signs contract with ViaSat for in-flight Wi-Fi on some of its planes, ending Gogo's exclusivity (Mike Freeman/Los Angeles Times). guy is back. with Sprint - CNET.

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