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Jeff Bezos-backed startup Nautilus Biotechnology set to go public via SPAC at $900M valuation

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Nautilus Biotechnology co-founders Sujal Patel (left) and Parag Mallick. Nautilus Biotechnology , a Seattle-based biotech startup led by Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel , is the latest company to go public using a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Nautilus Photo).

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The 10 highest-paying industries for IT talent

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Every business unit has a stake in the IT services, apps, networks, hardware, and software needed to meet business goals and objectives, and many of them are hiring their own technologists. Healthcare Technology is paramount for the healthcare industry, including the medical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries.

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Sujal Patel-led Nautilus Biotechnology goes public as it tackles ambitious plan to analyze proteins

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Nautilus Biotechnology co-founders Sujal Patel (left) and Parag Mallick. Nautilus Biotechnology is emerging as Seattle’s newest publicly traded company this week, taking advantage of the mania over SPACs to raise $345 million to fuel a new approach that could accelerate biomedical research and transform drug development.

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How SPACs are changing the IPO game: Equity ownership of founders a big consideration

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A few weeks ago, a longtime GeekWire reader sent a note expressing shock that Sana Biotechnology co-founder and CEO Steve Harr only owned 4.9% Given that the Seattle biotechnology company was on the cusp of a blockbuster stock market debut and now is valued at more than $6 billion, I responded that 4.9% Porch CEO Matt Ehrlichman.

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Jeff Bezos joins $76M round for secretive biotech startup led by Isilon co-founder, Stanford scientist

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Nautilus Biotechnology co-founders Sujal Patel (left) and Parag Mallick. Parag Mallick spent more than 20 years studying the intersection of software engineering and life sciences to better understand predictive and personalized medicine. Mallick and Patel teamed up to create Nautilus Biotechnology. Nautilus Photo).

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Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

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And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 Of the 15 companies on the list, nine of the companies employ CEOs who spent time at the software giant, many in high-level executive roles. billion valuation. Founded : 2013.

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Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion dollar startups?

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The majority operate in enterprise software or cloud computing. In fact, GeekWire reported this week on a little-known enterprise software company that just joined the unicorn ranks. CEO : Bill Richter , former president of Isilon storage division at EMC. Sana Biotechnology. Valuation : $1.2 billion (as of July 2020).