Cybersecurity giant Tanium scores $150 million, following HQ move to Seattle area
January 28, 2021 at 7:46 am
Tanium CEO Orion Hindawi recently moved the company’s headquarters to Kirkland. (Tanium Photo)
Tanium may not be a household name, at least not yet. But the fast-growing cybersecurity company, which moved its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to Kirkland, Wash. last year, is well on its way. And now it has a fresh round of capital to help fuel the next phase of growth.
Tanium announced Thursday that it sold $150 million in common stock to the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canada’s largest pension plan and an active investor in late-stage technology companies.
Why Washington state could finally pass data privacy laws with a bill backed by the tech industry
January 26, 2021 at 10:12 am
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Washington Sen. Reuven Carlyle. (Washington Senate Democrats Photo)
Washington state will once again try to pass data privacy regulations akin to Europe and California’s laws this year and the third time could be the charm, according to Reuven Carlyle, the state senator who has sponsored the legislation for three years running.
The Washington Privacy Act grants consumers the right to access, transfer, correct, and delete the data that companies such as Facebook or Google hold on them. Consumers can also opt-out of targeted advertising and the sale of their personal data under the legislation.
European-style data privacy bill returns, as Washington lawmakers ponder new regulations By Joseph O Sullivan, The Seattle Times
Published: January 23, 2021, 4:06pm
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SEATTLE The 21st century has been kind to the companies that collect and profit off people’s personal digital data.
From information on the use of web browsers, to people’s location, to personal details entered into websites, corporations have remained largely unregulated in the United States to collect and use that data how they see fit.
“This is an issue that the public good requires us to engage in,” said Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle. “This is not an existential, down-the-hall, academic issue.”
Is the regulatory crusade against Big Tech over? What experts expect under Biden administration
January 22, 2021 at 9:00 am
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Biden at his presidential kickoff rally in Philadelphia. (Wikimedia Photo / Michael Stokes)
When President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in Wednesday, they inherited a unique opportunity to rein in the technology industry. In addition to bipartisan support for some form of Big Tech regulation, the Biden administration has the benefit of a Democrat-controlled Congress.
But Biden plans to pack as much into his first two years in office as possible, signing a flurry of executive orders on his first day in office that target the pandemic, climate change, and other objectives. With such a long list of pressing priorities, many in the technology secto
WTIA names 22 Washington tech startups selected for latest Founder Cohort Program
January 21, 2021 at 11:56 am
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Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced the 22 tech startups that have been selected for the organization’s recurring Founder Cohort Program on Thursday.
Part of WTIA’s Startup Program, the virtual Founder Cohort supports seed-stage startups and helps them develop their venture-scale companies over the course of six months. Each company must be headquartered in Washington, have at least one product in development, have an annual revenue of less than $1 million, and made it through WTIA’s application process.
The program is led by a committee of seasoned tech founders and entrepreneurs, including Dave Parker of Seven Peaks Ventures, Susan Preston of SeaChange Fund, and Leslie Feinzaig of Female Founders Alliance & Venture Kits. Each company gets support and guidance through the crucial stages of fundraising, corporate governan