— Andy Larson, a longtime financial leader for Seattle startups, has joined Yoodli as CFO.
Larson previously served as CFO for freight industry company Logixboard, recruiting startup Jobalign, and others. He joined financial company Remitly as CFO shortly after it launched, and later established its London operations.
Larson more recently co-founded MIH Group, which helps entrepreneurs develop their business ideas.
“Yoodli is growing quickly, and bringing on an experienced CFO reinforces that we’re building for the long term,” said Varun Puri, CEO and co-founder of Yoodli, who added that Larson “knows how to scale companies responsibly while keeping the customer experience front and center.”
Yoodli uses generative AI to analyze speech and offer tips for improving communication skills. The startup launched in 2021 at the AI2 incubator in Seattle and raised $13.7 million in new funding in May.
— A-Alpha Bio appointed Troy Lionberger as its new chief business officer. Lionberger was previously CBO for Abbratech and held leadership roles for biotech company Berkeley Lights.
A-Alpha Bio is a Seattle-based spinout of the UW’s Institute for Protein Design using machine learning to create new antibodies for treating diseases. The company launched in 2017 and has raised a total of $65.5 million, including investments, grants and government contracts.
— Siddhartha (Sidd) Srinivasa joined Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group as a venture partner. Srinivasa is a professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington and lead of the UW’s Personal Robotics Lab.
He joined the UW in 2017 after nearly two decades at Carnegie Mellon University. Srinivasa has collaborated with industry while working in academia, including work on robotics engineering for Amazon fulfillment centers. Early in his career, Srinivasa co-founded the robotics company Berkshire Grey. Read more about Srinivasa in this GeekWire story.
— Attorney Pallavi Mehta Wahi recently opened and now leads a new Arnold & Porter office in Seattle, while also serving as the firm’s chair of Western U.S. Strategic Growth. Arnold & Porter is a national regulatory firm providing legal counsel to the Seattle area’s business community.
Wahi was with K&L Gates for nearly two decades, leaving the position of managing partner at the Seattle-based international law firm.
She is also on the board of directors for the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.
— Seattle-area tech leader Sonu Aggarwal is now president of TiE Seattle, a global nonprofit that supports entrepreneurs. He succeeds Prashant Mishra, CEO and founder of Click2Cloud who served as TiE Seattle president for more than two years.
Sonu was founder and chief technologist at the Bellevue, Wash., enterprise communications startup Unify Square, which was acquired by Unisys for more than $152 million in 2021.
Earlier in his career, Sonu was a manager at Microsoft across two stints and previously launched two additional startups.
— MoxiWorks named Kim Koraca as chief marketing officer of the Seattle-based real estate platform. MoxiWorks was formerly a customer of Koraca’s marketing consulting firm.
Koraca, who lives in Ottawa, has held marketing leadership roles at companies including eZsign, eZmax and Constellation1.
In May, MoxiWorks sold MoxiBalance, its back-office accounting product, in order to focus on its sales and marketing solutions.
— Abdurazak Mudesir joined T-Mobile’s board of directors. Mudesir is the group CTO of Deutsche Telekom AG, the majority owner of T-Mobile, and in his role is responsible for overseeing the building, maintenance and security of its network.
— David Albright has been promoted to head of design and communications at Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2). Albright joined the AI nonprofit in January as senior content strategist. He has run a video production company since 2009 and done various contract and freelance work, including for Amazon, Seattle Storm, Allrecipes.com and others.
— Tony Titus joined EchoNous as CEO of the Redmond, Wash.-based ultrasound product manufacturer. Titus is a medical equipment veteran who held exec roles at Clarius Mobile Health, Vector Remote Care, Proprio, and Vicis.
— Bradd Busick joined Seattle-based venture capital and private equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners as principal of AI, data and technology enablement. Busick was previously chief information officer at MultiCare Health System in Tacoma.
— MeyerPro, a 41-year-old AV and broadcast company with offices in Portland, Ore., and Kirkland, Wash., appointed Doug Kamm as CEO. Kamm has held senior leadership positions at the broadcast company VER and Fuse Technical Group, among others. MeyerPro’s customers include Microsoft, Nike, Boeing, multiple Oregon universities and festivals.
— Erika Reynoso is now head of global public affairs for Coupang, a South Korean tech company and the country’s largest online retail business. Coupang has a U.S. headquarters in Seattle.
Reynoso was previously a senior public relations manager for Amazon for more than four years. Other past other roles include PR for Wells Fargo and the Bank Policy Institute. Reynoso began her career in journalism, reporting for Politico, The Wall Street Journal and others.
— Nolan Van Nortwick is leaving Seattle investment firm Fuse for a principal role with Riot Ventures in Los Angeles. Nortwick joined Fuse as a 2021 summer intern and became a full-time employee the following year. The company invests in tech startups and in January launched a space venture program.
— Oregon Venture Fund general partner Jon Maroney is leaving his role at the end of the month. The community-supported venture capital group launched in 2007 as the Oregon Angel Fund and later rebranded. Maroney joined a decade ago and will transition to venture partner and advisor.
Maroney said on LinkedIn that he’s taking time off and is interested in a future role at the intersection of AI, systems innovation and community.
— Cascade Seed Fund advisory partner Julie Harrelson is likewise stepping away from day-to-day operations. Twelve years ago she helped found the Pacific Northwest-based, software-focused investment firm. Harrelson is shifting to an emeritus role with the organization and will remain on the investment committee.
— Media leader Emily Parkhurst joined the board of Seattle’s KUOW Public Radio. Parkhurst is the founder and CEO of Formidable, a news organization and membership group focused on delivering news from a perspective that serves a female readership.
She worked for the Puget Sound Business Journal for nearly a decade, holding the titles of publisher and market president as well as editor-in-chief.
— Anson Fatland is board president of the Washington Trails Association, having served on the organization’s board since 2022. Fatland is also the associate vice provost for innovation strategy and ventures at the UW’s CoMotion entrepreneurial hub.
“Like many of you, I don’t have much free time,” Fatland said on LinkedIn. “But I’m lucky to give some of what I do have to this amazing organization. Arguably now more than ever, we need to speak for the trees.”
