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科技动态:Yoodli、A-Alpha Bio、MoxiWorks任命新高管,TiE西雅图分会任命新会长

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科技动态:Yoodli、A-Alpha Bio、MoxiWorks任命新高管,TiE西雅图分会任命新会长

内容来源:https://www.geekwire.com/2025/tech-moves-yoodli-a-alpha-bio-moxiworks-add-execs-tie-seattle-names-president/

内容总结:

【西雅图科技与创投圈人事动态频繁,多位资深人士履新】

西雅图创投圈近期迎来一系列高层人事变动。人工智能沟通教练平台Yoodli宣布任命安迪·拉尔森为首席财务官。拉尔森曾在金融科技公司Remitly早期担任CFO,并拥有多家初创企业财务领导经验。Yoodli首席执行官瓦伦·普里表示,拉尔森的加盟将助力公司实现长期稳健发展。

同期,多家本地科技企业迎来新高管:蛋白质设计公司A-Alpha Bio任命特洛伊·利昂伯格为首席业务官;华大计算机科学教授西达尔塔·斯里尼瓦萨加入玛德罗纳风险投资集团担任风险合伙人;律师帕拉维·梅塔·瓦希在阿诺德波特律师事务所西雅图新办公室担任负责人。此外,通讯科技创业者索努·阿加瓦尔出任创业扶持组织TiE西雅图分会主席。

人事变动亦涉及投资机构内部调整:富兹风投分析师诺兰·范·诺特维克转投洛杉矶Riot Ventures;俄勒冈风投基金合伙人乔恩·马罗尼月底离任;卡斯卡德种子基金顾问合伙人朱莉·哈瑞尔森转为荣誉职务。

其他值得关注的任命包括:T-Mobile董事会新增德国电信集团首席技术官阿布杜拉扎克·穆德西;艾伦人工智能研究所提拔大卫·奥尔布赖特为设计与传播负责人;前亚马逊公关经理埃里卡·雷诺索出任韩国电商巨头Coupang全球公共事务负责人。

社区服务领域亦有新动向:华大创新战略负责人安森·法特兰当选华盛顿州徒步小径协会董事会主席,资深媒体人艾米丽·帕克赫斯特加入当地公共广播电台KUOW董事会。

中文翻译:

——西雅图初创公司资深财务主管安迪·拉尔森已加入人工智能沟通教练平台Yoodli担任首席财务官。拉尔森曾先后担任货运行业公司Logixboard、招聘初创公司Jobalign等企业的首席财务官,早年曾在金融公司Remitly成立初期担任其首席财务官,并协助创立了伦敦分公司。近期他还联合创办了MIH集团,致力于帮助创业者拓展商业构想。Yoodli联合创始人兼首席执行官瓦伦·普里表示:"拉尔森深谙如何在提升客户体验的同时实现企业稳健扩张,他的加入彰显了我们致力于长远发展的决心。"这家诞生于西雅图AI2孵化器的初创企业主打生成式AI语音分析功能,今年五月刚获得1370万美元新一轮融资。

——蛋白质设计公司A-Alpha Bio任命特洛伊·利昂伯格为新任首席业务官。利昂伯格曾担任Abrratech公司首席业务官,并在生物科技企业Berkeley Lights担任领导职务。这家华盛顿大学蛋白质设计研究所的衍生企业运用机器学习技术研发新型抗体药物,自2017年成立以来已累计获得6550万美元资金支持,包括投资、拨款和政府合同。

——华盛顿大学计算机科学与工程系教授西达尔塔·斯里尼瓦萨加入西雅图Madrona风险投资集团担任风险合伙人。这位个人机器人实验室负责人在卡内基梅隆大学任教近二十年后于2017年加入华大,学术生涯中曾与亚马逊物流中心等企业开展机器人技术合作,早年还联合创办过机器人公司Berkeley Grey。

——律师帕拉维·梅塔·瓦希近日在西雅图创立Arnold & Porter律师事务所新办事处并担任负责人,同时兼任该所美国西部战略增长委员会主席。瓦希此前在K&L Gates律师事务所工作近二十年,离任时担任这家国际律所西雅图分所的管理合伙人,目前还担任西雅图大都会商会董事。

——本地科技领袖索努·阿加瓦尔近日出任全球创业扶持组织TiE西雅图分会主席。他创立的企业通信初创公司Unify Square于2021年被优利系统公司以1.52亿美元收购,此前其曾在微软担任经理职务并两度创业。

——房地产平台MoxiWorks任命金·科拉卡为首席营销官。这位常驻渥太华的营销专家曾任职于eZsign等企业,其经营的营销咨询公司此前与MoxiWorks有过合作。为聚焦营销主业,该公司于五月出售了后台会计软件业务MoxiBalance。

——德意志电信集团首席技术官阿卜杜勒扎克·穆德西尔加入T-Mobile董事会。作为T-Mobile主要控股方,德电集团将由其负责监督网络建设维护与安全事务。

——大卫·奥尔布赖特晋升为艾伦人工智能研究所设计与传播负责人。这位资深内容策略师自2009年经营视频制作公司,曾为亚马逊、西雅图风暴女篮等客户提供项目服务。

——医疗设备行业资深人士托尼·提图斯出任雷德蒙德超声设备制造商EchoNous首席执行官。他曾先后在Clarius Mobile Health等多家企业担任高管。

——布拉德·布西克加入西雅图医疗保健投资公司Frazier Healthcare Partners,担任人工智能与数据技术负责人。其此前曾任塔科马MultiCare医疗系统首席信息官。

——拥有41年历史的视听设备公司MeyerPro任命道格·卡姆为首席执行官。这位曾在VER广播集团等企业担任高管的行业专家将领导这家服务微软、波音等客户的企业,该公司在波特兰和柯克兰均设有办公室。

——韩国最大电商巨头Coupang任命埃里卡·雷诺索为全球公共事务负责人。这家科技企业的美国总部位于西雅图。雷诺索曾任亚马逊高级公关经理逾四年,早年还曾在政客新闻网、华尔街日报等媒体从事新闻报道。

——诺兰·范·诺特维克离开西雅图Fuse投资公司,加盟洛杉矶Riot Ventures担任合伙人。这位2021年以实习生身份入职的年轻投资人将转战加州,其原公司专注于科技初创企业投资,今年初刚启动太空风险投资项目。

——俄勒冈风险基金普通合伙人乔恩·马罗尼本月底将离任。这位任职十年的投资老将将转为风险合伙人与顾问,他在领英表示未来希望投身人工智能与系统创新领域。

——级联种子基金咨询合伙人朱莉·哈雷尔森同样将退出日常运营。十二年前她协助创办了这家专注于软件投资的太平洋西北地区基金,转任荣誉职务后将继续留任投资委员会。

——媒体领袖艾米丽·帕克赫斯特加入西雅图KUOW公共广播电台董事会。这位福米达布新闻机构创始人兼首席执行官曾任职普吉特海湾商业期刊近十年,历任出版人、市场总裁兼总编辑等职。

——华盛顿大学创新战略助理副校长安森·法特兰德当选华盛顿州徒步协会董事会主席。这位自2022年加入该组织董事会的户外爱好者表示:"正如各位,我的闲暇时间有限,但很荣幸能为这个卓越组织贡献力量。当下我们比任何时候都需要为自然发声。"

英文来源:

— 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.
— 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.”

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