Mar 09, 2023

Tanium

Kirkland-based Tanium, a provider of converged endpoint management (XEM), announced that it has been selected as a winner in three categories in the 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honor individuals and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation, and leadership in information security. This year, Tanium was recognized as a gold winner for Best Cybersecurity Company and Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company in North America. The Tanium XEM platform was also selected as a silver winner for Best Endpoint Security. Tanium has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list for seven consecutive years and ranks on Fortune's list of the Best Large Workplaces in Technology.

Aiberry

Artificial intelligence-powered mental health screening provider Aiberry has secured $8 million in seed funding led by Confluence Capital Group (CCG) with participation from the VC fund Ascension AI. The new funds, which bring total funding to $10 million, will be used to accelerate adoption of the Aiberry platform, which uses an AI-powered therapeutic assistant to conduct a conversation to detect mental health disorders by analyzing what is being said, the speech patterns being used and even subtle changes in facial expressions. Aiberry is based on decades of research by Dr. Newton Howard, a brain and cognitive scientist and a professor at Georgetown University and Oxford University, who is also a co-founder and the chief scientist at Aiberry. Aiberry is headquartered in Seattle.

Mar 08, 2023

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to launch an AWS infrastructure region in Malaysia. The new AWS Region will give developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and nonprofit organizations, greater choice for running their applications and serving end users from data centers located in Malaysia. As part of its commitment to the region, AWS is planning to invest $6 billion in Malaysia by 2037. The new AWS Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, adding to the existing 99 Availability Zones across 31 geographic regions globally. AWS has plans to launch 15 more Availability Zones and five more AWS Regions in Canada, Israel, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Thailand.

Lamb Weston Holdings

Lamb Weston Holdings announced it has completed its purchase of the remaining equity interests in its European joint venture with Meijer Frozen Foods. Lamb Weston announced its intent to purchase the interest in October 2022. Having completed the transaction, Lamb Weston owns 100% of Lamb-Weston/Meijer, which formerly operated as a 50/50 joint venture between a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lamb Weston and Meijer Frozen Foods. With the acquisition, the company adds an additional five manufacturing facilities to its footprint worldwide, including four facilities in the Netherlands and one in the United Kingdom, as well as a sixth manufacturing facility operated through a 75% interest in a joint venture in Austria. These facilities produce nearly two billion pounds of finished frozen products annually. Lamb Weston, based in Eagle, Idaho, is a supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest and among the largest premium wineries in the U.S., named Shawn Conway chief executive officer. Conway has held multiple positions in general management, operations, supply chain and finance in high-growth, premium-branded specialty food and beverage, and consumer packaged goods companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a major in Finance from Santa Clara University. Most recently he served as the CEO of Peet's Coffee, and prior to that he spent nearly a decade at SKYY Spirits. The Ste. Michelle Wine Estates portfolio includes Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14 Hands, Columbia Crest, Col Solare and Spring Valley Vineyard from Washington; A to Z, Erath, and REX HILL from Oregon; Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Patz & Hall from Napa and Sonoma; Marchesi Antinori of Italy; and Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte of France.

Mar 07, 2023

Kroll

Kroll, a global risk and financial advisory solutions firm, appointed David Dunn as chief information security officer. Dunn served as deputy chief Information security officer since he joined Kroll in 2016, where he managed the global security operations center, incident response, security engineering, threat intelligence, security architecture and vulnerability management groups. Dunn succeeds Wayne Peterson, who recently retired and remains an advisor to the firm. In his new role, Dunn will be responsible for applying Kroll's security practices to ensure that the firm's information security program continues to meet risk and compliance requirements as well as client needs and expectations. Dunn was a member of the U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force for 13 years and a three-time recipient of the U.S. Secret Service Forensic Examiner of the Year award. Dunn is also a 19-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department and received the 2012 Seattle Police Department Detective of the Year award. Kroll has offices worldwide, including in Seattle.

Lincoln Property

National real estate firm Lincoln Property announced two key Pacific Northwest leadership moves supporting the firm's continued commitment to the region. Ryan Feigelson has joined the firm as senior vice president, responsible for expanding the company's portfolio by sourcing acquisition and development opportunities across the state of Oregon. He will also support the growth of Lincoln's regional third-party business, including construction and development management, property management, leasing, and occupier advisory services. Feigelson has nearly 20 years of real estate experience, beginning his career as a broker in the Portland market before transitioning to investments and development. Most recently, he served as vice president with the private investment firm NBP Capital. Lincoln has also elevated Lee Morrison to a newly created position as senior vice president of leasing and asset management for the Pacific Northwest.

Carbon Robotics

Seattle-based Carbon Robotics has been named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2023. Carbon Robotics is being recognized for the development and impact of its LaserWeeder, a robot operated by artificial intelligence and computer vision that utilizes lasers to remove weeds efficiently and sustainably. In February 2022, Carbon Robotics launched the LaserWeeder designed to identify weeds and target them for elimination. The LaserWeeder's 30 high-powered CO2 lasers use thermal energy to destroy the weeds without disturbing the soil or damaging nearby crops. By the end of this year, LaserWeeders will be actively used on farms in 17 different states and three Canadian provinces. Fast Company's editors and writers sought out the companies making the biggest strides around the globe. Fast Company, headquartered in New York City, is published by Mansueto Ventures.