TechFlash: PitchBook, Moz raise millions; State bill aims for pay equality

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Seattle startup PitchBook raises $10M, plans to hire 100 employees After a $10 million investment, PitchBook – now valued at $160 million – plans to hire 100 new employees. Washington could revise its equal pay law for the first time since 1943 A bill moving through the state Legislature could help close the pay gap by preventing companies from discriminating in pay and promotions based on gender and denying employees the right to discuss compensation. Software company Moz raises $10 million; here's how it's going to spend it In its first new funding round since 2012, Moz has raised $10 million to increase its marketing efforts. Grand Cayman authorities investigating after Paul Allen's mega yacht slams into protected coral reef The incident, which wiped out 80 percent of the reef, happened near two popular dive sites. It is not clear whether Allen was on board at the time. The crew blamed shifting winds for pushing the anchored boat toward the reserve. Zillow, Zulily, Remitly named Corporate Counsel winners Winners of the Corporate Counsel Awards will be honored at a public award ceremony Feb. 25 at the Fairmont Olympic hotel in Seattle. Sorry Jeff Bezos, Wells Fargo's John Stumpf takes the prize Wells Fargo's success in providing banking services to Main Street America — or serving the "real economy," as CEO John Stumpf likes to say — goes a long way in explaining why Morningstar tapped the San Francisco banker as the recipient of its 2015 CEO of the Year Award. Amazon and Netflix big buyers at Sundance The streaming services are so far the top buyers at the international film festival. National Tech News EMC-Dell merger is on track, exec says in earnings call Lyft settles with drivers in labor dispute, will pay $12.35 million and change terms Well, we haven't seen this happen with IPO companies since the dotcom bubble How Sprint's CEO plans to defeat bigger telecom players

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