TechFlash: Madrona launches adviser group; Tableau's latest buy; Amazon vs. FedEx

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Madrona Venture Labs adds top Seattle entreprenuers to new roster of advisers A group of successful Puget Sound area entrepreneurs including Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, Concur co-founder and Accolade CEO Raj Singh and Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence CEO Oren Etzioni will serve as advisers to the incubator, helping the team with everything from working through ideas to recruiting top talent. Seattle's Tableau Software snaps up database-computing startup in Germany As part of the acquisition, Tableau will establish a research and development center in Munich. Why this Seattle software company just partnered with the White House Moz, one of five Seattle companies that will hire trainees in the new TechHire initiative, says diversity training programs have deepened its recruiting pool. Bellevue startup Icertis raises $15M in round led by Ignition Partners The 135-person company builds a platform in Microsoft's Azure cloud to help enterprise customers manage legal documents, including vendor contracts and licensing agreements. Package Wars: Amazon, FedEx both planning new delivery operations Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) confirmed Wednesday plans to set up an air cargo network at Wilmington Air Park through its Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc. unit — confirming months of speculation around the national tech sphere. Exclusive: Microsoft, developer partner to create $500 million 'smart city' The 2.5 million-square-foot "smart city" development called Gramercy District is in a suburb outside Washington, D.C. Sleeping Beauty meets Jurassic Park at Seattle biotech Immusoft is planning to raise $10 million in Series B financing to advance its preclinical studies. Zestimate improves, but brokers still skeptical Zillow says the error rate for its Zestimate program has dropped significantly. National Tech News Slowdown is a 'healthy recalibration,' Silicon Valley Bank says in annual Startup Outlook report Business use of drones to take off once FAA gives it clearance New California measure would allow gig workers to organize, negotiate

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