June Newsletter!

Your source for YoungTech exclusive news, member spotlights, job postings, and event updates

INTRO

Hello YoungTech!

We hope you're doing fantastic.

We kicked off June by welcoming Sanjay Parthasarathy—CEO, serial founder, and co-owner of the Seattle Orcas—for our “From Big Tech to Startup” fireside chat. Sanjay walked us through his journey from launching Microsoft’s Business Accelerator, to founding Indix, getting acquired by Avalara, and now backing the next wave of cricket in the U.S.

Later in the month, we brought the community together again for a fun, tight-knit Coffee Meetup at KEXP, where members were able to share their ideas and projects in a low-stress setting.

We’re also excited to share that YoungTech is growing! We’ve officially brought on two new associates:

  • Matthew Chiu, leading Business Ops + Communications

  • Eleanor Knight, driving Brand + Content Strategy

Huge thanks to Sanjay, our sponsors Fenwick & West and Stifel Bank, and our incredible partners at Startup Hall, CoMotion at UW, Ashlee Esteban-Akimoto, and Caroline Hansen for helping bring these moments to life.

If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to our Luma and follow us on LinkedIn to stay looped in.

🧬 Seattle Tech Week – July 28 to August 1, 2025

The city is your venue.

Seattle Tech Week is back—and bigger than ever. From July 28 to August 1, the city transforms into a five-day celebration of innovation, featuring 100+ founder-led events, investor meetups, workshops, happy hours, and pitch nights. If you’re building, investing, or just curious, this is the week to plug into the scene.

🌟 YoungTech @ Seattle Tech Week

We’re bringing the energy across three standout events:

🧬 Biotech Rooftop Happy Hour – Monday, July 28 | 4:00 PM

Hosted in collaboration with Bits in Bio, ModernVivo, and CoLabs, this happy hour is your chance to meet the biotech founders, operators, and investors at the edge of AI + biology. Come for the science, stay for the skyline.

📍 CoLabs Rooftop, SLU

🥐 Technical Leaders Breakfast w/ Databricks x Alumni Ventures – Tuesday, July 29 | 9:00 AM

Start your day with coffee, croissants, and conversations with top technical leaders from Databricks, Alumni Ventures, and the broader YoungTech community.

📍 1000 Olive Way, Seattle

🌇 Rooftop Kickback – Friday, August 1 | 5:00 PM

End Tech Week the right way. We're taking over the Sitka Apartments Rooftop for laid-back founder vibes, cold drinks, and one of the best sunset views in the city.

📍 Sitka Rooftop, South Lake Union

💼 Job Opportunities in Seattle Tech

  • Senior Software Engineer – Anduril Industries

    Apply here

  • Data Scientist (Econ + AI) – Anthropic

    Apply here

  • Senior Technical Recruiter – CoreWeave

    Apply here

  • Business Tech Solutions Consultant – ZS Associates

    Apply here

💼 Want your startup’s job opening featured next month?

Drop us a line at [email protected]

Thank You

We’re so grateful to be building this founder-first ecosystem together. From packed panel events to impromptu matcha meetings, everything we do is powered by YOU.

As always — if you have ideas, want to partner, or just need a coffee rec, hit us up:

With gratitude,

The YoungTech Team