McQuade to Accelerate Innovation of AI Product Following Recently Completed Funding. Vouched, developer of proprietary, AI-powered, real-time identity verification, today announced that veteran technology executive Steve McQuade has joined as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).   McQuade will accelerate development of...

Vouched, a Seattle startup that helps companies verify identity, has landed $4.5 million from investors including Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon, co-founders of e-commerce giant Zulily. It’s a vote of confidence in the 3-year-old company, which spun out of Madrona Venture Labs, the...