Highway1: Ignite co-founder Brady Forrest to leave Highway1 hardware startup accelerator after three-year run

San Francisco-based hardware startup accelerator Highway1, part of custom hardware company PCH, announced today that Brady Forrest will be leaving his position there. Forrest has led Highway1 since co-founding it in 2013. Forrest is a well-known figure in the Seattle technology scene, where he originally founded the popular Ignite event series with Bre Pettis, who went on to co-found 3D printer company MakerBot Industries. "It's time to do something new," Forrest told GeekWire this morning. "I've decided to leave, though it will be hard." Kurt Dammermann, the co-founder of PHC's design engineering division, will lead Highway1 after Forrest's departure. Forrest said he will finish advising the current cohort... Read More