Funko reported strong second-quarter results, with revenue of $207.7 million, beating analyst estimates of $200.2 million and marking 7.4% year-on-year growth. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.26, significantly ahead of the anticipated -$0.19. Adjusted EBITDA reached $40.9 million with a 19.7% margin, far exceeding the $7.60 million forecast. CEO Josh Simon attributed the performance to the company's "make culture pop" strategy and broad-based growth across geographies and product categories. European sales grew nearly 20%. During the earnings call, analysts questioned management about wholesale order demand, retail shelf space, franchise performance, and new product formats. CFO Yves Le Pendeven noted healthy inventory levels and strong point-of-sale trends, whilst flagging potential pressure from tariffs and freight costs. Full-year EBITDA guidance stands at $105 million, above analyst expectations of $77.6 million.

Tech Moves: AWS government tech VP departs; Funko, Coinme and DAT Freight add to C-suite. - Dave Levy, vice president of AWS Worldwide Public Sector, has left Amazon for a role at Google, according to Nextgov/FCW. An AWS spokesperson confirmed his departure; Google did not respond to a request for comment. Levy, who is based in Arlington, Va., was with AWS for more than nine years. He was previously head of U.S. government sales at Apple for 12 years. Amazon first launched government-specific cloud infrastructure in 2011 and now supports more than 11,000 government agencies. In November, the company announced it would invest up to $50 billion to expand AI and advanced computing infrastructure for U.S. government agencies. That includes support for Top Secret, AWS Secret and AWS GovCloud (US), which serve classified and sensitive workloads. David Appel, VP of AWS Global Government, National Security and Defense, has taken Levy's role in an acting capacity, according to his LinkedIn account. Levy's last day was July 31. - Kristin Hamilton has been named chief commercial officer for Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based makers of pop culture collectibles. Hamilton joined from Crunchyroll, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment. She was previously at Hasbro for nearly 15 years, leaving as the consumer products division's head of strategy and transformation. Hamilton begins work Aug. 24. Funko has weathered financial and leadership bumps in recent years, with a quick succession of CEOs and the accumulation of significant debt. The company this month reported a strong second quarter with increased sales over the previous year. - Seattle cryptocurrency company Coinme has named Laurent Reichert as chief compliance officer, consumer protection officer and Bank Secrecy Act officer. Reichert, who is based in Miami, was previously chief compliance and risk officer for the blockchain company Paxos. In January, Coinme announced that it had agreed to be acquired by blockchain payments company Polygon Labs. Polygon said it would also acquire wallet provider Sequence as part of a combined deal valued at more than $250 million. Reichert praised Coinme's currency trading platform, adding that he looks forward to "the next phase of growth, both domestically and as we move into new international markets alongside Polygon." - DAT Freight & Analytics, a Beaverton, Ore.-based truckload freight marketplace, announced changes to its leadership team. * John Xiao has been promoted to chief technology officer, leading work on DAT's tech platform, analytics and AI integration. He joined the company two years ago from Nordstrom, where he oversaw technology strategy in merchandising, supply chain and inventory management. * Marcus Womack, who joined DAT last year through the acquisition of his fintech startup Outgo, is now responsible for DAT's carrier segment in addition to financial services. * Kary Jablonski, former CEO of Trucker Tools, which DAT acquired in 2024, continues to lead DAT's broker business and is also responsible for marketing and customer support. All three are based in DAT's Seattle office. The company won GeekWire's Workplace of the Year Award in May. - Seattle's Membrion has promoted Emily Rabe to vice president of technology. Rabe has been with the industrial wastewater treatment startup for six years, leading its intellectual property efforts and most strategic technology programs while also working with external technology partners. "She has a remarkable ability to take on hard, ill-defined problems, learn quickly and put durable solutions in place," the company said on LinkedIn. The startup made two additional promotions: Ryan Flores has risen to senior scientist, and Michael Moreland has been promoted to senior customer success engineer. Membrion spun out of the University of Washington a decade ago, has raised $40 million and is No. 154 on the GeekWire 200, a ranked index of the Pacific Northwest's top startups. - Microsoft's Jordi Ribas has been appointed to the board of Sprinklr, a company helping global brands manage their customer experience, social media, ads and other marketing. Ribas has been with Microsoft for 26 years, currently as president of search and AI. - Seattle biotech company Omeros has named Joseph Schocken to its board of directors. In 1987, Schocken founded the investment bank Broadmark Capital, now Tranceka Capital. - Jay Carney, who served as Amazon's senior vice president of global corporate affairs for seven years ending in 2022, has left his position as Airbnb's global head of policy and communications. He did not indicate his next role.