London-based venture firm Felix Capital, which raised $150 million for its second fund in the summer, announced it has added its first entrepreneur-in-residence and associate to the team. Joining as EIR is George Pallis who came over from Deliveroo, where he led global marketing, and before that was with Transferwise. Felix said Pallis will provide feedback on investment opportunities through his operator eye, especially on the consumer side. Joining as associate is Emilie Spire, who started in venture as an associate with Partech Ventures in Paris before moving to Blablacar in a corporate development and then operational role. Felix said Spire will spend time in France and work very closely with all of the team on deal sourcing,
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San Francisco-based Fuzzy Pet Health, provider of a subscription-based pet healthcare company, announced it has raised $4.5 million in seed-stage fund and has launched its mobile app and expanded in-home vet care options. The round was co-led by Eniac Ventures and CrossCut Ventures, with participation from Precursor Ventures, SV Angel and FJ Labs.
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General Catalyst announced it has hired Kyle Doherty as managing director in its San Francisco office. The firm said Doherty will focus on late-stage investments in financial services, e-commerce, deep tech and healthcare IT. Doherty was previously head of US private investments at Coatue Management. Before that, he was a principal at Morgenthaler Ventures.
1 min read · 28 November 2017
Menlo Park, California-based Amplify Partners has hired Sarah Catanzaro as a principal. Catanzaro was previously a data partner at Canvas Ventures, which she joined in mid-2016. Prior to joining the firm, she was head of data at Mattermark. She said she left Canvas after a year-and-a-half to focus more on her passions of machine intelligence and enterprise infrastructure, specialized sectors that are more in line with what Amplify focuses on.
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Palo Alto, California-based Ulu Ventures has raised $41.075 million toward a $50 million target for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm has raised commitments from 58 investors, the filing shows. The firm is led by husband-and-wife Managing Directors Miriam Rivera and Clint Korver.
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