Crescendo Ventures boosts portfolio development team

Ivan Bernard-Brunel and Emma Heycock have been hired to the Portfolio Development team of Crescendo Ventures in London.

Crescendo Ventures is a global, early-stage investment firm that focuses on communications and internet infrastructure. It was founded in 1993 and manages approximately $1bn. It has offices in Palo Alto, London and Minneapolis.

Bernard-Brunel previously worked at Lucent Technologies, where he director of business development and mergers and acquisitions. He will develop the growth of portfolio companies in Europe. Heycock joins as Director of Human Capital.