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Comcast Ventures leads $4.5m seed round for Branch Energy
Houston- and Toronto-based Branch Energy, a technology-enabled green energy provider focused on lowering consumer energy bills, has closed a $4.5 million seed financing.
Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Ardian, J&J and BlackRock are hiring
This week’s jobs include a venture principal at J&J, an IR manager at Ardian and an associate at Comcast Ventures.
Head of funds for Comcast Ventures announces retirement
Amy Banse will remain with the company through the end of next year as a senior advisor. As part of her move, CFO Mike Cavanagh will oversee Comcast Ventures.
Eldercare start-up Papa raises $18m
Miami-based Papa raises $18m to help provide companionship to older people, Comcast Ventures led the round.
Melody Investment Advisors to buy CTI Towers from Comcast Ventures
Melody Investment Advisors LP has agreed to acquire CTI Towers from Comcast Ventures.
NBA player Iguodala joins Comcast Ventures' Catalyst Fund
Comcast Corporation's venture capital affiliate Comcast Ventures has named NBA player Andre Iguodala to its Catalyst Fund as a venture partner.
Productivity platform Hive snags $10.6 mln Series A
New York-based Hive, a productivity platform, has raised $10.6 million in Series A funding. Comcast Ventures led the round with participation from Tribeca Venture Partners, Vocap Investment Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners.
VC-backed Zapata Computing beefs up board with new addition
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Zapata Quantum, a quantum computing startup, has named Rhonda Germany Ballintyn to its board. Ballintyn is the former corporate vice president, chief strategy and marketing officer at Honeywell International. Zapata is backed by Comcast Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Pitango Ventures, BASF Venture Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Pillar VC and The Engine.
Comcast Ventures contact information
Offices
One Kearny Building, 23 Geary Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, 94108, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
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 Ms. Michelle Chang | Job titlePartner | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email  ------- |
| Ms. Hennah Iqbal | Job titleSenior Director and Head of Finance | LocationNew York, United States | Email --------- |
| Ms. Shivani Mathur | Job titleAssociate | LocationSan Francisco, United States | Email ------ |
| Mr. Marc Silberman | Job titlePartner | LocationNew York, United States | Email ------ |
Comcast Ventures fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 3
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Stories that mention Comcast Ventures
Digital health firm Wellth snags $36m Series C
Mercato Partners led the round.
VC-backed Lytics appoints Farhan as chief commercial and strategy officer
In this role, Farhan will lead Lytics’ commercial go-to-market functions.
SafeBase rings in $18m Series A
SafeBase Inc, a smart trust center that helps B2B SaaS companies close enterprise deals faster by streamlining the security assessment process, has raised $18 million in Series A funding.
Norwest racks up $3bn for sixteenth fund
Norwest Venture Partners XVI will target "innovative companies with transformational businesses."
AI firm Neural Magic scores $30m Series A
Neural Magic, an AI company, has raised $30 million in Series A funding.
Advent in cybersecurity push leads investment in HYPR
The PE firm backs the passwordless authentication tech company on the heels of investments in Wiz and Cyware, leading nearly $200 million worth of cybersecurity funding this year so far.
Tovala nets $30m Series C
Tovala, a smart oven and self-cooking meal company, has raised $30 million in Series C funding.
Rising Stars 2021
For the second year in a row, we reached out to readers and others in the venture capital community to find out who are the industry’s up and comers. It was a difficult task, but we crafted a list of 40 professionals under 40 who are certain to shape VC as the next generation of rising stars.