Private Equity
Seraphim Capital has named Candace Johnson as a partner. She is president emeritus of the European Business Angel Network and is the founding partner of the VATM.
4 min read · 04 March 2019
ForgePoint Capital, a cybersecurity-focused venture firm, has promoted Andrew McClure to principal. Currently, McClure represents ForgePoint as a board observer at two cybersecurity companies: CyberCube Analytics and BehavioSec.
3 min read · 04 March 2019
California-based ServiceTitan, a provider of software for residential home service businesses, has named Guy Longworth as chief marketing officer. Previously, Longworth was CMO and senior vice president of QuickBooks. ServiceTitan is backed by Index Ventures, Dragoneer, T. Rowe Price, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and ICONIQ Capital.
3 min read · 04 March 2019
AccelFoods, a venture firm focused on food and beverage startups has recently added five new operating partners to their team. They are Eric Berniker, Paul Eskenazi, Paula Grant, Chris Hickey and Bart Silvestro.
4 min read · 01 March 2019
ExecThread Inc, a job-sharing network for executives and an aggregator of unpublished executive-level job opportunities, has named Ryann Richardson as its new president and co-founder. Previously, she was vice president of North American marketing for Victor. ExecThread's backers include Canaan Partners, Javelin Venture Partners, Corazon Capital, CoVenture and NextView Ventures.
3 min read · 01 March 2019
SiFive, a Silicon Valley-based provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, has appointed Hiren Majmudar vice president of business development. Previously, he led Intel Capital's corporate development practice for silicon and IP. SiFive is backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, Spark Capital, Osage University Partners, Chengwei, Huami, SK Hynix, Intel Capital and Western Digital.
3 min read · 28 February 2019
New Enterprise Associates Inc has appointed Dr. Ross A. Jaffe as a venture adviser on the firm's healthcare investment team. He is a co-founder of Versant Ventures and a former general partner at Brentwood Venture Capital.
3 min read · 21 February 2019
Poshmark, a social commerce platform for retailers and shoppers, has appointed tennis champion and businesswoman Serena Williams to its board of directors. In addition to her winning record as a top tennis player, last year Williams launched her own clothing line, SERENA. Poshmark's backers include Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, GGV Capital, Temasek, Inventus Capital, Uncork Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners, Shea Ventures and AngelList.
3 min read · 20 February 2019
New York-based Paige.AI, an AI-focused cancer diagnosis and treatment startup, has named Dr. Leo Grady as CEO and a member of its board of directors. Previously, Grady worked at HeartFlow where he was senior vice president of engineering. Paige.AI is backed by Breyer Capital.
4 min read · 18 February 2019
New Crop Capital has named Dao Foods International Inc as financial adviser for sourcing and investing in China-focused plant-based and clean meat ventures. NCC is a venture firm that invests in companies whose products or services replace foods derived from conventional animal agriculture.
4 min read · 18 February 2019
