Private Equity
EQT Ventures announced this week that Johan Svanström and Lyle Fong have joined London team as partners. The firm, launched nearly three years ago, now has 30 team members worldwide in six cities, London, San Francisco, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and Amsterdam. Svanström was previously president of Hotels.com and Fong is a serial entrepreneur, having founded enterprise software and gaming companies, including Lithium.
1 min read · 09 January 2019
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association has appointed Kim Furlong as its new CEO. Furlong joins CVCA from Toronto-based biotechnology company Amgen Canada, where for more than a decade she served as director of federal government affairs. Before then, she was vice president, federal government relations, at the Retail Council of Canada. Furlong replaces Mike Woollatt, who served as CVCA CEO between 2014 and 2018. Founded in 1974, Toronto-based CVCA is the professional association for Canada’s venture capital and private equity industry.
3 min read · 07 January 2019
New York-based Apple Tree Partners, a life sciences venture firm, has made a number of promotions. Dr. Sam Hall and Aaron Kantoff are now partners; Dr. Christine Borowski has become a principal; and Dr. Jernej Godec and Dr. Chris Cain have become senior associates.
3 min read · 07 January 2019
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) has appointed Kim Furlong as its new CEO. Furlong joins CVCA from Toronto-based biotechnology company Amgen Canada, where for more than a decade she served as director of federal government affairs. Before then, she was vice president, federal government relations, at the Retail Council of Canada. Furlong replaces Mike Woollatt, who served as CVCA CEO between 2014 and 2018. Last September, Woollatt left the organization to become director of strategic partnerships at OMERS Platform Investments. Founded in 1974, Toronto-based CVCA is the professional association for Canada's venture capital and private equity industry.
3 min read · 07 January 2019
Durham, North Carolina-based StrideBio Inc, a gene therapy company, has named Dr. Sapan Shah as CEO and a member of the company's board. Shah is a former chief executive at ARMGO Pharma and Ezose Sciences. StrideBio's backers include Hatteras Venture Partners, Takeda Ventures Inc, UCB Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments LLC.
3 min read · 03 January 2019
Flare Capital Partners has promoted Dan Gebremedhin to partner. Gebremedhin joined the healthcare tech-focused venture firm in 2015.
3 min read · 03 January 2019
Denver-based ThreatX, a cybersecurity startup, has named David Roshak and Mike Reagan as chief financial officer and chief operating officer, respectively. Prior to joining ThreatX, Roshak worked at Optiv while Reagan worked at LogRhythm. ThreatX's backers include Grotech Ventures and Access Venture Partners.
3 min read · 19 December 2018
Cycle Capital Management has promoted Pascal Drouin to partner, Natalya Novikov to partner and CFO, and Catherine Bérubé to vice president, sustainability, investor relations and public affairs. Drouin, formerly a junior partner, joined Cycle in 2013. He previously served as a risk modeling leader at GE Capital. Novikov, formerly vice president, finance and administration, also joined in 2013. Before then, she was an accountant with MNP. Bérubé, formerly head of communications and public relations, came on board in 2014 following a career in public and governmental relations. Cycle is a Montréal-based clean technology venture capital firm. It oversees assets of $355 million.
3 min read · 17 December 2018
Cycle Capital Management has made several new appointments. Pascal Drouin will become partner; Natalya Novikov has been named chief financial officer and partner; and Catherine Bérubé is now vice president, sustainability, investor relations and public affairs. CCM is a cleantech venture capital firm.
3 min read · 17 December 2018
Balderton Capital has hired Jodi Yang as head of investor relations. She is a founding partner at Gratia Capital, a spin-out of Canyon Capital.
2 min read · 17 December 2018
