Private Equity
Neurana Pharmaceuticals Inc, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on treating neuromuscular conditions, has appointed Craig Thompson as president and CEO. Previously, Thompson worked at Anthera Pharmaceuticals where he was president and CEO. Neurana's backers include Sofinnova Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners, Longitude Capital and MagnaSci Ventures.
3 min read · 17 July 2018
VividCortex, a provider of database analytics software, has named Amena Ali as CEO and a member of its board of directors. Previously, Ali worked at Whisker Labs where she was chief revenue officer. VividCortex's backers include New Enterprise Associates, Battery Ventures, Osage Venture Partners and Bull City Venture Partners.
3 min read · 11 July 2018
ThirdChannel, a provider of of retail execution and analytics solutions for consumer brands, has named John Reilly as chief financial officer. Previously, Reilly worked at Cryptzone where he was a global controller. ThirdChannel's backers include Fung Capital.
3 min read · 11 July 2018
San Francisco-based Moogsoft, a provider of artificial intelligence for IT operations, has named Will Cappelli as chief technology officer EMEA and global vice president of product strategy. Cappelli is a former research vice president at Gartner. Moogsoft’s backers include Goldman Sachs, HCL, Northgate Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Singtel Innov8, STTelemedia and Wing VC.
2 min read · 10 July 2018
Benchmark has added another investor to its roster with the addition of Chetan Puttaguntais as general partner. Puttaguntais was previously a GP at New Enterprise Associates, where he led investments in MuleSoft, MongoDB and Elastic, among others.
1 min read · 09 July 2018
New York and Los Angeles-based Archytas Ventures, an investment holding company focused on the cannabis industry, has named Brooke Hayes as a partner and chief operating officer. Previously, Hayes worked at Milestone Partners where he was a partner and COO.
2 min read · 06 July 2018
Social Capital has had another high level departure, this time with Jonathan Hsu, a partner and head of data science, leaving, according to a published report.
1 min read · 03 July 2018
DFJ promoted Mohammad Islam to principal, according to a blog post.
1 min read · 03 July 2018
Cathay Innovation has appointed Alexandre Lazarow as a director in its San Francisco office. Previously, Lazarow was a principal at Omidyar Network.
2 min read · 02 July 2018
Andreessen Horowitz has named Kathryn Haun its first female general partner. The firm also unveiled a $300 million crypto fund.
1 min read · 25 June 2018
