Private Equity
Palo Alto, California-based SyncThink, a developer of eye-tracking technology products, has named Laura Yecies as CEO. SyncThink's backers include Quadrant Management Inc.
3 min read · 04 April 2018
New Haven, Connecticut-based Inbox Health Inc, a patient billing and payments startup, has named Charles Gamble as chief operating officer. Gamble is the founder of Tangoe. Inbox Health's backers include Connecticut Innovations, Launch Capital, Enhanced Capital, I2BF Global Ventures and Mohawk Ventures.
2 min read · 04 April 2018
Next47, a venture firm formed by Siemens, has named Matthew Cowan and T.J. Rylander as partners. Also, Ching-Yu Hu is joining the firm as a principal. Previously, Cowan worked at Breezeworks where he was the CEO and co-founder while Rylander was a managing partner at In-Q-Tel. And, prior to Next47, Ching-Yu Hu was an entrepreneur-in-residence in Google's internal startup incubator Area 120.
3 min read · 04 April 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Relay Therapeutics, a biotech company, has named Dr. Don Bergstrom as executive vice president, head of research and development; Brian Adams as general counsel; and Tom Catinazzo as vice president of finance. Relay Therapeutics' backers include BVF Partners, GV, Casdin Capital, EcoR1 Capital, Section 32, Third Rock Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments.
3 min read · 04 April 2018
London-based Duco, a data engineering technology company, has appointed Mireille Dyrberg as chief operating officer. Previously, she was COO at NEX Group's TriOptima. Duco's backers include Insight Venture Partners, NEX Opportunities and Eight Roads Ventures.
2 min read · 04 April 2018
Chinese venture firm Qiming Venture Partners has rehired Steven Hu as a partner. Hu will be focused on investing in the internet and consumer sector. Previously, Hu worked at Qiming from 2009 to 2013.
3 min read · 02 April 2018
Fifth Wall Ventures, a real estate-focused venture firm, has made several promotions and personnel hiring to its staff, according to a spokesperson. Roelof Opperman and Vik Chawla have been promoted to principals on the investment team; KC Cleary has been hired as a partner; Adam Demuyakor will assume additional responsibility in terms of leading long-term engagements with companies that join the Fifth Wall portfolio; Kate Bassett has been hired as an associate strategist; and Luke Williams, Michael New and Katherine Miller have been promoted to investment professionals.
1 min read · 02 April 2018
1 min read · 02 April 2018
Aster said March 29 that it has hired Jérome Joaug as a principal. Joaug is the co-founder of Nymbly and Cambridge Nanosystems.
2 min read · 29 March 2018
San Francisco-based TuneIn, a live streaming and on-demand audio service, has named Juliette Morris as chief marketing officer. Previously, Morris worked at NBCUniversal. TuneIn is backed by Comcast Ventures, IVP, Sequoia Capital, Causeway, General Catalyst Partners, Icon Ventures and Marker LLC.
3 min read · 28 March 2018
