Private Equity
Social Capital has added Sandhya Venkatachalam as a partner focused on its growth equity investing. Previously, she was a co-founding partner at investment adviser firm Centerview Capital Technology. And she previously led Skype's advertising and monetization before and after its sale to Microsoft, according to her LinkedIn profile.
1 min read · 04 October 2017
Wing Venture Capital Partner Martin Giles, who joined the Menlo Park, California-based firm in early 2015 to develop its intellectual capital, announced on his LinkedIn profile that he is heading back to his first love of journalism. Giles said he is going to be the San Francisco Bureau Chief of the MIT Technology Review beginning in November. Before joining Wing, Giles, was a tech writer with The Economist
1 min read · 03 October 2017
Partech Growth has promoted André Francois-Poncet to principal and hired Victor Huberson as a senior associate based in Paris. Francois-Poncet joined the firm two and a half years ago while Huberson previously worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
2 min read · 03 October 2017
Canadian mobile venture capital firm Relay Ventures has expanded its team. The firm brought on Spiros Michalakis, a California Institute of Technology quantum physics professor, as professor-in-residence. It also recruited Jessica Tsoong, co-founder of WiFiSLAM, an indoor mapping startup once funded by Relay, as an entrepreneur-in-residence, and Kady Srinivasan, global head of digital marketing at Dropbox, as a venture partner. Finally, Relay promoted Jake Cassaday to associate partner. Cassaday, who joined the firm in 2015, will as a member of the investment team source and lead deals directly.
4 min read · 29 September 2017
Sway Ventures has hired Ken Denman as a venture partner. Previously, he was CEO of Emotient.
2 min read · 28 September 2017
Palo Alto, California-based Science Exchange, a secure platform for outsourced research and development, has named Jim Emerich as chief financial officer. Previously, Emerich worked at BrightEdge Technologies Inc where he served as CFO. Science Exchange's backers include Norwest Venture Partners, Maverick Capital Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Index Ventures, OATV and the YC Continuity Fund.
3 min read · 28 September 2017
San Francisco-based Cricket Health, a provider of tech-enabled care solutions for chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease, has appointed Danny Shapiro as chief business officer. His work background includes senior management roles at Home Care Assistance and DaVita Kidney Care. Cricket Health's backers include First Round Capital and Seven Peaks Ventures.
3 min read · 28 September 2017
Canadian innovation hub MaRS Discovery District has appointed Yung Wu as its new CEO. Wu, who will assume the position on November 1st, is chairman of NFQ Ventures, a Toronto early-stage investment firm and venture accelerator. He also has an extensive entrepreneurial background, having served in senior executive roles at several technology startups, including venture-backed Fuse Powered Inc, acquired by Upsight Inc last year. Wu replaces Ilse Treurnicht, who led Toronto's MaRS for 12 years. Treurnicht, a former venture capital professional, announced her departure in June 2016.
3 min read · 28 September 2017
Frazier Healthcare Partners has named Mark Barrett as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Previously, Barrett worked at Sanofi Genzyme where he served as global head of strategy and business development.
2 min read · 28 September 2017
Nehemia Zucker, the CEO of j2 Global Inc, will be leaving his post to become co-managing principal at OCV Management, a Los Angeles-based investment adviser co-founded by Richard Ressler, j2's board chairman. Zucker's appointment becomes effective January 1, 2018. Vivek Shah will succeed Zucker as CEO of j2.
5 min read · 28 September 2017
