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F-Prime Capital taps Grass as EIR

F-Prime Capital has appointed Joshua Grass as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Previously, Grass was the director of business development at BioMarin.

Turmoil comes to Social Capital with second high-level departure possible: Reports

Social Capital last week confidently sold shares of its Social Capital Hedosophia, now reports are accumulating of trouble at the firm, with its venture operations unsettled.

Highland Europe beefs up team with new hire

Highland Europe has named Gajan Rajanathan as a principal. His work background includes stints at Qatalyst Partners and at Credit Suisse’s M&A group in New York.

Panoply attracts $5 mln from C5 Capital

San Francisco and Tel Aviv-based Panoply, a smart data warehouse provider, has secured $5 million in funding, raising its total Series A tally to $13 million. The investor was C5 Capital. In addition to the funding, Panoply has named Michael Canon as vice president of worldwide sales and Paul Friesen as vice president of marketing. And, Moisey Uretsky, co-founder and chief product officer at Digital Ocean, has joined Panoply's advisory board.

Silver Lake-backed SoFi appoints Hutton as interim CEO

Online lender SoFi has named Executive Chairman Tom Hutton as interim CEO. His appointment became effective immediately after SoFi board of directors accepted company co-founder and CEO Mike Hagney's resignation following the disclosure earlier this week of sexual harassment allegations levelled against him. The managing director of XL Innovate, Hutton was appointed to the SoFi board in June 2012. SoFi's backers include SoftBank and Silver Lake Partners.

Seven Peaks names Dave Parker a venture partner in Seattle

Seven Peaks Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on the Pacific Northwest region, has opened a Seattle office to be led by Dave Parker, a startup entrepreneur, adviser and investor. Parker most recently served as CEO of Code Fellows, a Seattle coding school. And he led Techstars’ Seattle Startup Week.

Cie Digital Labs names Jim Davis EIR

Cie Digital Labs, an Irvine, Calif., accelerator, said Jim Davis will join the firm in the newly created role of entrepreneur in residence.

Trulia exec Paul Levine becomes EIR at Greylock, Accel

Paul Levine, former president and COO at online real estate platform Trulia, has become an EIR at Greylock Partners and Accel Partners. In announcing the addition, Greylock Partner James Slavet noted that Levine has expertise in consumer internet/mobile businesses, especially ones with local marketplace dynamics. Slavet added that Levine will work with Greylock portfolio companies on their product and go-to-market strategies. He will also split his time between Greylock and Accel. The last EIR to do that was Jeff Weiner in 2008 before he became CEO of LinkedIn.

Bain Capital Ventures names Snider as ExIR

David Snider is joining Bain Capital Ventures as the firm's new executive-in-residence, according to a blog post by Managing Director Matt Harris. Snider is the former chief financial officer at Compass. He previously worked at Bain as a private equity associate from 2009 to 2011.

Talis Capital promotes three and hires one

London-based venture firm Talis Capital has promoted Thomas Williams to principal, Matthew De Jesus to senior associate and Rachel Muzyczka to associate. And, Diogo Coelho is joining the firm as vice president.