Private Equity
Trident Capital Cybersecurity has named Ken Gonzalez as a managing director. His investment focus will include Internet of things security, next generation identity platforms, behavioral data analytics, privacy, payments security and fraud prevention.
1 min read · 19 July 2017
AngelList employee Lee Jacobs was put on an indefinite paid leave of absence as an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct takes place, TechCrunch reports.
1 min read · 18 July 2017
Finistere Ventures has hired Dr. David Duncan as a venture partner. Duncan is a former entrepreneur-in-residence at the Nidus Center.
3 min read · 18 July 2017
Venture firm Spark Capital has added Yasmin Razavi to its growth team in San Francisco, according to a blog post. Her work background includes stints at Snap Inc, Index Ventures and McKinsey & Company.
1 min read · 17 July 2017
KEEN Growth Capital has hired David Comeau as a new venture partner. Currently, Comeau is a founder and principal of DC50 Advisors and former president of Mondelez International Asia Pacific.
2 min read · 17 July 2017
Not all founders of tech companies have been coding since they could clutch a sippy-cup. Ryan Holmes, the 42-year-old founder and CEO of the Canadian social-media management platform Hootsuite, had an off-the-grid upbringing that saw him tending to animals instead of web pages. For the latest in Reuters' "Life Lessons" series, Holmes spoke about how he transitioned from farm boy to running a company that is said to be at or near "unicorn"-level valuation of more than US$1 billion.
4 min read · 12 July 2017
Ignition Partners said it forced the resignation of Frank Artale after receiving a complaint of misconduct.
1 min read · 12 July 2017
Agoura Hills, California-based Hixme, a benefits program provider for workers and their families, has named Peter Wells as national sales vice president. Wells is a former senior vice president of sales at Cloud4Wi and ex-SVP of global sales at Certona. Hixme is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Rosemark Capital and Propel Venture Partners.
3 min read · 12 July 2017
Bessemer Venture Partners has promoted Andrew Hedin to vice president. Prior to joining BVP, Hedin worked at F-Prime Capital.
2 min read · 12 July 2017
Octopus Ventures has added Priscila Bala to its New York office. Previously, Bala worked at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute where she served as director of the mentor network.
3 min read · 11 July 2017
