Private Equity
Stephen Harper, the 22nd prime minister of Canada, has joined San Francisco venture capital firm 8VC. The role he will occupy was not disclosed in an 8VC statement. Harper, who led the Conservative government from 2006 to 2015, called 8VC a "leading edge" firm because of its "engineering capability" and "strategic vision," which Harper said he has witnessed over the past year. He said the investor is "positioned for long-term global relevance" in part due to its focus on healthcare, transportation and financial sectors. 8VC was founded in 2015 by Partner Joe Lonsdale, formerly an entrepreneur and founding partner of Formation 8.
3 min read · 19 April 2017
New York City-based TicketIQ, an event ticket search engine, has appointed Skip Connors as its new CEO. Previously, Connors has served as the company's senior vice president of partnerships. TicketIQ's is backed by Contour Ventures and Stonehenge Growth Equity Partners.
3 min read · 18 April 2017
Chain Inc, a blockchain network operator, has hired Tom Jessop as president. The appointment becomes effective immediately. Jessop worked at Goldman Sachs where he served as managing director of technology business development and chief financial officer of the technology unit. Chain's backers included Khosla Ventures and RRE Ventures.
3 min read · 17 April 2017
Canadian growth equity firm Yaletown Partners has appointed Nate Glubish to the investment team of Accelerate Fund II, the second early-stage angel co-investment fund of Alberta Enterprise Corp. In that role, Glubish will be responsible for discovering and evaluating a range of Alberta technology startup opportunities and overseeing portfolio investments. His previous market experience includes an eight-year term at Foundation Equity Corp, a local venture capital firm, where he served as a partner. Yaletown was named the manager of Accelerate Fund II last November.
3 min read · 17 April 2017
StartUp Health, which owns a portfolio of digital health companies, has named Michael Horton as chief financial officer. Horton is a former managing director at GE Capital. StartUp Health's backers included Steve Case, Mark Cuban, Esther Dyson, GE Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures and SeventySix Capital.
3 min read · 12 April 2017
Bessemer Venture Partners has promoted Talia Goldberg to vice president. Goldberg joined BVP in 2012. Goldberg's work background includes serving as an early member of Foursquare's development team.
2 min read · 12 April 2017
San Diego-based online lender LoanHero has named Zalman Vitenson as CEO, Olaf Janke as chief financial officer and Mikel Sides as vice president of sales. LoanHero's backers include Louie Partners and Mucker Capital.
3 min read · 10 April 2017
BDC Capital has hired Michelle Scarborough as managing director, strategic investments and women-in-tech. In that role, Scarborough will lead BDC's strategic investments in support of Canada's innovation ecosystem. She will also manage the firm's $50 million investment in women-led technology startups, announced last November. Scarborough joins BDC from Kensington Capital Partners, where since 2015 she led the firm's investment activity in Western Canada. Her other prior roles include managing partner at Fronterra Ventures and chair of the National Angel Capital Organization.
3 min read · 10 April 2017
Newark, California-based Kateeva, a production equipment provider for makers of advanced electronics technologies, has appointed Stephen Going as chief financial officer. Going will hold this position in addition to continuing as executive vice president and general counsel. Kateeva’s backers include Cybernaut Venture, GP Capital Shanghai, Redview Capital and TCL Capital.
3 min read · 05 April 2017
NewsWhip, a content analytics provider, has hired Brett Lofgren as president of the North American operation. Also, Lofgren will assume global chief revenue officer duties. Previously, Lofgren worked at Contently where he served as chief revenue officer. NewsWhip's backers include Tribal Ventures.
3 min read · 05 April 2017
