Private Equity
Waltham, Massachusetts-based Ballentine Partners, a wealth management firm, has named Anja Saloranta as its chief operating officer. Previously, Saloranta worked at Redstar Ventures. Her work background includes positions at North Atlantic Capital, Capital Resource Partners and MissionPoint Capital Partners.
2 min read · 20 December 2016
Boston asset manager HarbourVest Partners has promoted Senia Rapisarda to managing director, Canada. Rapisarda, who previously served as a principal, leads HarbourVest Canada Growth Fund, a venture fund of funds that raised $375 million in April 2015. She is credited with building HarbourVest's market presence in Canada. Rapisarda joined the firm in 2014 from BDC Capital's venture capital group. Prior to then, she worked for a number of global firms, including Nur Energie, a British venture investor in the solar energy industry.
4 min read · 19 December 2016
Digital content and commerce company Purch has named Andy Goldstein as chief financial officer. Previously, Goldstein was executive vice president and CFO of the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia 76ers and the Prudential Center Arena. Purch's backers include Canso Investment Counsel, ABS Capital Partners and Highway 12 Ventures.
2 min read · 16 December 2016
Women make up 45 percent of the venture capital workforce in the United States, but fill only 11 percent of key investment roles, such as general partner, managing partner or managing director, according to a new survey.
2 min read · 15 December 2016
Emily Mendell will join the Institutional Limited Partners Association as head of marketing and communications, according to a press release.
1 min read · 14 December 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Neurovance, a clinical-stage neuroscience-focused company, has named Brian Goff as chief operating officer and to its board of directors. Previously, Goff was president of Baxalta's hematology division. Neurovance's backers include Novartis Venture Fund, Venture Investors, Tekla Capital Management, GBS Venture Partners and State of Wisconsin Investment Board.
3 min read · 14 December 2016
MPM Capital-backed Harpoon Therapeutics Inc, which is developing antibody therapies to treat cancer patients, has appointed Dr. Gerald McMahon as president and CEO. Previously, McMahon worked at Kolltan Pharmaceuticals where he served as president and CEO.
3 min read · 13 December 2016
Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is joining Boston-based internet-focused venture firm Data Point Capital as a special adviser.
1 min read · 13 December 2016
Semiconductor test startup Translarity has named Laura Oliphant as CEO and a member of its board of directors. Previously, she was an investment director at Intel Capital.
2 min read · 12 December 2016
Akron, Ohio-based 7signal, a provider of Wi-Fi performance management software, has named Tom Barrett as president and CEO. Previously, Barrett was CEO of several portfolio companies at Brennan Management Group. 7signal is backed by Allos Ventures, Mutual Capital Partners Fund, Jumpstart and CoreNetwork.
3 min read · 12 December 2016
