Private Equity
Allen, Texas-based PFSweb Inc, a global commerce provider, has named Peter Stein to its board of directors. The appointment became effective January 1, 2016. Currently, Stein is an executive-in-resident at Lerer Hippeau Ventures.
2 min read · 05 January 2016
Spruce Capital Partners has appointed Dr. Jonathan Burbaum as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Previously, Burbaum worked at Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy where he served as program director.
3 min read · 04 January 2016
Venture capitalist Bill Gurley resigned from the board of GrubHub Inc (GRUB.N) last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
1 min read · 29 December 2015
BDC Capital has recruited Darren Oko, a Canadian commercial banker and investment pro, to serve as director in its Growth and Transition Capital group. Oko previously worked at HSBC Bank Canada, where he served in a number of executive roles, including in the bank's private equity group.
2 min read · 22 December 2015
Canvas Ventures has set out to raised a second venture fund with a target of $250 million, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 21 December 2015
Sam Fort has been named an investing partner at DFJ Growth.
1 min read · 21 December 2015
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Rodin Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on developing new treatments for neurological disorders, has named Samantha Singer to its board of directors. Singer is the chief operating officer at the Board Institute of MIT and Harvard. Rodin Therapeutics is backed by Atlas Venture.
3 min read · 21 December 2015
Always a classic in the startup business and this year is no exception. The First Round holiday video parodies venture's latest unicorn worries with song and dance, including from First Round's partners.
1 min read · 17 December 2015
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based drug developer Catabasis Pharmaceuticals has appointed Deirdre Cunnane as senior vice president, general counsel. Previously, Cunnane was general counsel at Lightstone Ventures and Advanced Technology Ventures.
2 min read · 17 December 2015
Plumgrid said Wednesday that Marty Bradford has joined as CFO. Most recently, Bradford served as CFO at Quorum. Santa Clara, California-based Plumgrid provides secure cloud networks for public and private clouds. Investors include Longworth Venture Partners, U.S. Venture Partners, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and Swisscom Ventures.
3 min read · 16 December 2015
