Private Equity
FiscalNote said Tuesday that Justin Scott has joined its executive team as a senior vice president of revenue. Scott was previously VP of brand strategy at Tumblr. Before that, he was vice president and co-head of sales at Zillow. FiscalNote, which provides a legal analytics platform, is backed by Mark Cuban, Renren, NEA, Jerry Yang’s AME Cloud Ventures, First Round Capital’s Dorm Room Fund and Visionnaire Ventures.
4 min read · 01 September 2015
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has appointed Michèle Boisvert as its new executive vice-president, business outreach. Boisvert, who formerly led public affairs and communications strategies at the Caisse, will oversee the pension fund manager's recent entrepreneurial initiatives, including Espace CDPQ, a hub created in May 2015 to focus on the innovation and globalization of Québec businesses. Boisvert will be responsible for implementing entrepreneurial priorities in all regions of Québec and supporting the Caisse's investment teams.
2 min read · 28 August 2015
Mountain View, California-based Appcelerator, an enterprise mobile engagement platform, has named Spencer Punter as chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Previously, Punter was a CFO of SnapLogic and a managing director at Capital Dynamics. Appcelerator's backers include Union Grove Venture Partners, Storm Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Translink Capital, Relay Ventures and EDB Investments.
3 min read · 27 August 2015
Vistara Capital Partners, a Canadian growth investor in technology companies, recently hired Noah Shipman as a senior associate. Shipman, who was previously a principal at technology-focused boutique investment bank Garibaldi Capital Advisors, has several years of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic planning. Based in Vancouver, Vistara was founded this year by Managing Partners Fabio Banducci and Randy Garg. Last month, the firm closed its inaugural fund, Vistara Capital Partners Fund I LP, at $100 million.
3 min read · 26 August 2015
Osage University Partners has hired Kirsten Leute as senior vice president of university relations. Previously, Leute worked at Stanford University where she served as an associate director of the office of technology licensing.
3 min read · 26 August 2015
Bessemer Venture Partners has promoted Eric Ahlgren to vice president. Ahlgren has been with BVP since 2013. Prior to joining the company, Ahlgren worked at Summit Partners and Bear Stearns.
2 min read · 25 August 2015
Versant Ventures has launched its third life sciences incubator with an eye toward developing a new generation of biotech startups linked to top academic institutions in the Northeast United States.
1 min read · 24 August 2015
Andreessen Horowitz has hired Alex Rampell as a general partner, the venture firm announced on its site. Rampell is the former CEO and co-founder of TrialPay.
1 min read · 20 August 2015
Santa Monica, California-based digital marketing platform GumGum has named John Weisgerber as senior vice president of sales. Previously, Weisgerber worked at Hearst Corp where he served as executive director of digital advertising in its fashion and luxury collection. GumGum's backers include Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Upfront Ventures, First Round Capital and Crosscut Ventures.
3 min read · 18 August 2015
Allegis Capital has added two new venture partners as the firm continues its shift to an all-cyber security investor.
2 min read · 17 August 2015
