Private Equity
Insight Venture Partners has hired Nick Sinai as a venture partner. Previously, Sinai was the U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer. Prior to serving in the government, Sinai worked at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners (now Tenaya Capital) and Polaris Partners.
3 min read · 03 December 2014
Menlo Park, Calif.-based GuideSpark, a provider of employee communications and engagement solutions, has hired Will Johnson as vice president of corporate development and strategy. Previously, Johnson headed corporate development and software alliances at Workday. He is also a former partner with In-Q-Tel, the venture firm associated with the CIA. GuideSpark is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Storm Ventures and IDG Ventures.
2 min read · 02 December 2014
Technology startups in Canada are seeking to lure back expatriates from Silicon Valley with the promise of executive roles, generous stakes and the chance to stamp their mark on a nascent industry, Reuters reported. Michael Katchen is one of the first. He came home to Toronto after helping to build and then sell a company in California. Four of the 40-odd employees of his new startup, Wealthsimple, were once expatriates too.
3 min read · 28 November 2014
Amit Srivastava has joined Canadian venture capital firm Cycle Capital Management as a senior partner. Previously, Srivastava served as managing partner and CEO of Entrepia Ventures, a venture capital firm that manages technology funds in Canada and the United States. Prior to joining Entrepia in 2001, he worked at JP Morgan Chase, which included a senior investment role at JP Morgan Partners. Based in Montréal, Cycle Capital invests in clean technology companies. It currently manages $230 million in assets.
3 min read · 27 November 2014
4 min read · 24 November 2014
Xtium, which is backed by Open View Venture Partners, has hired David Rode as CEO and board chairman. Previously, Rode worked at 1E where he served as senior vice president of sales. Headquartered in King of Prussia, Penn., Xtium provides cloud hosting, online backup and virtual disaster recovery services.
3 min read · 21 November 2014
Next-generation TV platform Philo has hired Andrew McCollum as CEO. Previously, McCollum was an entrepreneur-in-residence at New Enterprise Associates and Flybridge Partners, both of which back Philo. The firm's other investors include Xfund, Felicis Ventures, Rho Ventures and TriplePoint Capital.
3 min read · 20 November 2014
Salt Lake City-based data virtualization firm Primary Data has named Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as chief scientist. In his new role, Wozniak will advise Primary Data on technology vision and architecture.
1 min read · 19 November 2014
Vascular Pathways has named Rudy Mazzocchi as executive chairman of its board of directors. Mazzocchi is the current CEO of ELENZA. Vascular Pathways is a medical device maker that specializes in wire-guided peripheral intravenous catheter technology. It is backed by CHL Medical Partners, Ascension Health Ventures and MVM Life Sciences.
2 min read · 19 November 2014
New Profit has appointed Henry McCance, chairman emeritus of Greylock Partners, to its board of directors, the organization said in a blog post on its site. New Profit is a venture philathropy fund. To read the announcement, visit here.
1 min read · 17 November 2014
