Private Equity
Agari, a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of real-time, data-driven security solutions, has appointed Martin Brauns to its board of directors. Brauns is the former chairman and CEO of Interwoven. Agari is backed by Alloy Ventures, Battery Ventures, First Round Capital, Greylock Partners and Scale Venture Partners.
3 min read · 08 October 2014
Speakers on tap for Wednesday morning include Andrew Redleaf, founder and CEO of Whitebox Advisors, Andrea Auerbach, managing director of Cambridge Associates, John Skjervem, CIO of the Oregon State Treasury, and Paul Yett, managing director of Hamilton Lane.
1 min read · 08 October 2014
Peter Thiel, the first outside investor in Facebook and co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies, continued his campaign against what he sees as a lack of innovation in the technology business at the PartnerConnect conference Tuesday.
2 min read · 07 October 2014
The National Angel Capital Organization and BDC Capital have given the Canadian Angel of the Year award to Randall Howard. A senior technology executive, Howard has invested and mentored more than 20 early-stage companies, primarily in the Waterloo region of Ontario. He is the founder and also a partner at boutique technology investment firm Verdexus. Howard is also chairman of Verdexus portfolio company iotum, a Toronto-based operator of online collaboration.
1 min read · 03 October 2014
Norwest Venture Partners announced Dr. Robert Mittendorff and Sumer Juneja were each promoted from vice president to principal, while Lisa Wu was named vice president.
1 min read · 01 October 2014
Women venture capital partners are becoming scarcer even as more women entrepreneurs are winning venture cash, according to a study from Babson College, Reuters reported. The study, “Women Entrepreneurs 2014: Bridging the Gap in Venture Capital,” paints a picture of a startup environment that is making strides in some areas, such as backing female entrepreneurs, even as the percentage of female venture capitalists slips.
2 min read · 30 September 2014
(Reuters) - Women venture-capital partners are becoming scarcer even as more women entrepreneurs are winning venture cash, according to a report from Babson College.
2 min read · 30 September 2014
Pritzker Group Private Capital has hired Keith Harrison and Jamie Bellanca as senior advisors. Previously, Harris worked at Procter & Gamble where he most recently served as its global product supply officer while Bellanca was vice president of Cleversafe’s advanced technology group. Currently, Bellanca is technology consultant for Baird Capital.
3 min read · 30 September 2014
Interlude, a New York-based digital media company that designs, develops and markets interactive video technology, has hired Jim Spare as president and chief operating officer. Spare is the former CEO of Canesta. Interlude's backers include Sequoia Capital, Intel Capital, NEA, Marker and Innovation Endeavors.
3 min read · 30 September 2014
SOASTA said Tuesday that it has hired Gamiel Gran as chief strategy officer. The appointment is effective immediately. Previously, Gran worked at Sierra Ventures where he was a partner. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., SOASTA is a provider of cloud and mobile testing solutions. Its backers include Macquarie Capital, ROTH Capital, Canaan Partners, Formative Ventures and Pelion Venture Partners.
3 min read · 30 September 2014
