Private Equity
JenaValve Technology said Monday that it has named David J. Drachman as CEO. The appointment is effective immediately. Drachman is the former president and CEO of AtriCure. Based in Munich, Germany and Irvine, Calif., JenaValve Technology is a provider of transcatheter aortic valve implantation systems that treat aortic valve disease. Its backers include Atlas Venture, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, GIMV, NeoMed Management, Legend Capital, VI Partners, Sunstone Capital, Omega Funds, Biovest and Valiance Advisors.
4 min read · 07 July 2014
JenaValve Technology said Monday that it has named David J. Drachman as CEO. The appointment is effective immediately. Drachman is the former president and CEO of AtriCure. Based in Munich, Germany and Irvine, Calif., JenaValve Technology is a provider of transcatheter aortic valve implantation systems that treat aortic valve disease. Its backers include Atlas Venture, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, GIMV, NeoMed Management, Legend Capital, VI Partners, Sunstone Capital, Omega Funds, Biovest and Valiance Advisors.
4 min read · 07 July 2014
Interlink Electronics has added Angela Blatteis and Dr. Frank Levinson to its board of directors. Blatteis is currently an ambassador to The Gores Group where she remains a key consultant while Levinson is a venture partner with Phoenix Venture Partners. Headquartered in Camarillo, Calif., Interlink Electronics is a provider of sensor and human-machine interface technologies.
4 min read · 03 July 2014
Deliv said Wednesday that it has hired Jeff Helms to head its delivery operations. Previously, Helms worked at Amazon where he launched its first logistics delivery stations in North America. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Deliv is a provider of same-day delivery services. Its backers include Upfront Ventures and RPM Ventures.
3 min read · 02 July 2014
Deliv said Wednesday that it has hired Jeff Helms to head its delivery operations. Previously, Helms worked at Amazon where he launched its first logistics delivery stations in North America. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Deliv is a provider of same-day delivery services. Its backers include Upfront Ventures and RPM Ventures.
3 min read · 02 July 2014
Menlo Ventures announced on its blog this morning that it has hired Jim Dawson, former chief sales officer of Fusion-io, as venture partner. At Menlo, Dawson will look focus on storage and infrastructure. Dawson joined Fusion-io in 2009 and left in late 2013, according to his LinkedIn profile. Before Fusion-io, he was with 3PAR and Scale8 before that.
2 min read · 02 July 2014
Menlo Ventures announced on its blog this morning that it has hired Jim Dawson, former chief sales officer of Fusion-io, as venture partner. At Menlo, Dawson will look focus on storage and infrastructure. Dawson joined Fusion-io in 2009 and left in late 2013, according to his LinkedIn profile. Before Fusion-io, he was with 3PAR and Scale8 before that.
2 min read · 02 July 2014
To fire the CEO or not to fire the CEO? That is the one of the questions startup boards least enjoy debating, affiliate website peHUB reports.
2 min read · 01 July 2014
To fire the CEO or not to fire the CEO? That is the one of the questions startup boards least enjoy debating, affiliate website peHUB reports.
2 min read · 01 July 2014
MarginPoint said Tuesday that it has named Stephen Markle to its board of directors. Markle is the former vice president of solutions management at Ariba. Based in Lake Forest, Calif., MarginPoint is a provider of cloud solutions for the industrial sector. It is backed by The Argentum Group, InnoCal Venture Capital, Inverness Graham Investments and Mission Ventures.
2 min read · 01 July 2014
