Private Equity
Midwest venture firm Drive Capital has hired Nick Solaro as a partner. Previously, Solaro worked at Google where he developed Android's strategic partnerships worldwide.
2 min read · 03 April 2014
ENBALA Power Networks Inc has appointed Arthur (Bud) Vos as the company's new president and CEO. Vos has more than 15 years of energy industry experience, including his time serving as COO at Simple Energy Inc and CTO of Comverge Inc. Based in Toronto, ENBALA has developed a smart-grid technology platform to provide flexibility to the power system. The company is backed by Canadian venture capital firms Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, EDC Equity Fund, EnerTech Capital, The Walsingham Fund and XPV Capital.
3 min read · 02 April 2014
ENBALA Power Networks Inc has appointed Arthur (Bud) Vos as the company's new president and CEO. Vos has more than 15 years of energy industry experience, including his time serving as COO at Simple Energy Inc and CTO of Comverge Inc. Based in Toronto, ENBALA has developed a smart-grid technology platform to provide flexibility to the power system. The company is backed by Canadian venture capital firms Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, EDC Equity Fund, EnerTech Capital, The Walsingham Fund and XPV Capital.
3 min read · 02 April 2014
RiverVest Venture Partners said Wednesday that it has promoted Dr. Niall O’Donnell from principal to managing director. The firm has also hired Mike Berman as venture partner. Prior to joining RiverVest, O'Donnell worked at Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical research and development in San Diego while Berman is a co-founder of eight medical technology companies including Velocimed, a RiverVest portfolio company that was bought by St. Jude Medical.
3 min read · 02 April 2014
Berlin-based venture firm Earlybird Venture Capital announced today it has named Konstantin Guericke a partner. He becomes the fifth partner at the firm, which in mid-2013, raised $200 million for its fourth early-stage fund. Guericke has been in Silicon Valley for some 20 years and is co-founder and former VP of marketing of LinkedIn. He joined Earlybird nearly two years ago as a venture partner.
1 min read · 02 April 2014
SHIFT has named Kate Burns as managing director of its UK and European operations. Burns is the former CEO of AOL Europe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, SHIFT is a provider of marketing solutions for social advertisers. It is backed by Lerer Ventures, Thrive Capital, Founder Collective, Rincon Venture Partners, Baroda Ventures, Crosscut Venture Partners and DN Capital.
3 min read · 02 April 2014
Copper.io, a portfolio company of Canadian technology accelerator and investor LX Ventures, has hired Bernd Petak as its chief operating officer. The appointment is effective immediately. Petak is a former strategy and operations consulting partner at Deloitte. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Copper.io is a provider of tools for developers of web and mobile apps. Update: LX Ventures acquired the company in February 2014.
3 min read · 02 April 2014
Copper.io, a portfolio company of Canadian technology accelerator and investor LX Ventures, has hired Bernd Petak as its chief operating officer. The appointment is effective immediately. Petak is a former strategy and operations consulting partner at Deloitte. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Copper.io is a provider of tools for developers of web and mobile apps. Update: LX Ventures acquired the company in February 2014.
3 min read · 02 April 2014
Copper.io, a portfolio company of LX Ventures, has hired Bernd Petak as its chief operating officer. The appointment is effective immediately. Petak is a former strategy and operations consulting partner at Deloitte. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Copper.io is a provider of tools for developers of web and mobile apps.
3 min read · 02 April 2014
ThinkHR, which is backed by Bundy Ventures, has named Steve King as chairman of its board. King is the former president and CEO of ZANTAZ. Also, the firm has received $3 million in financing from SaaS Capital. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif, ThinkHR is a cloud-based HR resource center that provides online compliance and employee training solutions.
4 min read · 01 April 2014
