Private Equity
General Catalyst Partners has named Donald Fischer as a venture partner. Prior to joining the firm, Fischer worked at Greylock Partners. With offices in Cambridge, Mass., Palo Alto, Calif., and New York City, General Catalyst Partners is a VC firm that makes early stage and growth equity investments.
3 min read · 21 January 2014
Boston-based bitcoin company Circle Internet Financial has named M. Michele Burns to its board of directors. Also, the firm has launched an advisory board and has tapped both Michael Barrett and Mike Hearn for it. Circle's backers include Jim Breyer, Accel Partners and General Catalyst Partners.
3 min read · 16 January 2014
Insight Venture Partners has named Euan Menzies as a venture partner. Menzies is the former CEO of Vertafore. Based in New York City, Insight Venture Partners is a private equity and VC firm that invests in the software, internet, and data services sectors.
3 min read · 15 January 2014
Meru Networks has named Eric Singer and Stephen Domenik to its board of directors. Singer is currently a co-managing member of Potomac Capital Management III while Domenik is a general partner at Sevin Rosen Funds. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Meru Networks is a provider of mobile access and virtualized Wi-Fi solutions. Its backers include Sierra Ventures, D.E. Shaw & Co., Evercore Partners, Tenaya Capital, Monitor Ventures, BlueStream Ventures, NeoCarta Ventures and Clearstone Venture Partners.
5 min read · 14 January 2014
StrongView said Monday that it has named Rob Brosnan as its senior vice president of strategy. Previously, Brosnan worked at Forrester Research where he served as principal analyst for customer intelligence professionals. Headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., StrongView is a cross-channel marketing software provider. Its backers include Sequoia Capital, Evercore Partners, DAG Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners.
3 min read · 13 January 2014
Electronics retailer RadioShack, which is backed by GE Capital, has named John W. Feray as its new executive vice president and CFO. The appointment becomes effective February 6, 2014.
3 min read · 13 January 2014
Paul Kirkconnell, the former executive vice president of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), has joined merchant banking services firm Kirchner Group. Kirkconnell, who also has been managing director of healthcare funds at the Drug Royalty Corp, will be active in all aspects of Kirchner's client services, including operational diagnostics, advisory, transition management, deal management and asset management. While at BDC, Kirkconnell was responsible for its venture capital business, including both direct technology investing and fund-of-funds activity.
3 min read · 09 January 2014
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, the venture arm of drug maker Merck & Co., appointed Joel Krikston as a managing director, the company said. In this role, Krikston will lead venture capital investments with a focus on digital healthcare innovations in areas adjacent to Merck’s core business of pharmaceuticals and vaccines.
1 min read · 09 January 2014
5AM Ventures has promoted Dr. Kush M. Parmar to partner and added Dr. Peter S. Kim as a venture partner. Previously, Dr. Parmar was at Harvard Medical School where he was an NIH-sponsored M.D./Ph.D. Physician Scientist Fellow in the joint Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. Dr. Kim is a biochemistry professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.
3 min read · 09 January 2014
Artemis Health Group said Thursday that President and CEO Phillip Suiter will leave his position in the next few weeks. He will be replaced by Dr. John Doulis. Based in Brentwood, Tenn., Artemis Health Group is a provider of electronic medical record, workflow and mobile patient engagement solutions for OB-GYN physicians. Its backers include MedCare Investment Funds and Vanderbilt University.
3 min read · 09 January 2014
