Private Equity
Devicescape said Wednesday that it has hired Tim Owen as vice president of sales, EMEA. Prior to joining Devicescape, Owen worked at Telmap where he served as UK director responsible for leading commercial and sales strategy. Based in San Bruno, Calif., Devicescape is a provider of Wi-Fi software solutions. Its backers include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, August Capital, Enterprise Partners and JAFCO.
2 min read · 18 December 2013
FusionOps has appointed David C. Schwab to its board of directors. Schwab is a managing director at Sierra Ventures. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., FusionOps is a provider of cloud-based, pre-built supply chain analytics.
3 min read · 17 December 2013
Mobiquity Technologies said Monday that it has named Robert F. Hussey to its board of directors. Hussey is the former CEO of Hipcricket.com. Mobiquity is a provider of mobile solutions. Its backers include NewSpring Capital, Longworth Venture Partners and Sigma Partners.
3 min read · 16 December 2013
Relay Ventures said Wednesday that it has promoted Alex Baker to partner. Prior to joining Relay in 2008, Baker worked as a management consultant at BearingPoint and PwC Consulting. Relay is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Toronto and Menlo Park, Calif. Update: As a partner, Baker will continue to source opportunities; oversee Relay's direct investments in a broad range of mobile payments, app and services companies; and actively participate on the boards of directors of portfolio companies.
2 min read · 11 December 2013
Relay Ventures said Wednesday that it has promoted Alex Baker to partner. Previously, Baker, who is based in Relay Ventures' Toronto office, worked as a management consultant at BearingPoint and PwC Consulting. Relay Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Toronto and Menlo Park, Calif.
2 min read · 11 December 2013
Canadian clean technology-focused venture capital firm Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital has appointed a new advisory board that includes Paul de Martini, former CTO of Cisco Systems; Mark Dudzinski, former CMO of GE Energy; and John Thompson, former vice president of technology and development at Teck Resources. The purpose of the board is to advise Chrysalix on sustainable innovations that address challenges facing such industries as oil and gas, electric power and mining. Chrysalix said two additional members are expected to join the advisory board within the next quarter.
4 min read · 10 December 2013
Pappas Ventures has named Dr. Franz B. Humer as a venture partner and senior advisor. Currently, Humer is the chairman of Roche Holding Ltd. Based in Durham, North Carolina, Pappas Ventures is a life science VC firm.
3 min read · 10 December 2013
Q Factor has hired Eric Bomarsi as vice president of engineering. In his new position, Bomarsi will oversee all aspects of product development and quality assurance. Previously, Bomarsi worked at Taqua where he led the systems engineering team. Headquartered in Waltham, Mass., Q Factor is a provider of solutions that streamline the delivery of rich media to any device on any network. It is backed by Sigma Prime Ventures and Venrock.
3 min read · 10 December 2013
(Reuters) - Balaji Srinivasan, the co-founder of genetic-testing company Counsyl, is joining the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner, Andreessen Horowitz said on Monday.
1 min read · 10 December 2013
Roger Tambay has been appointed a partner at Cycle Capital Management, a Montréal-based venture capital firm focused on clean technologies sectors. Tambay has 20 years of experience with small, medium and large corporations, in a wide variety of industrial sectors. He held several positions at Eastman Chemical in Canada and United States and, more recently, he was responsible for business development and operations for Balcan Plastics.
2 min read · 09 December 2013
