Private Equity
1 min read · 06 April 2009
David Karnstedt has been named president and CEO of Efficient Frontier, a Sunnyvale, Calif.–based provider of search engine marketing technology and services. He most recently was an executive-in-residence with Redpoint Ventures, which is an investor in Efficient Frontier. Before that, he was senior vice president of North American sales for Yahoo.
3 min read · 03 April 2009
Doug Fisher and Charline Gauthier have joined InterWest Partners as a principal and executive-in-residence, respectively. Fisher previously was a vice president with New Leaf Venture Partners, while Gauthier was a senior executive in IntraLase Inc. VentureWire first reported the hires. www.interwest.com
1 min read · 01 April 2009
Craig Menden has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP as a partner in the firm’s venture technology group. He previously was with Fenwick & West.
3 min read · 01 April 2009
M/C Venture Partners has promoted David Ingraham and Edmund Kim from senior associates to vice presidents.
3 min read · 01 April 2009
Brad Mattson and Mark Platshon have joined VantagePoint Venture Partners as partners in the firm's cleantech practice. Mattson is the former founder and CEO of both Novellus Systems and Mattson Technology. Platshon previously was with Trident Capital and, before that, with XSeed Capital.
3 min read · 31 March 2009
Target Partners, a Munich-based venture capital firm, has promoted Olaf Jacobi to the position of partner. He had been a venture partner with Target for the past two years.
2 min read · 27 March 2009
1 min read · 25 March 2009
Redpoint Ventures has made three hires: Satish Dharmaraj, co-founder of open-source email company Zimbra (acquired by Yahoo), as a partner; Nety Krishna, formerly ofApplied Materials, as a venture partner and CTO of the firm's energy, materials and environment practice; and Pueo Keffer, previously a senior associate with TA Associates, as a vice president with Redpoint's growth equity fund.
4 min read · 24 March 2009
Satish Dharmaraj has agreed to join Redpoint Ventures as a partner, according to AllThingsD. He is the co-founder of open-source email company Zimbra, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2007 for $350 million. Dharmaraj left Yahoo earlier this year. www.redpoint.com
1 min read · 23 March 2009
