Private Equity
Jump Capital has promoted Yelena Shkolnik to principal. She first joined the Chicago-based venture firm in 2015 after working at MK Capital and Dreamworks.
1 min read · 09 September 2019
The Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture fund that invests in projects and companies that develop treatments for age-related dementias, has named Dr. Christian Jung as a partner. Previously, he worked at Wellington Partners Life Sciences where he was a principal. SV Health Investors manages DDF.
4 min read · 09 September 2019
Arlington, Virginia-based ChurnZero, a customer success platform, has named Abby Hammer as chief customer officer, Hunter Montgomery as chief marketing officer and Jason Moore as vice president of sales. ChurnZero's backers included Baird Capital, Grotech Ventures and Middleland Capital.
3 min read · 09 September 2019
Berkeley, California-based Grabango, a checkout-free technology service provider to existing brick-and-mortar grocers and convenience store chains, has named Ryan Smith as vice president of product and engineering. Previously, Smith was vice president of product and engineering at Sight Machine. Grabango's backers include Propel Venture Partners, Ridge Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Commerce Ventures and Founders Fund.
2 min read · 05 September 2019
Ridge Ventures, which last year raised $150 million for its fourth early-stage fund, has tapped Brendan Baker to join the team as partner. Baker was previously with Wing and Hone Capital, as well as such companies and accelerators as Passport, Shift, Batch, AngelPad and Techstars. On the investment team, he joins Alexander Rosen, Ben Metcalfe, Gil Penchina and Pat Kenealy.
1 min read · 05 September 2019
Christophe Bourque will become a general partner at White Star Capital's new Toronto office, according to a Medium blog post. Bourque originally joined the firm's Montreal office two years ago. White Star opened its first Canadian office in Montreal in 2014. White Star Capital is a tech-focused early-stage venture firm that invests in North America and Europe.
1 min read · 05 September 2019
Late-stage investor IVP announced it has added three people to its investment team: James Black, who was previously with Qatalyst Partners and Canva; Becca Faust, who joins from Goldman Sachs; and Karthik Ramakrishnan, who was also at Qatalyst Partners and was with Choosy.
1 min read · 04 September 2019
Redwood City, California-based Bolt Biotherapeutics, a biotech firm focused on treating cancer, has named Dr. Randall Schatzman as CEO and a member of the board of directors. Previously, he was CEO of Alder BioPharmaceuticals Inc. Bolt's backers included Novo Holdings, Pivotal bioVenture Partners, Vivo Capital and Nan Fung Life Sciences.
4 min read · 04 September 2019
Adam Marcus has joined Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners LLC as a managing director. He is based in the firm's Boston office. Previously, Marcus was a partner at OpenView Venture Partners.
3 min read · 04 September 2019
Poshmark, a social commerce platform for the next generation of retailers and shoppers, has appointed Jenny Ming to its board of directors. Ming is the former CEO and president of Charlotte Russe. Poshmark's backers include Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, GGV Capital, Temasek, Inventus Capital, Uncork Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners, Shea Ventures and AngelList.
3 min read · 29 August 2019
