Private Equity
New York-based Manhattan Venture Partners, a merchant bank focused on the secondary market for late-stage, pre-IPO companies, has tapped Andrea Lamari Walne as partner. She will lead the firm's San Francisco regional office and help build its West Coast presence.
1 min read · 27 June 2019
Privitar, a data privacy software company, has named Bob Canaway as its chief marketing officer. Previously, Canaway was CMO at BlackDuck Software. Privitar is backed by IQ Capital, 24 Haymarket, Illuminate Financial, Partech, CME Ventures and Salesforce Ventures.
3 min read · 27 June 2019
Austin-based Santé Ventures, a healthcare and life sciences investment firm, has appointed Dennis McWilliams as a venture partner. McWilliams is the founder of SparkMed Advisors.
2 min read · 25 June 2019
Houston-based Data Gumbo Corp, a blockchain-as-a-service platform provider, has named Sergio A. Tuberquia as chief commercial officer. Prior to joining Data Gumbo, Tuberquia was founder and CEO of Equipcast. Data Gumbo's backers include Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures and Equinor Technology Ventures.
3 min read · 25 June 2019
Pitango Venture Capital said it named Idit Muallem-Yedid and Yair Cassuto as partners. Both were previously principals.
1 min read · 20 June 2019
Canada's Weston family has hired Jim Orlando, managing partner of OMERS Ventures (OV), to run its new venture capital fund, the Globe and Mail reported. The $100 million fund will be an arm of the Westons' holding company Wittington Investments, the report said, and invest in areas of strategic interest to the family's businesses, including Weston Foods and Loblaw Cos Ltd. Orlando joined OV in 2013 and was responsible for leading its investment in Shopify. Before then, he was a managing director of OMERS Private Equity. Wittington is a cornerstone investor in the US$350 million debut fund of Radical Ventures, a Canadian artificial intelligence venture capital firm, launched in May.
1 min read · 19 June 2019
UK-based venture firm Playfair Capital has named Simon Blakey as a non-executive and member of its investment committee, according to a Medium blog post. Blakey is a managing director at Avonmore Developments Ltd.
1 min read · 13 June 2019
NACO announced Derrick Hunter, president and CEO of Bluesky Equities, has won the 2019 Canadian Angel of the Year award. The award, sponsored by BDC Capital, recognizes an early-stage investor who has made a significant contribution to the growth and development of the Canadian entrepreneurial ecosystem. Calgary-based Hunter has been an active member of the Alberta angel community for many years, investing in more than 50 startups. He is also a founding partner and fellow at Creative Destruction Lab-Rockies. NACO, the national association for angel investors, incubators and accelerators, has more than 4,000 members.
4 min read · 12 June 2019
Growth-equity investor Oak HC/FT has named Jenn Adams as an executive-in-residence. In this role, Adams will be responsible for developing new tech-enabled healthcare businesses. Previously, Adams worked at AmerisourceBergen where she was senior vice president and president of clinical product solutions.
2 min read · 12 June 2019
Phoenix, Arizona-based Bishop Fox, a private professional services firm focused on offensive security testing, has named Kevin Brooks as vice president of finance. Prior to joining Bishop Fox, Brooks worked at Trace3 where he was vice president and corporate controller. Bishop Fox is backed by ForgePoint Capital.
2 min read · 11 June 2019
