Austin Ventures Appoints Venture Partner
Texas-based Austin Ventures has appointed Andrew Busey, former vice president/general manager at Zynga, as venture partner. Busey brings extensive leadership and operational experience from his years of working with high-growth companies as an entrepreneur, leader, investor, and advisor.
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Austin Ventures (”AV”), the most active and established early-stage venture capital firm in Texas, today announced that...
OpenX Technologies Recruits Online Advertising Exec
OpenX Technologies, a global provider of digital advertising technology, has appointed senior online advertising industry executive Eric Rosenthal as general manager of the company’s enterprise business. OpenX Technologies is based in Los Angeles and is backed by investors including Accel Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures, AOL Ventures, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Presidio Ventures and...
GenNx360 Capital Partners Adds Jerod Pierce
Seattle-based GenNx360 Capital Partners has added Jerod Pierce to its management company's operating team. Pierce worked previously at the investment banking firm of D.A. Davidson & Co. GenNx360 focuses on buyouts of industrial business to business companies in the middle market.
EOS Climate Adds McGinty to Board
EOS Climate has named Kathleen McGinty to its board of directors. McGinty is a senior vice president and managing director at Weston Solutions, where she leads the Green Development Division. McGinty is also an Operating Partner at Element Partners, a growth stage private equity firm. EOS Climate is based in San Francisco.
KKR Adds Ali Satvat as a Director
Buyout shop Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has named Ali Satvat as a director in its Menlo Park, Calif., office. Satvat joined from Apax Partners, where was a principal on the health care investment team.
WestSummit Capital Adds Lam, Promotes Huang
WestSummit Capital, a private equity firm with offices in Palo Alto, Calif., and Beijing, has added David Lam as a managing director, and promoted Elise Huang to partner. WestSummit focuses on growth-stage technology companies with a presence in China.
General Atlantic Adds David Topper as Special Advisor
Private equity investor General Atlantic has named David Topper, a former Vice Chairman of J. P. Morgan, as a special advisor to the firm. He will work with General Atlantic’s portfolio companies on various projects, the firm said.
DFJ Appoints New Venture Partner
Global venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson has appointed Silicon Valley veteran Heidi Roizen as a venture partner. Roizen will work closely with DFJ’s portfolio companies providing strategic advice and will help identify new investment opportunities.
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Global venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) announced today that Silicon Valley veteran Heidi Roizen has joined the...
DFJ Appoints New Venture Partner
Global venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson has appointed Silicon Valley veteran Heidi Roizen as a venture partner. Roizen will work closely with DFJ’s portfolio companies providing strategic advice and will help identify new investment opportunities.
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Global venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) announced today that Silicon Valley veteran Heidi Roizen has joined the...
Silverfleet’s OFFICE Appoints to Board
London-based Footwear retailer OFFICE, backed by European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has appointed Allan Leighton as non-executive chairman. This is the second senior appointment to the board after Ian Findlay joined as finance director in September.
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Young fashion footwear retailer OFFICE, backed by Silverfleet Capital the European private equity firm, today reported a 26pc...
Cambrios Technologies Hires CEO and Secures Fourth Round
Cambrios Technologies has hired John LeMoncheck as its new chief executive and raised $5 million in a fourth round of funding from strategic investor Samsung Venture Investment, according to VentureBeat. The Sunnyvale, Calif.,-based company uses nanotechnology to create a thin transparent film that can conduct electricity.
VentureBeat - Cambrios Technologies is announcing today that it...
Dixons Retail CEO Quits to Join Apple
European electrical goods retailer Dixons Retail said its chief executive was leaving the company to join Apple, as senior vice president of retail, writes Reuters. John Browett, who is scheduled to leave the company in April, will be replaced by group operations director Sebastian James. James joined Dixons Retail in April 2008 and has held...
