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GCV Powerlist 2018: #18 Lak Ananth

In November 2016, Lak Ananth left US-based enterprise IT company Hewlett Packard Enterprise to join Germany-based conglomerate Siemens as managing partner of its €1bn ($1.1bn) Next47 corporate venturing unit. He has done a thorough reorganisation over the past 18 months. Among recent changes were the departure of Gerd Goette, who left after nearly 20 years… Continue reading GCV Powerlist 2018: #18 Lak Ananth

GCV Powerlist 2018: #16 Anna Patterson

Given the reorganisations at Alphabet since it was formed in 2015 to act as an umbrella company for search engine Google (its alpha) and its diversified business interests (its bets), 2017 seemed a relatively relaxed year for its corporate venturing units, though they continued to be active. The 2015 realignment involved the firm’s early-stage investment… Continue reading GCV Powerlist 2018: #16 Anna Patterson