Pratima Aiyagari has departed from Cisco Investments, networking equipment manufacturer Cisco’s corporate venturing subsidiary, and taken up a UK-based investment director role at venture capital firm Paladin Capital Group.
Cisco recruited Aiyagari in 2011, hiring her as a UK-based domain lead for Europe for its corporate development division, where she oversaw venture investments and mergers and acquisitions transactions.
Aiyagari focused on artificial intelligence, machine learning and enterprise collaboration deals for Cisco Investments, taking board observer positions at companies including AImotive, BehavioSec and Evrythng. She ranked 10th on Global Corporate Venturing’s inaugural Emerging Leaders roster earlier this year.
The move comes after former unit head Rob Salvagno’s departure in February this year. He was succeeded by Derek Idemoto, senior vice-president of corporate development and head of Cisco Investments, Cisco confirmed to GCV.
Aiyagari’s new position at Paladin Capital will involve identifying investment opportunities across Europe for Paladin’s Cyber Fund which targets advanced cyberinfrastructure technology developers.
Photo of Pratima Aiyagari courtesy of Paladin Capital Group.
