Hanns Anders, investment manager at iRobot Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of iRobot, has joined online retailer Amazon’s Alexa Fund.
In a statement, Anders, a GCV Rising Stars award winner in 2016, said: “I am grateful to have been able to support such a talented group of founders and colleagues. I’m proud of the strategic and financial value we delivered, and wish the portfolio and iRobot the best.”
He had been one of the most active robotics and artificial intelligence investors while at iRobot, which he joined in 2015 after venture roles at Claremont Creek Ventures and Huron River Ventures.
His deals had included Synthesis AI, Hasty.ai, Jargon, Labrador Systems, Matterport, Osaro, Sense, Intuition Robotics, 6 River Systems and Escher Reality.
The portfolio is being picked up by Anders Bialek, vice-president of corporate development and head of iRobot Ventures and new hire, Xingcan (Lindsay) Yu.
