Martha Notaras, previously a partner at XL Innovate, has teamed up with former New York Life Investments executive John Kim at fintech and insurtech-oriented VC fund Brewer Lane Ventures.
Author: Edison Fu
Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.
Zhu zips from Fosun RZ to Carsome
Juliet Zhu has left Fosun RZ Capital after two years, most recently as director of Southeast Asia, to take the chief financial officer position at automotive e-commerce marketplace Carsome.
SoftBank Investment Advisers bags Agnihotri
Vikas Agnihotri has left Google India after nearly a decade to join Vision Fund manager SoftBank Investment Advisers to help boost its investments in the country.
The pilot who became a venture capitalist
Profile: Bonny Simi, president of JetBlue Technology Ventures (JTV)
Lightnet speeds to series A round
The remittance services startup raised $31.2m from backers including HashKey, UOB, Seven Bank, Uni-President Enterprises and Hanwha.
Inagora draws fresh funding
Investors including SBI and Sugi chipped in to help Inagora, the operator of cross-border e-commerce marketplace Wandou, raise $48.4m.
Line helps TimeBank clock up funding
Line Ventures backed a $36.2m round for AI-equipped e-commerce platform TimeBank that will help the startup acquire new users and partners.
Ark sets sail from SCB Digital Ventures
Managing director Paul Ark is departing from Siam Commercial Bank after overseeing its SCB Digital Ventures unit for nearly four years.
Aver keeps $27m series C appointment
Cox Enterprises joined returning investors Hearst and Heritage Group in the medical payment service provider’s latest round, which took its overall funding to more than $50m.
Agarwala abandons GV for Andreessen Horowitz
After five years focusing on life sciences investments for GV, Vineeta Agarwala has taken a general partner role at Andreessen Horowitz.
Lear mobilises capital for Autotech Ventures fund
Mobility-focused VC firm Autotech Ventures has received an undisclosed amount of capital from Lear’s corporate venturing subsidiary, Lear Innovation Ventures.
Finc Technologies finds new cash
Corporate-backed healthcare app developer Finc Technologies has raised $46.1m in fresh funding that will fund marketing and business development, bringing its overall financing to more than $138m.
Lift Labs prepares third batch
Applications are open for the third batch of Comcast NBCUniversal’s Lift Labs accelerator, which will focus on connectivity and immersive experience technology.
Tyson’s Schroeder shoots to Allstate
GCV Powerlist mainstay Reese Schroeder has joined Allstate Strategic Ventures as an investor after nearly three years at Tyson Ventures and over a decade at Motorola Solutions Venture Capital.