May issue editorial by James Mawson, editor-in-chief
Author: James Mawson
Lee steps up at Softbank Korea
JP Lee has moved up from managing director at the unit, replacing Greg Moon who has joined SoftBank Vision Fund.
Kumar hails Go-Jek job
Ride hailing service Go-Jek has appointed Aditya Kumar, an alumnus of SoftBank, as its vice-president of corporate development.
DCVC Bio flies with Hamer and Stead
Kirsten Stead and John Hamer of Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV), the strategic investment arm of agribusiness Monsanto, which is being acquired by Germany-based peer Bayer, will co-manage the expected $250m fund, which is run by a new management company for the biotech space and affiliated with venture capital firm Data Collective (DCVC).
Samsung’s Kim comes to LG
Dong-Su Kim, who has led investments in more than 20 companies for Samsung Ventures America, is setting up a new fund at LG.
Keane quits Qualcomm for Promus Ventures
Gareth Keane, an investment manager at Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of US-based chipmaker Qualcomm, has left to join venture capital firm Promus Ventures. Keane had been at Qualcomm Ventures for nearly six years having joined in 2012 after Texas Instruments’ acquisition of National Semiconductor the year before. He is leaving following a shake-up… Continue reading Keane quits Qualcomm for Promus Ventures
Editorial: US firestarters focus on government-funded research commercialisation
A fire is being lit in the US as Chinese competition comes increasingly to the forefront of the attention of its political leaders. One battleground coming into view concerns how much the American government is getting by way of jobs and economic development from its federally-funded research and development (R&D) dollars. As one Beltway veteran… Continue reading Editorial: US firestarters focus on government-funded research commercialisation
Verrilli ventures back to GV
Jessica Verrilli, who originally left Twitter for GV in 2015, has made the same move two and a half years later to take a general partner role.
Goette gets out of Siemens after nearly 30 years
Gerd Goette built a storied career at Siemens, investing in more than 50 transactions and taking more than 25 directorships and board observer positions.
Kizilbash kisses Schlumberger goodbye
Imran Kizilbash, formerly vice-president at Schlumberger Technology Investments, is considering his next move.
Adams filters search down to Mann+Hummel
Air and water filter producer Mann+Hummel has hired Mike Adams from 8 Rivers Capital as director of corporate ventures.
Aaltonen joins Yara for agtech fund
Erkki Aaltonen has left StartAD to oversee YaraGerminate, a corporate venturing fund formed by Yara International.
Eadie takes road to Next47
Jack Eadie, formerly an investor at Fidelity’s Eight Roads Ventures unit, has moved to Siemens subsidiary Next47 as principal.
Telia makes corporate venturing call
Heikki Mäkijärvi (pictured) joined Sweden-based telecommunications and mobile network operator Telia this month as CEO of its new Telia Ventures corporate venturing unit. Mäkijärvi had spent nearly a year as a partner at Airbus Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of aerospace manufacturer Airbus, but left in mid-2016 to manage a portfolio of advisory and board… Continue reading Telia makes corporate venturing call