William Kilmer has joined C5 Capital as managing partner, reuniting with Marcos Battisti, a colleague from his Intel Capital days.
Author: James Mawson
Rakestraw leaves Monsanto for Temasek
Rakestraw said Temasek has had an existing agriculture business area for some time but the venture capital investment was new.
Editorial: Risks of bringing a knife to the fundraising gun fight
Ultimately, those unwilling or unable to compete at the top end of creating market-leading companies risk effectively bringing a knife to a gun fight – they can win sometimes in some areas, but the chances might be against them.
Editorial: Li Ka-shing and Tencent shine spotlight on Hong Kong
Naspers’ Tencent share sale and the legacy of investor Li Ka-shing indicate the capital generated in Hong Kong in recent years.
Vincent leaves Engie for Demeter
Eric Vincent, formerly Engie’s deputy director of corporate venture capital, has been hired by Demeter Partners as a partner.
Sun moves to Robert Bosch Venture Capital
Xiaoguang Sun, a former Intel Capital director, has moved from an MD role at private equity firm Yellow River Capital to head RBVC’s China activities.
The strategic necessity of university innovation tools
University corner: innovation tools
What you had to say about this year’s GCVI Summit
GCVI had grown two times since last year. The attendees were still of great calibre and from interesting backgrounds. The networking opportunities for both first timers and experienced attendees were great. It is easy to have meaningful conversations with many like minded people. The quality of speakers as well as the moderators were top notch.… Continue reading What you had to say about this year’s GCVI Summit
The way forward
March issue editorial by James Mawson, editor-in-chief
Mitra meets Cisco after Infosys stint
Pankaj Mitra has departed from Infosys Ventures in order to make investment and M&A deals for Cisco in India.
Pietras presses on to Workday
Brian Pietras has taken a vice-president of corporate strategy role at Workday, having previously been head of technology ventures for Hays.
Golomb leaves HP to bank on IEG
A 2017 GCV Rising Stars winner, HP Tech Ventures partner Vitaly Golomb has joined IEG as global head of principal investments.
Rombaut shoots to Seraphim
Frédéric Rombaut, formerly managing director of corporate venturing funds for network equipment supplier Cisco and mobile semiconductor technology provider Qualcomm, has joined UK-based venture capital firm Seraphim Capital as general partner. Seraphim has raised a $95m fund focused on the $350bn space technology market, and plans to launch an accelerator called Seraphim Space Camp and… Continue reading Rombaut shoots to Seraphim
Intel’s Jorgensen forges new path to Macquarie
Erik Jorgensen has left Intel Capital, the corporate venturing subsidiary of US-listed semiconductor technology provider Intel, to be managing director of Macquarie Capital’s European principal investment business. Macquarie Capital is the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Australia-based investment and banking firm Macquarie Group. Reporting to Hugh Briggs, a senior managing director… Continue reading Intel’s Jorgensen forges new path to Macquarie