Tony Cannestra, previously of Strategic Venture Partners and Ignite Group, has taken on a new role as director of corporate ventures at US-based automobile parts manufacturer Denso.
Cannestra will lead the development and emergence of Denso’s corporate venture efforts, and will establish a venture investment strategy for Denso, building relationships with entrepreneurs, universities, accelerators, incubators, angel investor groups and venture capital funds.
Before taking the role at Denso, Cannestra spent five years as managing partner at venture capital firm Strategic Venture Partners where he focused on corporate investors as limited partners.
Prior to that position, Cannestra was a prinicpal and later an executive vice president ot fund manager Ignite and a board member of energy storage company Cymbet Corporation.
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