The former nuclear propulsion submarine officer has joined Google Ventures as a partner from Andreessen Horowitz, having spent time at Morgan Stanley and Oracle.
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Schmidt leaves Bosch to launch consultancy
Claus Schmidt spent more than seven years as managing director of Robert Bosch’s corporate venturing unit and has been replaced by Ingo Ramesohl.
Onda to take a ride on Yamaha
Jay Onda has moved from Docomo Capital, where he served as principal, to Yamaha in order to take up a senior position at its corporate venturing division.
Kothari takes over at SRI Ventures
Manish Kothari was previously a director of commercial ventures and licensing at the corporate venturing unit, after initially joining SRI in 2013.
Daum Kakao edges toward Rim
Ji Hoon Rim, previously the principal of SoftBank Ventures Korea before founding K Cube Ventures, will take over as CEO of internet company Daum Kakao next month.
McKesson Ventures nets Schulte as MD
Dave Schulte will join McKesson’s corporate venturing fund next month, after 13 years at another CVC unit, Kaiser Permanente Ventures.
Xange chairman Schricke looks to Africa
Hervé Schricke is set to leave his position as chairman of Xange Private Equity, the France-based private equity fund backed by postal service La Poste, at the end of this month. Shricke helped to launch Xange at its launch in 2001 as CEO, before moving sideways in September 2014 to become chairman. Schricke will form… Continue reading Xange chairman Schricke looks to Africa
Read writes off Google general partner position
Peter Read has left corporate venturing unit Google Ventures a year after helping to launch its $100m European investment arm.
Dai leaves CyberAgent for new ventures
Joey Dai has left his position as general manager of CyberAgent Ventures China, a corporate venturing subsidiary of Japan-based internet company CyberAgent, to set up a new fund, The Bridge reported yesterday. Dai, who had worked at the unit since 2007, is now looking to raise approximately $30m for his new venture capital firm, Gravity… Continue reading Dai leaves CyberAgent for new ventures
Arvind Sodhani to leave Intel Capital in January
Sodhani will retire at the start of 2016, and will be replaced by Wendell Brooks in a move that will merge Intel’s venture capital and M&A activities.
Santiso gets on the line to new fund
Javier Santiso, the managing director of global affairs and new ventures at Spain-based telecommunications company Telefónica, is set to move on to form his own venture fund, NovoBrief reported on Friday. The news has not been officially confirmed yet, and Santiso’s LinkedIn profile still lists him as being in his current position at Telefónica. NovoBrief… Continue reading Santiso gets on the line to new fund
Matthew Fix, 30.1.1973 – 5.6.2015
Matthew Fix, a former partner at mobile phone network operator Vodafone’s corporate venturing arm Vodafone Ventures, passed away on June 5 at the age of 42. Fix worked at Vodafone Ventures for six years from 2006 to 2013, and helped re-start the unit. He was one of the team members in an active Vodafone Ventures team,… Continue reading Matthew Fix, 30.1.1973 – 5.6.2015
Verrilli makes jump from Twitter to Google
Jessica Verrilli, who was instrumental in Twitter’s acquisitions of Vine and Periscope among others, is set to join Google Ventures as a partner.
Lifetime achievement award: Arvind Sodhani, Intel Capital
As news emerged today that Arvind Sodhani was stepping down as head of Intel Capital in Autumn, we republish our write-up for the lifetime achievement award he received at our Global Corporate Venturing Symposium last month.