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Optus-Innov8 Seed open 24/7

Optus-Innov8 Seed, an Australia-based seed fund and accelerator which is a collaboration between Optus and SingTel Innov8, the corporate venturing unit of Asia-based communications company SingTel Group, is now open for applications all year round.  The accelerator invests up to AUD250,000 ($235,000) per startup. Optus-Innov8 Seed’s blog states:  “We recognise that early-stage entrepreneurs have real-time… Continue reading Optus-Innov8 Seed open 24/7

Hearst Ventures’ Kliavkoff named co-head of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication

Hearst Corporation, a US-based media company, has named Neeraj Khemlani and George Kliavkoff as co-presidents and group heads of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication. Kliavkoff will continue leading Hearst Ventures, the company’s corporate venture fund, while Khemlani will continue leading Hearst Digital Studios, which works across Hearst to support creative innovation and development of digital products.… Continue reading Hearst Ventures’ Kliavkoff named co-head of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication

Naspers rebalances board towards MIH

Naspers, a South Africa-based media and e-commerce company, has made several changes to its board: Lourens Jonker, Neil van Heerden and Prof Hein Willemse have stepped down, while Craig Enenstein, Don Eriksson, Roberto Oliveira de Lima, Yuanhe Ma and Cobus Stofberg, most of whom have previously served on the board of Naspers’ subsidiary MIH, have… Continue reading Naspers rebalances board towards MIH

Rose tops AngelList’s syndicate list

 Kevin Rose, a general partner at Google Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of search firm Google, has the most backing in AngelList’s recently introduced syndicate system. 325 backers have committed capacity of $1,446,000 to support investments made by Rose, who states that he expects to make 5 investments per year. His typical investment is $150,000, and… Continue reading Rose tops AngelList’s syndicate list

Davidson calls time at Hasso Plattner Ventures

Eran Davidson, chief executive officer and managing partner of Germany-based Hasso Plattner Ventures, the IT and software-focused venture capital firm established by Hasso Plattner, co-founder of Germany-based software company SAP, has announced that “the time has come to move on.” Davidson, who joined Hasso Plattner Ventures in 2005, explains: “My own way is leading me… Continue reading Davidson calls time at Hasso Plattner Ventures

Brian Hubert crosses from Applied Ventures to MTPV

Dr. Brian Hubert has joined US-based clean energy semiconductor developer MTPV Power Corporation as its new executive vice president to lead the energy company’s product and business development as it prepares for commercialization of its heat-to-electric power solutions. Prior to joining MTPV Power Corporation, Hubert managed investments in advanced materials, semiconductors, power electronics and energy… Continue reading Brian Hubert crosses from Applied Ventures to MTPV

Mike Buckley runs with Nike

Mike Buckley, formerly a managing director at Intel Capital, the venture capital investment division of microprocessor maker Intel Corporation, has moved to Nike Digital, where he has been head of finance & strategy since June 2013. Buckley worked at Intel Capital for 14 years from July 1999 to June 2013, primarily focused on internet-related investments. … Continue reading Mike Buckley runs with Nike

Howard Hochhauser joins OpenX board

OpenX Software, a US-based provider of digital and mobile advertising revenue products and services, which is backed by investors including SAP Ventures and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, has appointed Howard Hochhauser to its board of directors. Currently, Hochhauser is chief financial officer (CFO) and chief operating officer of online family history resource Ancestry.com, which he… Continue reading Howard Hochhauser joins OpenX board

Comcast’s Singh joins Foundation Capital

Aditya Singh, former associate at Comcast Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of cable television company Comcast Corporation, has been named a partner at US-based venture capital firm Foundation Capital, which has just raised $282m for its seventh fund. Singh will cover startups in enterprise IT infrastructure, systems, software and services, with a particular focus on… Continue reading Comcast’s Singh joins Foundation Capital