After almost six years at East Ventures, Adriel Chua will back Southeast Asian and Latin American startups for the NYSE-listed ecommerce firm.
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Larson joins CVC Piva Capital as an investor
After completing his posting with the company as an MBA associate, Lee Larson joins Piva Capital as an investor.
Van de Wouw bids Shell goodbye
GCV Powerlist member and Shell Ventures managing director Geert van de Wouw will be succeeded by Quennie Co from September.
27 women to watch in CVC northern Europe
A two-year project to highlight the women thriving in the male-centric world of corporate venturing concludes with this final piece.
Ex-CVC Gerber joins online betting firm BetMGM in corp dev role
Alexandra Gerber, previously a CVC manager at Suntory Global Spirits, joined online betting company BetMGM.
Price leaves IBM Ventures
Paul Price departed from IBM Ventures after more than a decade in various innovation and M&A integration roles.
Gonzalez to head frozen food maker Sigma’s CVC
Ciro Gonzalez, formerly an investment associate at CVC unit Munich Re Ventures, has been appointed as head of Sigma Ventures.
Intel Capital alumna Ishimwe joins US Department of Commerce fund
Josiane Ishimwe, who spent three years at Intel’s CVC unit, will help the US Department of Commerce’s Chips Investment Office make semiconductor investments.
Smyth becomes managing partner at Microsoft’s CVC unit
Andrew Smyth joined M12 to focus on cloud and cybersecurity deals, disclosing his first investment in database platform Neon in recent weeks.
Lambert to lead Brazilian bank Rendimento’s CVC
After a five-month spell at a financial advisory group, Claudio Lambert returned to Grupo Rendimiento’s corporate venturing subsidiary as head.
Chang to head Asia investing at SoftBank Investment Advisers
Dennis Chang will lead investments in Asia excluding India and Japan.
Sohaila Ouffata leaves BMW’s CVC to join African female founder nonprofit
African Tech Vision helps female founders to build scaleable tech businesses.
Tveteraas leaves sustainable protein maker Nutreco’s CVC arm
Maarten-Yan Wierenga is serving as interim head of NuFrontiers while Erik Tveteraas joined fungus-based protein developer NoMy as CFO.
Tech transfer professional Watts-Pass joins TDK Ventures
After her role in Cambridge’s technology transfer office, Elena Watts-Pass has made her first move into corporate venture capital at TDK Ventures.