The Unilever and PepsiCo-backed venture capital firm’s hires include business writer and entrepreneur Lisa Gansky and the Center for Connected Health founding director Joseph Kvedar.
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Constellation appoints Keith Dionne CEO
Repeat entrepreneur Dionne joins the molecular therapeutics company, backed by Genentech and GlaxoSmithKline’s corporate venturing unit, which was founded by three academics in the field of epigenetics.
Ru-Net’s Alimov launches Frontier Ventures
Dmitry Alimov, formerly a partner at Russia-based technology company Ru-Net, launches his own firm.
Soesman re-emerges at Greensoil
Soesman, a former corporate venturing executive at Royal Philips Electronics, re-emerges at agricultural investor Greensoil
Cate Poulson joins BGF
She formerly managed private equity firm 3i’s relationships with senior executives and non-executives across a range of sectors and geographies.
Qualcomm and Dow make internal moves
Miles Kirby has become managing director of technology group Qualcomm’s Ventures Europe unit, while Mark Felix, investment manager for? Dow Venture Capital, is effectively running Europe for the chemicals company from its Swiss office.
RingCentral dials up Robert Lawson
Cisco-backed cloud phone service hires the former chief financial officer of biofuels company Codexis.
Google Ventures backs Upstart veteran
Google Ventures backs long-time Google employee Dave Girouard, who was a manager of consumer applications like Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs, to be an up
Qualcomm Life forms advisory council
The chip and telecoms company formed the council and added partners to promote a technology being supported by its corporate venturing unit Qualcomm Ventures.
Roche-backed Cytomx recruits Hoyoung Huh
The Roche Venture Fund-backed biotechnology company appoints the former executive chairman of BiPar Sciences, which was sold for $500m in 2009, as its chairman.
Visa Europe joins Stuart Rose at Mobile Money
Visa Europe follows backing UK-listed payment technology company Monitise last year, by also backing one of its investments UK-based mobile payments company Mobile Money Network, chaired by former Marks & Spencer head Sir Stuart Rose.
A potential route to riches
Bloomberg Ventures founder Lex Fenwick’s appointment as Dow Jones chief executive illustrates the potential of the industry as a springboard.
Gaule’s Question Time: SR One
In our series of interviews with leading innovation and venture developers, Andrew Gaule, left, founder of the Corporate Venturing Network, talks to David Phillips, partner at SR One, GlaxoSmithKline’s corporate venturing unit.
RTP Ventures recruits Jobanputra, Bicer
The US affiliate of Russia-based IT investment conglomerate Ru-Net recruits the executives from Omidyar Network and Battery Ventures.