US-based bank Citigroup has hired Trip Wolfe (pictured) to lead its venture capital coverage for North America.
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Singhal joins Tata Capital
Rajesh Singhal had previously been founding managing partner of Milestone Religare Capital.
Van Vlasselaer joins iPierian
Van Vlasselaer replaced former CEO Michael Venuti after his brief tenure last month.
Matsuda leaves Hokkaido Venture Capital
Ikkei Matsuda, executive president of Hokkaido Venture Capital, has left.
Bishop to lead UK flock
Richard Bishop (pictured) has joined the UK-based £2.5bn corporate venturing Business Growth Fund as head of investments. Since 1989, Bishop has been a partner in the growth capital business at 3i, which was set up after the Second World War by the UK government to encourage equity investment in business. The fund, which launches next… Continue reading Bishop to lead UK flock
WPP shoots with Ronaldo
Footballer Ronaldo and WPP own 45% of his new company with business partner Marcus Buaiz the remainder, according to news provider Financial Times (FT).
SingTel expands Innov8 team
Tam Hock Chuan joins Edgar Hardless as MD while Jeffrey Karras becomes venture adviser alongside William Bao Bean.
Gaule’s Question Time: Bill Taranto, Merck
As part of a series of interviews with leading venture investors and developers, Andrew Gaule, founder of the H-I Network and Corporate Venturing Network, talks to William Taranto (pictured), managing director of Global Health Innovation Fund, Merck.
Pescatello leaves Peacock for Lightbank
Pescatello had been vice-president and a founding member of Peacock fund, which was a joint venture between GE and broadcaster NBCUniversal, and rejoins former colleague Paul Lee at Lightbank.
Bricault posted to Greycroft from Mailroom
News provider Fortune said Bricault’s move to be a venture partner in Greycroft’s Los Angeles office came with the closing of Mailroom to new deals.
Samsung deals with TCL
TCL owns 55% of China Star and Samsung will buy its 15% stake for RMB1.5bn ($230m) from Shenzhen Shenchao Technology Investment, a venture capital firm owned by the government of Shenzhen City.
Entrepreneurs start hiring
US-based Silicon Valley Bank survey finds three in four entrepreneurs expect business conditions will get even better in the coming 12 months and so the vast majority of surveyed companies (83%) plan to hire in the coming year.
Draper Lab closes venture fund
Alain Hanover, former managing director and head of Draper’s Navigator Technology Ventures, said: “I closed down Navigator.”
Alcatel-Lucent hires Max Straube
Max Straube is overseeing investments and will work with Bart Shigemura, head of Alcatel-Lucent Ventures.