Santiago Gil left his post as head of corporate venture capital for Enagás to lead the new Santander Innoenergy Climate VC II fund.
Category: People
Portfolio spotlight: Helios plans to mine the moon for oxygen
This Israeli company not only plans to create oxygen for space exploration out of lunar regolith, but can help the steel industry, too.
SoftBank pledges job cuts as Vision Funds head towards the red
SoftBank’s Vision Funds have now posted paper losses of over $49bn in the past two quarters as the downward trend for tech stocks puts pressure on its parent company.
Kapoor departs from Fosun
Fosun RZ Capital alum Tej Kapoor will help IvyCap Ventures target financial, consumer, web 3.0 and gaming technology developers.
Knaz nabs Prytek Ventures CEO role
Noga Knaz will oversee Singaporean tech services firm Prytek’s corporate venturing subsidiary to seek out fintech opportunities.
People moves: corporate investors in the IT sector
These were some of the key people moves in corporate venturing departments in the IT sector over the past year.
Tech companies slow investment activities
GCV recorded just 205 deals worth $7.42bn involving corporate investors from the IT sector in Q2. That is down more than 60% from last year.
Prosperity7 Ventures lets in Lee
The Saudi Aramco unit has hired Sean Lee after adding fellow corporate venturers Daisy Garcia and Abhishek Shukla to the team in recent weeks.
Panich to lead SCB 10X
Tai Panich will now hold the CEO position at SCB 10X while maintaining her current post of chief venture and investment officer.
Carper takes off from Boeing
Greer Carper joined Fortem Technologies as CFO and VP of corporate development, having led Boeing’s corporate venturing activities from 2017.
No lone rangers or “simple deal” people: What background should CVC hires have?
What are corporate VC managers looking for when hiring? A selection of industry figures tell GCV it isn’t just dealmakers, but intellectually curious team players and go-getters.
Rising Stars Q&A – Ting-Ting Liu, Prosus Ventures
Q&A with Ting-Ting Liu, associate, Prosus Ventures
Yi He takes over Binance Labs amid crypto downturn
Binance has appointed chief marketing officer and co-founder Yi He as the new head of its incubator and venture unit as it looks to overcome turbulence in the Web3 market.
Why two heads can be better than one
What are the benefits of running a venture unit with two managing directors? Wipro Ventures’ Venu Pemmaraju and Bipla Adhya bring contrasting experiences and two pairs of eyes.