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Na nabs Atinum Investment role

Peter Na has departed from his position as director of Southeast Asia investments at Naver to head the venture firm’s Singaporean office.

Taub boards JetBlue Technology Ventures

JetBlue’s corporate venturing unit has hired Steve Taub, formerly of GE Ventures and In-Q-Tel, to head its investment team.

Powerlist Q&A – Andrea Birolo, Reale Group

Q&A with Andrea Birolo, head of corporate venture capital, Reale Group

Verizon Ventures collars Kaufman for principal role

JetBlue Technology Ventures alumnus Alex Kaufman has taken a principal position at Verizon’s strategic investment vehicle.

OpenSea organises corporate venturing arm

The newly formed OpenSea Ventures comes weeks after its NFT marketplace parent raised $300m, and it forms part of a surging corporate investment community in the space.

SEI Ventures does not shy away from risk

SEI Ventures is seeking disruptors in the fintech space having expanded from seed-stage deals, according to unit chief Russ Kliman.

NFL’s 32 Equity goes quiet on big day

Departure of venture unit head, Kevin LaForce, leaves 32 Equity in apparent limbo.

Alma receives $239m funding instalment

Tencent reinvested in the buy now, pay later sector, backing Alma in a round consisting of $131m in equity and $108m in debt financing.

NGP Capital nets $400m from Nokia

Venture firm NGP Capital has closed its Fund V with cash from former owner Nokia and promoted Bo Ilsoe to managing partner.

GCV Rising Stars 2022: Contents

GCV Rising Stars 2022James Mawson reviews the current issues in the annual Rising Stars countdown Top 50 Rising Stars 2022 (in alphabetical order by CVC unit) Victoria Lietha, ABB Technology Ventures Gonzalo Soriano, AC Ventures Josh Lumer, Allstate Strategic Ventures Meryem Aydin, Amadeus Ventures Saewook Lee & Rajesh Ramanujam, Applied Ventures David Li & Pooja… Continue reading GCV Rising Stars 2022: Contents

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