GCV Emerging Leader Pratima Aiyagari has left Cisco Investments’ parent company after almost a decade to join venture capital firm Paladin Capital.

Pratima Aiyagari has departed from Cisco Investments, networking equipment manufacturer Cisco’s corporate venturing subsidiary, and taken up a UK-based investment director role at venture capital firm Paladin Capital Group.

Cisco recruited Aiyagari in 2011, hiring her as a UK-based domain lead for Europe for its corporate development division, where she oversaw venture investments and mergers and acquisitions transactions.

Aiyagari focused on artificial intelligence, machine learning and enterprise collaboration deals for Cisco Investments, taking board observer positions at companies including

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.