Michael Dolbec had been executive managing director for GE Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of industrial conglomerate General Electric, since late 2012.

Momenta, a US-based venture capital firm, has hired Michael Dolbec as managing partner.

For more than 30 years, Dolbec has been an executive in institutional and corporate venture capital in Silicon Valley, most recently serving as executive managing director for GE Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of industrial conglomerate General Electric, since late 2012.

Dolbec began his investment career with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and continued with Greylock. He went on to venture capital leadership roles at IBM, 3Com, Orange, and LG Electronics.

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.