Matt Garratt, who helped set up Salesforce Ventures, is taking a general partner role at venture firm CRV and is being replaced as managing partner by Alex Kayyal.

Matt Garratt is leaving his managing partner position at Salesforce Ventures, the strategic investment arm of US-headquartered enterprise software producer Salesforce, for a general partner position at VC firm CRV.

Salesforce hired Garratt in 2013 in a corporate development and strategy role following more than four years at technology investment firm Battery Ventures, and he helped manage the launch of Salesforce Ventures the following year as senior director of corporate development.

The firm promoted Garratt to senior vice-president and managing…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.