GCV Emerging Leader Rashmi Gopinath has departed from Microsoft's corporate venturing unit after four years to join BCG-backed venture firm B Capital.

Parimal Nathwani has been promoted to president and CEO of Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners, as GUV Powerlist awardee Raphael Hofstein retires.

Simran Trana, at one point a director of Purdue’s Office of Technology Commercialization has joined the Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office as associate vice-president.

Kirsten Leute has been promoted to partner for university relations, having driven an increase in OUP's academic partnerships from 75 to more than 100.

Tobias Hasenjäger has departed from his position as senior investment manager for energy utility VNG’s investment arm, after two years.

NFA has hired Matthew Williams, formerly director of market structure and strategic investments at CME Ventures, in a managing director role.

David Thévenon, who led some of the biggest investments from SoftBank and its Vision Fund over the past five years, has left for Balderton Capital.

Oxford Sciences Innovation has bid farewell to chairman Patrick Pichette, just a few months after also losing CEO Charles Conn.

Wade Lange is Purdue Research Foundation's new vice-president and chief entrepreneurial officer, having previously served as Purdue Foundry's entrepreneur-in-residence.

Startup investor and professional basketball player Andre Iguodala has joined Comcast Ventures as a venture partner at its diversity-focused Catalyst Fund.