Jeffrey Housenbold had been president and CEO of Shutterfly for 11 years and an entrepreneur-in-residence at venture capital firm Sutter Hill Ventures.

Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures investment manager Louis Albanese II has been hired as a vice-president at investment advisory firm Catamount Wealth Management.

Simon Davidson will join Allied Minds as executive vice-president from tomorrow, leaving his position of managing partner at In-Q-Tel.

Brad McManus had been investment director for Motorola Solutions Venture Capital and was selected as a Global Corporate Venturing Rising Star in January.

Based on research at KU Leuven, Ghent University and VIB, Aphea.Bio is working on a product that can increase crop yield while protecting against fungal diseases.