Irit Kahan has been promoted to lead Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners' Israel office as Guy Horowitz moves to its Silicon Valley base.

Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), the investment management arm of Germany-headquartered telecommunications firm Deutsche Telekom, has appointed Irit Kahan as a managing director based in Israel.

Kahan joined DTCP as an investment principal in 2015, having come from venture investment platform Vintage Investment Partners. She replaces Guy Horowitz, who is transferring to DTCP’s Silicon Valley office, as head of DTCP Israel.

DTCP has offices in Europe, the US and Israel, and its Israeli portfolio companies include marketing software provider

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