Venture firm OpenView Venture Partners has hired John McCullough to help build relationships between its portfolio companies and strategic investors.

US-based venture capital firm OpenView Venture Partners has hired John McCullough from enterprise software company Rocket Software as its first ever director of corporate development.

McCullough’s role at OpenView will involve building relationships between the firms portfolio companies and potential corporate partners, as well as accelerating M&A activity and corporate development for the companies.

Scott Maxwell, OpenView’s founder and managing partner, said: “John’s addition to the team creates huge value for both strategic acquirers and our portfolio.

“This new role…