We’re excited to announce that Comcast Ventures Managing Director and Head of Funds Amy Banse has joined the board of directors of Adobe Systems Inc. Amy joins Frank Calderoni, EVP and CFO of Cisco; and Laura Desmond, global CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group as three new members joining Adobe’s board. [Read More …]
We’re pleased to see that Comcast Ventures’ Head of Funds and Managing Director Amy Banse appears on a fantastic list of 105 women in venture capital and angel investing, put together by Melissa Pierce, a filmmaker and organizer of the Pitch Conference, with the help of readers who continue to add names to make it comprehensive. [Read More …]
Congratulations to DreamIt Ventures, which was ranked #3 on Forbes’ list of Top U.S. Incubators and Accelerators! DreamIt Ventures has accelerator programs in Philadelphia, New York and Israel. Comcast Ventures is an investor in the DreamIt Access program, which aims to launch 15 minority-led startups in New York in a year. [Read More …]
We moved to San Francisco seven months ago. It’s a wonderful city – beautiful vistas, incredible light, happy people and smart people all looking to change the world. Every other person on the street is either starting a company or investing in one. For a newcomer, the concentration of ideas and entrepreneurs in the 30-mile radius that is Silicon Valley is thrilling – a virtual petri dish of possibility. [Read More …]
By Richard Grant, Senior Associate
Hello! Since this is my first blog post at Comcast Ventures, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and tell you a bit about why I’m here and what I do.
I joined Comcast Ventures about 15 months ago after spending the first 10 years of my career in Strategic Planning/Business Development (Comcast Interactive Media, Sony Pictures) and Professional Services (Lehman Brothers Investment Banking). So how did I make the transition to venture capital? Good question. And one not easily answered. Obviously, there is a little bit (maybe a lot) of luck involved. Venture Capital is a small fraternity so being at the right place at the right time has a lot to do with it. But I subscribe to the belief/theory that: “Luck is at the intersection of preparation and opportunity.” The opportunity presented itself and I was ready to make the move. [Read More …]
