Serra Ventures, a Champaign, Illinois-based venture capital firm, has appointed John Giuliani as a venture partner.
Giuliani has over 30 years of experience helping and growing successful businesses. He took the helm of Dotomi and built the company until it was sold for USD295 million.
Subsequently, as CEO of Conversant, Giuliani led the company to significant growth and a USD2.3 billion exit to Alliance Data in December 2014.
“I am very pleased to welcome John as a venture partner to our team,” says Tim Hoerr, managing partner and CEO of Serra Ventures. “John has great expertise in a variety of business domains and has had tremendous entrepreneurial success. As a venture firm, we pride ourselves on bringing exceptional value to our portfolio companies – and John will be a tremendous value add to several of our companies.”
”I am excited to be part of the Serra Ventures team," says Giuliani. “I love what Serra is doing in regards to investing in the underserved yet promising Midwest technology ecosystems. I am eager to be a part of a firm that upholds the strong Midwest values I believe in. Having been born and raised in central Illinois, I am quite proud to be playing for my hometown team.”
