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FM Capital Names Jake Sigal & Massimo Baldini Technology Operating Partners

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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DETROIT, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FM Capital , a venture capital company focused on early-to-mid stage companies in automotive and transportation technology has named auto tech pioneers Jake Sigal and Massimo Baldini as Technology Operating Partners.

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  • DETROIT, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FM Capital , a venture capital company focused on early-to-mid stage companies in automotive and transportation technology has named auto tech pioneers Jake Sigal and Massimo Baldini as Technology Operating Partners.
  • The pair will not only provide a range of advisory and due diligence services for FM Capital and its portfolio companies, but have also invested in FM Capital’s Fund IV.
  • FM Capital has operating experience across OEM distribution, dealer tech and mobility services as well as a base of strategic limited partners.
  • “Jake and Massimo offer existing portfolio companies and prospects access to their hard-won insights from funding, scaling and delivering solutions in the automotive space,” said Chase Fraser, FM Capital Managing Partner.

Josh Owen named director of RIT's Vignelli Center for Design Studies

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Friday, July 10, 2020
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Josh Owen , an internationally renowned designer, author and faculty-researcher who has led Rochester Institute of Technology's industrial design program to national prominence since coming to the university a decade ago, has been named the new director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies and the Massimo and Lella Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design.

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  • ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Josh Owen , an internationally renowned designer, author and faculty-researcher who has led Rochester Institute of Technology's industrial design program to national prominence since coming to the university a decade ago, has been named the new director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies and the Massimo and Lella Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design.
  • "I also recognize the substantial responsibility of ensuring that the Vignelli Center grows as a global beacon for good design," added Owen.
  • The Vignelli Center is marking a decade since its establishment in 2010the same year Owen arrived on the RIT campus.
  • "I am confident that the Vignelli Center for Design Studies will flourish in this next phase of its evolution," he said.