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Brewer Lane Ventures Expands Operating Partner Team with the Addition of Douglas Kim and Promotion of David Castellani.

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Monday, July 25, 2022

Brewer Lane Ventures (BLV), a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on investing in the future of financial services, announced today the addition of Douglas Kim as Operating Partner.

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  • Brewer Lane Ventures (BLV), a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on investing in the future of financial services, announced today the addition of Douglas Kim as Operating Partner.
  • David Castellani, formerly Operating Principal at Brewer Lane Ventures, has been promoted to Operating Partner as well.
  • His operating knowledge, skillset, and relationships make him an ideal collaborative partner to our portfolio companies as they grow and develop, said John Kim, Founder and Managing Partner of Brewer Lane Ventures.
  • David Castellani joined Brewer Lane Ventures in April 2021 as an Operating Principal and has now been promoted to Operating Partner.

Brewer Lane Ventures Promotes Chris Choi Downer and Rohan Malhotra to General Partner

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Brewer Lane Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on investing in the insurtech and fintech sectors, today announced the promotions of Chris Choi Downer and Rohan Malhotra to General Partner.

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  • Brewer Lane Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on investing in the insurtech and fintech sectors, today announced the promotions of Chris Choi Downer and Rohan Malhotra to General Partner.
  • Since joining Brewer Lane shortly after its inception, both Chris and Rohan have served as cornerstones of the investment team, bringing unique and impactful perspectives, relationships, and knowledge from their various backgrounds, said John Kim, Founder and Managing Partner at Brewer Lane Ventures.
  • Chris Choi Downer brings experience in early-stage analytics and insurtech investments from previous roles as Principal at both Sorenson Ventures and XL Innovate.
  • As General Partners, both Downer and Malhotra will be members of the Brewer Lane Investment Committee for Fund II and serve on the boards of various Brewer Lane portfolio companies.

Brewer Lane Ventures Hires David Castellani, Former New York Life Executive and Head of Technology

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

b'Brewer Lane Ventures (BLV), a Boston based venture capital firm focused on investing in the Insurtech and Fintech sectors, announced today that it has brought on David Castellani as Operating Principal.

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  • b'Brewer Lane Ventures (BLV), a Boston based venture capital firm focused on investing in the Insurtech and Fintech sectors, announced today that it has brought on David Castellani as Operating Principal.
  • Castellani was previously Senior Vice President and Business Information Officer at New York Life , where he was responsible for the oversight of enterprise technology and IT governance.\n\xe2\x80\x9cDave\xe2\x80\x99s understanding of incumbent legacy technology and modern insurtech technology is unapparelled,\xe2\x80\x9d said John Kim , Founder and Managing Partner of Brewer Lane Ventures.
  • We bring together domain expertise from founding and scaling startups, venture investing, and running Fortune 100 companies.
  • Brewer Lane\xe2\x80\x99s partners and advisors have significant operating and board experience in leading financial services companies like New York Life, Prudential, CIGNA, Fiserv, Franklin Templeton and SoFi.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210413006053/en/\n'

Powerlytics Announces Series B Fundraising Round Led By Brewer Lane Ventures

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Brewer Lane Ventures founder, John Kim, former president and Chief Investment Officer of New York Life, will also be joining the board of Powerlytics.

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  • Brewer Lane Ventures founder, John Kim, former president and Chief Investment Officer of New York Life, will also be joining the board of Powerlytics.
  • We are excited to have Brewer Lane Ventures join our team to help accelerate our growth.
  • Powerlytics track record shows that its data can identify risks and opportunities in a wide range of economic conditions, said John Kim, Founder and Managing Partner at Brewer Lane Ventures.
  • Brewer Lane Ventures is an early stage venture firm focused on insurtech and fintech companies.