Kelsey Lynn appointed Director of Technology Ventures at Imperial Innovations Group

AIM-listed technology commercialisation and investment group Imperial Innovations Group has reported that that Kelsey Lynn has joined as Director of Technology Ventures with immediate effect.

Lynn spent the last twelve years in California, working in new technology development and venture capital, most recently as a partner with Silicon Valley's Firelake Capital, the early-stage venture capital firm focused on investments in materials science and resource productivity.

Prior to Firelake Capital, Lynn worked in technology and strategy roles at the Global Climate and Energy Project, Stanford University, at the Electric Power Research Institute and at Google.

Russ Cummings, Chief Investment Officer at Imperial Innovations Group, said: "Kelsey is a welcome addition to our investment team. Her high-growth Silicon Valley experience, technical background, and investment know-how, combined with our strong UK university research will help us identify the best technologies and work with them to create the next generation of leading businesses."

Imperial Innovations Group's share price was down 1.24% to 278p at 12:12 on Monday.

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