Mayfield appoints venture advisors in India

Singh joins as a venture advisor from Global Logic India, where he is currently a managing director, and was formerly CEO of Mayfield portfolio company Informance International. In his new role, he will evaluate internet and IT investment opportunities in the market.

Joining him in the role is Rehan Jalil, who will help evaluate mobile and telecom investment opportunities. Prior to joining Mayfield, he served as senior vice president of Mobile Internet technologies at Tellabs, an Illinois-based company. He was previously the founder and CEO of WiChorus, a former Mayfield Fund portfolio company that was acquired by Tellabs last year for $200 million.

Mayfield additionally promoted venture fellow Pedram Mokrian to principal, focusing on Mayfield Fund's energytech practice, and John Stockton, whose role is expanded to venture partner. In this position, Stockton will focus on semiconductor, materials and LED companies in the US and China.

The appointments comes weeks after Mayfield recruited Norwest Venture Partners' Tim Chang as managing director. In the role, becomes the private equity firm's sixth current investing managing director and take charge of the investment practice in China.

Mayfield has $2.7 billion in assets under management and primarily invests in early-stage companies in the enterprise, consumer, energy and TMT sectors. In China it partners with GSR Ventures.

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