Sekhmet Ventures, a Portola Valley, Calif.-based newly-formed venture capital firm in the beauty and wellness market, has appointed Sara Kaur as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Prior to Sekhmet, Ms. Kaur served as CFO of Finesse Solutions for three years, where she helped Finesse expand its operations and launch critical new ventures in the Asia-Pacific region.
She has previously worked in the venture capital industry for Hercules Technology in Palo Alto, California where she was instrumental in achieving first-year compliance efforts for Sarbanes-Oxley. Ms. Kaur has also held positions as Finance Director and International Controller at Kulicke & Soffa Pte., Singapore and Director, SEC Reporting & Compliance at Ameresco Boston.
She began her career in the UK at Honeywell as a Regional Controller and then moved to Silicon Valley, where her work experience includes Google, Actel Corporation (acquired by Microsemi) and Varian, Inc. (acquired by Agilent).
Led by Barbara Paldus, Founding Partner, Sekhmet Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests worldwide in science-based companies addressing the clean beauty and wellness market. It provides its portfolio companies with capital, support to build a sales infrastructure and expertise in manufacturing and regulatory compliance.
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14/03/2019