State Street Global Advisors

For nearly four decades, State Street Global Advisors has been committed to helping their clients, and those who rely on them, achieve financial security. They partner with many of the world’s largest, most sophisticated investors and financial intermediaries to help them reach their goals through a rigorous, research-driven investment process spanning both indexing and active disciplines. With trillions1 in assets, their scale and global reach offer clients unrivaled access to markets, geographies and asset classes, and allow us to deliver thoughtful insights and innovative solutions. State Street Global Advisors is the investment management arm of State Street Corporation.

Lynn Blake

EVP and CIO, Global Equity Beta Solutions

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Nicholas Bonn

MD and Principal

Lochiel Crafter

Head of Global Institutional Group

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Olivia Engel

CIO, Active Quantitative Equity

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Daniel Farley

Global CIO

Barry Glavin

CIO, Fundamental Value Equities

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Marie-Anne Heeren

Head of European Institutional Distribution

Lori Heinel

Global CIO

Richard Lacaille

EVP and Global CIO

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Emmanuel Laurina

MD and Head of Middle East and North Africa

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James MacNevin

Head of State Street Global Advisors Asia Pacific

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David McDonough

MD

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Michael Solecki

CIO, Fundamental Growth and Core Equity

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Cyrus Taraporevala

President and CEO

Rory Tobin

Head of State Street Global Advisors Emea and Head of the Global Spdr Etf Business

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David Wiederecht

EVP and Head of the Global Outsourced CIO

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June Wong

Senior MD and Head of Asia Ex-Japan

12 past transactions

Guide to Iceland

Venture Round in 2018
Guide to Iceland is the official travel information provider for the City of Reykjavík. They receive visitors in their travel headquarters in Reykjavík’s city hall, where they tirelessly work towards making the capital the most accessible and travel-friendly cities in the world while preserving its cultural and environmental heritage. They consider ourselves extremely fortunate for the opportunity of welcoming visitors from across the world to this tremendous land, in this tremendous time, and they will continue to provide you with everything needed for the magnificent journey that is ahead.
Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM) is a leading investment management firm and is an asset management arm of Bank of Ireland Group.

STARZ PLAY

Venture Round in 2016
Stream thousands of blockbuster Hollywood movies, TV shows, documentaries, kid's entertainment and same-day-as-the-US series – plus dedicated Arabic and Bollywood content – to 19 countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Sign up today at www.starzplay.com for your 30-day free trial. STARZ PLAY utilizes advanced technology to provide a premium viewing experience with full HD and 4K content sourced from some of the most important studios in the entertainment business, such as 20th Century Fox, CBS, Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Showtime, Sony, Starz, Universal and Warner Bros. STARZ PLAY also delivers amazing value – for a low monthly fee subscribers can enjoy unlimited ad-free access to a wide choice of entertainment. Developed exclusively for the MENA region, STARZ PLAY features one-click Arabic subtitling plus Arabic and French audio options. STARZ PLAY allows you to watch anytime, anywhere on an iOS or Android device, supports Mac and Windows browsers, and streams via Apple TV, Chromecast, a PS4 console or directly to a Samsung and LG smart TVs. The service is available on regional IPTV services, is continually adding support for numerous other gaming and smart devices, and allows downloads for offline playback. STARZ PLAY is aligned with STARZ, the flagship brand of one of its lead investors, Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B). The company also has investment relationships with State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the world’s third largest asset manager, and media and technology investment firms SEQ Capital Partners and Delta Partners. STARZ PLAY is headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with fully-fledged development offices in Madrid, Spain and Lahore, Pakistan. The company is managed by a select team of highly experienced media and entertainment executives and now comprises a triple-digit strong team of sales, marketing and media technology professionals.

Luminus Devices

Series A in 2002
Luminus Devices develops and manufactures high performance, solid state lighting solutions for a variety of illumination applications previously thought impossible for solid state lighting. Its patented PhlatLight® LEDs products are the brightest and most versatile solid state light sources available today, redefining the solid state lighting landscape by enabling the creation of innovative new products and applications. PhlatLight LED technology is used today in products from leading global mass market consumer and specialty products companies.

Pepperfry.com

Series E in 2018
Pepperfry is an online home and lifestyle shopping store selling products with cash on delivery facilities. The company's aim is to be a one-stop shop for customers seeking to spice up their home. Pepperfry was founded in 2012 by Ambareesh Murty and Ashish Shah and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Directa Plus

Venture Round in 2009
Directa Plus Plc manufactures and sells graphene-based products for industrial and commercial applications in Italy and internationally. It operates through Textile, Environmental, and Others segments. The company offers its products under the G+ brand name. Its products are used in elastomers, textiles, composite materials, wastewater treatment, oil-spill recovery, golf balls, and foot wear. The company is based in Lomazzo, Italy.

Pepperfry.com

Series F in 2020
Pepperfry is an online home and lifestyle shopping store selling products with cash on delivery facilities. The company's aim is to be a one-stop shop for customers seeking to spice up their home. Pepperfry was founded in 2012 by Ambareesh Murty and Ashish Shah and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Luminex Trading & Analytics

Venture Round in 2015
Focused on helping the IM community efficiently source block liquidity through transparent trading protocols.

Dialectica

Series A in 2006
Dialectica is a biotechnological company that produces neuronal cellular models. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Milan, Italy.

EdCast

Series D in 2019
EdCast is an AI-powered knowledge cloud for unified discovery, knowledge management, and personalized learning. EdCast aggregates all learning content including those from LMS, intranet, external providers, subject matter experts, and preferred resources on the web. The company's machine learning curation engine ensures that only the highest quality, most relevant, and contextual content is presented to your team. EdCast’s AI-based targeting engine learns about your team and makes continuous learning recommendations directly to where they are working – including Slack and Salesforce.

PensionBee Limited

Venture Round in 2017
PensionBee combines all your old pensions into one new online plan. The application enables its users to create profiles including information on past and present pension and personal information. It allows them to track the pension progress and features a pension calculator to set retirement goals and add new contributions. PensionBee was launched in 2014 by Romi Savova and is based in London. PensionBee is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. With pensions, your capital is at risk.

EdCast

Series C in 2018
EdCast is an AI-powered knowledge cloud for unified discovery, knowledge management, and personalized learning. EdCast aggregates all learning content including those from LMS, intranet, external providers, subject matter experts, and preferred resources on the web. The company's machine learning curation engine ensures that only the highest quality, most relevant, and contextual content is presented to your team. EdCast’s AI-based targeting engine learns about your team and makes continuous learning recommendations directly to where they are working – including Slack and Salesforce.