Sustainability technology-focused venture capital investor Giant Ventures announced today the appointment of Zenetta Burger as Partner, responsible for leading the firm’s U.S. presence.
Founded in 2019, London-based Giant Ventures backs purpose-driven technology founders with solutions aimed at helping to solve global challenges. The firm invests at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series B levels in Europe and the U.S., across the key themes of climate, health, and inclusive capitalism.
According to Giant Ventures, the new appointment comes ahead of the firm’s next set of fund launches, with Burger set “to help build out our investment team in the US and to find and back the best founders in the US.” The firm said that Burger has already spearheaded two investments, including one in energy, and one in robotics.
Burger joins Giant Ventures after serving as an Investor at consumer and technology-focused venture investor Anthos Capital, in addition to serving as a Venture Partner at philanthropic network Social Venture Partners. Prior to joining Anthos, Burger served in roles including as Head of Operations at SMS engagement platform Community.com, Investor at VC firm Mucker Capital, VC Director at HR solutions provider TriNet, as well as in Mergers & Acquisitions at KPMG, with a focus on Media and Technology.
In a social media post announcing the appointment, Burger said:
“It’s an exciting time to join, ahead of our next set of funds launching soon. We’re also growing our US team! More on that to come..”
