JC2 ropes Yvette Kanouff as Partner and CTO

JC2 Ventures, a purpose-driven venture capital firm focused on helping global startups to scale, grow, and deliver solutions for a digital future mentored by John Chamber, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Yvette Kanouff as Partner and Chief Technology Officer.

Kanouff will lead the JC2 Ventures technology strategy and she will also be the engineering interface to the JC2 Ventures investment companies and channel partners. Additionally, Kanouff will work with strategic customers across all of the firm’s startups on industry leading topics and solutions. As a member of the executive team, Kanouff will also represent JC2 Ventures within the media and industry.

Prior to joining JC2 Ventures, Kanouff served as the head of Cisco’s $7 billion service provider business. During her tenure at the global technology company, she spearheaded the innovation and business transformation of multiple service provider products, including routing, access networks, optical networking, cable networks, network function virtualization, and video and media. Before Cisco, Kanouff held several leadership roles in the areas of SaaS, cloud-centric, open, and automated solutions at companies such as Cablevision, SeaChange International, and Time Warner.

“I am excited to be part of JC2 Ventures and help advance the firm’s technical and engineering capabilities”

“I am thrilled to have Yvette join the JC2 Ventures team,” said John Chambers, Founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures and former Executive Chairman and CEO of Cisco. “I have worked with Yvette for years, and I can confidently say that she is one of the best in optimizing engineering operations, building tight win-win customer relationships, making tough decisions, and scaling products and organizations.”

“ With her expertise in the areas of both technology and business, Yvette will contribute greatly to our work with startups as they scale in engineering and product development.”JOHN CHAMBERS, FOUNDER AND CEO OF JC2 VENTURES