Fireside Ventures cofounder Vinay Singh to step down after nearly a decade

Fireside Ventures cofounder and partner Vinay Singh is stepping down from the consumer-focused venture capital firm after nearly a decade, Inc42 and The Economic Times reported. The investment firm confirmed in a statement that Singh will transition out of the business. [1][4]

Inc42 reported that Fireside Ventures has not yet named a successor to replace Singh. Singh stated that he intends to explore agentic commerce and how artificial intelligence will affect the future of consumer behavior, noting that AI is reshaping commerce faster than anticipated. [1]

In other executive appointments across the venture industry, CTech reported that Ground Up Ventures named Navot Volk as a general partner. Additionally, Pulse 2.0 reported that Clean Energy Ventures appointed Aruna Ramsamy as managing partner to lead its European operations out of its London office. [2][3]