Venture capital firm Molten Ventures has appointed Franco Danesi as senior partner and promoted Inga Deakin and George Chalmers to partner positions.

Danesi brings over 25 years of experience in financial services, including 18 years on the buyside investing in high‑growth companies. He was previously a partner at European venture capital firm Korelya Capital and before that an investment director at Kinnevik, a listed Swedish investment firm focused on technology.

Deakin and Chalmers both joined Molten, which has a focus on high‑growth technology businesses, in 2020.

Deakin leads investments across HealthTech, while Chalmers heads up the firm’s energy and industrial technologies investment strategy.