- ABB's Grant Allen and Qualcomm's Varun Jain take on lead investing roles at SE Ventures - Fund closes on investments in Synapticon and Titan AES SAN FRANCISCO, August 27, 2019-- SE Ventures (SEV) a new Silicon Valley-based $565M global investment fund backed by Fortune 500 energy management and automation leader, Schneider Electric, announced today the addition of two senior partners to lead their growing investment team.