Apple hires venture capitalist for app discovery duties at the App Store — Apple World Today

Until 2019, Elman was the vice president of product at Robinhood Markets, which makes a popular stock-trading app. Bloomberg says “his experience identifying and investing in apps that later became hits could help Apple better promote software in its app store, which generated almost $54 billion in revenue for the company in fiscal 2020. Elman’s presence could also improve relationships with developers, he adds.