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Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2017: Franklin Luzes

For a country with a relatively nascent entrepreneurial and corporate venturing ecosystem given its size and economic importance, Franklin Luzes has done much to support both startups and investors. Luzes joined US-listed software developer Microsoft in October 2002 as part of its developer platform and evangelism organisation then spent seven years working with independent software… Continue reading Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2017: Franklin Luzes

Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2017: Anja König

After a decade in corporate venturing, Anja König as managing director is an integral part in identifying life sciences opportunities in the UK, Switzerland, and other parts of Europe for pharmaceutical firm Novartis’ corporate venturing unit, the Novartis Venture Fund. A graduate of Oxford, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Cornell, König was an associate… Continue reading Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2017: Anja König