Researching, selecting and writing the Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars 2018 list has been another fascinating and inspiring dive into the wealth of talent tackling probably the hardest job in finance. Mauro D’Amato, director at Intel Capital chosen by the chipmaker’s corporate venturing president, Wendell Brooks, as a GCV Rising Star 2018, asked a smart… Continue reading Rising Stars – on the cusp of great things
Author: James Mawson
Innovation rises as VC falls
February issue editorial from James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Ugras bids goodbye to IBM
George Ugras has departed from IBM Ventures, the corporate venturing unit he headed, with Wendy Lung reportedly steeping up as acting head.
Lambert joins National Grid
Lisa Lambert, former managing partner at venture capital firm Westly Group, has rejoined the corporate venturing community as senior vice-president and chief technology and innovation officer at UK and US-listed energy utility National Grid. Before joining Westly two years ago, Lambert had worked at Intel Corporation for 19 years as vice-president and managing director of… Continue reading Lambert joins National Grid
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Amit Aysola
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order by company): Amit Aysola, Wanxiang
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Jim Adler
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order by company): Jim Adler, Toyota
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Ana Segurado
Probably the most active corporate venturing unit over the past five years in terms of volume of activity has perhaps been a surprising one – Spain-based telecoms group Telefónica. Apart from misleadingly-named venture capital firm 500 Startups’ 1,200 deals in its first five years, it is hard to find another group that matches Telefónica’s $300m… Continue reading Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Ana Segurado
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Michael Hensinger
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order by company): Michael Hensinger, Synchrony Ventures
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Pär Lange
Pär Lange joined Swisscom more than 10 years ago to set up Swisscom Ventures together with Dominique Megrét, who was head of corporate strategy at the time. As one of three investment directors, Lange jointly oversees all corporate venture capital (CVC) investment activities in the group “as well as continuously working on improving our offer… Continue reading Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Pär Lange
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Michael Mahan
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order by company): Michael Mahan, Stanley Ventures
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Susana Quintana-Plaza
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order by company): Susana Quintana-Plaza, Siemens Next47
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Ram Jambunathan
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order by company): Ram Jambunathan, SAP
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Meredith Finn
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order by company): Meredith Finn, Salesforce Ventures
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2018: Alex Kremer
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order by company): Alex Kremer, Patagonia