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Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2016: Anja König

Approaching nearly 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… Continue reading Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2016: Anja König

Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2016: Elsa Keïta

Elsa Keïta was key to setting up Airbus Venturing Platform, the aerospace company’s venturing arm in Europe, in 2013 after spending four years in the company’s strategy and business development department as a senior director. As lead for the Airbus Venturing Platform, she helps identify and set up partnerships with high-business-potential and strong-return developing-stage startups.… Continue reading Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2016: Elsa Keïta

Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2016: Adam Holcombe

Adam Holcombe’s tenure so far as a senior associate at US-based car group USAA’s venture fund has been brief yet effective. Since joining at the start of 2015, Holcombe has brought with him a wealth of business strategy, finance, and M&A experience, acquired at Boeing and Centurylink. while also pursuing an MBA at Denver University.… Continue reading Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2016: Adam Holcombe

Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2016: Katsuyuki ‘Kevin’ Hasegawa

Venture capitalist Katsuyuki (Kevin) Hasegawa bridges the peripatetic work patterns of many in the venture industry. He has been a general partner at Dentsu Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the Japan-based advertising agency, since April 2015. He is also a founder and general partner at Field Management Capital (FMC) since September 2014. The two… Continue reading Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2016: Katsuyuki ‘Kevin’ Hasegawa