AAA Rising Stars 2018

Rising Stars – on the cusp of great things

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

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: 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