Rising stars shine with their impact
Introduction to Global Corporate Venturing’s Rising Stars 2019
The top 25
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #1 Russell Dreisenstock
The Top 25: #1 Russell Dreisenstock, Naspers Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #2 Meghan Sharp
The Top 25: #2 Meghan Sharp
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #3 Haiyang Yu
The Top 25: #3 Haiyang Yu, Tencent Investment
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #4 Marian Nakada
The Top 25: #4 Marian Nakada, Johnson & Johnson Innovation–JJDC
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #5 Jeff Housenbold
The Top 25: #5 Jeff Housenbold, SoftBank Investment Advisers
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #6 Andy Fligel
The Top 25: #6 Andy Fligel, Intel Capital
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #7 Alex de Winter
The Top 25: #7 Alex de Winter, GE Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #8 Christopher Chu
The Top 25: #8 Christopher Chu, Samsung Catalyst Fund
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #9 Pramila Mullan
The Top 25: #9 Pramila Mullan, Accenture Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #10 Jill Ford
The Top 25: #10 Jill Ford, Toyota AI Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #11 Amir Kabir
The Top 25: #11 Amir Kabir, Munich Re / HSB Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #12 Yi Liu
The Top 25: #12 Yi Liu, Ping An Global Voyager Fund
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #13 Zach Bratun Glennon
The Top 25: #13 Zach Bratun Glennon, Gradient Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #14 Claudine Emeott
The Top 25: #14 Claudine Emeott, Salesforce Impact Fund
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #15 Saman Farid
The Top 25: #15 Saman Farid, Baidu Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #16 Stephen Zhu
The Top 25: #16 Stephen Zhu, Didi Chuxing
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #17 Rain Cui
The Top 25: #17 Rain Cui, JCI Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #18 Prem Tumkosit
The Top 25: #18 Prem Tumkosit, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #19 Faran Nouri
The Top 25: #19 Faran Nouri, Lam Research Capital
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #20 Venkatesh Seetharam
The Top 25: #20 Venkatesh Seetharam, Capital One
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #21 Jurgen Hornman
The Top 25: #21 Jurgen Hornman, Shell Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #22 Brian Hollins
The Top 25: #22 Brian Hollins, Goldman Sachs
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #23 Don Riley
The Top 25: #23 Don Riley, Chevron
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #24 Christina Heggie
The Top 25: #24 Christina Heggie, JetBlue Technology Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #25 Chibo Tang
The Top 25: #25 Chibo Tang, Gobi Partners
The rest of the 100
Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2019: Egor Abramov
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Egor Abramov, Fort Ross Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Karime Hajar Alves
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Karime Hajar Alves, Cielo
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Daniel Ateya
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Daniel Ateya, 3M Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Konrad Augustin
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Konrad Augustin, Eon Scouting and Co-Investments
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Amit Aysola
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Amit Aysola, Wanxiang Healthcare Investments
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Ran Bar-Sella
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Ran Bar-Sella, Elbit Systems
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Covadonga Baselga
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Covadonga Baselga, Amadeus Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Liliana Bettolo
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Liliana Bettolo, Tin Shed Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Binoy Bhansali
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Binoy Bhansali, Sandbox Industries
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Jeffrey Black
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Jeffrey Black, Verizon Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Paulo Braga
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Paulo Braga, Eurofarma
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Thomas Bussey
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Thomas Bussey, HSBC Strategic Innovation Investments
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Malin Carlstrom
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Malin Carlstrom, ABB Technology Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Emmanuel Cassimatis
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Emmanuel Cassimatis, SAP.iO Fund for Europe
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Ann Cheng
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Ann Cheng, Hyundai Cradle
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Iris Cong
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Iris Cong, Bertelsmann Asia Investments
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Ludovic Copéré
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Ludovic Copéré, Sony Innovation Fund
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Andrea Course
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Andrea Course, Schlumberger Technology Investments
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Diwakar Dadoo
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Diwakar Dadoo, EquitAce Capital
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Christophe Defert
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Christophe Defert, Centrica Innovations
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Michael Ferrari
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Michael Ferrari, In-Q-Tel
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Meredith Fisher
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Meredith Fisher, Partners Innovation Fund
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Ernest Fung
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Ernest Fung, JD.com
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Mel Gaceta
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Mel Gaceta, Mondel–ez
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: George Gogolev
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): George Gogolev, Severstal Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Rebecca Qian Gong
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Rebecca Qian Gong, DB1 Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Daniel Gulati
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Daniel Gulati, Comcast Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Robert Günther
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Robert Günther, Henkel Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: René Hartner
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): René Hartner, Micron Technology
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Megumi Ikeda
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Megumi Ikeda, Hearst Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Porlanee Jeamsaksiri
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Porlanee Jeamsaksiri, Siam Commercial Bank Digital Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Alexis Ji
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Alexis Ji, Ilumina Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Irit Kahan
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Irit Kahan, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Shingo Kato
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Shingo Kato, Recruit Strategic Partners
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Erin Keller
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Erin Keller, Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Charles Kunsch
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Charles Kunsch, AbbVie Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Jordan Lofaro
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Jordan Lofaro, McClatchy
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Michael Lohnert
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Michael Lohnert, HorizonX Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Stephane Longuet
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Stephane Longuet, Convivialité Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Bruno Loreto
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Bruno Loreto, Construtech Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Wikings Machado
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Wikings Machado, Next47
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Sean Madgett
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Sean Madgett, New York Life Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Marta Martinez
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Marta Martinez, Hangar 51 Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Tom Mastrobuoni
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Tom Mastrobuoni, Tyson Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Josh McClung
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Josh McClung, Cox Cleantech
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Jack Miner
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Jack Miner, Cleveland Clinic Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Amy Neale
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Amy Neale, Mastercard
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Alex Nwaka
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Alex Nwaka, Touchdown Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Erik Peña
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Erik Peña, Silicon Valley Bank
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Bill Pescatello
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Bill Pescatello, Evolv Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Rémi Prunier
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Rémi Prunier, Orange Digital Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Bharat Rajaram
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Bharat Rajaram, Aflac Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Michael Remmes
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Michael Remmes, State Farm Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Richard Riggs
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Richard Riggs, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Elliott Robinson
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Elliott Robinson, M12 Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Steve Romine
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Steve Romine, Bose Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Dina Routhier
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Dina Routhier, Stanley Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Kaushik Roy
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Kaushik Roy, Western Digital Capital
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Kasper Sage
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Kasper Sage, BMW i Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Jon Sakoda
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Jon Sakoda, Catalyst Labs Fund I
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Mihir Shah and Yishai Lerner
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Mihir Shah and Yishai Lerner, JLL Spark Global Venture Fund
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Michal Silverberg
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Michal Silverberg, Novartis Venture Fund
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Travis Skelly
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Travis Skelly, Citi Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Kenyu Sobajima
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Kenyu Sobajima, KDDI Open Innovation Fund
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Rohen Sood
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Rohen Sood, Reinventure
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Thais Perico Sousa
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Thais Perico Sousa, BASF Venture Capital
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Amit Sridharan
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Amit Sridharan, Mahindra Partners
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Michael Stewart
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Michael Stewart, Applied Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Lutz Stoeber
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Lutz Stoeber, Evonik Venture Capital
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Justin Strausbaugh
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Justin Strausbaugh, Molex Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Darren Streiler
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Darren Streiler, ADM Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Sumito Sugata
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Sumito Sugata, Fujitsu Laboratories of America
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Varsha Tagare
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Varsha Tagare, Qualcomm Ventures India
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Nikola Trbovic
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Nikola Trbovic, Pfizer Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: Rita Waite
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Rita Waite, Juniper Networks
The GCV Rising Stars 2019 PDF is available here
