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Cheryl Edison

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Venture Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Cheryl Edison is a Silicon Valley-based advisor on US market entry and fundraising who has worked across 76 countries and 65 industries. She serves as Startup Ecosystem Developer and Keynote Speaker at the U.S. Department of State, and provides strategic advisory, pitch coaching, and curriculum design services to startups, universities, and corporations. Her engagements include embassy trade missions, accelerator partnerships, and work with the United Nations on sustainable development initiatives.

Experience

  1. U.S. Department of StateStartup Ecosystem Developer, Keynote Speaker & Advisor to CEOscurrent2014 — presentNorth America, South America, Europe, Asia
  2. ScaleNLUS Market Entry. GTM Strategy Workshops & Business Growth Advisorcurrent2021 — present
  3. GAMUX BIKESStrategic Advisor. Board Member.current2019 — present
  4. University of California, BerkeleyGo To Market Strategy Speaker & Pitch Coachcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  5. Rutgers UniversityStrategic Advisor & Coach : Social Entrepreneurship - Middle Eastcurrent2022 — present
  6. Edison InternationalGlobal GTM Strategy & Ecosystem Developer for Startups, Corporates, Embassies & Universitiescurrent1992 — presentNorth America, South America, Europe, Asia
  7. B12 LOVEUS Market Growth - Business Coachcurrent2015 — presentCalifornia, United States
  8. SDG Impact AcceleratorCo-Founder Incubator / Acceleratorcurrent2017 — presentTurkey
  9. VentureWave CapitalGlobal Business Developmentcurrent2020 — presentDublin
  10. Orange GroveBusiness Coaching Specialistcurrent2019 — presentAthens, Attiki, Greece
  11. USAIDPublic Speakercurrent2014 — present
  12. GivtUS Market Entry. Strategic Advisory, Business Development.2022 — 2024
  13. The Grameen Creative LabStrategic Advisor2022Germany
  14. Institute for the FutureBusiness Coach2020Palo Alto, California, United States
  15. SAP.iOBusiness Coach & Mentor to SAP Foundry2020Silicon Valley, California, United States
  16. HIAGProperty Development, Startup Ecosystem Growth & Placemaking for large scale properties2018 — 2020Switzerland
  17. SKB: Scanlon-Kemper-Bard, Cushman-Wakefield, Unico, Cushman & WakefieldProperty Turnaround & Redevelopment: Startup Ecosystem Launches & Creative Placemaking2013 — 2017California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona
  18. VolvoCLIENT: Volvo2008 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area - Sweden
  19. EmotivCLIENT: Emotiv2007 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area - Australia
  20. CarrefourCLIENT: Carrefour2006San Francisco Bay Area - Italy
  21. Firefly MobileCLIENT: Firefly Mobile2004 — 2006Latin America
  22. Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of CompaniesCLIENT: Warner Brothers WB-201995 — 2006
  23. Brumfiel & EtienneCLIENT: Brumfiel & Etienne2001
  24. Webby Awards (IDG)CLIENT: Webby Awards (IDG)2000
  25. LlonguerasCLIENT: Llongueras1982 — 1990Barcelona, Spain

Skills & more

Coaching6Broadcast TelevisionSocial Media MarketingEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsBusiness CoachingOrganizational LeadershipInternational Business DevelopmentStrategic ThinkingSales EffectivenessWorkshop FacilitationSocial Entrepreneurship
+12 morePricing StrategyStrategic NegotiationsGo-to-Market StrategyNew Business DevelopmentExecutive CoachingSalesStrategyProduct LaunchManagementLeadershipStrategic PlanningMultimedia

Languages English · Italian · Spanish

From Cheryl's professional profile.

Colleagues at VentureWave Capital Ltd.

Alan Foy
Chairman and Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Amy Coghlan
Venture Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Brendan Gaffney
Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Brian Martin
Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
David Marshall
Venture Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Diana Kam
CEO, Singapore Markets & APAC Region | Head of Exchange at Venturebeam at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Eamon Al Sikafi
President MENA at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Kaidi Ruusalepp
Impact & Venture Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cheryl Edison?
Cheryl Edison is a Silicon Valley-based advisor on US market entry and fundraising who has worked across 76 countries and 65 industries. She serves as Startup Ecosystem Developer and Keynote Speaker at the U.S. Department of State, and provides strategic advisory, pitch coaching, and curriculum design services to startups, universities, and corporations. Her engagements include embassy trade missions, accelerator partnerships, and work with the United Nations on sustainable development initiatives.
Where does Cheryl Edison work?
Cheryl Edison is Venture Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd..

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