Cristina Ventura
InvestorGeneral Partner at White Star Capital
Singapore
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Cristina Ventura is General Partner and Chief Catalyst Officer at White Star Capital. Before joining the firm, she worked for over twenty years across the luxury, consumer, and tech industries at companies including LVMH, Gucci, Prada, Apple HK & China, and Lane Crawford Joyce Group, focusing on strategic planning, international expansion, and global growth. For the past decade she has invested in and advised startups and scale-ups through VenturaXVentures, with a focus on consumer tech, sustainability, blockchain, and education.
Invests in
Climate TechConsumerCrypto & Web3EdTech
Experience
- White Star CapitalGeneral Partner & Chief Catalyst Officercurrent2022 — presentSingapore
- White Star CapitalChief Catalyst Officer & Venture Partnercurrent2021 — presentSingapore
- VenturaXVenturesFoundercurrent2015 — presentSingapore
- The Lane Crawford Joyce GroupChief Catalyst Officer2013 — 2020Hong Kong
- AppleMarket Leader Asia Pacific2011 — 2013Hong Kong
- Prada GroupRegional Retail Director Asia Pacific2009 — 2011
- GucciOperations Director Europe & Middle East2007 — 2009
- LVMH Fashion GroupRetail & Wholesale Manager Europe & Asia2000 — 2007
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolGMP, General Management2009
- Kauffman FellowsInvestment2020 — 2022
- IESE Business SchoolGlobal Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management2019 — 2020
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford Executive Program, Business2011
- INSEAD2003 — 2004
- Harvard Business SchoolVenture Capital & Private Equity
- Harvard Business SchoolLeadership & Innovation
- YPO LATAM
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementAMP - Advanced Management Program, Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry2024
Skills & more
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MarketingMarketing CommunicationsMarketing StrategyMerchandisingNew Business DevelopmentNew Store OpeningsPricingReal EstateEnthusiastLeadershipManagementTeam LeadershipFrom Cristina's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Also attended IESE Business School153
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management410
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Shared employers
Also worked at Apple229
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Also worked at Prada Group2
Also worked at Gucci5
Also worked at LVMH Fashion Group18
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Colleagues at White Star Capital
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