Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Global Startup Leadership Awards

We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2022 “Global Startup Leadership Awards!”

These awards highlight the top startup ecosystem and accelerator leaders helping aspiring entrepreneurs across the globe. These leaders were selected based on ratings from founders, tenure, and their impact on new entrepreneurs.

Congratulations to the winners!

• Ajuma Ataguba - FI Director for Abuja 

• Haymee Perez Cogle - FI Director for Angola

• Ana Sammartino - FI Director for Argentina

• Raphael Jardim - FI Director for Barcelona

• Orkun Ozbatur - FI Director for Benelux

• Ferdinand Muehlhaeuser - FI Director for Berlin

• Sascha Karstaedt - FI Director for Berlin 

• Ignacio Castro - FI Director for Boston

• Sandy Gómez - FI Director for Caracas 

• Jason Jacobsohn - FI Directors for Chicago

• Felix Halcartegaray - FI Director for Chile

• Eva Dimitrova - FI Director for Cologne

• Guillermo Guzman - FI Director for Colombia

• Craig Swiatek - FI Director for Colorado

• Alex M. Dascalu - FI Director for Eastern Europe

• James Irvine - FI Director for Florida

• Roxette Miranda - FI Director for Florida

• Janne Saarikko - FI Director for Food Ecosystems

• Simon Turner - FI Director for Ghana

• Alan Lwetabe - FI Director for Kampala

• Ifedy Eze - FI Director for Lagos

• Lorena Sanchez - FI Director for Mexico

• Mergen Chuluun - FI Director for Mongolia

• Sergio Escobar - FI Director for Montreal

• Chintan Oza - FI Director for Mumbai 

• Anjali Malhotra - FI Director for New Delhi

• Reid Hamilton - FI Director for New York City

• Mehkar Sheikh - FI Director for Nordics

• Saira Qayyum - FI Director for Pakistan

• Daoud Ghannam - FI Director for Palestine

• Mercedes Bankston - FI Director for Silicon Valley & London

• Alvaro Cabrera - FI Director for Valencia

• Ana Paula Camargo - FI Director for Parana

• Guc Ozenci - FI Director for Washington DC

• Gerard Escaler - FI Director for Philippines

• Sameer Sortur - FI Director for UAE - GCC

• Dr. Hanan El Basha - FI Director for Qatar - GCC

• Sunil Sharma - FI Director for Toronto - Waterloo

• Mike Sherbakov - FI Director for San Diego

• Marco De Biasi - FI Director for Sao Paulo

• Russell Brand - FI Director for Silicon Valley

• Tatyana Mitkova - FI Director for Sofia

• Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr. - FI Director for Lagos

• Jacobus Erasmus - FI Director for South Africa

• Keshni Morar - FI Director for South Africa

• Ayami Wanasinghe - FI Director for Sri Lanka

• Naimul Abd - FI Director for Nordics

• Ingeborg Gasser-Kriss - FI Director for Switzerland

• Paul Krajewski - FI Director for Sydney

• Jordan Jocius - FI Director for Toronto - Waterloo

These startup leaders have made significant contributions to their ecosystems and we are thrilled to be able to recognize them for their efforts.

Congratulations to all of the winners and we look forward to seeing more great things from you in the future!