Corporate Startup Stars

A Decade of Innovation: Corporate Startup Stars and Startup Ecosystem Stars Move to Stanford University

By |2026-05-29T15:09:05+02:00May 29th, 2026|General|

For over a decade, the Corporate Startup Stars (CSS) and Startup Ecosystem Stars (SES) Awards have served as the "Oscars of Innovation", setting the global standard for corporate-startup collaboration and innovation ecosystem development. After 11 successful years in Europe, primarily hosted in Paris at institutions like the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), our flagship events are moving this year to the historic heart of Silicon Valley.

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Corporate-Startup Collaborations: Google is the 2025 World Champion

By |2025-12-03T16:14:51+01:00December 2nd, 2025|General|

Google has been awarded the top honor in the 10th edition of the Corporate Startup Stars (CSS) 2025, the annual celebration of the world’s most exemplary corporate champions of startup collaboration. The announcement took place today at a gala event hosted at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) headquarters in Paris, where ICC and Mind the Bridge also unveiled the new Top 100 list of Corporate Startup Stars.

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Open Innovation in 2025: Budgets Bounce Back, but better KPIs are needed

By |2025-05-20T11:36:57+02:00January 17th, 2025|General|

As economic turbulence shaped 2024, Open Innovation (OI) not only endured but evolved. This is the key message of Mind the Bridge’s Open Innovation Outlook 2025, a comprehensive report summarizing insights from the world’s top innovation leaders. Released following a closed-door session during the ninth Corporate Startup Stars Awards in Paris, the report offers a glimpse into how leading corporations are adapting to uncertainty and redefining Open Innovation for long-term success.

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NVIDIA is the new World’s Open Innovation Champion

By |2025-05-12T11:35:25+02:00December 4th, 2024|General|

Global champions in open innovation were unveiled today during the ninth edition of Corporate Startup Stars (CSS) Awards which took place at ICC Global Headquarters in Paris. Organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mind the Bridge, the Awards recognized GPU-accelerated computing pioneer Nvidia, as 2024’s Top Corporate Startup Star.

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