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10 AWS startups leaders
These ten AWS startups leaders have held head of startups, startup general manager and startups and venture capital vice president roles at Amazon Web Services across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. A reader can learn how startup programs are run at AWS from people who led them.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alvaro Echeverria
LinkedInExperience: Director and GM Startups Latin America · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Director and GM Startups Latin America at Amazon Web Services since April 2023. Earlier at AWS they were General Manager Latin America Startups (2022–2023) and Head of Sales & Business Development Latin America Startups (2020–2022). They were Vice President Americas Sales, IB and LATAM at Rackspace Technology (2017–2019).
Jamil Atabaki
LinkedInExperience: Worldwide Head of Strategy, Startups · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Worldwide Head of Strategy, Startups at Amazon Web Services since January 2020, where their profile says they built and lead a 31-member global Startups Strategy team covering business strategy, operational planning and go-to-market strategy. Before that they were Global Leader, Startup Business Development Managers at AWS (2017–2020).
Jason Bennett
LinkedInExperience: VP, WW Startups and Venture Capital · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
VP, WW Startups and Venture Capital at Amazon Web Services since October 2025. Earlier at AWS they were Vice President, US Enterprise (2024–2025), GM, US-Enterprise Leader (2024) and Director, US West Area (2010–2024).
Kartik Renjen
LinkedInExperience: GM Startups- Middle East, Africa & Turkey · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
GM Startups- Middle East, Africa & Turkey at Amazon Web Services since February 2024, after Head of Startup & VC Business Development, Middle East and Africa at AWS (2022–2024). Their profile says they lead a team that partners with VCs, accelerators, incubators and other stakeholders. They were Head of Product Management at Amazon (2018–2022).
Maria Hess
LinkedInExperience: Head of VC Partnerships · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of VC Partnerships at Amazon Web Services since October 2025. Earlier at AWS they were Head of Platform, Startups & VC Business Development (2023–2025) and Head of Startup Programs, Startups & Investor Business Development (2022–2023). Before AWS they were a Partner at Madrona Venture Labs (2019–2022).
Neha Mittal
LinkedInExperience: Head of Startups, ASEAN · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of Startups, ASEAN at Amazon Web Services since November 2025, where their profile says they lead AWS's startups business across the ASEAN region. Before AWS they were Enterprise Business Lead, Digital Natives Asia Growth Markets at Microsoft (2024–2025) and Sales Leader, Digital Natives India at Microsoft (2022–2024).
Nikhil Dinesh
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Portfolio Growth, AWS Startups and Venture Capital · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Global Head of Portfolio Growth, AWS Startups and Venture Capital at Amazon Web Services since June 2026. Earlier at AWS they were Head of Startup and VC Business Development, Asia Pacific and Japan (2024–2026) and Head of Startup and VC Business Development - Germany, Europe North and Central (2020–2024).
sriram santhanam
LinkedInExperience: Head of Startups, India Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of Startups, India at Amazon Web Services since October 2025, where their profile says they lead the sales and go-to-market teams for the startup segment at AWS India. They were Head of ISV Segment - South India at AWS (2020–2024) and Executive Vice President - Strategic Partnerships at Kore.ai (2024–2025).
Tiffany Bloomquist
LinkedInExperience: Head of Startups, General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of Startups, General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan at Amazon Web Services since July 2024, where their profile says they lead the sales, development and partner teams across Asia focused on founders. They were New Zealand Country Manager, Commercial Sales at AWS (2022–2024) and Director, Asia Partner Business Operations at Microsoft (2018–2019).
Tomoyasu Mamiya
LinkedInExperience: Head of Startups, Japan · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of Startups, Japan at Amazon Web Services since February 2026, where their profile says they lead the startup business in Japan. Earlier at AWS they were Sr. Account Manager, Team Lead (2023–2026) and Account Manager (2020–2023).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's region to your question, since the startups business in India, Japan, ASEAN, the Middle East and Latin America is run by separate regional leaders. Pick a worldwide strategy or portfolio growth leader for questions about how the startups organization is planned, and a regional head for questions about day-to-day work with founders and investors in one market.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a cloud provider split its startups organization between worldwide strategy teams and regional startup leaders?
- 02How do startup teams at a large cloud provider work with venture capital firms, accelerators and investor networks?
- 03What does a head of startups for one region at a cloud provider spend most of their time on?
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