Christeen Rico
Founder | Dream Bigger Ventures
Christeen Rico is a follower Jesus intent on building increasing tastes of Heaven on earth through venture. She was born in Angeles City (Philippines), raised in the San Francisco Bay Area (USA) and has spent the past decade in the Silicon Valley tech industry launching digital and physical experiences in new markets from strategy through execution, most recently with Apple. Today, she's stewarding all that Silicon Valley has taught her to dream bigger for the Philippines and beyond.
In July 2019, following the Lausanne Global Workplace Forum in Manila, Christeen partnered with Philippines-based and US-based leaders to host an entrepreneurship competition for Filipino youth: Dream Bigger Manila. The competition invited young people to identify a problem, imagine they had access to the Ultimate Venture Capitalist, dream big and pitch a for-profit venture that would radically transform Manila in their lifetime.
Dream Bigger Ventures officially launched in 2021 in part due to the urgency brought on by the global pandemic. The investment group focused on a mission to empower Filipino Founders to grow as whole-life leaders who will have the character, community and competency to solve seemingly impossible problems in the Philippines with sustainable ventures that will transform culture and communities all around the globe.
