#SET100 2018
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CEO & Co-founder of Sound Market
Pau Agustí Esmerats has gained valuable experience in the mobile industry as a product manager and product owner. He was part of a team that developed the iOS and Android apps for CaixaBank Digital Business. He also spent three years managing mobile marketing, communication and monetization programs at Kerad Games SL in Barcelona.The sociology graduate has completed various courses in advertising, public relations, marketing and entrepreneurship. Since January 2018, the co-founder of Sound Market has been working as the company's CEO in charge of growth hacking, product management, strategy and business development.
Pau Agustí Esmerats has gained valuable experience in the mobile industry as a product manager and product owner. He was part of a team that developed the iOS and Android apps for CaixaBank Digital Business. He also spent three years managing mobile marketing, communication and monetization programs at Kerad Games SL in Barcelona.The sociology graduate has completed various courses in advertising, public relations, marketing and entrepreneurship. Since January 2018, the co-founder of Sound Market has been working as the company's CEO in charge of growth hacking, product management, strategy and business development.
Advisor and Co-founder of GeoDB
Nominated as one of 21 most revolutionary Spanish techpreneurs under 35 by Business Insider in May 2019, Manuel de la Esperanza co-founded Wave with fellow alumnus Luis Gelado Crespo from the University Pontifica de Comillas (ICAI-ICADE). In June 2018, both men also co-founded GeoDB, a blockchain-powered location big data digital marketplace.Before founding Wave in 2013, the business management and law graduate had also founded a creative digital agency in Madrid. The success of Wave's private "family and friends" tracking app has led to the setting up of Wave Location Technologies.
Nominated as one of 21 most revolutionary Spanish techpreneurs under 35 by Business Insider in May 2019, Manuel de la Esperanza co-founded Wave with fellow alumnus Luis Gelado Crespo from the University Pontifica de Comillas (ICAI-ICADE). In June 2018, both men also co-founded GeoDB, a blockchain-powered location big data digital marketplace.Before founding Wave in 2013, the business management and law graduate had also founded a creative digital agency in Madrid. The success of Wave's private "family and friends" tracking app has led to the setting up of Wave Location Technologies.
CEO and Co-founder of GeoDB
Luis Gelado Crespo graduated in Business Management and has a master's in Real Estate Investment from Comillas Pontifical University (ICAI-ICADE). He worked at Deloitte Consulting for several years before teaming up with ICADE alumnus Manual de la Esperanza to build the Wave app that could track the movements of friends and family. Besides being the CFO and COO at Wave, Gelado is also an associate academy member of International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). In 2018, he became the CEO and co-founder of GeoDB, a decentralized geolocation data marketplace.
Luis Gelado Crespo graduated in Business Management and has a master's in Real Estate Investment from Comillas Pontifical University (ICAI-ICADE). He worked at Deloitte Consulting for several years before teaming up with ICADE alumnus Manual de la Esperanza to build the Wave app that could track the movements of friends and family. Besides being the CFO and COO at Wave, Gelado is also an associate academy member of International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). In 2018, he became the CEO and co-founder of GeoDB, a decentralized geolocation data marketplace.
Co-founder and CTO of Callista
Serial entrepreneur Ryan Narendra first came into the spotlight with his slip-on shoe brand Junkiee Shoes in 2011. He also cofounded Yorya Cookies in 2013 before starting a digital skincare shop for Callista together with his wife Shinta Priantika Sari. They also established Claban, an e-commerce holding company for various e-commerce brands.Ryan graduated in 2009 as a mechanical engineer through an International Undergraduate Program offered by the University of Indonesia and Queensland University of Technology. He worked as country manager for Airfrov Indonesia from April 2017 until October 2018.
Serial entrepreneur Ryan Narendra first came into the spotlight with his slip-on shoe brand Junkiee Shoes in 2011. He also cofounded Yorya Cookies in 2013 before starting a digital skincare shop for Callista together with his wife Shinta Priantika Sari. They also established Claban, an e-commerce holding company for various e-commerce brands.Ryan graduated in 2009 as a mechanical engineer through an International Undergraduate Program offered by the University of Indonesia and Queensland University of Technology. He worked as country manager for Airfrov Indonesia from April 2017 until October 2018.
Co-founder and CEO of Line Health
Coding since he was 15, Diogo Ortega worked as a freelance software developer while reading a business degree at the University of London. He had previously studied Audiovisual and Multimedia Technologies at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon.Ortega worked for six years at TAP Air Portugal until 2014 when he co-founded Line Health as CEO. He was the CEO. The healthtech was dissolved in 2018 and he eventually moved to the US to work for WW (formerly Weight Watchers) as a product manager. Currently based in San Francisco, he is working as a product manager at Google.
Coding since he was 15, Diogo Ortega worked as a freelance software developer while reading a business degree at the University of London. He had previously studied Audiovisual and Multimedia Technologies at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon.Ortega worked for six years at TAP Air Portugal until 2014 when he co-founded Line Health as CEO. He was the CEO. The healthtech was dissolved in 2018 and he eventually moved to the US to work for WW (formerly Weight Watchers) as a product manager. Currently based in San Francisco, he is working as a product manager at Google.
CTO and co-founder of Evix Safety
Lucas Llobet Cusí is the Spanish born CTO and co-founder of Evix Safety, designers of an algorithm controlled airbag for cycling helmets, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to June 2019, he was also working simultaneously at a local electrical startup Sumcab Special Cablegroup, where he was Deputy Head of Product and Development. He has also worked in engineering product design at Mecatecno. Llobet holds a degree in Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development from the Polytechnic University of Barcelona. He speaks four languages and is a keen cyclist and rower.
Lucas Llobet Cusí is the Spanish born CTO and co-founder of Evix Safety, designers of an algorithm controlled airbag for cycling helmets, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to June 2019, he was also working simultaneously at a local electrical startup Sumcab Special Cablegroup, where he was Deputy Head of Product and Development. He has also worked in engineering product design at Mecatecno. Llobet holds a degree in Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development from the Polytechnic University of Barcelona. He speaks four languages and is a keen cyclist and rower.
Head of US Business Development and co-founder of Zipline International
Will Hetzler graduated from Harvard in 2009 as an economist. He worked as a consultant for Oliver Wyman for over three years, advising Fortune 500 aviation companies on engine maintenance, technical sourcing, supply chain and risk management.In 2014, he co-founded Zipline International in Silicon Valley to make drones to deliver critical medical supplies to remote parts of the world. He led the company’s work in Africa and established Zipline’s partnership with the Government of Rwanda. In 2018, he became the head of business development for the US and Canada.
Will Hetzler graduated from Harvard in 2009 as an economist. He worked as a consultant for Oliver Wyman for over three years, advising Fortune 500 aviation companies on engine maintenance, technical sourcing, supply chain and risk management.In 2014, he co-founded Zipline International in Silicon Valley to make drones to deliver critical medical supplies to remote parts of the world. He led the company’s work in Africa and established Zipline’s partnership with the Government of Rwanda. In 2018, he became the head of business development for the US and Canada.
CEO and founder of Intelligent Learning
After graduating from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2003, Yang Renbin worked as a software architect for nearly four years at Peking University’s Institute of Computer Science & Technology (ICST).In 2007, he joined ChinaCache as general manager of its CDN business unit. In 2009, he left Beijing for Hangzhou and joined Alibaba as product director and strategy director. He later became the chief architect of the mobile Taobao app.In 2014, he left Alibaba and launched neighborhood social app Youlin in Hangzhou. He also founded edtech platform Intelligent Learning in January 2018.
After graduating from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2003, Yang Renbin worked as a software architect for nearly four years at Peking University’s Institute of Computer Science & Technology (ICST).In 2007, he joined ChinaCache as general manager of its CDN business unit. In 2009, he left Beijing for Hangzhou and joined Alibaba as product director and strategy director. He later became the chief architect of the mobile Taobao app.In 2014, he left Alibaba and launched neighborhood social app Youlin in Hangzhou. He also founded edtech platform Intelligent Learning in January 2018.
Co-founder and Director of Technology of Xurya
Edwin Widjonarko spent almost 6 years working as a research assistant at the USA’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and at University of Colorado Boulder. In some of the projects he worked on, Widjonarko contributed to the development of new generation solar panels. In 2015, he left the research sphere to join Intel Corporation as a technology development process engineer. He stayed on until 2018, when he left Intel and returned to Indonesia to establish Xurya, a solar power company. Working with longtime friend Gusmantara Himawan and former East Ventures associate Philip Effendy, Widjonarko now works as Xurya’s director of technology.
Edwin Widjonarko spent almost 6 years working as a research assistant at the USA’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and at University of Colorado Boulder. In some of the projects he worked on, Widjonarko contributed to the development of new generation solar panels. In 2015, he left the research sphere to join Intel Corporation as a technology development process engineer. He stayed on until 2018, when he left Intel and returned to Indonesia to establish Xurya, a solar power company. Working with longtime friend Gusmantara Himawan and former East Ventures associate Philip Effendy, Widjonarko now works as Xurya’s director of technology.
Co-founder of Xampla
Tuomas Knowles is co-founder of Britain’s Xampla, producer of plant-based biodegradable plastics made from protein, which was founded in 2018 based on his team’s pioneering research. Knowles is a professor of physical chemistry and biophysics at Cambridge University, where he has worked since 2010 and manages the Knowles Lab which focuses on researching protein self-assembly underlying neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Knowles holds a PhD in Biophysics from the University of Cambridge and a degree in physics from ETH Zurich, a science and technology university.
Tuomas Knowles is co-founder of Britain’s Xampla, producer of plant-based biodegradable plastics made from protein, which was founded in 2018 based on his team’s pioneering research. Knowles is a professor of physical chemistry and biophysics at Cambridge University, where he has worked since 2010 and manages the Knowles Lab which focuses on researching protein self-assembly underlying neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Knowles holds a PhD in Biophysics from the University of Cambridge and a degree in physics from ETH Zurich, a science and technology university.
Co-founder, CEO of Meatable
Krijn De Nood is the Dutch co-founder and CEO at cell-based meat startup Meatable, the first to claim a highly scalable culture technology with the use of pluripotent stem cells, where he has worked since 2018. He previously worked at McKinsey for six-and-a-half years in Amsterdam, New York and in Kenya. Prior to that, he worked as an equity derivatives trader at derivative trading company All Options after a short stint at Barclays Capital.De Nood holds two first degrees from the University of Amsterdam, in philosophy and in economics and finance.
Krijn De Nood is the Dutch co-founder and CEO at cell-based meat startup Meatable, the first to claim a highly scalable culture technology with the use of pluripotent stem cells, where he has worked since 2018. He previously worked at McKinsey for six-and-a-half years in Amsterdam, New York and in Kenya. Prior to that, he worked as an equity derivatives trader at derivative trading company All Options after a short stint at Barclays Capital.De Nood holds two first degrees from the University of Amsterdam, in philosophy and in economics and finance.
Founder of TreeFrog Therapeutics
Kévin Alessandri is CEO, CTO and co-founder of TreeFrog Therapeutics, whose proprietory C-Stem technology mass-produces high-quality pluripotent stem cells in a 3D environment. Prior to founding TreeFrog in 2018, Alessandri spent two years as a post-doctoral fellow at Bordeaux’s Institut d’Optique. During 2014 and 2015, he completed a post-doctorate at the University of Geneva, focused on developing 3D printed microfluidics systems to build 3D cell culture vessels for stem cell applications. From 2008 to 2013 he completed a PhD on cellular capsules technology and applications at the Institut Curie in Paris.
Kévin Alessandri is CEO, CTO and co-founder of TreeFrog Therapeutics, whose proprietory C-Stem technology mass-produces high-quality pluripotent stem cells in a 3D environment. Prior to founding TreeFrog in 2018, Alessandri spent two years as a post-doctoral fellow at Bordeaux’s Institut d’Optique. During 2014 and 2015, he completed a post-doctorate at the University of Geneva, focused on developing 3D printed microfluidics systems to build 3D cell culture vessels for stem cell applications. From 2008 to 2013 he completed a PhD on cellular capsules technology and applications at the Institut Curie in Paris.
Founder of TreeFrog Therapeutics
Jean-Luc Treillou is co-founder of TreeFrog Therapeutics, whose proprietory C-Stem technology mass-produces high-quality pluripotent stem cells in a 3D environment. Since January 2019, he has also acted as an advisor and member of the strategic committee of IT security company Eshard. Prior to co-founding TreeFrog, Treillou founded YSOPIA Bioscience in 2011, where he was CEO until he left in 2021, and Chairman of the Board from 2018. Between 2009 and 2013 he held the posts of General Manager and Chairman of the Board at French R&D company Nutrionix.
Jean-Luc Treillou is co-founder of TreeFrog Therapeutics, whose proprietory C-Stem technology mass-produces high-quality pluripotent stem cells in a 3D environment. Since January 2019, he has also acted as an advisor and member of the strategic committee of IT security company Eshard. Prior to co-founding TreeFrog, Treillou founded YSOPIA Bioscience in 2011, where he was CEO until he left in 2021, and Chairman of the Board from 2018. Between 2009 and 2013 he held the posts of General Manager and Chairman of the Board at French R&D company Nutrionix.
Scottish Enterprise, a public arm of the Scottish Government, facilitates investments and economic growth of businesses in the eastern, central, and southern areas of Scotland. Led by Chairman Bob Keiller, Scottish Enterprise fulfills the objectives of the Scottish Government. It employs 1,100 staff across 14 offices in the UK and 33 overseas.Founded in 1975 as the Scottish Development Agency (SDA), it changed into Scottish Enterprise in 1991. Its operative structure was initially formed by Local Enterprise Companies (LECs) with boards led by local entrepreneurs. Since 2000, former limited companies have become wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Scottish Enterprise.Based on its performance report for 2017–2018, Scottish Enterprise has helped portfolio companies with £315m in R&D funds and secured capital investment of £215m.
Scottish Enterprise, a public arm of the Scottish Government, facilitates investments and economic growth of businesses in the eastern, central, and southern areas of Scotland. Led by Chairman Bob Keiller, Scottish Enterprise fulfills the objectives of the Scottish Government. It employs 1,100 staff across 14 offices in the UK and 33 overseas.Founded in 1975 as the Scottish Development Agency (SDA), it changed into Scottish Enterprise in 1991. Its operative structure was initially formed by Local Enterprise Companies (LECs) with boards led by local entrepreneurs. Since 2000, former limited companies have become wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Scottish Enterprise.Based on its performance report for 2017–2018, Scottish Enterprise has helped portfolio companies with £315m in R&D funds and secured capital investment of £215m.
Crowdcube Capital Ltd is an equity crowdfunding platform established by Darren Westlake and Luke Lang in 2011. The company is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. Over the past decade, Crowdcube’s 1.1m users have invested over £1bn. The company became profitable in the second half of 2020. In June 2021, CEO Westlake announced the upcoming launch of secondary marketplace Cubex, dubbed the community IPO. Crowdcube started out as an early-stage crowdfunding platform like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The platform earns commissions from successful fundraising campaigns. Investors of the funded companies can also buy and sell shares through the platform. In 2018, Crowdcube introduced a new investor fee at 1.5% of the total investment, capped at £250.
Crowdcube Capital Ltd is an equity crowdfunding platform established by Darren Westlake and Luke Lang in 2011. The company is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. Over the past decade, Crowdcube’s 1.1m users have invested over £1bn. The company became profitable in the second half of 2020. In June 2021, CEO Westlake announced the upcoming launch of secondary marketplace Cubex, dubbed the community IPO. Crowdcube started out as an early-stage crowdfunding platform like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The platform earns commissions from successful fundraising campaigns. Investors of the funded companies can also buy and sell shares through the platform. In 2018, Crowdcube introduced a new investor fee at 1.5% of the total investment, capped at £250.
Tipped for unicorn status, BeON Energy is making solar power accessible to the masses
BeON Energy plans to raise the energy sector's largest Series A investment round in 2020
Glovo’s 2018 rollercoaster ride
The year saw the delivery giant dealing with labor unions, diversification and international expansion
Tiger Brokers, a Chinese online brokerage for trading foreign stocks, announces US IPO
The Jim Rogers-backed fintech startup wants to raise US$150 million as it sees growing demand from younger Chinese investors
Xuebacoming: Promising edtech had compliance issues from day one
Other hefty mistakes also contributed to Xuebacoming's demise – proof that investor and media support, and a booming market, won't guarantee success
Once the darling of investors, unmanned shelf startups are going through a hard time in China
Startups are being forced to transform their business models to survive
SWORD Health: Reinventing the wheel for physiotherapy
AI-powered healthcare tech brings relief to overworked and understaffed physiotherapy providers
Renewable energy crowdfunding platform Fundeen eyes 2019 profit amid sector boom
The young Spanish startup is eyeing projects worth €220 million by 2023, while cutting CO2 emissions equivalent to 1.3 million Madrid-New York flights
Event ticketing veterans create Tracer to fight touts, improve market transparency and fairness
Tracer is the first to combine dynamic QR codes and blockchain to challenge ticketing's $12bn secondary sales market
Dai Wei and his Ofo: Fighting till the last act?
How the college student who founded a global bike-sharing sensation also led it to the verge of bankruptcy through a string of mistakes
This startup aims to be the DocuSign of China
Having captured a third of a largely untapped domestic e-contracting market, Shangshangqian looks to gain a greater foothold at home and abroad
Rainier: Decade-long dedication to VR research bears fruit in edtech market
Beijing-based Rainier is using VR technology to improve safety in lab experiments at universities and high schools, even primary schools
Chic by Choice: From Forbes' 30 Under 30 to insolvency
Lack of cashflow was the main reason for the demise of Chic by Choice, Europe's leading luxury dress rental e-store
Xiaoe Tech: Capitalizing on China’s pay-for-knowledge fever
In just two years, this startup has helped its clients sell RMB 2.2 billion worth of knowledge-based content online
Ruangguru cracks business model as it reaches 13 million student users
Holding pole position as Indonesia's popular tutoring services app, Ruangguru is revving up to expand into the lucrative corporate training sector
Spain's gig and sharing economy startups flourish, despite barrage of restrictions
Startups like Glovo and Spotahome topped fundings raised in 2018 despite local regulatory risks, as Spanish tech firms conquer overseas markets
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