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Steve Christian is the co-founder of Indonesian entertainment website KapanLagi.com. Launched in 2003 with a five-member team, KapanLagi.com has grown to an over 500-employee company and merged with Fimela Network in 2014 to create the Kapan Lagi Network (KLN). KLN has a monthly readership of 40 million.

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based VC set up in 2005 that currently has more than $3bn of assets under management. It invests across the tech, aerospace and biotechnology sectors and has been an early backer of some of the most impactful tech companies including Airbnb, Facebook, and SpaceX. It has a key interest in solving major problems such as the opioid crisis in the US.Its recent investments include in the June 2021 $85m Series C round of Portuguese home physiotherapy tech solution SWORD Health, the world’s fastest-growing musculoskeletal solution, and in the July 2021 $80m Series C round of residential real estate platform Sundae. The company has managed over 80 exits including Facebook and Spotify and has made over 500 investments, leading approximately one-third of these. 

Artav is the major distributor for XL Axiata, one of Indonesia’s biggest mobile network operators. Founded in 2011, Artav distributes mobile phone products including prepaid/postpaid cards and vouchers through physical retail and electronic channels. Artav is the majority shareholder of Kioson, with a 53% stake in the O2O fintech. One of Artav’s commissioners is Viperi Limiardi who is also a co-founder of Kioson.

Mari Elka Pangestu is the first female Chinese Indonesian to hold a cabinet position. She was the Minister of Trade from 2004 to 2011 and the Minister of Tourism from 2011 to 2014. She holds a doctorate in Economics from the University of California, USA. Returning to academia at the University of Indonesia, the professor is also part of the Indonesian network of angel investors ANGIN.

Andy Zain is a veteran businessman, executive and angel investor. The Monash University graduate worked in management roles in various Indonesian tech companies and also co-founded companies like Elastisitas and Numedia Global. He is well-known as a founding partner and managing director at VC Kejora Ventures. Andy is also part of ANGIN, the Indonesian network of angel investors that collaborates with Grupara Ventures.

Song founded Kidsmile, a child photography studio, in 2002. The company grew from one person with one shop to over 50 shops and 1 million registered members. He also founded Moments in 2014, an on-demand photography services platform, which received US$20 million in its Series A funding round in 2015. Song participated in Kuaipeilian's seed funding round.

Zhongli Hecai Fund was set up by the Finance Bureau of Heping District of Shenyang City on behalf of the Heping District Government in April 2018. With a total asset of RMB 2 billion, the fund is operated by Hecai (Liaoning) Fund Management Company, a joint venture established by the Finance Bureau of Heping District and Tianjin Everbright Securities Sino-Briller Investment Management.

Sierra Ventures is an American, private-owned venture capital firm founded in 1982. The company now manages a $1.5bn fund with a focus on domestic consumer solutions and advanced technology. It has helped more than 200 companies around the globe to grow, having raised more than $1.9bn in capital. Since 2006, it has been actively investing in India and China. 

With New Hope Group, one of China’s biggest agriculture and food businesses, as its cornerstone investor, HosenCare Brothers had operated as a PE arm within the group for nearly a decade. In 2017, it began to operate under its current name. It currently manages assets worth more than RMB 3bn, and mainly invests in sectors of medtech, healthcare, biotechnology and smart manufacturing. 

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is an international NGO operating across over 100 countries with projects initially focused on the protection of endangered species, which later expanded into other areas like the preservation of biological diversity, protection of natural resources, and the mitigation of climate change. It is considered the world's largest conservation organization, working with a network of different NGOs, governments, scientists, companies, local communities, investment banks, fishermen and farmers. The WWF was founded in 1961 and 55% of its funding comes from individuals and bequests, 19% from government sources, and 8% from corporations. With more than $1bn in investment capital, WWF has supported more than 12,000 conservation initiatives with over 5m supporters worldwide. The institution has been often criticized for not campaigning objectively because of its strong ties with multinational corporations such as Coca-Cola, Lafarge, and IKEA. In 2019 the institution reported 4% of its total operating revenue coming from corporations. 

Established in 2011, Ideosource is a venture capital firm specializing in early- to late-stage investments in Indonesia.  

Koubei.com is a local services platform founded by the Alibaba Group and Ant Financial Services Group.

Shenzhen QHFZ Capital Management Co., Ltd. was established in August 2014, with a registered capital of RMB 10 million.

Developed by ex-UN experts, Everimpact provides real-time GHG data using satellites, sensors and IoT to help cities and companies manage and monetize emissions reduction.  

Domínguez has been CFO at Fundeen since June 2018 and senior manager of Globant Ventures since September. He holds a degree in IT Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), a Doctorate in Financial Economics from the Autonomous University of Madrid and an EMBA from IE Business School. He began his career as a financial consultant and project director in Cuenca's public administration, later assuming other managerial posts and working in IT at department store chain El Corte Inglés. From 2015 to 2018, he specialized in risk management at PwC Spain and Accenture.

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