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Co-founder of Reworld
Yao Guangshi is a well-known game distributor and angel investor in the gaming industry. Born in 1972, he graduated from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in 1992. He studied for an EMBA in Renmin University of China from 2011 to 2013. In 1995, he joined the edible oil manufacturer Luhua Group, where he was in charge of import and export management. He founded Jinshi Software in 1997. In 2003, he became the exclusive distributor of many prominent gaming companies like Tencent and Shengqu Games in Shandong province. In 2008, he founded Xinhe Technology as an exclusive distributor for top games including Genghis Khan and Shumen. He invested in the online game developer Locojoy in 2011 and joined the company in 2013. In 2018, he co-founded Beijing Code View Technology, which launched Reworld in 2019.
Yao Guangshi is a well-known game distributor and angel investor in the gaming industry. Born in 1972, he graduated from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in 1992. He studied for an EMBA in Renmin University of China from 2011 to 2013. In 1995, he joined the edible oil manufacturer Luhua Group, where he was in charge of import and export management. He founded Jinshi Software in 1997. In 2003, he became the exclusive distributor of many prominent gaming companies like Tencent and Shengqu Games in Shandong province. In 2008, he founded Xinhe Technology as an exclusive distributor for top games including Genghis Khan and Shumen. He invested in the online game developer Locojoy in 2011 and joined the company in 2013. In 2018, he co-founded Beijing Code View Technology, which launched Reworld in 2019.
Greycroft is a New York-based VC, established in 2006, that currently has 113 companies in its portfolio. It has interests in multiple sectors but a preference for A.I. and Big Data technologies underpinning them. It has managed 35 exits to date including Farfetch and Huffington Post. Its recent investments include in the US$60m Series C financing round of multilingual AI-driven translation platform Unbabel and in the US$22m Series A round of Kheiron, a breast cancer-detecting health tech.
Greycroft is a New York-based VC, established in 2006, that currently has 113 companies in its portfolio. It has interests in multiple sectors but a preference for A.I. and Big Data technologies underpinning them. It has managed 35 exits to date including Farfetch and Huffington Post. Its recent investments include in the US$60m Series C financing round of multilingual AI-driven translation platform Unbabel and in the US$22m Series A round of Kheiron, a breast cancer-detecting health tech.
Co-founder and Advisor of Shotl
Igor Martret dedicated 15 years of his life to professional sports. The former athlete, from the University of Barcelona, is passionate about ultra trails, marathons and triathlons. The sports performance advocate also worked for five years as club manager at Virgin Health and Holmes Place.In 2006, he joined the family business as COO of Drivania Chauffeurs that was started by his brothers in 2001. Today, he's co-owner and CEO of Drivania International, the family-run chauffeur services enterprise that has grown to become a leading chauffeur company in Europe. In 2016, the Martrets established on-demand shuttle services company Shotl.
Igor Martret dedicated 15 years of his life to professional sports. The former athlete, from the University of Barcelona, is passionate about ultra trails, marathons and triathlons. The sports performance advocate also worked for five years as club manager at Virgin Health and Holmes Place.In 2006, he joined the family business as COO of Drivania Chauffeurs that was started by his brothers in 2001. Today, he's co-owner and CEO of Drivania International, the family-run chauffeur services enterprise that has grown to become a leading chauffeur company in Europe. In 2016, the Martrets established on-demand shuttle services company Shotl.
Verizon Ventures is the venture capital arm of Verizon Communications, the US's largest wireless provider, established in 2000. It invests from Series A to IPO. Verizon Ventures has made more than 100 investments to date and managed 20 exits, including healthcare diagnostics company NantHealth and P2P video content service Streamroot. Recent investments include holographic lighting technology company Light Field Lab's US$28m Series A round and AI-powered mass transportation technology company Optibus's US$40m Series B round.
Verizon Ventures is the venture capital arm of Verizon Communications, the US's largest wireless provider, established in 2000. It invests from Series A to IPO. Verizon Ventures has made more than 100 investments to date and managed 20 exits, including healthcare diagnostics company NantHealth and P2P video content service Streamroot. Recent investments include holographic lighting technology company Light Field Lab's US$28m Series A round and AI-powered mass transportation technology company Optibus's US$40m Series B round.
Established in 2007, Hongkun Yirun Investment is an investment management firm under Hongkun Group. It has invested in over 50 enterprises, more than 10 of which have been listed. Assets under management have exceeded RMB 10 billion. Hongkun Yirun Investment targets emerging industries and focuses on asset management, private equity investment, M&A and internet finance.
Established in 2007, Hongkun Yirun Investment is an investment management firm under Hongkun Group. It has invested in over 50 enterprises, more than 10 of which have been listed. Assets under management have exceeded RMB 10 billion. Hongkun Yirun Investment targets emerging industries and focuses on asset management, private equity investment, M&A and internet finance.
Founded in 2007 by Soichiro Swimmy Minami, BizReach is a Tokyo-based recruitment firm that operates a full service headhunting and talent search platform. Its hallmark feature is an AI-powered software for shortlisting job applicants. Outside of Japan, the company also has a presence in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. BizReach raised funding through a Series A round in 2016.
Founded in 2007 by Soichiro Swimmy Minami, BizReach is a Tokyo-based recruitment firm that operates a full service headhunting and talent search platform. Its hallmark feature is an AI-powered software for shortlisting job applicants. Outside of Japan, the company also has a presence in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. BizReach raised funding through a Series A round in 2016.
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian Province, Meitu is a public company traded at HK Stock Exchange.Its products include photo-editing and sharing software Meitu Xiuxiu(MeituPic), short video app Meipai, apps focusing on oversea users AirBrush and BeautyPlus, etc. (https://corp.meitu.com/news/news/110.html) It reported having a MAU of 3320 million adding up all its apps in 2018. (https://wallstreetcn.com/articles/3497467)It used to have a smartphone line but has announced to shut down the line. Meitu let Xiaomi handle its development and sale and it got a commission.
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian Province, Meitu is a public company traded at HK Stock Exchange.Its products include photo-editing and sharing software Meitu Xiuxiu(MeituPic), short video app Meipai, apps focusing on oversea users AirBrush and BeautyPlus, etc. (https://corp.meitu.com/news/news/110.html) It reported having a MAU of 3320 million adding up all its apps in 2018. (https://wallstreetcn.com/articles/3497467)It used to have a smartphone line but has announced to shut down the line. Meitu let Xiaomi handle its development and sale and it got a commission.
Established in 2003, Indonusa Dwitama is a holding company that manages and develops a range of investment portfolios in Indonesia, including mining, financial services and information technology. In the mining industry, it has a portfolio of andesite and bauxite mines, and it also invested in an oil and gas mining company. As a tech investor, it is a relatively early investor in Tokopedia when it joined in 2016. It has also invested in VOSPAY, a digital payment intermediary, and cross-border money transfer company Wallex.
Established in 2003, Indonusa Dwitama is a holding company that manages and develops a range of investment portfolios in Indonesia, including mining, financial services and information technology. In the mining industry, it has a portfolio of andesite and bauxite mines, and it also invested in an oil and gas mining company. As a tech investor, it is a relatively early investor in Tokopedia when it joined in 2016. It has also invested in VOSPAY, a digital payment intermediary, and cross-border money transfer company Wallex.
New York-based VC firm Union Square Ventures (USV) was established in 2004 and has invested in more than 100 companies to date. It manages US$1.7bn in assets across nine funds. The most recent, totaling US$450m in commitments, was launched in 2019. USV invests across multiple sectors and all stages of investment. Its specific interest, however, is in businesses derived from academic theses. USV is a prolific investor: recent investments include blockchain-based gaming company Dapper Labs' US$11m Series A round and B2B loan marketplace C2FO's US$200m Series G round.
New York-based VC firm Union Square Ventures (USV) was established in 2004 and has invested in more than 100 companies to date. It manages US$1.7bn in assets across nine funds. The most recent, totaling US$450m in commitments, was launched in 2019. USV invests across multiple sectors and all stages of investment. Its specific interest, however, is in businesses derived from academic theses. USV is a prolific investor: recent investments include blockchain-based gaming company Dapper Labs' US$11m Series A round and B2B loan marketplace C2FO's US$200m Series G round.
JJ VC is a joint initiative by JJ.cn and a group of investors specialized in TMT investment. JJ.cn is a leading developer and operator in online board and card games.
JJ VC is a joint initiative by JJ.cn and a group of investors specialized in TMT investment. JJ.cn is a leading developer and operator in online board and card games.
LionRock Capital is a family investment office based in Singapore. LionRock Capital adopt a fundamental, bottom-up research process to invest in long duration investment themes with a focus on growing markets in Asia.
LionRock Capital is a family investment office based in Singapore. LionRock Capital adopt a fundamental, bottom-up research process to invest in long duration investment themes with a focus on growing markets in Asia.
Reducing platform weight by 80%, X1Wind makes floating offshore wind turbines (with greater power potential and efficiency than land turbines) easier to install, economically feasible.
Reducing platform weight by 80%, X1Wind makes floating offshore wind turbines (with greater power potential and efficiency than land turbines) easier to install, economically feasible.
A veteran businessman, Diono Nurjadin is the president and CEO of Cardig Aero Services that is also a logistics partner of Kargo.co.id. He worked for Peregrine Securities in Singapore before returning to Indonesia in 1994. He was also the chairman of the now-defunct Mandala Airlines. Diono is a member of ANGIN, a network of Indonesian angel investors.
A veteran businessman, Diono Nurjadin is the president and CEO of Cardig Aero Services that is also a logistics partner of Kargo.co.id. He worked for Peregrine Securities in Singapore before returning to Indonesia in 1994. He was also the chairman of the now-defunct Mandala Airlines. Diono is a member of ANGIN, a network of Indonesian angel investors.
Founded in 2004, Zurich-based Alpha Associates is a spin-off from Swiss Life Private Equity Partners. The independent fund manager and advisor specializes in private equity, private debt and infrastructure investments, offering investment services to institutional and private wealth clients.Besides offering a range of private market funds of funds, Alpha also manages Private Equity Holding Ltd with a diversified portfolio of investments in six public-listed companies. Recent direct co-investments include participation in the $54m Series B round of Austrian marketplace Refurbed in August 2021.
Founded in 2004, Zurich-based Alpha Associates is a spin-off from Swiss Life Private Equity Partners. The independent fund manager and advisor specializes in private equity, private debt and infrastructure investments, offering investment services to institutional and private wealth clients.Besides offering a range of private market funds of funds, Alpha also manages Private Equity Holding Ltd with a diversified portfolio of investments in six public-listed companies. Recent direct co-investments include participation in the $54m Series B round of Austrian marketplace Refurbed in August 2021.
Founded in 2012 in San Francisco, Joyance invests in the “vectors of happiness” that it classifies as areas of science, including genetics and bioscience, the microbiome, neuroscience, virtual and augmented reality, and foodtech. It also invests in the area of social networking. Its investments are made through its management company, Ataraxia, and many have a European focus. It currently has 115 companies in its portfolio, with recent investments including in the August 2021 $3.6m seed round of Polish bionic limb manufacturer and in the July 2021 $8m Series A round of Israeli sports injury AI platform Zone7.
Founded in 2012 in San Francisco, Joyance invests in the “vectors of happiness” that it classifies as areas of science, including genetics and bioscience, the microbiome, neuroscience, virtual and augmented reality, and foodtech. It also invests in the area of social networking. Its investments are made through its management company, Ataraxia, and many have a European focus. It currently has 115 companies in its portfolio, with recent investments including in the August 2021 $3.6m seed round of Polish bionic limb manufacturer and in the July 2021 $8m Series A round of Israeli sports injury AI platform Zone7.
DGene : Star Wars-inspired 3D holograms made affordable for businesses
DGene's mobile-based VR/AR solution using integrated light field cuts the need for 3D modeling, useful for many sectors from retail marketing to conference calls
UBTECH: CES robotics star wants to bring humanoid robots to every family
UBTECH’s next-generation bipedal robot recently made an impressive global debut, and the startup’s founder has once again become the focus of attention
Enoc Armengol: The design and e-commerce 3.0 star inspired by Inspector Gadget
Also a serial entrepreneur, the Spaniard has created a trail of celebrated design products and startups from Singapore to Barcelona
Future Food Asia 2021 announces finalists for $100,000 prize
Ten startups from agrifood tech and cleantech sectors will pitch during the five-day conference, are also eligible for two more prizes from sponsors Cargill and Thai Wah
Digital Union: Fighting fake users in China's mobile app industry
The Beijing-based cybersecurity startup is helping developers spot fake app downloads, so their ad money don’t go to waste
Future Food Asia 2021: Two winners take home $100,000 each
Agrifood startups, corporations and investors urged to collaborate and take action, tackling challenges in nutrition and climate change
Quant Group makes personal loans safer, easier in China
Using big data and AI, Chinese fintech startup Quant Group simplifies and accelerates loan processing, and assures monetary security for financial institutions
Oceanium: Supporting sustainable seaweed farming
Scottish startup Oceanium has developed a proprietary biorefinery and processing model to create seaweed-based compostable materials, alt-protein ingredients and nutraceuticals for use across industry verticals
Plant-based eggs (Part II): The foodtech startups to watch
Here’s a shortlist of the foodtech startups to watch in the global vegan egg market
For your X-ray records, just check the cloud
A Chinese startup has built a digital medical image library on the cloud, bringing ease and cost savings to patients, doctors and hospitals countrywide
HighPitch: E-grocery marketplace Pasar20 and healthcare edtech Appskep top the Medan chapter
Representing Sumatra’s startup ecosystem in the national finals later in November, Pasar20 and Appskep have ambitious expansion plans in store
BukuWarung: Accounting-payments app targets Indonesia's 60m MSMEs
BukuWarung’s easy-to-use 6MB app designed for lower-end smartphones gets boost from Covid-19-accelerated digitalization
Meatable joins Royal DSM to create growth media specific for cell-based meat tech
The R&D between the biotech startup and fellow Dutch nutrition conglomerate could help scale and drive the commercial viability of lab-grown meat
Inspired by rowdy teenagers: the Musical.ly story
Now better known as TikTok, the original Musical.ly was the only Chinese social app to have cracked the Western market – before it got snapped up by Bytedance and joined its stable of short video apps
Using Reworld’s very own interactive physics engine, even rookie developers can turn their creative ideas into 3D games within two days
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