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Co-founder and CEO of Liulishuo
A former product manager at Google HQ and director of product at AdChina, Wang Yi was an electrical engineering major at Tsinghua University, and holds a PhD in computer science from Princeton University.
A former product manager at Google HQ and director of product at AdChina, Wang Yi was an electrical engineering major at Tsinghua University, and holds a PhD in computer science from Princeton University.
Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Liulishuo
Former Google research scientist, focusing on speech and natural language processing. Lin Hui graduated from Tsinghua University, after which he obtained his PhD from the University of Washington.
Former Google research scientist, focusing on speech and natural language processing. Lin Hui graduated from Tsinghua University, after which he obtained his PhD from the University of Washington.
Co-founder and CEO of Kostoom
Putry Yuliastutik got the idea to start Kostoom after watching her mother struggling to make ends meet, as a skilled seamstress working from home. She left Bigalia to set up Kostoom to help other homeworkers like her mother. Bigalia was a heavy equipment supply business that was established by Putry and her husband Indra Rukasyah in 2015. Putry graduated in Mathematics at the University of Indonesia in 2011, while working as a graphic designer at a creative digital startup iP Logo Design. She was also a co-founder and branding consultant at iP Logo in Jakarta until December 2013.
Putry Yuliastutik got the idea to start Kostoom after watching her mother struggling to make ends meet, as a skilled seamstress working from home. She left Bigalia to set up Kostoom to help other homeworkers like her mother. Bigalia was a heavy equipment supply business that was established by Putry and her husband Indra Rukasyah in 2015. Putry graduated in Mathematics at the University of Indonesia in 2011, while working as a graphic designer at a creative digital startup iP Logo Design. She was also a co-founder and branding consultant at iP Logo in Jakarta until December 2013.
Co-founder and CEO of Kudo
Albert Lucius has worked in three Fortune 100 companies. After earning a master’s and a bachelor’s in Computer Science in the US, he started working as an analyst at Goldman Sachs from 2008 to 2010.He became a product engineer at Apple Inc for two years, before going home to work for the Boston Consulting Group in Jakarta in 2013. He also acquired two MBAs from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley and the London Business School. In 2014, he decided to establish PT Kudo Teknologi Indonesia with fellow UC Berkeley alumnus Agung Nugroho.
Albert Lucius has worked in three Fortune 100 companies. After earning a master’s and a bachelor’s in Computer Science in the US, he started working as an analyst at Goldman Sachs from 2008 to 2010.He became a product engineer at Apple Inc for two years, before going home to work for the Boston Consulting Group in Jakarta in 2013. He also acquired two MBAs from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley and the London Business School. In 2014, he decided to establish PT Kudo Teknologi Indonesia with fellow UC Berkeley alumnus Agung Nugroho.
Founder and CEO of Wendy's Choice
Former editor-in-chief at Trends Media Group (publisher of Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Trends Home in China), where she was the publisher and editor-in-chief of “Good Housekeeper” and “Good Housekeeping” for eight years. Wen Jie graduated from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and Kent State University (media studies), USA.
Former editor-in-chief at Trends Media Group (publisher of Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Trends Home in China), where she was the publisher and editor-in-chief of “Good Housekeeper” and “Good Housekeeping” for eight years. Wen Jie graduated from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and Kent State University (media studies), USA.
Co-founder and CEO of Unbabel
Unbabel's Co-founder and CEO Vasco Pedro is a language technology expert and serial entrepreneur and holds a bachelor’s degree in Language and Knowledge Engineering from the University of Lisbon, and a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Language Technologies from Carnegie Mellon University. While at Carnegie Mellon, he interned at Siemens Medical Solutions and Google. Before co-founding Unbabel, he had co-founded adtechs Bueda and Dezine. He is also a Mentor and Associate at Beta-i startup promotion association in Lisbon.
Unbabel's Co-founder and CEO Vasco Pedro is a language technology expert and serial entrepreneur and holds a bachelor’s degree in Language and Knowledge Engineering from the University of Lisbon, and a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Language Technologies from Carnegie Mellon University. While at Carnegie Mellon, he interned at Siemens Medical Solutions and Google. Before co-founding Unbabel, he had co-founded adtechs Bueda and Dezine. He is also a Mentor and Associate at Beta-i startup promotion association in Lisbon.
Founder of Jimaisong
A former VP at Nasdaq-listed eFuture, a supplier of software and services to China’s retail and consumer goods industries, Zhao Tingchao has a PhD and a bachelor’s degree from Chongqing University. He had two years of experience in O2O commerce before founding Jimaisong; and was also founder and Chief Editor of Electronics World Magazine (writing on e-commerce).
A former VP at Nasdaq-listed eFuture, a supplier of software and services to China’s retail and consumer goods industries, Zhao Tingchao has a PhD and a bachelor’s degree from Chongqing University. He had two years of experience in O2O commerce before founding Jimaisong; and was also founder and Chief Editor of Electronics World Magazine (writing on e-commerce).
CEO and Co-founder of Meicai
A farmer's son who became an astronomer, Liu Chuanjun is also a serial entrepreneur. After his first startup (selling high-end organic food) failed after six months, Liu founded group-buying site Wowo (aka 55tuan), now Nasdaq-listed, which he sold it in 2011, to refocus on farm products. Liu majored in astronomy and holds a master’s from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where his research areas included spaceflights of Chinese space program Shenzhou 6 and 7. He was born in 1982 in Shandong and goes home every year to help work the land.
A farmer's son who became an astronomer, Liu Chuanjun is also a serial entrepreneur. After his first startup (selling high-end organic food) failed after six months, Liu founded group-buying site Wowo (aka 55tuan), now Nasdaq-listed, which he sold it in 2011, to refocus on farm products. Liu majored in astronomy and holds a master’s from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where his research areas included spaceflights of Chinese space program Shenzhou 6 and 7. He was born in 1982 in Shandong and goes home every year to help work the land.
CTO and Co-founder of Meicai
A teenage prodigy who was admitted to the University of Science and Technology of China at aged 14, graduating at aged 18, Xu Xueyin built his career at leading tech names before co-founding Meicai. He held IT development jobs at eBay and Baidu, and in July 2010, joined ex-Googler Lee Kai-fu’s incubator Innovation Works as program founder and CTO.
A teenage prodigy who was admitted to the University of Science and Technology of China at aged 14, graduating at aged 18, Xu Xueyin built his career at leading tech names before co-founding Meicai. He held IT development jobs at eBay and Baidu, and in July 2010, joined ex-Googler Lee Kai-fu’s incubator Innovation Works as program founder and CTO.
Co-founder and Editor in Chief of Kumparan
Arifin Asydhad, a graduate from the University of Padjajaran, is a self-professed workaholic. Hailing from Bogor, Arifin is known to often work until 9 pm as a journalist. As the former director and editor in chief of Detikcom for almost 17 years, he has accompanied Indonesian government officials on visits to China and Brazil. However, Arifin left Detikcom in September 2016 to help ex-Detikcom seniors and colleagues to establish Kumparan in November.
Arifin Asydhad, a graduate from the University of Padjajaran, is a self-professed workaholic. Hailing from Bogor, Arifin is known to often work until 9 pm as a journalist. As the former director and editor in chief of Detikcom for almost 17 years, he has accompanied Indonesian government officials on visits to China and Brazil. However, Arifin left Detikcom in September 2016 to help ex-Detikcom seniors and colleagues to establish Kumparan in November.
Co-founder and Chief Production Officer of BlackGarlic
Olivia Wongso is a serial restaurateur and chef. As the daughter of celebrity chef William Wongso, she was exposed to the culinary arts at a young age. Armed with a mass communication degree from Curtin University, she worked in public relations in 2002 at her father’s company William Gourmet Catering. She went on to manage various restaurants and conducted cooking courses prior to joining BlackGarlic in 2015. Olivia is also a member of the International Wine Society.
Olivia Wongso is a serial restaurateur and chef. As the daughter of celebrity chef William Wongso, she was exposed to the culinary arts at a young age. Armed with a mass communication degree from Curtin University, she worked in public relations in 2002 at her father’s company William Gourmet Catering. She went on to manage various restaurants and conducted cooking courses prior to joining BlackGarlic in 2015. Olivia is also a member of the International Wine Society.
Co-founder and CTO of Prodsmart
Samuel Martins is an experienced software developer and founder of motorbike dealership LxMotos. He was a systems administrator at his alma mater Superior Technical Institute in Lisbon before joining IT consulting firm Crazydog in 2008 as a systems administrator and developer.In 2012, Martins and Crazydog founder Gonçalo Fortes began creating AI-powered software to improve the efficiency and productivity of local factories. In 2014, Fortes and Martins decided to team up as co-founders of Prodsmart to focus on providing IoT solutions to help SME firms to transform into digital manufacturers.
Samuel Martins is an experienced software developer and founder of motorbike dealership LxMotos. He was a systems administrator at his alma mater Superior Technical Institute in Lisbon before joining IT consulting firm Crazydog in 2008 as a systems administrator and developer.In 2012, Martins and Crazydog founder Gonçalo Fortes began creating AI-powered software to improve the efficiency and productivity of local factories. In 2014, Fortes and Martins decided to team up as co-founders of Prodsmart to focus on providing IoT solutions to help SME firms to transform into digital manufacturers.
Co-founder of Astronaut Technologies
Hailing from India, Sunil Rao left Google after six years in August 2014 to join an MBA program at NUS Business School. He also co-founded digital recruitment platform Astronaut Technologies in Singapore in August 2015 but exited after seven months to work at Microsoft as a Global Program Manager for Business Operations.
Hailing from India, Sunil Rao left Google after six years in August 2014 to join an MBA program at NUS Business School. He also co-founded digital recruitment platform Astronaut Technologies in Singapore in August 2015 but exited after seven months to work at Microsoft as a Global Program Manager for Business Operations.
Founder and CEO of Prelo
Fransiska Hadiwidjana is a young technopreneur and coder. The graduate in Informatics Engineering is a co-founder of AugMI Labs in USA that won the Thomson Reuters Data Prize at the MIT US$100K Entrepreneurship Competition in 2013. Fransiska had also worked as an IT intern at Microsoft and the Office of the President of Indonesia. She also participated at a Silicon Valley think tank at the Singularity University before graduating from the Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2012. She went on to establish Prelo, an online marketplace for secondhand goods in 2015.
Fransiska Hadiwidjana is a young technopreneur and coder. The graduate in Informatics Engineering is a co-founder of AugMI Labs in USA that won the Thomson Reuters Data Prize at the MIT US$100K Entrepreneurship Competition in 2013. Fransiska had also worked as an IT intern at Microsoft and the Office of the President of Indonesia. She also participated at a Silicon Valley think tank at the Singularity University before graduating from the Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2012. She went on to establish Prelo, an online marketplace for secondhand goods in 2015.
Founder and CEO of Hole19
Marketing specialist Anthony Douglas have held various positions at BMW, Sony Electronics, Tim w.e. Mexico, Zuvinova and ActualSales. In 2011, he left his work as Business Manager for iPhone Applications at ActualSales to start his golfing startup, Hole19. Douglas has a Portuguese mother and an American father.
Marketing specialist Anthony Douglas have held various positions at BMW, Sony Electronics, Tim w.e. Mexico, Zuvinova and ActualSales. In 2011, he left his work as Business Manager for iPhone Applications at ActualSales to start his golfing startup, Hole19. Douglas has a Portuguese mother and an American father.
Meituan, the “Amazon for local services”
Now worth over US$50 billion, the company has always focused on one end-goal: help consumers eat better, live better
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
Supermarkets can now go cashierless too, with Mars Rabbit's scan & go app
Chinese startup gives traditional retailers the tech ammunition and chance to beat Amazon and Alibaba at their own game
Meituan-Dianping’s Wang Xing: From struggling copycat to IPO billionaire
As the internet startup sets to list in Hong Kong this week, we take a look back at the journey of its founder Wang Xing, once dubbed “the unluckiest serial entrepreneur”
eShop Ventures: A costly spending spree to create the Spanish Amazon
Behind the downfall of one of Spain's most promising startups
Animal AgTech Innovation Summit 2021: Experts discuss post-pandemic priorities
The pandemic not only put digital tech in everyone’s hands, it also forced thinking about collecting meaningful data and moving it on-demand to both producers and decision makers
Alpha JWC Ventures bets on Indonesian fintech, analytics startups for big impact
A commitment to mentoring and supporting its portfolio companies also lies at the core of its business
360imprimir: “We want to be the Amazon of corporate products and marketing services”
Online printing services platform 360imprimir recently raised €18m, one of Portugal's biggest funding rounds, for its global expansion
Buy Yourself GO: Relieving the pressure in high-demand retail
Buy Yourself's patented self-checkout technology specifically targets peak sales periods for bricks-and-mortars and requires no prior download of software
Dorabot's aim for warehousing: No humans allowed
With a combination of AI, global partnerships and speed, Dorabot is leaping into the future
CoolFarm: Why did Microsoft Portugal's Startup of the Year go bust?
The indoor-gardening tech startup went from winning awards to closing down with debts of close to €1m four years after its founding
Medigo, a long-awaited solution for Indonesia healthcare to go digital
Winning seed funding from Venturra Capital, Medigo seeks to help Indonesian hospitals make the transition into digital administration. We spoke to co-founders Harya Bimo and Faizal Rahman to find out more
South Summit wants to go global, as it launches Brazilian chapter
CEO Marta del Castillo on South Summit’s LatAm, Asia expansion plans; its net-zero pledge; her new role as co-head to further drive growth and more
Didimo: Creator of "digital humans" secures €6.2m in seed funding
Portuguese startup Didimo aims to humanize online interactions with its disruptive 3D technology
Spanish AI startups unleash the power of virtual assistants
More Spanish deep technology firms are shifting the paradigms in human-machine interactions, overhauling customer experience
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