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CEO and co-founder of TurtleTree Labs
Cheese connoisseur, Lin Fengru, was unable to find milk that allowed her to make high-quality cheese. During her search around dairy farms in Asia, she realized that the poor quality of the milk was due to animal hygiene issues and the use of antibiotics and hormones on cows. The lack of quality dairy milk options inspired her to co-found TurtleTree Labs in January 2019 to create milk using stem cells.Lin graduated in information systems management and marketing in 2011 at Singapore Management University (SMU). In 2011, she joined Collis Asia as an account manager and left in 2014 to work at Salesforce in sales and business development. She joined Google Singapore in 2018 and worked as a territory account manager for Google Cloud Platform until June 2019. In 2020, she completed an MIT course in the science and business of biotechnology.
Cheese connoisseur, Lin Fengru, was unable to find milk that allowed her to make high-quality cheese. During her search around dairy farms in Asia, she realized that the poor quality of the milk was due to animal hygiene issues and the use of antibiotics and hormones on cows. The lack of quality dairy milk options inspired her to co-found TurtleTree Labs in January 2019 to create milk using stem cells.Lin graduated in information systems management and marketing in 2011 at Singapore Management University (SMU). In 2011, she joined Collis Asia as an account manager and left in 2014 to work at Salesforce in sales and business development. She joined Google Singapore in 2018 and worked as a territory account manager for Google Cloud Platform until June 2019. In 2020, she completed an MIT course in the science and business of biotechnology.
CTO and co-founder of StudentFinance
Sérgio Pereira is an independent innovation expert at the European Commission, assisting with research and innovation assignments including policy design, monitoring of projects and the evaluation of various programs and proposals. He graduated with a master's in Computer Science at the New University of Lisbon and started his career as a consultant at Accenture. The Portuguese co-founder of StudentFinance has been working as CTO at the fintech since 2019. Prior to this, he founded Tech HQ as CTO of the tech consultancy where he continues to work part-time. Pereira has also worked as CTO at Boston-based student finance and talent platform FutureFuel. The serial entrepreneur has also co-founded Clickly, a Dutch content discovery platform and sportstech Goalstat.
Sérgio Pereira is an independent innovation expert at the European Commission, assisting with research and innovation assignments including policy design, monitoring of projects and the evaluation of various programs and proposals. He graduated with a master's in Computer Science at the New University of Lisbon and started his career as a consultant at Accenture. The Portuguese co-founder of StudentFinance has been working as CTO at the fintech since 2019. Prior to this, he founded Tech HQ as CTO of the tech consultancy where he continues to work part-time. Pereira has also worked as CTO at Boston-based student finance and talent platform FutureFuel. The serial entrepreneur has also co-founded Clickly, a Dutch content discovery platform and sportstech Goalstat.
Co-founded by renowned angel investors, Beijing Software and Information Services Exchange, leading IT listed companies and the Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Haidian Science Park, Beiruan Angel focuses on mobile internet, cloud computing, modern services, cultural innovation and IC. One of its partners, Li Zhu, is also a founding partner of Innoangel Fund.
Co-founded by renowned angel investors, Beijing Software and Information Services Exchange, leading IT listed companies and the Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Haidian Science Park, Beiruan Angel focuses on mobile internet, cloud computing, modern services, cultural innovation and IC. One of its partners, Li Zhu, is also a founding partner of Innoangel Fund.
Co-founder and COO of Performetric
To help young girls excel in the field of technology, Olaide Olambiwonnu takes time out of running Performetric, the tech startup she co-founded, to mentor middle-school girls. Olambiwonnu holds master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from MIT. She is currently the COO of Performetric.
To help young girls excel in the field of technology, Olaide Olambiwonnu takes time out of running Performetric, the tech startup she co-founded, to mentor middle-school girls. Olambiwonnu holds master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from MIT. She is currently the COO of Performetric.
Sky9 Capital is founded by the former co-founder and managing director of Lightspeed China Partners, Cao Darong. As an early-stage venture capital firm, it focuses on investing in TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications), especially Internet innovation and enterprise services. The company has a strong presence in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Silicon Valley in the US.
Sky9 Capital is founded by the former co-founder and managing director of Lightspeed China Partners, Cao Darong. As an early-stage venture capital firm, it focuses on investing in TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications), especially Internet innovation and enterprise services. The company has a strong presence in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Silicon Valley in the US.
Co-founder, CTO of SwissDeCode
Gianpaolo Rando is CTO and co-founder at Swiss biotech SwissDeCode, which applies DNA testing to food traceability. He has worked there full-time since April 2016. Prior to this, Rando gained significant experience working in the field of genomics. He spent three years prior to SwissDeCode’s foundation trialing his DNA food testing technology in his startup BeerDeCoded and assisted in the launch of a compact DNA laboratory at Bento Bio in London. He previously spent almost three years at the University of Geneva in research, co-inventing a technology for ink to change color in response to a specific DNA sequence. His earlier position at the University of Lausanne as a post-doctoral fellow in genomics saw him lead a nine-man team for three and a half years, discovering the hormone that prepares newborns to lactate. Rando’s first post was at Trangenic Operative Products, leading animal research there. Italian-born Rando holds a PhD in biotechnology and pharmacology from the University of Milan as well as a qualification in data science.
Gianpaolo Rando is CTO and co-founder at Swiss biotech SwissDeCode, which applies DNA testing to food traceability. He has worked there full-time since April 2016. Prior to this, Rando gained significant experience working in the field of genomics. He spent three years prior to SwissDeCode’s foundation trialing his DNA food testing technology in his startup BeerDeCoded and assisted in the launch of a compact DNA laboratory at Bento Bio in London. He previously spent almost three years at the University of Geneva in research, co-inventing a technology for ink to change color in response to a specific DNA sequence. His earlier position at the University of Lausanne as a post-doctoral fellow in genomics saw him lead a nine-man team for three and a half years, discovering the hormone that prepares newborns to lactate. Rando’s first post was at Trangenic Operative Products, leading animal research there. Italian-born Rando holds a PhD in biotechnology and pharmacology from the University of Milan as well as a qualification in data science.
Co-Founder of Zhen Robotics
Co-founder of Zhen Robotics. Born in Hong Kong, he has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management from Imperial College London. Prior to founding Zhen Robotics with his schoolmate Liu Zhiyong, he worked for a Fortune 500 technology company in Hong Kong.
Co-founder of Zhen Robotics. Born in Hong Kong, he has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management from Imperial College London. Prior to founding Zhen Robotics with his schoolmate Liu Zhiyong, he worked for a Fortune 500 technology company in Hong Kong.
Co-founder and CEO of Bioo / Arkyne Technologies
Pablo Manuel Vidarte Gordillo is the co-founder and CEO of Arkyne Technologies. Graduating in 2018, the Multimedia Engineering student at Universidad Ramón Llull (La Salle University BCN) in Barcelona was named as one of the most promising young people in Forbes 30u30 Europe in 2017. Vidarte is an energetic serial entrepreneur and has won several awards for his endeavors. Besides co-founding Bioo and Geoo, he also founded AI and video game software Aioo. He was also a speaker at the 2017 South Summit.
Pablo Manuel Vidarte Gordillo is the co-founder and CEO of Arkyne Technologies. Graduating in 2018, the Multimedia Engineering student at Universidad Ramón Llull (La Salle University BCN) in Barcelona was named as one of the most promising young people in Forbes 30u30 Europe in 2017. Vidarte is an energetic serial entrepreneur and has won several awards for his endeavors. Besides co-founding Bioo and Geoo, he also founded AI and video game software Aioo. He was also a speaker at the 2017 South Summit.
CEO and Co-founder of Bdeo
Julio Pernía Aznar is a Spanish telecommunication engineer. He started his career as a programmer in CERN and later consulted for big companies like Altran, Telefonica and AENA in a European Commission project. In 2006, he founded his first company, Noaris, specialized in SaaS and cloud computing for insurance companies. He was managing director of Noaris until 2017 when he co-founded Bdeo, a video intelligence platform for underwriting and claims process. Bdeo won the "Most Innovative Product" award in the Insurtech and Fintech categories at the South Summit in Madrid in 2018.
Julio Pernía Aznar is a Spanish telecommunication engineer. He started his career as a programmer in CERN and later consulted for big companies like Altran, Telefonica and AENA in a European Commission project. In 2006, he founded his first company, Noaris, specialized in SaaS and cloud computing for insurance companies. He was managing director of Noaris until 2017 when he co-founded Bdeo, a video intelligence platform for underwriting and claims process. Bdeo won the "Most Innovative Product" award in the Insurtech and Fintech categories at the South Summit in Madrid in 2018.
Hike Capital was founded in December 2015 by Mark Yang, the founder of Ganji.com and Guazi.com, and Anna Xu, former general manager of the mobile internet department at NetEase and founder of the NetEase News app. The firm invests mainly in early-stage startups in the technological innovation, transaction platform, entertainment and lifestyle fields.
Hike Capital was founded in December 2015 by Mark Yang, the founder of Ganji.com and Guazi.com, and Anna Xu, former general manager of the mobile internet department at NetEase and founder of the NetEase News app. The firm invests mainly in early-stage startups in the technological innovation, transaction platform, entertainment and lifestyle fields.
The British F1 racing driver and five-time FIA Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has started to promote veganism and sustainable lifestyles, investing in several technology startups that develop solutions in that field.In 2019 he launched Neat Meat, the British vegan fast casual chain, in collaboration with The Cream Group, UNICEF Ambassadors and early investor in Beyond Meat Tommaso Chiabra. More recently he participated in a Series D funding round backing NotCo, the first Chilean unicorn selling plant-based food and beverage products across Latin America and the US.Hamilton is actively fighting to promote sustainable and eco-friendly practices across industries. In 2019 he also pushed Mercedes-Benz to discuss the possibility of including animal-free interiors in their cars. On that he said: I want to be part of a system that is going to help heal the world and do something positive for the future.”
The British F1 racing driver and five-time FIA Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has started to promote veganism and sustainable lifestyles, investing in several technology startups that develop solutions in that field.In 2019 he launched Neat Meat, the British vegan fast casual chain, in collaboration with The Cream Group, UNICEF Ambassadors and early investor in Beyond Meat Tommaso Chiabra. More recently he participated in a Series D funding round backing NotCo, the first Chilean unicorn selling plant-based food and beverage products across Latin America and the US.Hamilton is actively fighting to promote sustainable and eco-friendly practices across industries. In 2019 he also pushed Mercedes-Benz to discuss the possibility of including animal-free interiors in their cars. On that he said: I want to be part of a system that is going to help heal the world and do something positive for the future.”
Based in Singapore, Golden Equator Capital manages investment funds in real estate, currency and technology businesses. Its Technology and Innovation Fund has backed various up-and-coming Southeast Asian startups, such as the internship job board Glints, dating app Paktor and affordable fashion marketplace Sale Stock. Golden Equator also provides industry expertise, mentoring and other supporting services to the companies in its investment portfolio.
Based in Singapore, Golden Equator Capital manages investment funds in real estate, currency and technology businesses. Its Technology and Innovation Fund has backed various up-and-coming Southeast Asian startups, such as the internship job board Glints, dating app Paktor and affordable fashion marketplace Sale Stock. Golden Equator also provides industry expertise, mentoring and other supporting services to the companies in its investment portfolio.
Wei Venture Capital is a VC fund jointly launched in November 2010 by Sina Corporation, Sequoia Capital China, IDG Capital, Sinovation Ventures, YF Capital and DFJ Dragon Fund. Sina contributed half of Wei's RMB 200m fund, with the other five partners contributing RMB 20m each. The fund is managed by Beijing Weimeng Innovation Venture Capital Management Co Ltd.
Wei Venture Capital is a VC fund jointly launched in November 2010 by Sina Corporation, Sequoia Capital China, IDG Capital, Sinovation Ventures, YF Capital and DFJ Dragon Fund. Sina contributed half of Wei's RMB 200m fund, with the other five partners contributing RMB 20m each. The fund is managed by Beijing Weimeng Innovation Venture Capital Management Co Ltd.
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.
BStartup is an initiative of Sabadell Bank that supports innovation and entrepreneurship in Spain. It focuses mainly on tech and digital ecosystems and has recently launched a new program BStartup Health to invest in the healthtech sector. The BStartup10 program allocates €1 million annually to support the seed and early-stage of development of 10 startups. The Sabadell Venture Capital provides Series A and Series B funding.
BStartup is an initiative of Sabadell Bank that supports innovation and entrepreneurship in Spain. It focuses mainly on tech and digital ecosystems and has recently launched a new program BStartup Health to invest in the healthtech sector. The BStartup10 program allocates €1 million annually to support the seed and early-stage of development of 10 startups. The Sabadell Venture Capital provides Series A and Series B funding.
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
Animal AgTech Innovation Summit 2021: Future of aquaculture in the US
With the US Importing over 85% of its seafood, industry experts examine how and why the country should develop a sustainable aquaculture industry
New Food Invest: Plant-based cheese, the next investment boom?
With alt-protein startups experiencing a global funding boom, industry experts and investors share their views about emerging trends in diverse food sectors
Feedect provides nutritional insect protein to feed the future
Feedect farms insects to produce high-quality protein alternatives for animal and human food
Raw Data: Bringing new predictability to harvests
Spanish ML, big data startup helps farmers perfect wine and fruit production in a fast-growing precision agtech sector
Xtrem Biotech, an agritech startup from Granada, seeks global expansion
With its research roots in the University of Granada, Xtrem Biotech was named one of the world's most innovative agtech spin-offs by accelerator TERRA Food & AgTech
FuVeX: Long-range hybrid-technology drones for multiple business uses
With its innovative hybrid helicopter and airplane technology, FuVeX is poised to take full advantage of the business opportunities afforded by new European regulations governing long-range drones
Faromatics' ChickenBoy robot brings smart analytics to poultry farming
The makers of the AI-based robot for managing large-scale poultry farming are seeking up to €4m in a second round funding as they launch their invention in Europe
After insurtech and fintech, Newralers applies AI to winemaking
Newralers expects strong demand for its disruptive AI solutions that test the cognitive value of information, with clients from listed companies to SMEs
Smart Agrifood Summit 2021: A global innovation ecosystem is needed to catch up with other sectors
Investors from SVG Ventures/THRIVE, Pinduoduo and others agree that players must join forces to boost agrifood tech investment, internationally and across the value chain
Because Animals: Pioneering cultured meat for pets
The biotech startup is disrupting the pet food processing industry with cell-based food to minimize environmental “pawprints” and promote animal welfare
After emulating Chinese business models, Indonesian startups seek success abroad
Indonesia adapted and furthered the successful business models that created unicorns in China. Now, it's exporting its own to the rest of Southeast Asia, even beyond
Good Startup: Alt-protein products can be better than real meat
The investor of Eat Just, Ripple Foods and more expects its portfolio companies will exit in the next four to six years, mostly through acquisition
UTW: Drones and big data to help farmers get the most out of their land
Analytics startup UTW also harvests real-time farming information using satellites and sensors, to offer crop yield predictions
Vegan fish substitute Mimic Seafood set to disrupt the sustainable food market
Founder of food innovation hub Ivoro launches Mimic Seafood, a European pioneer in vegan fish substitutes
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