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Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. QIA was founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 with the aim to strengthen the country's economy. Headquartered in Doha, QIA invests globally and manages total assets worth nearly $300bn.
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. QIA was founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 with the aim to strengthen the country's economy. Headquartered in Doha, QIA invests globally and manages total assets worth nearly $300bn.
Shansheng Equity Investment Fund
Shansheng Equity Investment Fund was launched in September 2020 with Beijing Huayao Zhongwei Investment Management as its manager.
Shansheng Equity Investment Fund was launched in September 2020 with Beijing Huayao Zhongwei Investment Management as its manager.
Co-founder and CMO of Keyfare
Wan Xuan has worked on investment and branding consulting for many years. After co-founding Keyfare, he leads the marketing and sales for the startup as its CMO.
Wan Xuan has worked on investment and branding consulting for many years. After co-founding Keyfare, he leads the marketing and sales for the startup as its CMO.
Korea Investment Partners is a venture capital fund established in 1986. It primarily invests in companies from Korea, China and the United States. It has invested a total of more than US$1.7 billion in over 500 companies across various sectors, from social media to medtech.
Korea Investment Partners is a venture capital fund established in 1986. It primarily invests in companies from Korea, China and the United States. It has invested a total of more than US$1.7 billion in over 500 companies across various sectors, from social media to medtech.
Co-Founder and COO of IDNtimes
Magna cum laude University of Southern California (USC) graduate, William Utomo, financed his studies through the A. Robert DeHart Memorial Scholarship and the Joseph Drown Foundation Scholarship. He co-founded IDNtimes with his brother, Winston Utomo, and became the COO of IDN Media group in June 2014. He had also worked as a Portfolio Manager at the USC Marshall Undergraduate Student Investment Funds and as an investment analyst at Cabrera Capital Markets LLC and AIA during 2013 and early 2014.
Magna cum laude University of Southern California (USC) graduate, William Utomo, financed his studies through the A. Robert DeHart Memorial Scholarship and the Joseph Drown Foundation Scholarship. He co-founded IDNtimes with his brother, Winston Utomo, and became the COO of IDN Media group in June 2014. He had also worked as a Portfolio Manager at the USC Marshall Undergraduate Student Investment Funds and as an investment analyst at Cabrera Capital Markets LLC and AIA during 2013 and early 2014.
Established as an Internet forum in 1999, Kaskus is one of Indonesia's most successful online communities, outlasting many other Indonesian dotcom companies established at the turn of the century. Originally hosted in the USA where its founders lived and studied at the time, Kaskus eventually branched out into content creation and online advertisements, growing via several investments and acquisitions.
Established as an Internet forum in 1999, Kaskus is one of Indonesia's most successful online communities, outlasting many other Indonesian dotcom companies established at the turn of the century. Originally hosted in the USA where its founders lived and studied at the time, Kaskus eventually branched out into content creation and online advertisements, growing via several investments and acquisitions.
Founded in 2001, Mitsui Global Investment is a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. The firm typically invests in the US, and has offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Shanghai, Beijing and Mumbai.
Founded in 2001, Mitsui Global Investment is a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. The firm typically invests in the US, and has offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Shanghai, Beijing and Mumbai.
NUMA is a Paris-based innovation hub with offices in New York, Berlin, Moscow, Barcelona, Mexico City, Casablanca in Morocco and Bengalaru, India. Supported by its 130 staff members, the company runs training and startup acceleration programs globally. To date, 300 startups have participated in NUMA's acceleration program, which was developed in partnership with the City of Paris. To date, NUMA has seen 17 exits from its investments.
NUMA is a Paris-based innovation hub with offices in New York, Berlin, Moscow, Barcelona, Mexico City, Casablanca in Morocco and Bengalaru, India. Supported by its 130 staff members, the company runs training and startup acceleration programs globally. To date, 300 startups have participated in NUMA's acceleration program, which was developed in partnership with the City of Paris. To date, NUMA has seen 17 exits from its investments.
Founded in 2004, Active Venture Partners is based in Barcelona and has two VC funds totaling €74 million. The company has made 40 investments and managed nine exits, including cloud-based reservation platform Restaurants.com, business intelligence tool for hotels ReviewPro and ticket marketplace Ticketbis. The VC was the lead investor in 18 funding rounds to date, with the most recent being a €1-million round for sales and marketing platform Whisbi.
Founded in 2004, Active Venture Partners is based in Barcelona and has two VC funds totaling €74 million. The company has made 40 investments and managed nine exits, including cloud-based reservation platform Restaurants.com, business intelligence tool for hotels ReviewPro and ticket marketplace Ticketbis. The VC was the lead investor in 18 funding rounds to date, with the most recent being a €1-million round for sales and marketing platform Whisbi.
Capricorn Investment Group is one of the world’s largest mission-aligned investment companies, managing more than $6bn in multi-asset class portfolios for families, foundations and institutional investors. Notably, it manages the investment portfolio of Jeff Skoll, the first President of eBay, and his charitable organization. The company has offices in Silicon Valley and New York. It has invested in 63 companies to date, many aimed at tackling key challenges facing our world today. It has managed 14 exits to date, including Tesla. Its main focus is on technology and sustainability, with a particular interest in deeptech, aerospace, transport, agtech, healthcare and energy. The firm’s most recent disclosed investments were in May 2021, via participation in the $100m Series B round of Canadian quantum computing startup Xanadu and the $28m Series B round of US geothermal tech company Fervo Energy.
Capricorn Investment Group is one of the world’s largest mission-aligned investment companies, managing more than $6bn in multi-asset class portfolios for families, foundations and institutional investors. Notably, it manages the investment portfolio of Jeff Skoll, the first President of eBay, and his charitable organization. The company has offices in Silicon Valley and New York. It has invested in 63 companies to date, many aimed at tackling key challenges facing our world today. It has managed 14 exits to date, including Tesla. Its main focus is on technology and sustainability, with a particular interest in deeptech, aerospace, transport, agtech, healthcare and energy. The firm’s most recent disclosed investments were in May 2021, via participation in the $100m Series B round of Canadian quantum computing startup Xanadu and the $28m Series B round of US geothermal tech company Fervo Energy.
Chief Scientific Officer of AEInnova
Carles Ferrer Ramis, AEInnova’s Chief Scientific Officer, is a physicist with a doctoral degree and experience in microelectronics for space applications. He obtained his PhD from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Microelectronics and Electronic Systems, joining the Computer Science department in 1984 where he held an associate professor position until 2007. Between 2005 and 2016, Ferrer was the director of the Space Studies and CERES Research Center at the same university. He was also deputy director at the Catalan Space Studies Institute (IEEC) and is a researcher at the National Microelectronics Center's Barcelona Microelectronics Institute.
Carles Ferrer Ramis, AEInnova’s Chief Scientific Officer, is a physicist with a doctoral degree and experience in microelectronics for space applications. He obtained his PhD from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Microelectronics and Electronic Systems, joining the Computer Science department in 1984 where he held an associate professor position until 2007. Between 2005 and 2016, Ferrer was the director of the Space Studies and CERES Research Center at the same university. He was also deputy director at the Catalan Space Studies Institute (IEEC) and is a researcher at the National Microelectronics Center's Barcelona Microelectronics Institute.
Co-founder, CEO of Dycare
Italian Silvia Raga is CEO and co-founder of Spanish healthtech startup DyCare, which she began developing in May 2014 and formally founded in 2015. With a background in healthcare management, Raga previously worked at INDIBA in Barcelona as Senior Quality Engineer, Researcher and Product Engineer at Barcelona's Hospital San Pau's cardiology department and Quality Engineer at Italian medical device manufacturer CID in Vercelli. She holds a master's in Biomedical Engineering from Turin Polytechnic in Italy and an MBA from EAE Business School in Barcelona.
Italian Silvia Raga is CEO and co-founder of Spanish healthtech startup DyCare, which she began developing in May 2014 and formally founded in 2015. With a background in healthcare management, Raga previously worked at INDIBA in Barcelona as Senior Quality Engineer, Researcher and Product Engineer at Barcelona's Hospital San Pau's cardiology department and Quality Engineer at Italian medical device manufacturer CID in Vercelli. She holds a master's in Biomedical Engineering from Turin Polytechnic in Italy and an MBA from EAE Business School in Barcelona.
Co-founder and CFO of Farm Friend
With a bachelor’s degree in Management from Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management and an MBA degree of Stanford University, Hou Xiaoxiao began her investment career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. In 2015, when researching China’s macro economy, she spotted the huge market potential of the country’s agriculture sector, given changes in China's population policy (the one-child policy was soon ended).In 2016, she left Goldman Sachs to found Farm Friend with Yu Yang and Meng Fanqi.Hou was named to the 2017 Forbes China 30 elites under 30 list.
With a bachelor’s degree in Management from Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management and an MBA degree of Stanford University, Hou Xiaoxiao began her investment career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. In 2015, when researching China’s macro economy, she spotted the huge market potential of the country’s agriculture sector, given changes in China's population policy (the one-child policy was soon ended).In 2016, she left Goldman Sachs to found Farm Friend with Yu Yang and Meng Fanqi.Hou was named to the 2017 Forbes China 30 elites under 30 list.
Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) is a private equity fund that invests in projects created to advance economic cooperation between Russia and China. RCIF was founded in 2012 by two government-backed funds: Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation (CIC). RCIF has received US$1 billion commitments from both RDIF and CIC. International institutional investors are expected to commit an additional US$2 billion. RCIF will invest at least 70% of its capital in Russia and CIS countries and around 30% in China.
Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) is a private equity fund that invests in projects created to advance economic cooperation between Russia and China. RCIF was founded in 2012 by two government-backed funds: Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation (CIC). RCIF has received US$1 billion commitments from both RDIF and CIC. International institutional investors are expected to commit an additional US$2 billion. RCIF will invest at least 70% of its capital in Russia and CIS countries and around 30% in China.
China Minsheng Investment Group
China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG) is the largest privately owned investment group in China, with RMB 50 billion in registered capital. It was initiated by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and its Global Advisory Council includes the former prime ministers of France, Italy and Pakistan, and various other global experts and Nobel Prize winners.
China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG) is the largest privately owned investment group in China, with RMB 50 billion in registered capital. It was initiated by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and its Global Advisory Council includes the former prime ministers of France, Italy and Pakistan, and various other global experts and Nobel Prize winners.
VEnvirotech: Organic waste converted at source into biodegradable raw bioplastic
The Spanish startup presents an innovative circular business model to stand out in the ever-growing bioplastics sector with its on-site smart-waste container and garbage-consuming bacteria
Bioo’s green power: Electricity, Wi-Fi from a flower pot
The Spanish startup has won accolades and fundings for its NASA-inspired fuel cells and energy-producing plants
Impact investing: Spanish startups with a cause and the ecosystem backing them
As more thought and money go into socially and environmentally responsible projects, Spanish entrepreneurs, investors and big businesses are following suit
Portugal oceantech II: Single-minded efforts to build an ecosystem of international reference
With dedicated accelerators and investment programs, supported by the EU’s vote of confidence, Portugal appears on track to lead in oceantech
Delectatech: "Food data" proves its value in Spain's Covid-hit F&B industry
Delectatech deploys AI, NLP and big data to help restaurants and food suppliers optimize business information, decisions and operations
Clarity AI uses machine learning and data analytics to effectively assess and score environmental, social and governance performance of companies and investment portfolios
In Spain, women are busy launching startups
Official data show women-led startups are on the rise in Spain. We take you to some of the biggest names in the game
Portugal looks to its marine heritage to create an oceantech leader
Portugal is tapping oceantech disruption to create new value out of its blue economy, with strong government push
Indexa Capital: Investment opportunities for the everyman
Spanish startup Indexa Capital has created an automated wealth manager that delivers a higher return on investment than Spanish banks
4YFN: Investment booms across Europe during pandemic
Speaking at the recent 4YFN conference, prolific European startup investor Mattias Ljungman provided a highly optimistic assessment of the continent's current ecosystem strength and climate for seed funding
Ciweishixi: HR startup helps Chinese youth pursue rewarding careers
Ciweishixi uses the Western internship model to help young people discover their true passion, online and offline
Biel Glasses: A pioneering solution for low vision sufferers
Biel Glasses offers a life-changing technology for people with low vision, a condition that is seven times more common than blindness
Lesielle: Award-winning personalized cosmetics that adapt to changing skincare needs
This Spanish AI-powered device combines with a mobile app to track the daily condition of your skin and tailor-make cosmetics for each customer
Ajaib targets millennials with easy-to-use investment app
Y Combinator alumnus Ajaib recently acquired a local brokerage to add stock trading to its products
Prosa.ai and Indonesian ministry fight fake news with "anti-hoax" chatbot
Launched a week before the elections, this Telegram-based chatbot provides alternative references to read before you share
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