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CEO of Eliport
Dmitry Skorinko had worked in software development for 14 years before starting Eliport. His career as a tech entrepreneur in logistics began with Glovo, where he worked as CTO in 2015. He was responsible for building the technology for the on-demand delivery platform, hiring and managing a team of engineers. He previously worked in the Russian Federation as a software architect at various companies like Acronis, Galssoft, Kaspersky Lab and OKB SAPR. He graduated in MSc Mathematics at the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2005.
Dmitry Skorinko had worked in software development for 14 years before starting Eliport. His career as a tech entrepreneur in logistics began with Glovo, where he worked as CTO in 2015. He was responsible for building the technology for the on-demand delivery platform, hiring and managing a team of engineers. He previously worked in the Russian Federation as a software architect at various companies like Acronis, Galssoft, Kaspersky Lab and OKB SAPR. He graduated in MSc Mathematics at the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2005.
Co-founder of Makeblock
A longtime programmer, Xiao Wenpeng worked as a senior researcher focusing on technologies for enterprise collaboration at IBM Research China from 2004 to 2011. He introduced Arduino, an open-source platform for building electronics projects, to China in 2008. In 2011, Xiao co-founded Beijing Makerspace, a co-working lab for tech enthusiasts to build their dream machines. He co-founded Makeblock with Wang Jianjun in 2011. In 2014, he founded Beijing Mohezz Technology Co., Ltd. to promote the maker culture in China.
A longtime programmer, Xiao Wenpeng worked as a senior researcher focusing on technologies for enterprise collaboration at IBM Research China from 2004 to 2011. He introduced Arduino, an open-source platform for building electronics projects, to China in 2008. In 2011, Xiao co-founded Beijing Makerspace, a co-working lab for tech enthusiasts to build their dream machines. He co-founded Makeblock with Wang Jianjun in 2011. In 2014, he founded Beijing Mohezz Technology Co., Ltd. to promote the maker culture in China.
President and Co-founder of Bailian.ai
Yao Conglei graduated from Peking University in 2008 with a degree in Computer Science. He is CTO of AI firm Kika Tech, which invested in Bailian.ai's seed round. Before Kika, Yao was Technology VP at Wandoujia, a search engine for mobile entertainment. Yao worked for the HP Research Institute and Tencent in the areas of content mining and recommendation systems respectively.
Yao Conglei graduated from Peking University in 2008 with a degree in Computer Science. He is CTO of AI firm Kika Tech, which invested in Bailian.ai's seed round. Before Kika, Yao was Technology VP at Wandoujia, a search engine for mobile entertainment. Yao worked for the HP Research Institute and Tencent in the areas of content mining and recommendation systems respectively.
Co-founder, CEO of Polaroo
Marc Rovira is the CEO and co-founder of Spanish household bill manager app Polaroo. In 2017, he joined his brother and a friend to develop the MVP originally known as Widuid. He also co-founded Brainit, an analytical tool for smart devices. He has also worked as a business development and communications manager at space tech Zero2Infinity. He was also a project manager and an engineer. He completed a master's in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at ESADE Business School. He also has a master's in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Bath, UK.
Marc Rovira is the CEO and co-founder of Spanish household bill manager app Polaroo. In 2017, he joined his brother and a friend to develop the MVP originally known as Widuid. He also co-founded Brainit, an analytical tool for smart devices. He has also worked as a business development and communications manager at space tech Zero2Infinity. He was also a project manager and an engineer. He completed a master's in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at ESADE Business School. He also has a master's in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Bath, UK.
Co-founder, CEO of Smile and Learn
Victor Sánchez Rodríguez is a veteran consultant, having worked at Boston Consulting Group as senior principal from 2006 to 2015. After graduating in 1996, he joined PwC as consultant and moved on to Booz Allen in 2000 as a senior associate. He completed an MBA from INSEAD in 2002. The multi-lingual Sánchez started Smile and Learn in 2013 to help his children's school to acquire more hi-tech teaching resources. He left his BCG job to become CEO of the edtech in 2015. BCG consultant Blanca Rodríguez joined as co-founder and advisor in 2014.
Victor Sánchez Rodríguez is a veteran consultant, having worked at Boston Consulting Group as senior principal from 2006 to 2015. After graduating in 1996, he joined PwC as consultant and moved on to Booz Allen in 2000 as a senior associate. He completed an MBA from INSEAD in 2002. The multi-lingual Sánchez started Smile and Learn in 2013 to help his children's school to acquire more hi-tech teaching resources. He left his BCG job to become CEO of the edtech in 2015. BCG consultant Blanca Rodríguez joined as co-founder and advisor in 2014.
CTO and co-founder of Onesight
Jiang Tong obtained bachelor's degrees in Civil Engineering from Tongji University and Control Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University between 2011 and 2016. Upon graduation, he joined a robotics startup founded by a team from Zhejiang university, Shanghai Seer Robotics Technology, working as an algorithm engineer from 2016 to 2017. He then joined Bumie Tech in 2017. He specializes in simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and location algorithm. Jiang now serves as CTO at Onesight.
Jiang Tong obtained bachelor's degrees in Civil Engineering from Tongji University and Control Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University between 2011 and 2016. Upon graduation, he joined a robotics startup founded by a team from Zhejiang university, Shanghai Seer Robotics Technology, working as an algorithm engineer from 2016 to 2017. He then joined Bumie Tech in 2017. He specializes in simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and location algorithm. Jiang now serves as CTO at Onesight.
CEO and founder of Koiki
Aitor Ojanguren is an industrial engineer and serial entrepreneur from Bilbao, Spain. He holds an MBA from Bauer University in Boston. He also specialized at the IESE Business School in social entrepreneurship and is an active investor in social impact tech startups.Ojanguren has over 15 years experience in the logistics sector. He founded Celeritas, a leading logistic e-commerce service company. He is CEO of Koiki, an environmentally sustainable last-mile delivery social enterprise that employs vulnerable people in Spain, which he founded in 2015.
Aitor Ojanguren is an industrial engineer and serial entrepreneur from Bilbao, Spain. He holds an MBA from Bauer University in Boston. He also specialized at the IESE Business School in social entrepreneurship and is an active investor in social impact tech startups.Ojanguren has over 15 years experience in the logistics sector. He founded Celeritas, a leading logistic e-commerce service company. He is CEO of Koiki, an environmentally sustainable last-mile delivery social enterprise that employs vulnerable people in Spain, which he founded in 2015.
Director of Operations and co-founder of AddVolt
Sousa is the Portuguese co-founder and Director of Operations at AddVolt, the first renewable energy tech to replace diesel engines for cold chain transport, where he has worked since 2014, when the company was founded. Prior to that, he worked on its technology, when it was still a research project, in his capacity as R&D Engineer at the University of Porto's Faculty of Engineering. Sousa has a master's in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Porto and a Master of Science in electrical and electronics engineering from Padova University in Italy.
Sousa is the Portuguese co-founder and Director of Operations at AddVolt, the first renewable energy tech to replace diesel engines for cold chain transport, where he has worked since 2014, when the company was founded. Prior to that, he worked on its technology, when it was still a research project, in his capacity as R&D Engineer at the University of Porto's Faculty of Engineering. Sousa has a master's in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Porto and a Master of Science in electrical and electronics engineering from Padova University in Italy.
CEO and Founder of Xiaoe Tech
Bao Chunjian graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2006 with a master’s degree in Computer Science. He then joined Tencent where he worked for nine years on the R&D of major data-related technologies rising to the level of a T4 expert engineer (the highest title an engineer can achieve in Tencent). In 2015, Bao Chunjian recruited a few former Tencent employees and founded a startup to help blue-collar workers find jobs but that business failed in 2016. He then started Xiaoe Tech.
Bao Chunjian graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2006 with a master’s degree in Computer Science. He then joined Tencent where he worked for nine years on the R&D of major data-related technologies rising to the level of a T4 expert engineer (the highest title an engineer can achieve in Tencent). In 2015, Bao Chunjian recruited a few former Tencent employees and founded a startup to help blue-collar workers find jobs but that business failed in 2016. He then started Xiaoe Tech.
Co-founder of Findster, Founder and CEO of SWORD Health
Having seen his parents struggle to provide his brother with intensive physical rehabilitation, Virgílio Bento (b. 1984) understood the many pain points faced by the patients and their families. Bento graduated from the University of Aveiro with a master’s in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, and went on to pursue a PhD in Electrical Engineering. There, he developed SWORD Phoenix which would go on to be the technology behind SWORD Health, a startup Bento founded and of which he is currently CEO. Bento is also a co-founder of Findster Technologies, a dual pet tracker and fitness tech.
Having seen his parents struggle to provide his brother with intensive physical rehabilitation, Virgílio Bento (b. 1984) understood the many pain points faced by the patients and their families. Bento graduated from the University of Aveiro with a master’s in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, and went on to pursue a PhD in Electrical Engineering. There, he developed SWORD Phoenix which would go on to be the technology behind SWORD Health, a startup Bento founded and of which he is currently CEO. Bento is also a co-founder of Findster Technologies, a dual pet tracker and fitness tech.
IDG-Accel is a joint venture between tech media company IDG and Accel Partners, focusing on early-stage, late-stage and pre-IPO investments.
IDG-Accel is a joint venture between tech media company IDG and Accel Partners, focusing on early-stage, late-stage and pre-IPO investments.
Founded by famous angel investor Cai Wensheng, founder and chairman of Meitu, Longling Capital is an equity investment firm that invests primarily in early-stage tech startups.
Founded by famous angel investor Cai Wensheng, founder and chairman of Meitu, Longling Capital is an equity investment firm that invests primarily in early-stage tech startups.
Xiamen Torch Group Co. Ltd. provides venture capital investment, technology guarantees, engineering project construction, bonded logistics, property management, and other related services for Xiamen Torch High-tech Zone.
Xiamen Torch Group Co. Ltd. provides venture capital investment, technology guarantees, engineering project construction, bonded logistics, property management, and other related services for Xiamen Torch High-tech Zone.
Headquartered in Shenzhen, Gemboom.com was founded in 2016. It invests mainly in early-stage startups in the high tech, industry upgrade and consumption upgrade sectors.
Headquartered in Shenzhen, Gemboom.com was founded in 2016. It invests mainly in early-stage startups in the high tech, industry upgrade and consumption upgrade sectors.
Former CBDO and Co-founder of Psious
Daniel Roig graduated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2006 and worked as an editor at Digital-text for over five years. In 2012, he co-founded GrowInPallet after completing an MBA. He won the first prize in a competition presenting an app to treat mental illness like phobias. The project led him to co-found Psious in 2014, taking on the role of CBDO. Roig was been responsible for the expansion and innovation strategy of Psious, leading the business development unit until April 2017 when he left the company.Based in Barcelona, he is now the sales manager at Supertronic SA. He had previously worked for Supertronic for two years until 2007 while still at university. He had also worked as webmaster for Redfactory SL for five years prior to joining Supertronic in 2005.
Daniel Roig graduated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2006 and worked as an editor at Digital-text for over five years. In 2012, he co-founded GrowInPallet after completing an MBA. He won the first prize in a competition presenting an app to treat mental illness like phobias. The project led him to co-found Psious in 2014, taking on the role of CBDO. Roig was been responsible for the expansion and innovation strategy of Psious, leading the business development unit until April 2017 when he left the company.Based in Barcelona, he is now the sales manager at Supertronic SA. He had previously worked for Supertronic for two years until 2007 while still at university. He had also worked as webmaster for Redfactory SL for five years prior to joining Supertronic in 2005.
Bettair's air pollution monitoring system for cities promises over 90% accuracy
Combining smart sensors, AI and machine learning, Barcelona-based Bettair has developed a unique, affordable PaaS to accurately measure pollution levels in urban areas
Indonesian smart city tech leader Qlue thrives amid Covid-19 with thermal scanner and B2G refocus
Plans to tilt its client portfolio toward B2B work are delayed as Qlue returns to its B2G roots
Vadecity: Stop bicycle theft with an intelligent bike-parking system
The Barcelona-based startup wants more people to bike by offering flexible, affordable parking with its Vadebike solution
Automated marketing platform Frizbit reaches over 1bn end-users; seeks European, LatAm expansion
Using AI and proprietary technology, Frizbit aims to help clients retain customers with personalized and automated push notification campaigns
Cecilia Tham: the power of shifting paradigms
The embodiment of unconventional thinking and creativity, this female entrepreneur from Hong Kong has been pioneering social transformation within Barcelona's startup ecosystem since 2011
Iomob: Universal mobility app to help people find best route from A to B
Rapid growth in MaaS will boost revenue to over €1m by 2020 for Spanish transport app Iomob
Turning Singapore into an Edible Garden City
Urban agriculture startup Edible Garden City embraces new tech for intensive, space-saving farming while staying true to its community-driven values
Evix Safety's helmet with an airbag is a world-first for cycling safety
Evix Safety is launching a “smart” cycling helmet fitted with an airbag to prevent thousands of neck injuries from accidents
Napbox: Sleeping capsule mania takes off in Spain
Napbox's on-demand and intelligent cabins give privacy and connectivity in public spaces and offices
Eliport: Friendly neighborhood robots for cheaper last-mile deliveries
The Spanish logistics robot maker has a solution to improve last-mile delivery, with community-based smart robots, parcel hubs and postboxes. CompassList spoke to its co-founders at the recent 4YFN conference in Barcelona
Qlue on international expansion, privacy concerns in smart cities
Qlue's CEO Rama Raditya and CCO Maya Arvini on protecting individual privacy when handling citizens' data in smart cities, the lack of clarity in regulation of use of facial recognition technology in Indonesia
Virtual Bodyworks: VR psychotherapy to reduce crime and health issues
Applications created by the Barcelona-based startup could be used to track and influence human behavior
Catalonia: Spain's fast-rising robotics hub and next opportunity
With the robotics sector on the rise in Catalonia, expect to see more growth ahead, driving opportunities in related segments, especially services
EXCLUSIVE: Qlue raising Series B funding, "confident" of turning profitable in 2020
Qlue is also targeting more enterprise clients as it expands overseas and improved accountability and management practices
Spain's gig and sharing economy startups flourish, despite barrage of restrictions
Startups like Glovo and Spotahome topped fundings raised in 2018 despite local regulatory risks, as Spanish tech firms conquer overseas markets
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