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Founded in 1982, Ade Gestión Sodical is an investment firm that specializes in the direct funding of startups at seed, early and growth stages. It also provides finance for VC and management buy-out /buy-in ventures.Sodical mainly focuses on enterprises connected to the Spanish region of Castilla y León to promote economic development in local areas. It normally invests between €180,000 and €2 million, taking minority stakes in small and medium-sized companies.
Founded in 1982, Ade Gestión Sodical is an investment firm that specializes in the direct funding of startups at seed, early and growth stages. It also provides finance for VC and management buy-out /buy-in ventures.Sodical mainly focuses on enterprises connected to the Spanish region of Castilla y León to promote economic development in local areas. It normally invests between €180,000 and €2 million, taking minority stakes in small and medium-sized companies.
Headquartered in Washington DC, IDB Lab is the innovation arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB) Group . Its investment vehicle, IDB Invest, aims to finance projects that foster innovation and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean area. . IDB Invest provides many types of financial support. It operates through blended finance to mobilize capital flows into emerging markets or provides loans to test new business models or injects equity into business ventures.
Headquartered in Washington DC, IDB Lab is the innovation arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB) Group . Its investment vehicle, IDB Invest, aims to finance projects that foster innovation and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean area. . IDB Invest provides many types of financial support. It operates through blended finance to mobilize capital flows into emerging markets or provides loans to test new business models or injects equity into business ventures.
HATCH is an aquaculture-tech-focused accelerator program initiated by the aquaculture-focused seed VC investor Alimentos Ventures to help related startups reach commercialization and access further funding. Its inaugural program was held in Bergen, Norway, followed by a second batch in Cork, Ireland. Successful applicants get €50,000 cash and possible subsequent funding, plus free office space for up to 12 months in either of HATCH's offices in Bergen and Singapore. Its international partners include food corporates, state entities and aquaculture groups.
HATCH is an aquaculture-tech-focused accelerator program initiated by the aquaculture-focused seed VC investor Alimentos Ventures to help related startups reach commercialization and access further funding. Its inaugural program was held in Bergen, Norway, followed by a second batch in Cork, Ireland. Successful applicants get €50,000 cash and possible subsequent funding, plus free office space for up to 12 months in either of HATCH's offices in Bergen and Singapore. Its international partners include food corporates, state entities and aquaculture groups.
Daniel Romy is the CEO of Investments at Media Digital Ventures, the first media fund dedicated to Media for Equity in Spain. With assets valued at €35 million, MDV supports startups through powerful marketing campaigns in return for equity. Romy is experienced in venture capital and crowdfunding, having worked as COO for three years at The Crowd Angel, a leading equity crowdfunding platform. He is also a member of the investment committee of Inveready First II SCR that manages assets worth €20 million.
Daniel Romy is the CEO of Investments at Media Digital Ventures, the first media fund dedicated to Media for Equity in Spain. With assets valued at €35 million, MDV supports startups through powerful marketing campaigns in return for equity. Romy is experienced in venture capital and crowdfunding, having worked as COO for three years at The Crowd Angel, a leading equity crowdfunding platform. He is also a member of the investment committee of Inveready First II SCR that manages assets worth €20 million.
Carlos Gallardo is an industrial engineer with an MBA from Stanford University. He spent most of his career at the pharmaceutical company Almirall and was promoted through the ranks rapidly holding multiple C-level roles. He became the MD for UK and Ireland for over five years and joined Almirall’s board of directors in 2014.In 2015, he founded CG Health Ventures, a VC firm investing in early-stage digital health companies worldwide. He’s also an active angel investor and advisor for startups developing frontier technologies in the healthcare sector.
Carlos Gallardo is an industrial engineer with an MBA from Stanford University. He spent most of his career at the pharmaceutical company Almirall and was promoted through the ranks rapidly holding multiple C-level roles. He became the MD for UK and Ireland for over five years and joined Almirall’s board of directors in 2014.In 2015, he founded CG Health Ventures, a VC firm investing in early-stage digital health companies worldwide. He’s also an active angel investor and advisor for startups developing frontier technologies in the healthcare sector.
Sandeep Tandon is a serial entrepreneur and investor, with a bachelor’s and a master’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California, USA. He is currently the managing director of Tandon Technology Ventures, part of Sandeep’s Tandon Group that is based in San Jose in California. He also co-founded Freecharge that was recently sold to Paytm, an e-commerce brand owned by India’s mobile internet company One97 Communications. Sandeep is an active angel investor and mentor, with personal investments in 15 startups including a first Series A funding of US$ 4.5 million in Unacademy in January 2017.
Sandeep Tandon is a serial entrepreneur and investor, with a bachelor’s and a master’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California, USA. He is currently the managing director of Tandon Technology Ventures, part of Sandeep’s Tandon Group that is based in San Jose in California. He also co-founded Freecharge that was recently sold to Paytm, an e-commerce brand owned by India’s mobile internet company One97 Communications. Sandeep is an active angel investor and mentor, with personal investments in 15 startups including a first Series A funding of US$ 4.5 million in Unacademy in January 2017.
KK Fund is named after Koichi Saito and Kuan Hsu. Founder and general partner Koichi was formerly from IMJ Investment Partners and a private equity fund run by George Soros. Co-founder and general partner Kuan had previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Temasek Holdings and GREE Ventures.Another KK partner or LP is Masahiko Honma, co-founder and general partner of Incubate Fund based in Japan. KK Fund focuses mainly on internet and mobile startups in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan; with possible seed stage funding ranging from US$100,000 to US$400,000 per startup.
KK Fund is named after Koichi Saito and Kuan Hsu. Founder and general partner Koichi was formerly from IMJ Investment Partners and a private equity fund run by George Soros. Co-founder and general partner Kuan had previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Temasek Holdings and GREE Ventures.Another KK partner or LP is Masahiko Honma, co-founder and general partner of Incubate Fund based in Japan. KK Fund focuses mainly on internet and mobile startups in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan; with possible seed stage funding ranging from US$100,000 to US$400,000 per startup.
Silicon Valley Future Capital is a venture capital firm that invests primarily in early stage and growth stage companies with disruptive technologies or innovative business models. Founding partner Dr. Hong Miao used to be managing partner of CLI Ventures, senior VP of CheerLand Investment Group, executive president of the CL Institute of Innovation, and chairman of Zen Water Capital in Silicon Valley. The firm invests primarily in innovations in high-tech, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, cloud computing, robotics, life science, biotech, precision medicine and other disruptive technologies.
Silicon Valley Future Capital is a venture capital firm that invests primarily in early stage and growth stage companies with disruptive technologies or innovative business models. Founding partner Dr. Hong Miao used to be managing partner of CLI Ventures, senior VP of CheerLand Investment Group, executive president of the CL Institute of Innovation, and chairman of Zen Water Capital in Silicon Valley. The firm invests primarily in innovations in high-tech, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, cloud computing, robotics, life science, biotech, precision medicine and other disruptive technologies.
Founded in 2011, StartUp Health is a New-York based accelerator. Chaired by former Time Warner CEO Jerry Levin, the platform is reputed to have the world’s largest portfolio of digital health companies spanning 12 countries. StartUp Health also runs the StartUp Health Academy, StartUp Health Network, StartUp Health Ventures and StartUp Health Media. Investment partners include Novartis, Ping An Group, Otsuka, Chiesi Group, Masimo and GuideWell, all of whom contributed to the US$31-million StartUp Health Transformer Fund II in 2018. StartUp Health has managed 15 exits and invested in more than 250 companies.
Founded in 2011, StartUp Health is a New-York based accelerator. Chaired by former Time Warner CEO Jerry Levin, the platform is reputed to have the world’s largest portfolio of digital health companies spanning 12 countries. StartUp Health also runs the StartUp Health Academy, StartUp Health Network, StartUp Health Ventures and StartUp Health Media. Investment partners include Novartis, Ping An Group, Otsuka, Chiesi Group, Masimo and GuideWell, all of whom contributed to the US$31-million StartUp Health Transformer Fund II in 2018. StartUp Health has managed 15 exits and invested in more than 250 companies.
Yago Arbeloa is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience founding internet and advertising companies in Spain.Arbeloa is president of MIOGROUP, a marketing and advertising group with yearly turnover of more than €50m. He is also president of the Internet Investors and Entrepreneurs Association. Through Viriditas Ventures, his investment vehicle, Arbeloa has backed tech startups such as We are Knitters, Rentuos, Baluwo, iContainers and Reclamador.es.
Yago Arbeloa is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience founding internet and advertising companies in Spain.Arbeloa is president of MIOGROUP, a marketing and advertising group with yearly turnover of more than €50m. He is also president of the Internet Investors and Entrepreneurs Association. Through Viriditas Ventures, his investment vehicle, Arbeloa has backed tech startups such as We are Knitters, Rentuos, Baluwo, iContainers and Reclamador.es.
Co-founder of investment and consultancy firm SYSTEMIQ Jeremy Oppenheim invests individually in early-stage cleantech and agritech ventures. He used to be a senior partner at global consultancy McKinsey, where he worked extensively with multilateral development banks, the United Nations and developing nations' governments to set up resource-sustainability projects. From 2013-14, Oppenheim was the program director of the New Climate Economy project, an initiative of the Global Commission on Economy and Climate that identified practical actions and policy options to maximize opportunities associated with climate change. The experience helped propel him into cleantech and agtech investing.
Co-founder of investment and consultancy firm SYSTEMIQ Jeremy Oppenheim invests individually in early-stage cleantech and agritech ventures. He used to be a senior partner at global consultancy McKinsey, where he worked extensively with multilateral development banks, the United Nations and developing nations' governments to set up resource-sustainability projects. From 2013-14, Oppenheim was the program director of the New Climate Economy project, an initiative of the Global Commission on Economy and Climate that identified practical actions and policy options to maximize opportunities associated with climate change. The experience helped propel him into cleantech and agtech investing.
Didac Lee is a Spanish entrepreneur and angel investor of Chinese descent. Lee focuses on investments in Spanish startups with recent participation in seed rounds of e-sports training program Gamestry and life management tool Eelp!Based in Barcelona, he has also established 15 companies including co-founding Galdana Ventures, a VC with interests in the US, Asia, Israel and Europe. Galdana has a portfolio of 30 companies with total investments worth US$1bn. Other companies include Tradeinn online sports stores and Inspirit business incubator. The serial entrepreneur is also a board member of Barcelona FC.
Didac Lee is a Spanish entrepreneur and angel investor of Chinese descent. Lee focuses on investments in Spanish startups with recent participation in seed rounds of e-sports training program Gamestry and life management tool Eelp!Based in Barcelona, he has also established 15 companies including co-founding Galdana Ventures, a VC with interests in the US, Asia, Israel and Europe. Galdana has a portfolio of 30 companies with total investments worth US$1bn. Other companies include Tradeinn online sports stores and Inspirit business incubator. The serial entrepreneur is also a board member of Barcelona FC.
Alberto Knapp Bjeren has more than 20 years of experience in the tech startup ecosystem in Spain and internationally. He is the CEO of London-based digital tech PR agency Wunderman Thompson. He also founded the agency’s Madrid-based digital consultancy The Cocktail that has offices in London, New York, Mexico City and Bogota.Knapp is also a partner and advisor at Seaya Ventures, a Spanish VC with investments in startups like Cabify and Glovo. As an angel investor, he has participated in the pre-seed and seed rounds of Spain’s femtech WOOM and other undisclosed startups.
Alberto Knapp Bjeren has more than 20 years of experience in the tech startup ecosystem in Spain and internationally. He is the CEO of London-based digital tech PR agency Wunderman Thompson. He also founded the agency’s Madrid-based digital consultancy The Cocktail that has offices in London, New York, Mexico City and Bogota.Knapp is also a partner and advisor at Seaya Ventures, a Spanish VC with investments in startups like Cabify and Glovo. As an angel investor, he has participated in the pre-seed and seed rounds of Spain’s femtech WOOM and other undisclosed startups.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Founded by the Ontario government and Ontario Teachers' Federation in 1990, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is Canada's largest single-profession pension plan. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario Teachers' also has investment offices in London, Singapore and Hong Kong. With C$204.7bn worth of assets under its management, Ontario Teachers' is responsible for the pensions of 329,000 working and retired teachers in Ontario. Its diverse global portfolio of assets generates a total-fund net return of 9.5% annually. A new investment department, Teachers’ Innovation Platform, was set up in 2019 to invest in late-stage ventures that deliver disruptive technologies.
Founded by the Ontario government and Ontario Teachers' Federation in 1990, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is Canada's largest single-profession pension plan. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario Teachers' also has investment offices in London, Singapore and Hong Kong. With C$204.7bn worth of assets under its management, Ontario Teachers' is responsible for the pensions of 329,000 working and retired teachers in Ontario. Its diverse global portfolio of assets generates a total-fund net return of 9.5% annually. A new investment department, Teachers’ Innovation Platform, was set up in 2019 to invest in late-stage ventures that deliver disruptive technologies.
Indogen Capital is Indonesia’s latest VC founded in early 2017. The private fund looks for founder “athletes and shapes them into champions”, with capital injections of US$100,000 to US$500,000.VC advisor and Tokopedia co-founder, Leonitus Alpha Edison is passionate about mentoring startups on how to negotiate founder-friendly deals.The other VC partners are: Hendry Willy (Leon’s friend and founder of TokoUSB.com), private equity veteran Teezar Firmansyah, Nararya Ciputra Sastrawinata of business tycoon family in real estate and Ciputra University. Indogen’s CEO Chandra Firmanto is Leon’s childhood friend whose family business had joint ventures with Ciputra.
Indogen Capital is Indonesia’s latest VC founded in early 2017. The private fund looks for founder “athletes and shapes them into champions”, with capital injections of US$100,000 to US$500,000.VC advisor and Tokopedia co-founder, Leonitus Alpha Edison is passionate about mentoring startups on how to negotiate founder-friendly deals.The other VC partners are: Hendry Willy (Leon’s friend and founder of TokoUSB.com), private equity veteran Teezar Firmansyah, Nararya Ciputra Sastrawinata of business tycoon family in real estate and Ciputra University. Indogen’s CEO Chandra Firmanto is Leon’s childhood friend whose family business had joint ventures with Ciputra.
Taronga Ventures takes RealTechX to Singapore; plans Japan, US growth
The Australian proptech investor to focus on ESG in its acceleration program, including women under-representation and site safety
Biomilq: Creating cell-based mothers’ milk in a lab
With the aim of helping women struggling to breastfeed, Bill Gates-backed Biomilq is disrupting the $45bn baby formula industry developing lab-grown breast milk from mammary epithelial cells
SOURCE Global's solar-run panels turn air into drinking water
The US startup’s adapted solar panels extract water vapor from the air to produce potable water, a vital resource for distressed communities in disaster zones and remote areas
Soul Parking aims to solve Indonesia's motorcycle problem with unique parking spaces
Known for its “Instagrammable” space-saving parking solutions, Soul Parking has adapted to Covid conditions with disinfecting service and contactless transactions to attract more riders
Airhopping: Breakthrough in the OTA sector for millennials
Offering cheap and flexible multi-destination flight packages is helping the platform become the go-to reservation agent for budget travelers
Harnessing its innovative startups, Portugal builds a better cleantech ecosystem
With help from government and private-sector initiatives, Portuguese cleantech startups are playing an ever-increasing role in helping the country meet its energy challenges while cutting harmful greenhouse gases
Diamond Foundry: Growing conflict-free, eco-friendly diamonds in a lab
The world’s first lab-grown diamond producer certified carbon-neutral, Diamond Foundry became a unicorn recently with a $200m investment from Fidelity, adding to earlier funding from tech billionaires
From state to BAT, China backs startups for global AI dominance
Finance, automobile, retail and healthcare seen to lead China’s advances and gains in AI, as part of a RMB 10 trillion economy by 2030
iLoF: Accelerating access to personalized medicine, from a drop of blood
Backed by Microsoft’s venture fund M12, Mayfield and Melinda Gates’s Pivotal Ventures, iLoF focuses on painless screening to facilitate disease detection, forecasting and drug development, from Alzheimer’s to Covid-19
HighPitch 2020: Hydroponics, EV startups PanenBali and Manouv represent Denpasar chapter
Renewable energy and sustainability focuses impress investors, who also caution startups about competitors from outside their region
Spain’s 100% renewable energy goal: How its startup ecosystem is rising to the challenge
Energy majors and public entities are backing renewable energy startups in the country's bet on the Green Economy
South Summit 2021: Martin Varavsky, Leandro Sigman on post-Covid healthcare trends
Serial entrepreneur Martin Varavsky and Insud Pharma Chairman Leandro Sigman share their thoughts and projections on the future of health tech
Carbo Culture: Adapting indigenous techniques to remove and store CO2
By turning biomass into biochar, the startup’s technology locks carbon into a stable, solid form, with a storage life of over 2,000 years
NovoNutrients: Tackling the dual problems of CO2 emissions and over-fishing
The first to transform CO2 to fish food, NovoNutrients is trialing with industry giants Skretting and Chevron, and will soon raise Series A funding
Solatom plans overseas expansion with backing from energy giants, impact investor
With a US patent in hand, the Valencian startup is banking on international sales of its concentrated solar power modules, targeting €1m in revenue by end-2021
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