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Co-founder of Impress
Vladimir Lupenko is a professional accountant, serial entrepreneur and angel investor. Lupenko’s latest entrepreneurial project is Impress, an invisible aligners company using a hybrid model of remote patient monitoring and in-person visits. The startup, headquartered in Barcelona but operating in several European countries, is regarded as one of the fastest-growing telemedicine companies in Europe.Originally from Russia, Lupenko holds a master’s in Economics from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In 2005 he studied Corporate Finance at the Vienna University of Business and Economics. His professional career started as a Consultant in KPMG Russia in 2005, which he left two years later. Since 2007 he is also the co-founder of FCG, a corporate finance and M&A advisory firm in Russia and since 2013 he is also the non-executive co-founder of CarPrice one of the largest second-hand car marketplaces in Russia and Japan. In 2015, he co-founded AKTIVO a technology-backed real estate platform in Russia.
Vladimir Lupenko is a professional accountant, serial entrepreneur and angel investor. Lupenko’s latest entrepreneurial project is Impress, an invisible aligners company using a hybrid model of remote patient monitoring and in-person visits. The startup, headquartered in Barcelona but operating in several European countries, is regarded as one of the fastest-growing telemedicine companies in Europe.Originally from Russia, Lupenko holds a master’s in Economics from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In 2005 he studied Corporate Finance at the Vienna University of Business and Economics. His professional career started as a Consultant in KPMG Russia in 2005, which he left two years later. Since 2007 he is also the co-founder of FCG, a corporate finance and M&A advisory firm in Russia and since 2013 he is also the non-executive co-founder of CarPrice one of the largest second-hand car marketplaces in Russia and Japan. In 2015, he co-founded AKTIVO a technology-backed real estate platform in Russia.
Co-Founder and CTO of Bridestory
Ex-SingTel software analyst Doni Hanafi holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and a Master of Computing degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore.
Ex-SingTel software analyst Doni Hanafi holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and a Master of Computing degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore.
Co-founder of Wallapop
GerardOlivé is an entrepreneur based in Barcelona, Spain, who has co-founded numerous start-ups including Wallapop, Glovo, CornerJob, Deliberry, Shoppiday, Shopery, BePretty, Mascoteros, Marmota, Havet, Prontopiso, Medox and Trendier. He also founded BeRepublic, a leading strategic consulting firm specialized in digital businesses in Southern Europe and Latin America. In 2015, he co-founded BeAgency, an interactive marketing agency firm with offices in Barcelona and Madrid. He is also a co-founder and mentor of Connector Startup Accelerator. He is currently co-CEO and co-founder of Antai Venture Builder, where he is in charge of a multi-million euro advertising inventory. He studied Audiovisual Communication at Barcelona's Ramon Llull University.
GerardOlivé is an entrepreneur based in Barcelona, Spain, who has co-founded numerous start-ups including Wallapop, Glovo, CornerJob, Deliberry, Shoppiday, Shopery, BePretty, Mascoteros, Marmota, Havet, Prontopiso, Medox and Trendier. He also founded BeRepublic, a leading strategic consulting firm specialized in digital businesses in Southern Europe and Latin America. In 2015, he co-founded BeAgency, an interactive marketing agency firm with offices in Barcelona and Madrid. He is also a co-founder and mentor of Connector Startup Accelerator. He is currently co-CEO and co-founder of Antai Venture Builder, where he is in charge of a multi-million euro advertising inventory. He studied Audiovisual Communication at Barcelona's Ramon Llull University.
Co-founder, Advisor of Alias Robotics
Victor Mayoral Vilches is a co-founder and advisor at Alias Robotics in Spain. He also works as CEO at Acutronic Robotics, a branch of the Swiss company where he was also CTO. Together with his brother, he co-founded Erle Robotics in 2012 and became its MD and CTO. Erle was sold to Acutronic Robotics in 2016 for €4million.He has a PhD in Bio-Robotics from the Italian Institute of Technology in Tuscany and a Computer Science degree from King Juan Carlos University, Madrid. A member of the Spanish National Robotics Committee, Victor Vilches is experienced in robotics and AI.
Victor Mayoral Vilches is a co-founder and advisor at Alias Robotics in Spain. He also works as CEO at Acutronic Robotics, a branch of the Swiss company where he was also CTO. Together with his brother, he co-founded Erle Robotics in 2012 and became its MD and CTO. Erle was sold to Acutronic Robotics in 2016 for €4million.He has a PhD in Bio-Robotics from the Italian Institute of Technology in Tuscany and a Computer Science degree from King Juan Carlos University, Madrid. A member of the Spanish National Robotics Committee, Victor Vilches is experienced in robotics and AI.
CEO of Nido Robotics
Roy Petter Dyrdahl Torgersen studied maritime navigation at Austevoll Fagskule School and later nautical sciences at the University of Stord/Haugesund in Norway. With 12 years of experience in the petro-maritime, scientific research and underwater mining prospection sectors, Torgersen also holds a Class 1 navigation license and has been a captain in the Merchant Navy in Singapore. Inspired by the potential of small submarine robots borne from his professional experience and passion for diving, Torgersen established Nido Robotics, where he is currently chairman and CEO.
Roy Petter Dyrdahl Torgersen studied maritime navigation at Austevoll Fagskule School and later nautical sciences at the University of Stord/Haugesund in Norway. With 12 years of experience in the petro-maritime, scientific research and underwater mining prospection sectors, Torgersen also holds a Class 1 navigation license and has been a captain in the Merchant Navy in Singapore. Inspired by the potential of small submarine robots borne from his professional experience and passion for diving, Torgersen established Nido Robotics, where he is currently chairman and CEO.
Founder and CEO of Mobvoi
Ex-Googler Li Zhifei ("Watch Bro") is founder and CEO of advanced voice recognition tech startup Mobvoi, producer of the bestselling TicWatch smartwatch. After graduating from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Li worked at MobileSoft on WAP and Bluetooth-related projects from 1999-2002. He received his PhD in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University in 2010. At JHU, he built Joshua, an open-source software for machine translation. Li joined Google in 2010, where he helped create Google's mobile offline translation system. Inspired by the launch and success of Siri released in 2012, he left Google and returned to China to found Mobvoi end-2012.
Ex-Googler Li Zhifei ("Watch Bro") is founder and CEO of advanced voice recognition tech startup Mobvoi, producer of the bestselling TicWatch smartwatch. After graduating from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Li worked at MobileSoft on WAP and Bluetooth-related projects from 1999-2002. He received his PhD in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University in 2010. At JHU, he built Joshua, an open-source software for machine translation. Li joined Google in 2010, where he helped create Google's mobile offline translation system. Inspired by the launch and success of Siri released in 2012, he left Google and returned to China to found Mobvoi end-2012.
CEO and co-founder of X1 Wind / PivotBuoy
Trained in mechanical engineering, Alex Raventos graduated from the MIT-Portugal’s Executive Master’s program focused on sustainable energy systems. In 2017 he joined the prestigious Global Solution Program led by Singularity University at NASA Research Park in Mountain View, California, where talents meet to develop innovative technology and groundbreaking solutions that address the greatest challenges for humanity today.Raventos has gained significant experience as head of economics and project coordinator in companies in the energy sector such as WavEC Offshore Renewables and Bluewater.In 2014 he founded Inn2Grid, consulting companies in renewable energy and focused on ocean energy technologies. Since 2017 he has been CEO and co-founder of X1 Wind, a Barcelona-based startup developing a downwind turbine technology to reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) in offshore wind plants.
Trained in mechanical engineering, Alex Raventos graduated from the MIT-Portugal’s Executive Master’s program focused on sustainable energy systems. In 2017 he joined the prestigious Global Solution Program led by Singularity University at NASA Research Park in Mountain View, California, where talents meet to develop innovative technology and groundbreaking solutions that address the greatest challenges for humanity today.Raventos has gained significant experience as head of economics and project coordinator in companies in the energy sector such as WavEC Offshore Renewables and Bluewater.In 2014 he founded Inn2Grid, consulting companies in renewable energy and focused on ocean energy technologies. Since 2017 he has been CEO and co-founder of X1 Wind, a Barcelona-based startup developing a downwind turbine technology to reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) in offshore wind plants.
COO and co-founder of Xendit
Tessa Wijaya joined Indonesian fintech Xendit as co-founder and COO in 2016, a year after the payment gateway startup graduated from the Y Combinator program and launched its platform in Indonesia.Wijaya obtained a master’s in philosophy from the University of Sydney in 2006 after graduating from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 2003. She returned to Indonesia and worked as a corporate development officer for over three years. In 2010, she became an analyst at Principia Management Group and Fairways Investment Group, both being Southeast Asia-focused investment firms. In 2013, Wijaya went on to work as an associate at Singapore-based investment firm Mizuho Asia Partners for over three years before joining Xendit back in Jakarta.
Tessa Wijaya joined Indonesian fintech Xendit as co-founder and COO in 2016, a year after the payment gateway startup graduated from the Y Combinator program and launched its platform in Indonesia.Wijaya obtained a master’s in philosophy from the University of Sydney in 2006 after graduating from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 2003. She returned to Indonesia and worked as a corporate development officer for over three years. In 2010, she became an analyst at Principia Management Group and Fairways Investment Group, both being Southeast Asia-focused investment firms. In 2013, Wijaya went on to work as an associate at Singapore-based investment firm Mizuho Asia Partners for over three years before joining Xendit back in Jakarta.
Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of Beyond Leather Materials / Leap
Hannah Michaud first started exploring ways to develop sustainable textiles in 2016 while completing her studies in sustainable fashion at Copenhagen’s KEA School of Design & Technology. She also studied fashion technology and design at the KEA academy from 2012 to 2015.Michaud worked as a fashion design intern at Danish company Barbara I Gongini in 2016 and also at Weekend CPH in 2014. After her graduation in 2017, she decided to continue her research work on sustainable fabrics as co-founder and chief creative officer of Danish alt-leather startup, Beyond Leather Materials ApS, in Copenhagen.Originally from Maine, US, Michaud also studied music as a classical flutist at the University of Maine, where she was first chair in its Symphony Orchestra, and Sustainable Agriculture in the university’s Natural Science and Forestry department.
Hannah Michaud first started exploring ways to develop sustainable textiles in 2016 while completing her studies in sustainable fashion at Copenhagen’s KEA School of Design & Technology. She also studied fashion technology and design at the KEA academy from 2012 to 2015.Michaud worked as a fashion design intern at Danish company Barbara I Gongini in 2016 and also at Weekend CPH in 2014. After her graduation in 2017, she decided to continue her research work on sustainable fabrics as co-founder and chief creative officer of Danish alt-leather startup, Beyond Leather Materials ApS, in Copenhagen.Originally from Maine, US, Michaud also studied music as a classical flutist at the University of Maine, where she was first chair in its Symphony Orchestra, and Sustainable Agriculture in the university’s Natural Science and Forestry department.
CPO and Co-founder of Kuaishou
Cheng Yixiao began his career as a software engineer at HP in Dalian where he met Kuaishou co-founder Yang Yuanxi. Cheng left HP to join Renren as an iPhone client software developer.In 2011, Cheng started a photo-sharing platform GIF Kuaishou and obtained some seed funding. In 2013, he was introduced to a successful entrepreneur Su Hua. They decided to pivot GIF Kuaishou into a video-sharing app, with Cheng as CPO and Su as CEO.Many believe that his earlier experiences of living in Tieling, a county in northeast China, and later in Beijing’s suburb Tiantongyuan, have helped him to identify business opportunities and develop social media tools for the grassroots. He has quite a reputation for his creativity and passion for product development in tech circles.
Cheng Yixiao began his career as a software engineer at HP in Dalian where he met Kuaishou co-founder Yang Yuanxi. Cheng left HP to join Renren as an iPhone client software developer.In 2011, Cheng started a photo-sharing platform GIF Kuaishou and obtained some seed funding. In 2013, he was introduced to a successful entrepreneur Su Hua. They decided to pivot GIF Kuaishou into a video-sharing app, with Cheng as CPO and Su as CEO.Many believe that his earlier experiences of living in Tieling, a county in northeast China, and later in Beijing’s suburb Tiantongyuan, have helped him to identify business opportunities and develop social media tools for the grassroots. He has quite a reputation for his creativity and passion for product development in tech circles.
Alta Life Sciences (Alta LS) was established in 2016. Based in Barcelona, the management team is led by the co-founder of Alta Partners Guy Paul Nohra, a leading pioneer VC in life sciences. Alta Partners has funded over 150 companies since 1996. Alta LS specializes in the life sciences sector in Spain and abroad, targeting biotech, genomics, medical devices, diagnostics and digital health. It also acts as a bridge fund, connecting the Spanish life sciences ecosystem to VC experts in Silicon Valley. Investment is available for all stages of development, with focus mainly on seed and Series A funding.
Alta Life Sciences (Alta LS) was established in 2016. Based in Barcelona, the management team is led by the co-founder of Alta Partners Guy Paul Nohra, a leading pioneer VC in life sciences. Alta Partners has funded over 150 companies since 1996. Alta LS specializes in the life sciences sector in Spain and abroad, targeting biotech, genomics, medical devices, diagnostics and digital health. It also acts as a bridge fund, connecting the Spanish life sciences ecosystem to VC experts in Silicon Valley. Investment is available for all stages of development, with focus mainly on seed and Series A funding.
Evolution Media China (EMC) was founded in Beijing by Evolution Media Partners, the investment arm of American talent and sports agency Creative Artists Agency and Evolution Media Capital, in early 2016. EMC currently manages a total of US$350 million in assets. The firm invests primary in startups with potential from the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on China, in sectors such as media, entertainment, sports, advertising and lifestyle.
Evolution Media China (EMC) was founded in Beijing by Evolution Media Partners, the investment arm of American talent and sports agency Creative Artists Agency and Evolution Media Capital, in early 2016. EMC currently manages a total of US$350 million in assets. The firm invests primary in startups with potential from the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on China, in sectors such as media, entertainment, sports, advertising and lifestyle.
LC Ventures is a Lisbon-based VC specializing in pre-seed and seed investments, mainly in Portugal-based startups and with a focus on promoting regional growth. Established in 2015, it has €11.5m under management in three funds, two which are exclusive to Portuguese startups. It has invested in more than 40 companies to date. Recently it has invested in Botcliq, a blockchain e-marketplace for wild fish trading, and in Finnish cleantech company Solved. It also participated in the €2m Series A round of Portuguese online tech employment agency in March 2020.Its investment portfolio currently includes 32 tech startups, a majority of which are based in Portugal.
LC Ventures is a Lisbon-based VC specializing in pre-seed and seed investments, mainly in Portugal-based startups and with a focus on promoting regional growth. Established in 2015, it has €11.5m under management in three funds, two which are exclusive to Portuguese startups. It has invested in more than 40 companies to date. Recently it has invested in Botcliq, a blockchain e-marketplace for wild fish trading, and in Finnish cleantech company Solved. It also participated in the €2m Series A round of Portuguese online tech employment agency in March 2020.Its investment portfolio currently includes 32 tech startups, a majority of which are based in Portugal.
Based in San Francisco, Slow Ventures was founded in 2011 by an early Facebook employee David Morin, who helped to build the Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect. Slow Ventures is no longer known as the “Facebook Alumni Fund”.Today, the VC is a generalist fund, investing in diverse sectors worldwide, ranging from digital health to enterprise solutions. The firm has backed unicorn startups in the US like Postmates, Nextdoor, AngelList and Evernote. A fourth fundraising round has been launched for two new funds totaling $220m: seed funding of $165m and $55m for a follow-up round. Its last funding round closed at $145m in 2016.
Based in San Francisco, Slow Ventures was founded in 2011 by an early Facebook employee David Morin, who helped to build the Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect. Slow Ventures is no longer known as the “Facebook Alumni Fund”.Today, the VC is a generalist fund, investing in diverse sectors worldwide, ranging from digital health to enterprise solutions. The firm has backed unicorn startups in the US like Postmates, Nextdoor, AngelList and Evernote. A fourth fundraising round has been launched for two new funds totaling $220m: seed funding of $165m and $55m for a follow-up round. Its last funding round closed at $145m in 2016.
Shrimp-farming data made easy: Interview with JALA’s CEO Liris Maduningtyas
Indonesian agritech startup JALA managed to overcome the hurdles caused by lack of experience after participating in accelerator programs. It is now taking the next steps to better products
Shrimp farming IoT startup JALA to launch franchise program by mid-2021
Despite delays to hardware manufacturing and global expansion during the pandemic, JALA achieved encouraging growth in 2020 and is gearing up for a pre-Series A fundraising round
South Summit 2021: Lessons in expanding to Asia from experts on the ground
Cast aside your Eurocentric mindsets, China-based SOSV’s Oscar Ramos and Brinc’s Heriberto Saldivar tell startups, why they should expand to the region, and how best to do it
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
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
Jungle.ai: Tapping data and AI to prevent outages and breakdowns
Forewarned is forearmed. Performance predictions by Jungle.ai can help save billions of dollars and hours of frustration caused by sudden power failures
Geetest provides an easy and fun way to secure websites and apps
This startup’s behavior-based verification process takes less than a second to finish, but that’s all the time it needs to distinguish a human from a robot
Cobee: On-demand staff payroll and benefits in an app and card
Backed by Speedinvest, Target Global and Encomenda, Cobee's employee-focused HR SaaS is redefining staff benefits management and beyond
The rising Indonesian edtech star wants to help high-school dropouts earn their diploma and learn the relevant skills to find a job – with an innovative solution lauded at this year’s MIT Solve Challenge
Allread MLT: SaaS that auto detects and turns text, codes and symbols into data
Helping quick digitalization of industries and supply chains, Allread MLT is disrupting traditional OCR with its computer vision technology and neural networks
More Asian men are into skincare and health products, and Elio is here to help (discreetly)
Elio believes offering privacy, free online consultations and discreet product packaging will encourage more men to take better care of their health
Gojek and Tokopedia merge to form GoTo
The new entity, now Indonesia’s largest tech group, plans to go public in Indonesia and the US, targeting a $40bn valuation
A Q&A with the Veniam founder and CEO
KK Fund, GK Plug and Play Indonesia set up online meets between VCs and startups amid Covid-19
VCs like Sequoia Capital, EV Growth, Monk's Hill Ventures and MDI Ventures are onboard to spot potential investments despite Covid-19 downturn
Orain: Making vending machines smarter and more profitable
Vending machines can now interact with consumers and offer FMCG retailers valuable data, thanks to smart hardware from Barcelona-based Orain
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