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Bryan McEire of Spotahome
Bryan McEire was born in Costa Rica but spent most of his life in Spain and Belgium. The CTO of Spotahome has computer and software engineering degrees from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and Université Libre de Bruxelles.Together with CEO Artacho, McEire tried to raise funds for Spotahome during the early days. However, investors were not interested and both went separate ways for a while. Artacho returned from London and approached McEire to revive Spotahome with new audiovisual viewings by home checkers. He had previously worked in the business intelligence, infrastructure and real estate sectors.
Bryan McEire was born in Costa Rica but spent most of his life in Spain and Belgium. The CTO of Spotahome has computer and software engineering degrees from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and Université Libre de Bruxelles.Together with CEO Artacho, McEire tried to raise funds for Spotahome during the early days. However, investors were not interested and both went separate ways for a while. Artacho returned from London and approached McEire to revive Spotahome with new audiovisual viewings by home checkers. He had previously worked in the business intelligence, infrastructure and real estate sectors.
Co-founder, CMO of Sheetgo
Jonatan Gomes da Silva is the CMO and co-founder of cloud-based fintech Sheetgo. The Brazilian is an IT specialist based in Santa Caterina, Brazil. He has three degrees from two Brazilian universities and the think-tank Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Project Management, Web Programming and Computer Networks. He had previously worked at Moon Tools as a project manager. He was also a technology manager at Abramar Construtora. Both companies were run by fellow co-founder Yannick Rault van der Vaart.
Jonatan Gomes da Silva is the CMO and co-founder of cloud-based fintech Sheetgo. The Brazilian is an IT specialist based in Santa Caterina, Brazil. He has three degrees from two Brazilian universities and the think-tank Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Project Management, Web Programming and Computer Networks. He had previously worked at Moon Tools as a project manager. He was also a technology manager at Abramar Construtora. Both companies were run by fellow co-founder Yannick Rault van der Vaart.
Co-founder of Sampingan
Dimas Pramudya graduated with a bachelor's in Business from Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. Between 2011 and 2013 while still at university, Dimas became the corporate funding head of Keuken, securing corporate sponsorships for the popular Bandung food festival. In 2014, he joined Sony Indonesia, managing the company's portable audio product sales, before moving to Go-Jek in 2017 to head up the company's growth experiments in Go-Tix and Go-Pay. Dimas and former Go-Jek colleague Wisnu Nugrahadi established gig marketplace app Sampingan in 2018.
Dimas Pramudya graduated with a bachelor's in Business from Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. Between 2011 and 2013 while still at university, Dimas became the corporate funding head of Keuken, securing corporate sponsorships for the popular Bandung food festival. In 2014, he joined Sony Indonesia, managing the company's portable audio product sales, before moving to Go-Jek in 2017 to head up the company's growth experiments in Go-Tix and Go-Pay. Dimas and former Go-Jek colleague Wisnu Nugrahadi established gig marketplace app Sampingan in 2018.
COO of Fundeen
COO and Co-founder of Fundeen since July 2017, Bautista graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, that included a stint at the University of Nebraska, and a Master's in Road, Canal and Port Engineering in 2018 from Alfonso X el Sabio University. He began his professional career as assistant to the Head of the Conservation and Maintenance Service at PACSA, an urban and environmental services company. He later worked as a Maritime and Port Operator Consultant at Shipping Business Consultants (SBC) and as a Studies and Offers Engineer at Valoriza Facilities before working full-time at Fundeen.
COO and Co-founder of Fundeen since July 2017, Bautista graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, that included a stint at the University of Nebraska, and a Master's in Road, Canal and Port Engineering in 2018 from Alfonso X el Sabio University. He began his professional career as assistant to the Head of the Conservation and Maintenance Service at PACSA, an urban and environmental services company. He later worked as a Maritime and Port Operator Consultant at Shipping Business Consultants (SBC) and as a Studies and Offers Engineer at Valoriza Facilities before working full-time at Fundeen.
Co-founder of NPAW
Otto Christof Wüst Acedo is co-founder and COO at social media advertising firm Adsmurai while serving as advisor to The Real Plaza, an online platform for cross-border real estate transactions. He is also co-founder and the former CEO of NPAW, where he was responsible for new business generation developing and strategic relationships with customers and partners during the startup's growth phase. NPAW's funding round with Axon Partners Group was completed during his tenure as CEO. Wüst read Telecommunications Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, has studied at Duke University and holds a MSc. in Computer Science from Pompeu Fabra University.
Otto Christof Wüst Acedo is co-founder and COO at social media advertising firm Adsmurai while serving as advisor to The Real Plaza, an online platform for cross-border real estate transactions. He is also co-founder and the former CEO of NPAW, where he was responsible for new business generation developing and strategic relationships with customers and partners during the startup's growth phase. NPAW's funding round with Axon Partners Group was completed during his tenure as CEO. Wüst read Telecommunications Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, has studied at Duke University and holds a MSc. in Computer Science from Pompeu Fabra University.
Co-founder and CTO of Factorial
Pau Ramon is a co-founder and the CTO of Spanish human resource startup Factorial. For five years, he was the CTO of Redbooth (formerly Teambox), a cloud-based SaaS project management tool that facilitates collaboration and communication within teams. Ramon had fortuitously met the Redbooth team when trying to secure funding and partners for zspeakers.com, a social media influencer monetizing platform he had earlier established. Ramon has a BSc in Multimedia and another in Software Engineering.
Pau Ramon is a co-founder and the CTO of Spanish human resource startup Factorial. For five years, he was the CTO of Redbooth (formerly Teambox), a cloud-based SaaS project management tool that facilitates collaboration and communication within teams. Ramon had fortuitously met the Redbooth team when trying to secure funding and partners for zspeakers.com, a social media influencer monetizing platform he had earlier established. Ramon has a BSc in Multimedia and another in Software Engineering.
Former co-founder of Ekrut
Anthony Kusuma is a co-founder of tech recruitment platform Ekrut, where he was Chief Product Officer until November 2017. Starting in 2012, he has worked in frontend web development and technical roles, including at Indonesian FMCG group Orang Tua and fintech lending platform Modalku, the Indonesian version of Singapore-based Funding Societies. Anthony holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from STMIK Dharma Putra, Indonesia.
Anthony Kusuma is a co-founder of tech recruitment platform Ekrut, where he was Chief Product Officer until November 2017. Starting in 2012, he has worked in frontend web development and technical roles, including at Indonesian FMCG group Orang Tua and fintech lending platform Modalku, the Indonesian version of Singapore-based Funding Societies. Anthony holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from STMIK Dharma Putra, Indonesia.
Founder and CEO of Dewu (Poizon)
As a basketball enthusiast and long-term fan of Stephon Marbury, Yang Bing started a sports news portal Hupu with Cheng Hang at the end of 2003 when he was only 18 years old. Formerly known as hoopCHINA.com, the Hupu website garnered one million daily active users by 2006. In 2018, he raised seed funding to pivot Hupu's Poizon app into an independent trading platform for limited edition sneakers, designer sportswear and accessories.
As a basketball enthusiast and long-term fan of Stephon Marbury, Yang Bing started a sports news portal Hupu with Cheng Hang at the end of 2003 when he was only 18 years old. Formerly known as hoopCHINA.com, the Hupu website garnered one million daily active users by 2006. In 2018, he raised seed funding to pivot Hupu's Poizon app into an independent trading platform for limited edition sneakers, designer sportswear and accessories.
Co-founder and President of TaniHub Group
Trained in mathematics and economics, Pamitra Wineka has worked as an analyst for mutual funds distributor Danareksa, JP Morgan and the World Bank. After four years with the World Bank, he joined TaniHub as co-founder and president in 2016.Pamitra graduated in Mathematics at Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2010 and obtained a master's in Economics in 2011 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is also a partner and senior advisor at P2P lending firm Perdana and microloan app Akulaku.
Trained in mathematics and economics, Pamitra Wineka has worked as an analyst for mutual funds distributor Danareksa, JP Morgan and the World Bank. After four years with the World Bank, he joined TaniHub as co-founder and president in 2016.Pamitra graduated in Mathematics at Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2010 and obtained a master's in Economics in 2011 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is also a partner and senior advisor at P2P lending firm Perdana and microloan app Akulaku.
Founder and CEO of Veniam
Cornell and Stanford-educated Fulbright scholar João Barros is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Porto and teaches in the MBA program at the Porto Business School. He has also held visiting appointments at MIT and Carnegie Mellon. He has co-founded two startups, Streambolico and Veniam, of which he is also CEO. Between 2009 and 2012, Barros served as National Director of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, a five-year international partnership funded by the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from Munich's Technical University.
Cornell and Stanford-educated Fulbright scholar João Barros is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Porto and teaches in the MBA program at the Porto Business School. He has also held visiting appointments at MIT and Carnegie Mellon. He has co-founded two startups, Streambolico and Veniam, of which he is also CEO. Between 2009 and 2012, Barros served as National Director of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, a five-year international partnership funded by the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from Munich's Technical University.
Co-founder of Veniam
Winner of the 2016 EU Prize for Women Innovators, Portuguese national Susana Sargento has been a professor at the University of Aveiro for almost 16 years. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the same university. Her main research interests are self-organized networks, e.g., routing, mobility, delay-tolerant mechanisms and content distribution networks, in ad-hoc and vehicular mechanisms and protocols. In 2012, she co-founded Veniam, a tech startup for connected and autonomous vehicles, where she also worked in engineering and corporate research from 2012 until 2014. She advises the European Commission in her areas of expertise.
Winner of the 2016 EU Prize for Women Innovators, Portuguese national Susana Sargento has been a professor at the University of Aveiro for almost 16 years. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the same university. Her main research interests are self-organized networks, e.g., routing, mobility, delay-tolerant mechanisms and content distribution networks, in ad-hoc and vehicular mechanisms and protocols. In 2012, she co-founded Veniam, a tech startup for connected and autonomous vehicles, where she also worked in engineering and corporate research from 2012 until 2014. She advises the European Commission in her areas of expertise.
Co-founder and CMO of Madhang
Kaesang Pangarep is a vlogger and serial entrepreneur who first became famous through his YouTube vlogs, which sometimes involved his father, Indonesian president Joko Widodo. Kaesang had previously run his own fried banana business, Sang Pisang, before establishing home chef meal service Madhang in 2017, where he is chief marketing officer. Kaesang is concurrently the CEO of SKI Capital Partners, which provides funding to F&B startups and is a fourth year marketing student at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
Kaesang Pangarep is a vlogger and serial entrepreneur who first became famous through his YouTube vlogs, which sometimes involved his father, Indonesian president Joko Widodo. Kaesang had previously run his own fried banana business, Sang Pisang, before establishing home chef meal service Madhang in 2017, where he is chief marketing officer. Kaesang is concurrently the CEO of SKI Capital Partners, which provides funding to F&B startups and is a fourth year marketing student at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
Co-founder of Waterdrop and general manager of Shuidi Chou of Waterdrop (Shuidi)
Xu Hanhan graduated from the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, in 2008. She then worked at the VC, China Renaissance Capital Investment, and later became personal assistant to ByteDance CEO and founder Zhang Yiming during the startup's early years. She co-founded Waterdrop in 2016 and is now in charge of Waterdrop Crowdfunding. She also started another of Waterdrop's platforms, Waterdrop Public Wellness, which helps charitable organizations fundraise as well as report on the usage of the funds received.
Xu Hanhan graduated from the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, in 2008. She then worked at the VC, China Renaissance Capital Investment, and later became personal assistant to ByteDance CEO and founder Zhang Yiming during the startup's early years. She co-founded Waterdrop in 2016 and is now in charge of Waterdrop Crowdfunding. She also started another of Waterdrop's platforms, Waterdrop Public Wellness, which helps charitable organizations fundraise as well as report on the usage of the funds received.
President Director of Pintek
Tommy Yuwono founded his first venture, a business publication Milestone Interactive Digital magazine in 2011, while reading a business degree at Prasetiya Mulya Business School. After graduating in 2014, he joined securities company MNC Sekuritas to specialize in investment banking products like bond and medium-term notes for public and private companies.In 2016, he left MNC to become the chief digital officer and co-founder of online payments platform Ayopop. After securing Series A funding for Ayopop, he left and established education loan platform Pintek as CEO in 2018, together with Ayopop's CFO Ioann Fainsilber as co-founder.
Tommy Yuwono founded his first venture, a business publication Milestone Interactive Digital magazine in 2011, while reading a business degree at Prasetiya Mulya Business School. After graduating in 2014, he joined securities company MNC Sekuritas to specialize in investment banking products like bond and medium-term notes for public and private companies.In 2016, he left MNC to become the chief digital officer and co-founder of online payments platform Ayopop. After securing Series A funding for Ayopop, he left and established education loan platform Pintek as CEO in 2018, together with Ayopop's CFO Ioann Fainsilber as co-founder.
Co-founder, CEO of Foods for Tomorrow / Heura Foods
Marc Coloma is the co-founder and CEO of Spanish plant-based meat startup, Foods for Tomorrow, where he has worked since 2017. Earlier, he spent two years at the local government business promotion organization Barcelona Activa's Entrepreneur's With Ideas training program, where Food for Tomorrow’s business and Heura foods product ideas were conceived. Coloma's background includes stints at a Catalonian animal charity and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in project work and fundraising respectively, and as COO of a catering company. A committed vegan and environmentalist, Coloma was named on Forbes list of 100 Most Creative People in Business in July 2019.
Marc Coloma is the co-founder and CEO of Spanish plant-based meat startup, Foods for Tomorrow, where he has worked since 2017. Earlier, he spent two years at the local government business promotion organization Barcelona Activa's Entrepreneur's With Ideas training program, where Food for Tomorrow’s business and Heura foods product ideas were conceived. Coloma's background includes stints at a Catalonian animal charity and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in project work and fundraising respectively, and as COO of a catering company. A committed vegan and environmentalist, Coloma was named on Forbes list of 100 Most Creative People in Business in July 2019.
Tuya Smart announces more partnerships, files for IPO in the US
Tuya Smart’s platform enables the creation of smart devices with little or no code writing needed, shortening R&D from months to a matter of days
Insights on tech and the Indonesian diaspora in Silicon Valley
Navigating the different diaspora communities, one tech event at a time
Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Spotahome clinches Spain’s first Silicon Valley-led funding
Now in Europe’s US$500 billion home rental market, the Spanish proptech will soon expand to LatAm, the US and Asia
Bernardo Hernández: Celebrity investor and Google's former marketing whiz
The angel investor behind some of the most successful Spanish internet startups also has an unusual honor for techies – GQ’s Man of the Year
SWORD Health nabs Portugal's second biggest Series A round within one year
SWORD Health's AI-based physiotherapy solution has just clinched $9m from Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund, ringing in a total of $17m in Series A funding
Intudo Ventures: Grooming returning overseas talent for an Indonesia-only bet
Combining the experience and networks of foreign-educated Indonesians with local distribution channels, Intudo’s hyperlocal strategy has attracted $200m in managed assets
Polaroo: An expense app that finds the best deals and automates payments
Take control of your finances and save money and time with Polaroo's personalized expenses app
Traveloka CTO Derianto Kusuma resigns
The co-founder cites a changing ecosystem and company direction for his decision, while hinting at a new venture
Calling Factorial “the Zendesk of HR," Silicon Valley heavyweight CRV led the round, in its first-ever investment in Spain
Forward Fooding: Ranking the world's agrifood startups on success and sustainability
The collaborative platform has opened applications for its FoodTech500 global ranking of agrifood startups; counts over 7,000 startups and scaleups mapped so far
Edpuzzle waives fees for video learning platform during coronavirus pandemic
Spanish edtech startup Edpuzzle lets teachers create engaging remote-learning tools from easily accessible online videos
Cristina Fonseca: On a one-woman mission to make Portugal more innovative
The co-founder of Portugal's third unicorn, Talkdesk, is now an influential investor and AI authority
Jesús Encinar: The Man Behind Idealista and 11870.com
Entrepreneur, angel investor and down-to-earth idealist
Data integration platform Onna accelerates growth with Covid-19 boost
Corporates use up to 80 different apps in their workflows. Slack- and Dropbox-backed Onna is a central platform integrating all that fragmented data, giving companies greater control
Mindtera: Building mental resilience through bite-sized lessons
Mindtera wants to nip mental health issues in the bud by equipping working adults with skills to navigate work challenges and personal relationships, using their phones
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