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One of the first independent PE firms in China, with US$1.5 billion currently under management, Capital Today mainly invests in companies targeting China’s booming middle class.
One of the first independent PE firms in China, with US$1.5 billion currently under management, Capital Today mainly invests in companies targeting China’s booming middle class.
Indexa Capital is fast becoming Spain’s leading automated investment platform, managing funds worth €92 million in just over two years since its launch.
Indexa Capital is fast becoming Spain’s leading automated investment platform, managing funds worth €92 million in just over two years since its launch.
Founder and Board Chairman of Panda iMedia
Leading media commentator and former Sina Weibo key man Shen Chen is a sociology graduate from Soochow University, and holds an MBA from the Capital University of Economics and Business. Previously at China Mobile and China Telecom, Shen, however, is better known for being part of the team at Sina Weibo who took the company public. With proceeds from his stock options, Shen founded Panda iMedia. Today, some 200 of his colleagues at Panda iMedia were also from Sina.
Leading media commentator and former Sina Weibo key man Shen Chen is a sociology graduate from Soochow University, and holds an MBA from the Capital University of Economics and Business. Previously at China Mobile and China Telecom, Shen, however, is better known for being part of the team at Sina Weibo who took the company public. With proceeds from his stock options, Shen founded Panda iMedia. Today, some 200 of his colleagues at Panda iMedia were also from Sina.
Transformed from the well-established state-owned Govtor Capital in 1992, Addor Capital is one of the most influential investment institutions in China today. It manages more than RMB 75 billion, and has set up more than 70 different investment funds, backing more than 650 startups.
Transformed from the well-established state-owned Govtor Capital in 1992, Addor Capital is one of the most influential investment institutions in China today. It manages more than RMB 75 billion, and has set up more than 70 different investment funds, backing more than 650 startups.
Founder and CEO of Fresh Market (Shihang Shengxian)
With the innovative C2B2F (Customer to Business to Farm) business model he came up with, Fresh Market survived the winter for venture capital funding in China in 2016, and is today the leading fresh food e-commerce platform in East China.Zhang Hongliang (b. 1975) embarked on his journey as a serial entrepreneur after five years in the financial management sector and six years in the automobile industry. The persistent Suzhou native founded Fresh Market (Shihang Shengxian) in 2011 at aged 36, after several tries in three years.
With the innovative C2B2F (Customer to Business to Farm) business model he came up with, Fresh Market survived the winter for venture capital funding in China in 2016, and is today the leading fresh food e-commerce platform in East China.Zhang Hongliang (b. 1975) embarked on his journey as a serial entrepreneur after five years in the financial management sector and six years in the automobile industry. The persistent Suzhou native founded Fresh Market (Shihang Shengxian) in 2011 at aged 36, after several tries in three years.
Healthcare-focused investment firm Vivo Capital was formed in 1996. Today it has over US$1.8 billion under management, making investments into private and public healthcare companies in the US and Greater China, as well as into promising early-stage innovative healthcare companies.
Healthcare-focused investment firm Vivo Capital was formed in 1996. Today it has over US$1.8 billion under management, making investments into private and public healthcare companies in the US and Greater China, as well as into promising early-stage innovative healthcare companies.
One of the earliest backers of Chinese internet firms, most famously Tencent and JD.com, Hillhouse Capital is a US$20 billion fund today. Founded in 2005 by Zhang Lei, a Yale School of Management graduate (the initial US$20 million used to start Hillhouse came from the Yale Endowment), the long-term fundamental equity investor is focused on China and Asia, particularly the consumer, TMT, industrials and healthcare sectors. It manages capital for institutional clients, e.g., university endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds, and invests across all equity stages.
One of the earliest backers of Chinese internet firms, most famously Tencent and JD.com, Hillhouse Capital is a US$20 billion fund today. Founded in 2005 by Zhang Lei, a Yale School of Management graduate (the initial US$20 million used to start Hillhouse came from the Yale Endowment), the long-term fundamental equity investor is focused on China and Asia, particularly the consumer, TMT, industrials and healthcare sectors. It manages capital for institutional clients, e.g., university endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds, and invests across all equity stages.
Founder and CEO of Zhinanmao
Former partner, Mount Venture Capital; vice president, Power Capital. The economics graduate from Jiangsu University is an avid backpacker and certified tour guide. A serial entrepreneur too (with previous startups in bicycle rental, education and training, e-commerce, F&B).
Former partner, Mount Venture Capital; vice president, Power Capital. The economics graduate from Jiangsu University is an avid backpacker and certified tour guide. A serial entrepreneur too (with previous startups in bicycle rental, education and training, e-commerce, F&B).
Zheng Weihe (Alex Zheng) and his wife Li Huang started Cowin Capital, one of China's earliest private equity funds, in 2000 with RMB 80 million of their own money, investing in six companies within a year. Today, it has more than RMB 10 billion in assets under management, across six PE funds. It has invested in over 150 companies to date, with 57 successful exits, including 27 IPOs – earning Zheng the moniker "The Marksman".
Zheng Weihe (Alex Zheng) and his wife Li Huang started Cowin Capital, one of China's earliest private equity funds, in 2000 with RMB 80 million of their own money, investing in six companies within a year. Today, it has more than RMB 10 billion in assets under management, across six PE funds. It has invested in over 150 companies to date, with 57 successful exits, including 27 IPOs – earning Zheng the moniker "The Marksman".
Co-Stone is one of the earliest venture capital firms in China, with about RMB 30 billion in assets under management today. It operates growth-stage investments and pre-IPO financings, focusing on TMT, biotechnology, consumer and services sectors in China. It has invested in more than 80 companies, where Co-Stone was the lead investor in over 60% of the financings.
Co-Stone is one of the earliest venture capital firms in China, with about RMB 30 billion in assets under management today. It operates growth-stage investments and pre-IPO financings, focusing on TMT, biotechnology, consumer and services sectors in China. It has invested in more than 80 companies, where Co-Stone was the lead investor in over 60% of the financings.
The earliest backer of Xiaomi and an early investor in YY, Morningside Venture Capital started in 2008 and is part of HK real estate tycoon Ronnie Chan's Morningside Group. Today, led by Richard Liu, the early-stage investor has over US$1.5 billion under management and counts among its other successful investments Sohu, Ctrip, Xunlei and China Distance Education. It has offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.
The earliest backer of Xiaomi and an early investor in YY, Morningside Venture Capital started in 2008 and is part of HK real estate tycoon Ronnie Chan's Morningside Group. Today, led by Richard Liu, the early-stage investor has over US$1.5 billion under management and counts among its other successful investments Sohu, Ctrip, Xunlei and China Distance Education. It has offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.
Co-founder and COO of Ebaoyang
Former vice-president of China Aerospace Capital, with over 12 years’ experience in finance, investment and operation management.
Former vice-president of China Aerospace Capital, with over 12 years’ experience in finance, investment and operation management.
Co-founder and Head of Strategy of Huajuan Mall
Bao holds two bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Communications Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago. He worked as an associate at Morgan Stanley's Global Capital Markets business unit from 2011 to 2015. Bao then worked as an investment associate at Chinese group buying website Meituan-Dianping from 2015 to 2016 and at Legend Capital from 2016 to 2017. In 2017, he co-founded Huajuan Mall and has since served as head of strategy.
Bao holds two bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Communications Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago. He worked as an associate at Morgan Stanley's Global Capital Markets business unit from 2011 to 2015. Bao then worked as an investment associate at Chinese group buying website Meituan-Dianping from 2015 to 2016 and at Legend Capital from 2016 to 2017. In 2017, he co-founded Huajuan Mall and has since served as head of strategy.
Amid Covid-19, contactless smart mailbox startup Mayordomo eyes €75m revenue by 2024
Mayordomo's Smart Point app-locker system helps consumers get the best deals online while minimizing CO2 emissions from multiple vendors’ last-mile deliveries
Zhenmeat: Offering a modern plant-based meat alternative in China
The Chinese startup is providing a product adapted for Chinese tastes in an emerging market.
TuSimple: Banking on autonomous trucking in the US
TuSimple aims to scale its Waymo-style driverless trucking network to disrupt the $4tn global truck freight market starting with the US, with mass production by 2024
Stockeld Dreamery: Vegan cheese created together with chefs
Backed by €16.5m in new funding, Stockeld Dreamery sets to expand into Europe and North America, and double its team to 50 a year on
Will China ride into a car-sharing future?
Chinese car-sharing startups face reckoning as more than 500 players crowd into a fast-growing, but young, market
UTW: Drones and big data to help farmers get the most out of their land
Analytics startup UTW also harvests real-time farming information using satellites and sensors, to offer crop yield predictions
Big Idea Ventures Founder Andrew D Ive: Asia will lead cell-based meat innovation
In a wide-ranging interview, the managing general partner of the US- and Singapore-based foodtech investor also expounds on his goal to extend sustainability to the rest of the food sector, combining good returns with doing good
Singrow to start selling Singapore-grown strawberries in March, plans $15m Series A this year
Singrow also plans to offer locally grown produce across Southeast Asia, starting with strawberries farmed in energy-efficient greenhouses
Plant-based meat faces backlash in China despite gaining traction
An innocuous video clip sparked debate on social media over plant-based meat, with suspicion about its nutritional value, cost-effectiveness and even the motives of foreign companies
Bound4Blue’s aeronautical tech propels first sustainable shipping vessel in the Pacific
Winning €5m fresh funding, Bound4Blue also scores with its EC-backed pilot, the first of its kind, offering new possibilities to cargo vessels seeking sustainable transportation
For equality in education, Odilo brings books in the cloud free to millions worldwide
The "Amazon for digital content" Spanish edtech startup delivers virtual libraries and classrooms to kids and adults worldwide
Agritech from Myanmar to Indonesia and beyond: Interview with Jefry Pratama, UMG Idealab
UMG, the Myanmar-based conglomerate, looks to Indonesia for investment and inspiration, with agritech and drones among its focuses
Indonesian B2B e-procurement platforms: Disrupting long-standing practices
Indonesia’s B2B e-commerce players are winning over corporate clients with education and government support, growing a market forecast to be worth $13.4bn by 2023
Pula: Pioneering insurtech helps to improve Africa's food security
With Kenyan insurtech Pula’s micro-insurance products, millions of farmers no longer have to bear the full risk of losses from natural disasters and crop failures
Faromatics' ChickenBoy robot brings smart analytics to poultry farming
The makers of the AI-based robot for managing large-scale poultry farming are seeking up to €4m in a second round funding as they launch their invention in Europe
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