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Co-founder of UpHill
Patrão is a Portuguese co-founder at UpHill whose SaaS helps healthcare professionals keep up-to-speed on the latest clinical treatments and protocols using AI. Despite being heavily involved in the development of the software Simulate, Patrão continues to work in the medical field full-time.He has spent the last decade working at Viseu’s Tondela Hospital Center in the intensive care unit as a physician. He also lectures part-time at his former university Beira Interior, where UpHill was established, and is a researcher for the RISRECP, the Colombia-based Iberian Network of Researchers in Renal Health and Common Chronic Illnesses.The co-founder also helps produce clinical simulations for producer Hands on Education and holds a doctorate in Medicine from Beira Interior University.
Patrão is a Portuguese co-founder at UpHill whose SaaS helps healthcare professionals keep up-to-speed on the latest clinical treatments and protocols using AI. Despite being heavily involved in the development of the software Simulate, Patrão continues to work in the medical field full-time.He has spent the last decade working at Viseu’s Tondela Hospital Center in the intensive care unit as a physician. He also lectures part-time at his former university Beira Interior, where UpHill was established, and is a researcher for the RISRECP, the Colombia-based Iberian Network of Researchers in Renal Health and Common Chronic Illnesses.The co-founder also helps produce clinical simulations for producer Hands on Education and holds a doctorate in Medicine from Beira Interior University.
Co-founder and ex-CEO of Seekmi
Nayoko Wicaksono graduated at the University of British Columbia in 2007 and had worked at prestigious companies such as Morneau Shepell, Rocket Internet and Emtek. He left Emtek in 2014 and started the on-demand household services startup Seekmi a year later. However, he decided to step down as CEO in 2016 to become the chairman of Seekmi. He later became a venture partner at Plug and Play Indonesia and has also invested in Turkey’s motorbike transport app Scotty in 2017. He is also a director and co-founder of data science education center Algoritma that helps students gain employable skills.
Nayoko Wicaksono graduated at the University of British Columbia in 2007 and had worked at prestigious companies such as Morneau Shepell, Rocket Internet and Emtek. He left Emtek in 2014 and started the on-demand household services startup Seekmi a year later. However, he decided to step down as CEO in 2016 to become the chairman of Seekmi. He later became a venture partner at Plug and Play Indonesia and has also invested in Turkey’s motorbike transport app Scotty in 2017. He is also a director and co-founder of data science education center Algoritma that helps students gain employable skills.
Founded in 1992 in Shanghai, Red Star Macalline is China's largest furniture retailer. By the end of 2017, it had built up a network of 256 shopping malls, offering home furnishings of about 20,000 brands across 177 cities in China. The company also engages in interior design and renovation. The company has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2015 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in January 2018, making it the first Chinese home furnishing company listed on both exchanges.
Founded in 1992 in Shanghai, Red Star Macalline is China's largest furniture retailer. By the end of 2017, it had built up a network of 256 shopping malls, offering home furnishings of about 20,000 brands across 177 cities in China. The company also engages in interior design and renovation. The company has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2015 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in January 2018, making it the first Chinese home furnishing company listed on both exchanges.
Lanai Partners is an angel investors group based in Barcelona.The network of investors was formed in 2016 by a group of Spanish business angels and backed by strong partners and entrepreneurs, such as Airbnb (Europe, Middle East and Africa) managing director Jeroen Merchiers, Viko Group president Rubén Ferreiro, Housell CEO Guillermo Llibre and SocialCar founder and CEO Mar Alarcón.Lanai Partners mainly invests in early-stage funding rounds with a maximum capital of €200,000 per startup and focusing on the SaaS, marketplace and digital health sectors.
Lanai Partners is an angel investors group based in Barcelona.The network of investors was formed in 2016 by a group of Spanish business angels and backed by strong partners and entrepreneurs, such as Airbnb (Europe, Middle East and Africa) managing director Jeroen Merchiers, Viko Group president Rubén Ferreiro, Housell CEO Guillermo Llibre and SocialCar founder and CEO Mar Alarcón.Lanai Partners mainly invests in early-stage funding rounds with a maximum capital of €200,000 per startup and focusing on the SaaS, marketplace and digital health sectors.
Mustard Seed MAZE is a Lisbon-based VC firm that invests in early-stage startups, primarily in social impact enterprises. Endowed with €40m, the VC has invested in projects dealing with food wastage, human trafficking, postnatal depression and general healthcare.So far, it has managed one exit, with the majority of its portfolio of 20 companies based in Europe. Recent investment rounds include $3m seed funding for Portuguese mesh network tech HypeLabs, €1.15m seed round for Spanish fintech StudentFinance and $12m Series B round for UK-based food waste app Winnow.
Mustard Seed MAZE is a Lisbon-based VC firm that invests in early-stage startups, primarily in social impact enterprises. Endowed with €40m, the VC has invested in projects dealing with food wastage, human trafficking, postnatal depression and general healthcare.So far, it has managed one exit, with the majority of its portfolio of 20 companies based in Europe. Recent investment rounds include $3m seed funding for Portuguese mesh network tech HypeLabs, €1.15m seed round for Spanish fintech StudentFinance and $12m Series B round for UK-based food waste app Winnow.
FSI is an independent private equity firm based in Milan. It currently manages the mid-market Fund FSI I. Before its launch in 2017, the FSI investment team had already made PE investments in the Italian mid-market for several years at Fondo Strategico Italiano.The FSI investors include some of Italy’s largest institutional investors, primary sovereign funds from the Middle East, Far East and Central Asia. The firm also has a network of asset managers, insurance companies, European banks, family offices and foundations.
FSI is an independent private equity firm based in Milan. It currently manages the mid-market Fund FSI I. Before its launch in 2017, the FSI investment team had already made PE investments in the Italian mid-market for several years at Fondo Strategico Italiano.The FSI investors include some of Italy’s largest institutional investors, primary sovereign funds from the Middle East, Far East and Central Asia. The firm also has a network of asset managers, insurance companies, European banks, family offices and foundations.
Founder and Chairman of Secoo
Aka the “luxury maniac”, Richard Li Rixue was named to the “Top Ten Venture Pioneers in China in 2014” list by Fortune.With his beginnings in selling domestic appliances as early as 1998, Li started a domestic appliance website in 2007. This first startup failed, but he found an opportunity in secondhand goods as friends complained of unwanted gifts and unused things being a waste of space and money. In 2008, he established Secoo, a secondhand goods business that soon grew into a luxury consignment, then pure luxury, online-to-offline empire, fueled by the dizzying growth of high-end consumption in China. Today, Li is Chairman of Secoo.
Aka the “luxury maniac”, Richard Li Rixue was named to the “Top Ten Venture Pioneers in China in 2014” list by Fortune.With his beginnings in selling domestic appliances as early as 1998, Li started a domestic appliance website in 2007. This first startup failed, but he found an opportunity in secondhand goods as friends complained of unwanted gifts and unused things being a waste of space and money. In 2008, he established Secoo, a secondhand goods business that soon grew into a luxury consignment, then pure luxury, online-to-offline empire, fueled by the dizzying growth of high-end consumption in China. Today, Li is Chairman of Secoo.
CEO and Founder of Bailian.ai
Feng Shicong graduated from Peking University (PKU) in 2003 with a degree in Computer Science. He was a weighted member of the PKU Sky Network search engine program (the predecessor of Baidu) and has years of experience in the sectors of NLP, big data and information retrieval. Feng developed an acronym search and automatic disambiguation vertical search engine during his time at HP China Research Institute. He has more than 50 patents and over 20 papers published in academic journals such as TKDE and CIKM. Feng is a founding member of Miaozhen Systems and co-founder of MINING LAMP technology. Bailian.ai is his third company.
Feng Shicong graduated from Peking University (PKU) in 2003 with a degree in Computer Science. He was a weighted member of the PKU Sky Network search engine program (the predecessor of Baidu) and has years of experience in the sectors of NLP, big data and information retrieval. Feng developed an acronym search and automatic disambiguation vertical search engine during his time at HP China Research Institute. He has more than 50 patents and over 20 papers published in academic journals such as TKDE and CIKM. Feng is a founding member of Miaozhen Systems and co-founder of MINING LAMP technology. Bailian.ai is his third company.
Co-CEO and co-founder of Deep Solutions
Oscar Serra is a co-founder and co-CEO as well as a big-data scientist at Deep Solutions, a producer of deep neural network software for image recognition. He combines this role with a multi-disciplinary management role in his family's €15m-revenue industrial machinery company Serra Workshops, where he has worked since 2010. Prior to this, he worked at Honda Research Institute Europe in Germany as a software programmer for one year, and as a PhD researcher in computer vision, deep learning and neural networks at Barcelona's Institute of Robotics and Industrial Information Systems (IRI). Serra has a total of five Master's degrees: Programming, Robotics, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, and an MBA. He has studied at Hult International Business School in San Francisco, Lumière University Lyon 2 in France, at Barcelona's IRI and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Oscar Serra is a co-founder and co-CEO as well as a big-data scientist at Deep Solutions, a producer of deep neural network software for image recognition. He combines this role with a multi-disciplinary management role in his family's €15m-revenue industrial machinery company Serra Workshops, where he has worked since 2010. Prior to this, he worked at Honda Research Institute Europe in Germany as a software programmer for one year, and as a PhD researcher in computer vision, deep learning and neural networks at Barcelona's Institute of Robotics and Industrial Information Systems (IRI). Serra has a total of five Master's degrees: Programming, Robotics, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, and an MBA. He has studied at Hult International Business School in San Francisco, Lumière University Lyon 2 in France, at Barcelona's IRI and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Guangkong Zhongying Capital was founded in August 2016 by China Everbright, a state-owned enterprise that engages mainly in banking, securities, insurance and investment management, and Focus Media, the operator of the largest out-of-home advertising network in China. It invests mainly in the sectors of consumption upgrade, recreation, corporate services, fintech and artificial intelligence.
Guangkong Zhongying Capital was founded in August 2016 by China Everbright, a state-owned enterprise that engages mainly in banking, securities, insurance and investment management, and Focus Media, the operator of the largest out-of-home advertising network in China. It invests mainly in the sectors of consumption upgrade, recreation, corporate services, fintech and artificial intelligence.
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.
Formerly known as Tribeca Angels, the New York-based Tribeca Early Stage Partners was established in 2014 by John McEvoy. The firm's network of 50 entrepreneurs and business leaders specialize in institutional finance and enterprise technology. Tribeca focuses on early-stage investments in fintechs and ERPs, especially those based in the New York area. Initial investment per startup ranges from US$500,000 to US$1 million. It has invested in 15 startups and managed two exits, Cola and James.
Formerly known as Tribeca Angels, the New York-based Tribeca Early Stage Partners was established in 2014 by John McEvoy. The firm's network of 50 entrepreneurs and business leaders specialize in institutional finance and enterprise technology. Tribeca focuses on early-stage investments in fintechs and ERPs, especially those based in the New York area. Initial investment per startup ranges from US$500,000 to US$1 million. It has invested in 15 startups and managed two exits, Cola and James.
BDMI is a New York-based VC company that is part of the global media group, Bertelsmann, which backs mainly companies in the new digital media ecosystem. The company usually invests through Series A and Series B rounds ranging from US$500,000 to US$5 million with reserves for follow-ons.Companies backed by BDMI get access to a vast network of media companies in the Bertelsmann group and benefit from their extensive media expertise with a global perspective.The firm’s portfolio includes startups from North America, Europe and Israel.
BDMI is a New York-based VC company that is part of the global media group, Bertelsmann, which backs mainly companies in the new digital media ecosystem. The company usually invests through Series A and Series B rounds ranging from US$500,000 to US$5 million with reserves for follow-ons.Companies backed by BDMI get access to a vast network of media companies in the Bertelsmann group and benefit from their extensive media expertise with a global perspective.The firm’s portfolio includes startups from North America, Europe and Israel.
Part of the Telefonica group, Wayra started its investment in Latin American countries and Spain in 2011. It offers mentoring and acceleration programs across 24 countries, leveraging on a global network of over 350 million customers.Wayra bridges the gap between tech entrepreneurs and networks of governments, corporations and partners where Telefónica has a presence.To date, the firm has invested more than €40 million and built 11 acceleration hubs that provide startup entrepreneurs mentoring and support from corporate leaders, investors and serial entrepreneurs.
Part of the Telefonica group, Wayra started its investment in Latin American countries and Spain in 2011. It offers mentoring and acceleration programs across 24 countries, leveraging on a global network of over 350 million customers.Wayra bridges the gap between tech entrepreneurs and networks of governments, corporations and partners where Telefónica has a presence.To date, the firm has invested more than €40 million and built 11 acceleration hubs that provide startup entrepreneurs mentoring and support from corporate leaders, investors and serial entrepreneurs.
The IESE BAN was formed in 2003 by a group of angel investors and entrepreneurs bringing together both alumni and non-alumni of the IESE Business School. It creates and manages deal flow for investors while establishing synergies and collaboration among the network's members. It counts on more than 250 active investors financing technology startups in Madrid and Barcelona. To-date, IESE BAN has invested more than €50m in over 220 startups. It is also part of ACCIÓ’s Network of Private Investors, which fosters technology innovation and startups’ growth in Catalonia.
The IESE BAN was formed in 2003 by a group of angel investors and entrepreneurs bringing together both alumni and non-alumni of the IESE Business School. It creates and manages deal flow for investors while establishing synergies and collaboration among the network's members. It counts on more than 250 active investors financing technology startups in Madrid and Barcelona. To-date, IESE BAN has invested more than €50m in over 220 startups. It is also part of ACCIÓ’s Network of Private Investors, which fosters technology innovation and startups’ growth in Catalonia.
Vottun: The "WordPress for blockchain" seeks US expansion, investors
Seeking Series A funding this year, the agnostic SaaS opens blockchain's wealth of possibilities to businesses unfamiliar with the technology
Indonesian angel investor network ANGIN launches agrifood incubator
Program targets ESG investment and builds on the strong potential of Indonesia’s agriculture sector, which kept growing despite the Covid-19 pandemic
Faraday Venture Partners’ MP Gonzalo Tradacete: “We are actively looking for startups”
Amid the Covid-19 slump, Faraday Venture Partners' CIO and MP shares his expectations for startup investments and favored sectors, the measures his firm has taken so far to help investees ride out the crisis, and more.
The charm of Jike: From search engine to popular social network
App's success shows enthusiasm for a personalized, community-based content and search platform, emulated even by Tencent
Swanlaab Venture Factory: €40 million funding chest to give power to the people
The female co-founder of Swanlaab Venture Factory believes that diversity enriches decision-making and drives performance. CompassList recently caught up with Verónica Trapa Díaz-Obregón to find out what's in store for Spain's first Israeli-backed VC fund
Medigo teams up with Indonesian Medical Association to launch primary care clinic network
Medigo aims to support healthcare operators with its clinic management SaaS, booking and medical records app for patients and more
Early Charm Ventures: Taking research from the labs to the real world
Instead of investing money, the venture studio gets hands-on, co-running companies with top scientists and their cutting-edge research
Beyond ride-hailing: Gojek, Grab and all their friends
Now that Grab and Go-Jek are in a faceoff on a regional scale, here's a look at how Southeast Asia's two biggest unicorns – and their investors – could be shaping the local digital economies and startup ecosystems
For your X-ray records, just check the cloud
A Chinese startup has built a digital medical image library on the cloud, bringing ease and cost savings to patients, doctors and hospitals countrywide
TheVentures founders launch Singapore VC to drive deals in Southeast Asia
The Korean Viki co-founders return to Singapore as venture builders and investors, offering South Korean partnerships and “CTO-as-a-service” in Southeast Asia
As Veniam’s “Internet of Moving Things” keeps growing, autonomous vehicles are next
The Portuguese startup is going places with its mesh networking technology, but that’s “just the beginning”, says Veniam founder and CEO João Barros. He talks to CompassList about partnering automakers to design self-driving cars, raising a new round of funding in 2018, and more
Carlos Guerrero: The legal guardian of tech startups
The lawyer and investor dives deep in the Spanish startup ecosystem, supporting young tech companies with both financial and specialized legal support
Indonesia launches national pitch competition HighPitch 2020 to re-energize its startup ecosystem
With 43 VC investors so far joining as judges and mentors, HighPitch 2020 aims to reconnect investors with young startups across the country amid Covid-19
Nuuk, the cooler box poised to disrupt cold chain logistics
Barcelona-based startup Groenlandia Tech has developed a smart cooler box to track and monitor biological samples, providing an extra layer of security and control during transport
AlphaBeats: a 10-minute music playlist to de-stress your brain using biofeedback
With the exclusive rights to Philips’s neurofeedback technology, Alphabeats has developed an app to offer and enhance relaxation using a person’s favorite music
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