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Leaguer Venture Capital was founded by Leaguer Group in 1999 as a wholly-owned subsidiary, responsible for incubating and investing in high-tech startups. It mainly invests in early- and mid-stage tech startups.
Leaguer Venture Capital was founded by Leaguer Group in 1999 as a wholly-owned subsidiary, responsible for incubating and investing in high-tech startups. It mainly invests in early- and mid-stage tech startups.
Based in Porto, Nuno Miller joined Sonae as head of digital channels in 2015 and eventually became the chief digital and information officer at Sonae S&F in March 2018. He was CIO at Farfetch for three years until 2014 when he was named as European CIO of the year by CIONET and INSEAD.Graduating as an IT engineer in 1994, Miller initially worked as a systems engineer at DTTI for four years before joining Deloitte's as a business unit manager. He completed an executive MBA at EUDEM in 2002 and became the CIO and director of Organtex.
Based in Porto, Nuno Miller joined Sonae as head of digital channels in 2015 and eventually became the chief digital and information officer at Sonae S&F in March 2018. He was CIO at Farfetch for three years until 2014 when he was named as European CIO of the year by CIONET and INSEAD.Graduating as an IT engineer in 1994, Miller initially worked as a systems engineer at DTTI for four years before joining Deloitte's as a business unit manager. He completed an executive MBA at EUDEM in 2002 and became the CIO and director of Organtex.
Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
The investment arm of Yamaha Motor Group (Japan) was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It focuses on industrial automation and transportation technology, and on smart and automated solutions in particular. Recent investments include automated strawberry picker Advanced Farm Technologies' US$7.5m Series A round and drone and robotics startup Exyn Technology's US$16m Series A round.
The investment arm of Yamaha Motor Group (Japan) was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It focuses on industrial automation and transportation technology, and on smart and automated solutions in particular. Recent investments include automated strawberry picker Advanced Farm Technologies' US$7.5m Series A round and drone and robotics startup Exyn Technology's US$16m Series A round.
Labeled "world’s most powerful startup incubator" by Fast Company, Y Combinator was established in 2005 as a seed accelerator. Since then, Y Combinator has funded over 1,850 startups with a combined valuation of over US$100 billion. Twice a year, Y Combinator invests US$150,000 per company across a large number of startups in exchange for a 7% stake. The startups then move to Silicon Valley for three months. Each cycle ends with a Demo Day, where the startups pitch to an invite-only audience of high-profile investors. Its most valuable startups to date are Airbnb, Stripe, Cruise, Dropbox and Coinbase.
Labeled "world’s most powerful startup incubator" by Fast Company, Y Combinator was established in 2005 as a seed accelerator. Since then, Y Combinator has funded over 1,850 startups with a combined valuation of over US$100 billion. Twice a year, Y Combinator invests US$150,000 per company across a large number of startups in exchange for a 7% stake. The startups then move to Silicon Valley for three months. Each cycle ends with a Demo Day, where the startups pitch to an invite-only audience of high-profile investors. Its most valuable startups to date are Airbnb, Stripe, Cruise, Dropbox and Coinbase.
Multimedia and telecoms postgrad Carlos Blanco Vázquez is a serial entrepreneur, business angel and VC managing partner. He had worked in IT until 1996 when he founded OACE Servicios Informaticos SL. A sports fanatic, he also became a football talent scout (u15-u17) for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona S.A.D.His most profitable venture is his social gaming platform Akamon Entertainment that was sold for € 23.7 million to Imperus in 2015. He co-founded Nuclio Venture Builder to manage all his business interests, while VC firm Encomenda Smart Capital manages an investment fund of €20 million.
Multimedia and telecoms postgrad Carlos Blanco Vázquez is a serial entrepreneur, business angel and VC managing partner. He had worked in IT until 1996 when he founded OACE Servicios Informaticos SL. A sports fanatic, he also became a football talent scout (u15-u17) for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona S.A.D.His most profitable venture is his social gaming platform Akamon Entertainment that was sold for € 23.7 million to Imperus in 2015. He co-founded Nuclio Venture Builder to manage all his business interests, while VC firm Encomenda Smart Capital manages an investment fund of €20 million.
Francesc Mora Sagués was the president of MoraBanc based in Andorra for 15 years. He was also the CEO of Morsa Group and adviser at property group Inmobiliaria Colonial. Since 2017, he has been a business angel, partner and founder of Kensington Capital SL, an investment firm headquartered in Andorra and focuses on emerging deep technology startups. In June 2016, Andorra had the second largest number of electric vehicles in the Iberian peninsula. Andorra’s 6% market share of electric and hybrid vehicles was mainly due to the Principality’s strong public policy for renewable energy and eco-friendly transportation.
Francesc Mora Sagués was the president of MoraBanc based in Andorra for 15 years. He was also the CEO of Morsa Group and adviser at property group Inmobiliaria Colonial. Since 2017, he has been a business angel, partner and founder of Kensington Capital SL, an investment firm headquartered in Andorra and focuses on emerging deep technology startups. In June 2016, Andorra had the second largest number of electric vehicles in the Iberian peninsula. Andorra’s 6% market share of electric and hybrid vehicles was mainly due to the Principality’s strong public policy for renewable energy and eco-friendly transportation.
Francesc Riverola is a business angel and the chairman of FXStreet. He launched FXStreet in 2000 while working as an e-Research Manager at PwC and at the IESE e-Business Center. He was CEO of the worldwide forex reference portal until 2012.He is also an investor at Lanta Digital Ventures, a Barcelona-based VC for early-stage startups in Spain and Europe. Born in Palo Alto in California USA, he moved to Barcelona as a child. He has an Economics degree from the University of Barcelona and a PDD in management development for company directors run by IESE Business School.
Francesc Riverola is a business angel and the chairman of FXStreet. He launched FXStreet in 2000 while working as an e-Research Manager at PwC and at the IESE e-Business Center. He was CEO of the worldwide forex reference portal until 2012.He is also an investor at Lanta Digital Ventures, a Barcelona-based VC for early-stage startups in Spain and Europe. Born in Palo Alto in California USA, he moved to Barcelona as a child. He has an Economics degree from the University of Barcelona and a PDD in management development for company directors run by IESE Business School.
Co-founded by Robin Li and six others in 2000, Baidu, Inc., is a search engine provider with 80% of the Chinese market. Its business consists of three parts: search services, transaction services and iQiyi video services. Search services are targeted at internet users; pay-for-placement services, for example, are triggered by search queries. Transaction services include Baidu Nuomi, Baidu Maps, Baidu Connect, Baidu Wallet, etc. iQiyi is an online video platform with a content library that includes licensed and self-produced films and shows. In 2017, Baidu invested mainly in the fields of AI, transportation and enterprise services.
Co-founded by Robin Li and six others in 2000, Baidu, Inc., is a search engine provider with 80% of the Chinese market. Its business consists of three parts: search services, transaction services and iQiyi video services. Search services are targeted at internet users; pay-for-placement services, for example, are triggered by search queries. Transaction services include Baidu Nuomi, Baidu Maps, Baidu Connect, Baidu Wallet, etc. iQiyi is an online video platform with a content library that includes licensed and self-produced films and shows. In 2017, Baidu invested mainly in the fields of AI, transportation and enterprise services.
An experienced entrepreneur in internet business, Wen Chu founded the online community for media professionals No4media.com in 2001, the Guangzhou-based Click.com.cn in 2003, and the mobile entertainment website Moabc.com in 2005. Click.com.cn was acquired by the NASDAQ-listed company PACT in 2004. In March 2008, he founded the Great Wall Club (GWC), a communication platform for entrepreneurs and startups that has initiated and organized events such as the annual Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) since 2008 and the startup competition G-Startup Worldwide. He currently is the president and CEO of GWC. He invested Xpeng Motors as an angel investor in 2014.
An experienced entrepreneur in internet business, Wen Chu founded the online community for media professionals No4media.com in 2001, the Guangzhou-based Click.com.cn in 2003, and the mobile entertainment website Moabc.com in 2005. Click.com.cn was acquired by the NASDAQ-listed company PACT in 2004. In March 2008, he founded the Great Wall Club (GWC), a communication platform for entrepreneurs and startups that has initiated and organized events such as the annual Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) since 2008 and the startup competition G-Startup Worldwide. He currently is the president and CEO of GWC. He invested Xpeng Motors as an angel investor in 2014.
Gan is best known for being the 67th employee of Alibaba and the former COO of Meituan-Dianping. Before joining Alibaba in 1999, Gan had worked at a state-owned coal trading enterprise for five years. At Alibaba, he served in multiple roles, including as director of online operation, director of marketing, regional manager and vice president. Gan left Alibaba to become COO of Meituan in 2011. In 2016, he was named the first president of Meituan-Dianping's Internet Plus University, which was founded to train company employees. Gan resigned from Meituan-Dianping in 2017 to join Hillhouse Capital as managing partner.
Gan is best known for being the 67th employee of Alibaba and the former COO of Meituan-Dianping. Before joining Alibaba in 1999, Gan had worked at a state-owned coal trading enterprise for five years. At Alibaba, he served in multiple roles, including as director of online operation, director of marketing, regional manager and vice president. Gan left Alibaba to become COO of Meituan in 2011. In 2016, he was named the first president of Meituan-Dianping's Internet Plus University, which was founded to train company employees. Gan resigned from Meituan-Dianping in 2017 to join Hillhouse Capital as managing partner.
Abanlex is a Spanish law firm specialized in data protection and innovation technology. The firm has a team of cybersecurity consultants, technology lawyers, university professors and marketing specialists. Abanlex is well-known for its 2014 victory over Google in the 'Right to be forgotten' case, in which the European Court of Justice established the legal basis of responsibility of search engines concerning data and links appearing when searching for a specific name.Since 2011, Abanlex has been dedicated to defending blockchain project at national and European level, and has provided legal representation to companies in the legal-tech sector.
Abanlex is a Spanish law firm specialized in data protection and innovation technology. The firm has a team of cybersecurity consultants, technology lawyers, university professors and marketing specialists. Abanlex is well-known for its 2014 victory over Google in the 'Right to be forgotten' case, in which the European Court of Justice established the legal basis of responsibility of search engines concerning data and links appearing when searching for a specific name.Since 2011, Abanlex has been dedicated to defending blockchain project at national and European level, and has provided legal representation to companies in the legal-tech sector.
Ramiro Salamanca is a well-known Spanish lawyer. He holds a degree in Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid and an Executive Master's in Public Management from IE Business School.For more than eight years, Salamanca worked as a lawyer for the Community of Madrid, where he served the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Land Management; the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Government Spokesman. He was director of legal advice to Madrid Metro from 2012 to 2015.Since 2016, he has acted as CLO of Reclamador.es, a web platform that manages and automates consumer claims.
Ramiro Salamanca is a well-known Spanish lawyer. He holds a degree in Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid and an Executive Master's in Public Management from IE Business School.For more than eight years, Salamanca worked as a lawyer for the Community of Madrid, where he served the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Land Management; the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Government Spokesman. He was director of legal advice to Madrid Metro from 2012 to 2015.Since 2016, he has acted as CLO of Reclamador.es, a web platform that manages and automates consumer claims.
Laura González- Estéfani is best known as the co-founder of Venture City. Established in 2017, the tech accelerator has offices in Miami in the US and Madrid in Spain. The director of one of Spain’s largest banks CaixaBank is also a board member of the European Commission’s Innovation Council. She has also worked for Facebook as a country manager for Spain and Portugal.González- Estéfani has also been a prolific private investor and business angel since 2016. She invests across ecosystems and market verticals, including success stories like Cabify and Spotahome. In 2020, she participated in the seed round of Spanish femtech WOOM.
Laura González- Estéfani is best known as the co-founder of Venture City. Established in 2017, the tech accelerator has offices in Miami in the US and Madrid in Spain. The director of one of Spain’s largest banks CaixaBank is also a board member of the European Commission’s Innovation Council. She has also worked for Facebook as a country manager for Spain and Portugal.González- Estéfani has also been a prolific private investor and business angel since 2016. She invests across ecosystems and market verticals, including success stories like Cabify and Spotahome. In 2020, she participated in the seed round of Spanish femtech WOOM.
Since its founding in 1972, American venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has partnered with the founders of companies that now have an aggregate, public market value of over $1.4tn. Sequoia Capital acquired Indian venture capital firm Westbridge Capital Partners in 2006, and later became the foundation for Sequoia Capital India. Sequoia Capital India focuses primarily in India and Southeast Asia. It has invested in many major tech companies in the region, including Indian edtech firm Byju’s, budget accommodation network OYO, and Indonesian ride-hailing unicorn Gojek. In 2019, it launched Surge, an accelerator program for early-stage startups in Southeast Asia and India.
Since its founding in 1972, American venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has partnered with the founders of companies that now have an aggregate, public market value of over $1.4tn. Sequoia Capital acquired Indian venture capital firm Westbridge Capital Partners in 2006, and later became the foundation for Sequoia Capital India. Sequoia Capital India focuses primarily in India and Southeast Asia. It has invested in many major tech companies in the region, including Indian edtech firm Byju’s, budget accommodation network OYO, and Indonesian ride-hailing unicorn Gojek. In 2019, it launched Surge, an accelerator program for early-stage startups in Southeast Asia and India.
Accel, formerly known as Accel Partners, is a US venture capital firm, with its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and additional offices in San Francisco. It also operates funds for Europe and Israel, with offices in London, UK, and has funds for India and China. It was founded in 1983 and has backed some of the most successful startups including Facebook, Spotify and Dropbox, among hundreds of others. It typically invests at the Series A and B levels, but can get involved from seed level, and has seen 253 exits from its portfolio to date, across varied market segments.
Accel, formerly known as Accel Partners, is a US venture capital firm, with its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and additional offices in San Francisco. It also operates funds for Europe and Israel, with offices in London, UK, and has funds for India and China. It was founded in 1983 and has backed some of the most successful startups including Facebook, Spotify and Dropbox, among hundreds of others. It typically invests at the Series A and B levels, but can get involved from seed level, and has seen 253 exits from its portfolio to date, across varied market segments.
Women entrepreneurs get ahead faster in Portugal
Still a long way to go for equality, but female founders in Portugal have made significant headstarts as tech innovators
RatedPower: Creating solar power plant designs in minutes
The Spanish startup is helping solar plants expand exponentially worldwide and revolutionizing the sector with its automated software
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
String Bio: Asia's first startup to harness methane gas for protein production
Using bacteria to turn the harmful greenhouse gas into a purer form of protein, String Bio is raising Series B funding to scale production
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
Algobash: SaaS for more effective IT hiring in Indonesia
With its remote assessment and automated interview platform, Algobash seeks faster, fairer and more inclusive recruitment and training of coders, to support tech growth in Indonesia
Future Food Asia 2021 announces finalists for $100,000 prize
Ten startups from agrifood tech and cleantech sectors will pitch during the five-day conference, are also eligible for two more prizes from sponsors Cargill and Thai Wah
Refurbed: Electronics recycling marketplace gets $54m for EU consolidation, overseas expansion
Consumers can reduce their carbon footprints by shifting toward a circular economy, become carbon-neutral by planting one tree with every purchase from Refurbed
WOOM: Spanish fertility femtech gets €2m funding to expand into new B2B2C markets
AI fertility app WOOM has also created an English-language version to reach more users in North America, Europe and Asia
Therapixel: Using AI to improve breast cancer detection
Therapixel is raising €15m for commercial expansion of its AI-powered MammoScreen that gives accurate breast cancer screening results within minutes
Didimo: Creator of "digital humans" secures €6.2m in seed funding
Portuguese startup Didimo aims to humanize online interactions with its disruptive 3D technology
In Spain, DIY drones help entice students to study science and tech
Spanish startup Bonadrone aims to revolutionize the way science, math and technology are taught in schools and is disrupting the drone sector by enabling users to customize their own 3D-printed drones
Its latest project, Cattlechain, is an IoT-blockchain solution for farms to meet the EU's animal welfare standards, fulfilling consumers' demand for sustainable farming and food traceability
FuVeX: Long-range hybrid-technology drones for multiple business uses
With its innovative hybrid helicopter and airplane technology, FuVeX is poised to take full advantage of the business opportunities afforded by new European regulations governing long-range drones
MIWA Technologies: Reducing food waste and packaging with smart refill vending system
MIWA’s solution lets consumers buy exact refill quantities in personalized containers, eradicating need for single-use plastics throughout the supply chain
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