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Founded in 1976, KKR is an American private equity firm headquartered in New York City, USA. The company currently oversees investment opportunities in various industries in America, Europe and Asia, ranging from venture capital to hedge funds. As of March 2021, it has $367bn assets under management, with more than 100 companies in their investment portfolio.Its investment portfolio in Asia-Pacific includes major corporations like Panasonic, COFCO Meat and GenesisCare, as well as startups like Gojek. Elsewhere, it has invested in companies like ride-hailing startup Lyft (which has gone for an IPO), historic guitar maker Gibson, and combat sport broadcasting company UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).
Founded in 1976, KKR is an American private equity firm headquartered in New York City, USA. The company currently oversees investment opportunities in various industries in America, Europe and Asia, ranging from venture capital to hedge funds. As of March 2021, it has $367bn assets under management, with more than 100 companies in their investment portfolio.Its investment portfolio in Asia-Pacific includes major corporations like Panasonic, COFCO Meat and GenesisCare, as well as startups like Gojek. Elsewhere, it has invested in companies like ride-hailing startup Lyft (which has gone for an IPO), historic guitar maker Gibson, and combat sport broadcasting company UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).
Founded in 1997 in London, Amadeus has invested in more than 130 companies, has over 40 employees and has raised over $1bn to date. The investor focuses on early-stage UK-based companies, although it has also invested in later-stage European and developing market startups. In August 2021, it announced a $150m upcoming investment drive in Brazil. Amadeus currently has 54 portfolio companies. Its recent investments include the June 2021 £20m Series A investment round of UK-based XYZ Reality that employs holograms in construction tech. In May 2021, it led the $4.8m investment in the cryptography lifecycle management platform Cryptosense.
Founded in 1997 in London, Amadeus has invested in more than 130 companies, has over 40 employees and has raised over $1bn to date. The investor focuses on early-stage UK-based companies, although it has also invested in later-stage European and developing market startups. In August 2021, it announced a $150m upcoming investment drive in Brazil. Amadeus currently has 54 portfolio companies. Its recent investments include the June 2021 £20m Series A investment round of UK-based XYZ Reality that employs holograms in construction tech. In May 2021, it led the $4.8m investment in the cryptography lifecycle management platform Cryptosense.
Co-founder and CTO of PeekMed
University of Minho graduate Jaime Campos holds a master’s degree in Computer Science. Campos is currently developing a novel algorithm at his alma mater while serving as CTO of the company he co-founded, PeekMed.
University of Minho graduate Jaime Campos holds a master’s degree in Computer Science. Campos is currently developing a novel algorithm at his alma mater while serving as CTO of the company he co-founded, PeekMed.
Co-founder of Knokcare (formerly Knok Healthcare)
A licensed pharmacist, Carolina Relvas graduated from the University of Lisbon and has an MBA from the University of Cambridge, UK. She started her career at GSK and is currently a manager at ZS Associates, a pharmaceutical and healthcare consultancy.Relvas co-founded medical consultation app Knokcare, previously known as Knok Healthcare. She was the CMO of Knokcare from 2015 until late 2018.
A licensed pharmacist, Carolina Relvas graduated from the University of Lisbon and has an MBA from the University of Cambridge, UK. She started her career at GSK and is currently a manager at ZS Associates, a pharmaceutical and healthcare consultancy.Relvas co-founded medical consultation app Knokcare, previously known as Knok Healthcare. She was the CMO of Knokcare from 2015 until late 2018.
Co-founder and Operations Manager of ZendMoney
William Lamuda is the operational manager and co-founder of ZendMoney, a remittance service for Indonesia's migrant workers. He and colleague Bong Defendy first established a software development company, which later developed ZendMoney as one of their products.
William Lamuda is the operational manager and co-founder of ZendMoney, a remittance service for Indonesia's migrant workers. He and colleague Bong Defendy first established a software development company, which later developed ZendMoney as one of their products.
Co-founder of Adskom
Armed with a master’s and a bachelor’s in Computer Science from Purdue University in Indiana in USA, Daniel Armanto was the co-founder and CTO of Adskom. He recently left the startup in January 2017 and is now the CTO of Happy5.He was also previously a co-founder and CTO of Indonesia’s location-based social network Koprol, with experience in building high scalable and high performance web applications.
Armed with a master’s and a bachelor’s in Computer Science from Purdue University in Indiana in USA, Daniel Armanto was the co-founder and CTO of Adskom. He recently left the startup in January 2017 and is now the CTO of Happy5.He was also previously a co-founder and CTO of Indonesia’s location-based social network Koprol, with experience in building high scalable and high performance web applications.
Co-founder and Head of Talent & Culture of Mambu
Portuguese national Sofia Nunes holds a bachelor’s in psychology from the Higher Institute of Applied Psychology in Lisbon and a master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently head of Talent & Culture at Mambu, a startup she co-founded, where she supports a growing team of engineers, application specialists, salespeople and marketers. In 2010, Nunes worked as a Human-Computer Interaction researcher at the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology.
Portuguese national Sofia Nunes holds a bachelor’s in psychology from the Higher Institute of Applied Psychology in Lisbon and a master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently head of Talent & Culture at Mambu, a startup she co-founded, where she supports a growing team of engineers, application specialists, salespeople and marketers. In 2010, Nunes worked as a Human-Computer Interaction researcher at the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology.
Co-founder, Co-CEO & CMO of Triporate
Sergio Orzoco is a co-founder of Triporate, a startup that applies AI to corporate travel planning. He holds the co-CEO and CMO positions at Triporate, after having spent over 10 years in marketing functions across multinational companies and agencies. Orzoco is also Marketing and Innovation Director at TalentProfit, a mentor at the San Ignacio Business School in Miami, TEDx Ambassador for Torrelodones in Spain and President of the Football Club of Torrelodones.
Sergio Orzoco is a co-founder of Triporate, a startup that applies AI to corporate travel planning. He holds the co-CEO and CMO positions at Triporate, after having spent over 10 years in marketing functions across multinational companies and agencies. Orzoco is also Marketing and Innovation Director at TalentProfit, a mentor at the San Ignacio Business School in Miami, TEDx Ambassador for Torrelodones in Spain and President of the Football Club of Torrelodones.
Co-founder and CTO of Qiscus
Yogyakarta-born Evan Purnama pursued higher education in Singapore and graduated from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2012 with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In 2013, he joined a group of NTU graduates to establish Qiscus, a startup that provides internal communication solutions for businesses and apps. He is the CTO of Qiscus that has now expanded to provide messaging and customer service platforms for a diverse range of corporate clients.
Yogyakarta-born Evan Purnama pursued higher education in Singapore and graduated from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2012 with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In 2013, he joined a group of NTU graduates to establish Qiscus, a startup that provides internal communication solutions for businesses and apps. He is the CTO of Qiscus that has now expanded to provide messaging and customer service platforms for a diverse range of corporate clients.
Co-founder and ex-CEO of Bukalapak
The one half of Indonesia’s startup power couple, Achmad Zaky founded Deft Technology, a mobile software and web development company; and Suitmedia, a digital agency; before founding BukaLapak. While studying at the Bandung Institute of Technology, he and BukaLapak co-founder Muhamad Fajrin Rasyid opened a noodle shop near their dorm. His wife is Diajeng Lestari, founder of online Islamic fashion mall HijUp.com. He was born in 1986 and holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
The one half of Indonesia’s startup power couple, Achmad Zaky founded Deft Technology, a mobile software and web development company; and Suitmedia, a digital agency; before founding BukaLapak. While studying at the Bandung Institute of Technology, he and BukaLapak co-founder Muhamad Fajrin Rasyid opened a noodle shop near their dorm. His wife is Diajeng Lestari, founder of online Islamic fashion mall HijUp.com. He was born in 1986 and holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
Co-founder, COO of RatedPower
Miguel Ángel Torrero is the Spanish co-founder and COO of RatedPower, which produces software to automate the design of solar power plants. He has worked there since 2017. He is also an expert photovoltaic engineer and helped build the pvDesign platform.Prior to to RatedPower, he worked for more than five years at renewable energy company Solida in Madrid as a solar photovoltaic engineer. He studied Industrial Engineering at Carlos III University of Madrid.
Miguel Ángel Torrero is the Spanish co-founder and COO of RatedPower, which produces software to automate the design of solar power plants. He has worked there since 2017. He is also an expert photovoltaic engineer and helped build the pvDesign platform.Prior to to RatedPower, he worked for more than five years at renewable energy company Solida in Madrid as a solar photovoltaic engineer. He studied Industrial Engineering at Carlos III University of Madrid.
Founder and CEO of Valuklik, Founder and CEO of PasarPolis
Cleosent Randing began his entrepreneurship journey after his graduation from Simon Fraser University in Canada. He read degrees in Business Administration and Economics in 2009.Besides Valuklik and Pinnacle, Cleosent also owns and runs two other ventures. He is a director of NuGlobe Solutions, a call center outsourcing company that he founded in 2010. He is also operating an e-commerce website for insurance products named PasarPolis.com that he recently set up in October 2015.Since April 2016, Cleosent has been an active member and director of the Indonesia Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC). He is also a director of the Canadian Alumni in Indonesia (Calindo).
Cleosent Randing began his entrepreneurship journey after his graduation from Simon Fraser University in Canada. He read degrees in Business Administration and Economics in 2009.Besides Valuklik and Pinnacle, Cleosent also owns and runs two other ventures. He is a director of NuGlobe Solutions, a call center outsourcing company that he founded in 2010. He is also operating an e-commerce website for insurance products named PasarPolis.com that he recently set up in October 2015.Since April 2016, Cleosent has been an active member and director of the Indonesia Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC). He is also a director of the Canadian Alumni in Indonesia (Calindo).
Co-founder of Glovo
Of mixed Canadian-British heritage, Sacha Michaud (b.1970) is an entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in managing and setting up successful companies such as Latin Red in 1997. In 1999, StarMedia Networks Inc acquired Latin Red, one of the most successful acquisitions of Spanish startups to this day.Michaud has also founded companies like Inlander, Transword and OZU. In 2014, he left Betfair Iberia to establish Glovo with Oscar Pierre. Michaud is still with Binaria that he co-founded in 1997 in Barcelona. He is also an advisor and investor in diverse enterprises likes Exoticca and Playfulbet.
Of mixed Canadian-British heritage, Sacha Michaud (b.1970) is an entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in managing and setting up successful companies such as Latin Red in 1997. In 1999, StarMedia Networks Inc acquired Latin Red, one of the most successful acquisitions of Spanish startups to this day.Michaud has also founded companies like Inlander, Transword and OZU. In 2014, he left Betfair Iberia to establish Glovo with Oscar Pierre. Michaud is still with Binaria that he co-founded in 1997 in Barcelona. He is also an advisor and investor in diverse enterprises likes Exoticca and Playfulbet.
Founder and CEO of Neisha
Founder and CEO of Neisha. A serial entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience working in different online ventures. Before founding Neisha, Yang worked as senior executive in charge of IT strategy and implementation at Henchang Group, a conglomerate with businesses in textile manufacturing, international trade, investment and real estate. In 2012, he launched an O2O platform for art education. In 2014, Yang registered an official account on WeChat to teach followers about different kinds of wine. He now runs a video show called “Ji Dao” on Tencent’s online video channel that educates viewers about photography equipment.
Founder and CEO of Neisha. A serial entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience working in different online ventures. Before founding Neisha, Yang worked as senior executive in charge of IT strategy and implementation at Henchang Group, a conglomerate with businesses in textile manufacturing, international trade, investment and real estate. In 2012, he launched an O2O platform for art education. In 2014, Yang registered an official account on WeChat to teach followers about different kinds of wine. He now runs a video show called “Ji Dao” on Tencent’s online video channel that educates viewers about photography equipment.
CTO and Co-founder of Codemao (Bianchengmao)
Sun received his bachelor's in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications. In 2012, he and future co-founder of Codemao Li Tianchi both began a European master's program in Human Computer Interaction. Sun worked with Li and other students to build a software called Settler in 2013, which helped international students studying in France find banks, apartments, etc. Both Sun and Li were kicked out of the startup due to differences of opinion. In 2014, just months before Sun would have graduated in 2015, he quit the program, giving up three degrees, returned to China and founded Codemao with Li.
Sun received his bachelor's in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications. In 2012, he and future co-founder of Codemao Li Tianchi both began a European master's program in Human Computer Interaction. Sun worked with Li and other students to build a software called Settler in 2013, which helped international students studying in France find banks, apartments, etc. Both Sun and Li were kicked out of the startup due to differences of opinion. In 2014, just months before Sun would have graduated in 2015, he quit the program, giving up three degrees, returned to China and founded Codemao with Li.
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Huajuan Mall is a popular makeup e-mall for young women in smaller Chinese cities, turning little-known local brands into big hits
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