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Founder and CEO of Farfetch
Geek meets chic in Farfetch founder and serial entrepreneur José Neves, who first learnt to code when he was eight years old. The economics graduate from the University of Porto launched his first business, software company Grey Matter, while in college. It was then that Neves started learning about the fashion industry, through building operating systems for footwear and textile business clients. He also designed shoes under the brand Swear, and after moving to the UK, Neves opened the brand’s physical store before moving to launch a menswear shop called B Store. He is currently CEO of Farfetch, the non-executive director at the British Fashion Council and the non-executive chairman at PLATFORME International.
Geek meets chic in Farfetch founder and serial entrepreneur José Neves, who first learnt to code when he was eight years old. The economics graduate from the University of Porto launched his first business, software company Grey Matter, while in college. It was then that Neves started learning about the fashion industry, through building operating systems for footwear and textile business clients. He also designed shoes under the brand Swear, and after moving to the UK, Neves opened the brand’s physical store before moving to launch a menswear shop called B Store. He is currently CEO of Farfetch, the non-executive director at the British Fashion Council and the non-executive chairman at PLATFORME International.
Co-founder of Xhockware
Electrical engineer and serial entrepreneur João Neiva is the co-founder of MeshPorto and its restaurant productivity tool, PsstMenu as well as Xhockware. Before starting his first company, Xhockware, Neiva was a product developer for Kinematix. He received his master’s degree from University of Porto, where he studied electrical and computer engineering. Neiva served as COO at Xhockware, where he remains a shareholder, before co-founding his later companies. I could not find that he holds a master's but I left it from the original write up, maybe they found it in an old news piece? HIs LinkedIn is not very detailed
Electrical engineer and serial entrepreneur João Neiva is the co-founder of MeshPorto and its restaurant productivity tool, PsstMenu as well as Xhockware. Before starting his first company, Xhockware, Neiva was a product developer for Kinematix. He received his master’s degree from University of Porto, where he studied electrical and computer engineering. Neiva served as COO at Xhockware, where he remains a shareholder, before co-founding his later companies. I could not find that he holds a master's but I left it from the original write up, maybe they found it in an old news piece? HIs LinkedIn is not very detailed
Co-founder and co-CEO of Indexa Capital
Since 2016, François Derbaix has become a co-founder and adviser to Indexa Lending, in addition to his role as co-CEO of Indexa Capital. Derbaix is a serial entrepreneur, with interests in the vacation rental and retail sectors like Rentalia and Soysuper. He was the CEO of Toprural from 2000 to 2012, when it was acquired by North American travel giant HomeAway.Derbaix has also invested in various Spanish and Belgian internet businesses like Percentil. The University of Leuven summa cum laude graduate was the first private investor to join a fund managed by the European Investment Fund in 2014.
Since 2016, François Derbaix has become a co-founder and adviser to Indexa Lending, in addition to his role as co-CEO of Indexa Capital. Derbaix is a serial entrepreneur, with interests in the vacation rental and retail sectors like Rentalia and Soysuper. He was the CEO of Toprural from 2000 to 2012, when it was acquired by North American travel giant HomeAway.Derbaix has also invested in various Spanish and Belgian internet businesses like Percentil. The University of Leuven summa cum laude graduate was the first private investor to join a fund managed by the European Investment Fund in 2014.
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.
CTO & Co-founder of Place to Plug
Ruiz was 15 when he founded his first startup, Enfilio, mixing magic and software engineering. Enfilio was sold in 2014 and is now one of the most recognized magic companies globally. He also co-founded Lymbit Technological Company, an IoT company for object tracking and location-based advertising. As a researcher at Rovira i Virgili University, he designed and published technology to protect online votes, and co-designed end-to-end encryption and an access control protocol, Attribute-Based Encryption.Today, he’s the CTO and co-founder of Place to Plug, a smart cities platform that connects electric vehicle (EV) drivers with charging stations of individuals, businesses and public institutions.
Ruiz was 15 when he founded his first startup, Enfilio, mixing magic and software engineering. Enfilio was sold in 2014 and is now one of the most recognized magic companies globally. He also co-founded Lymbit Technological Company, an IoT company for object tracking and location-based advertising. As a researcher at Rovira i Virgili University, he designed and published technology to protect online votes, and co-designed end-to-end encryption and an access control protocol, Attribute-Based Encryption.Today, he’s the CTO and co-founder of Place to Plug, a smart cities platform that connects electric vehicle (EV) drivers with charging stations of individuals, businesses and public institutions.
Co-founder, Chief Medical Officer of Mediktor
Dr Oscar García-Esquirol is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Mediktor, where he has also worked earlier as a machine trainer and digital doctor. He is currently also a director at the Barcelona Health Hub that promotes local digital healthtechs from its 2,500-sq m base at Barcelona's UNESCO-protected Modernist hospital, Hospital Sant Pau.Since 2000, he has been working as a critical care physician at Hospital Moisès Broggi in Spain. He also specialized in general medicine and surgery at the University of Barcelona. He continues to work in emergency, critical care and life support on a part-time basis.
Dr Oscar García-Esquirol is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Mediktor, where he has also worked earlier as a machine trainer and digital doctor. He is currently also a director at the Barcelona Health Hub that promotes local digital healthtechs from its 2,500-sq m base at Barcelona's UNESCO-protected Modernist hospital, Hospital Sant Pau.Since 2000, he has been working as a critical care physician at Hospital Moisès Broggi in Spain. He also specialized in general medicine and surgery at the University of Barcelona. He continues to work in emergency, critical care and life support on a part-time basis.
Founder and CEO of Geoblink
Ex-McKinsey consultant and Amadeus engineer Jaime Laulhé lived in New York, Paris and Hong Kong before returning to his native Madrid to work at McKinsey, where he spent two years. He holds degrees in IT Engineering from Madrid Polytechnic University and in Telecommunications Engineering from ENSIMAG in France, and an MBA from the University of Chicago and a master's in Mathematics from Institut Fourier, France.In New York and Hong Kong, he spent several years working in High Frequency Trading tech at Société Générale. He is founder and CEO of Geoblink, developing location tech AI solutions for retail, real estate and FMCG sectors.
Ex-McKinsey consultant and Amadeus engineer Jaime Laulhé lived in New York, Paris and Hong Kong before returning to his native Madrid to work at McKinsey, where he spent two years. He holds degrees in IT Engineering from Madrid Polytechnic University and in Telecommunications Engineering from ENSIMAG in France, and an MBA from the University of Chicago and a master's in Mathematics from Institut Fourier, France.In New York and Hong Kong, he spent several years working in High Frequency Trading tech at Société Générale. He is founder and CEO of Geoblink, developing location tech AI solutions for retail, real estate and FMCG sectors.
Co-founder of Tonic App
couldnt find a colour picDavid Bórsos is the Hungarian-born co-founder of Tonic App for medical doctors and currently works as an officer at the European Investment Fund in Luxembourg. He co-founded Tonic App after studying for his MBA at IE Business School in Madrid, where he met the rest of the co-founding team. Bórsos previously worked as Head of Business Intelligence at Job Today and as a Business Analyst at various levels at Goodyear, both in Luxembourg. He also holds a BSc from Deberceni Egyetem in Hungary and worked for Samsung Electronics and TVA in the same country.
couldnt find a colour picDavid Bórsos is the Hungarian-born co-founder of Tonic App for medical doctors and currently works as an officer at the European Investment Fund in Luxembourg. He co-founded Tonic App after studying for his MBA at IE Business School in Madrid, where he met the rest of the co-founding team. Bórsos previously worked as Head of Business Intelligence at Job Today and as a Business Analyst at various levels at Goodyear, both in Luxembourg. He also holds a BSc from Deberceni Egyetem in Hungary and worked for Samsung Electronics and TVA in the same country.
Founder and CTO of Dorabot
The person who introduced the concept of “maker” to China – even coining its Chinese translation (“chuangke”), which has since taken root in the Chinese language. Today, Zhang Hao (b. 1987) is founder and CTO of logistics robotics startup Dorabot.After studying robotics at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, he joined leading MOOC platform Guokr as a Science and Technology editor. He then became Puzzlebox’s chief hardware architect in San Francisco, later overseeing the manufacturing of Puzzlebox Orbit in Shenzhen. In 2014, he started Dorabot. Zhang was featured in Forbes China’s 30 Under 30 in 2017.
The person who introduced the concept of “maker” to China – even coining its Chinese translation (“chuangke”), which has since taken root in the Chinese language. Today, Zhang Hao (b. 1987) is founder and CTO of logistics robotics startup Dorabot.After studying robotics at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, he joined leading MOOC platform Guokr as a Science and Technology editor. He then became Puzzlebox’s chief hardware architect in San Francisco, later overseeing the manufacturing of Puzzlebox Orbit in Shenzhen. In 2014, he started Dorabot. Zhang was featured in Forbes China’s 30 Under 30 in 2017.
CEO and founder of Sound Particles
Nuno Fonseca is the sole founder of Sound Particles, the Portuguese 3D audio software platform for sound designers. Fonseca had been working on his technology since 2012 while working in other roles and founded Sound Particles in 2016. For almost 18 years, Fonseca was Program Coordinator for Digital Games and Multimedia at the Polytechnic University of Leiria. Simultaneously, for six years until 2018, Fonseca was a teacher of Music Technology at Lisbon's Higher School of Music. His educational achievements include a PhD in Computer Engineering in the area of audio production. He has also published two books and more than 20 academic papers on audio technology.
Nuno Fonseca is the sole founder of Sound Particles, the Portuguese 3D audio software platform for sound designers. Fonseca had been working on his technology since 2012 while working in other roles and founded Sound Particles in 2016. For almost 18 years, Fonseca was Program Coordinator for Digital Games and Multimedia at the Polytechnic University of Leiria. Simultaneously, for six years until 2018, Fonseca was a teacher of Music Technology at Lisbon's Higher School of Music. His educational achievements include a PhD in Computer Engineering in the area of audio production. He has also published two books and more than 20 academic papers on audio technology.
Co-CEO and co-founder of Deep Solutions
David Pérez Bou is a co-founder and co-CEO as well as deep learning engineer and software architect at Deep Solutions, a producer of deep neural network software for image recognition. He combines this role with positions as an Airport Systems Consultant at Airport Gurus, an airports consultancy firm in Barcelona, and as an IT business consultant at the trade body the International Civil Aviation Organization in Panama. Prior to these positions, Pérez worked at Spanish engineering and defense systems giant Indra System and also previously worked as a software developer at agency Datalab. He studied both Engineering and IT Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
David Pérez Bou is a co-founder and co-CEO as well as deep learning engineer and software architect at Deep Solutions, a producer of deep neural network software for image recognition. He combines this role with positions as an Airport Systems Consultant at Airport Gurus, an airports consultancy firm in Barcelona, and as an IT business consultant at the trade body the International Civil Aviation Organization in Panama. Prior to these positions, Pérez worked at Spanish engineering and defense systems giant Indra System and also previously worked as a software developer at agency Datalab. He studied both Engineering and IT Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Co-founder, CFO of Sea Water Analytics
Javier Moya Maier is the Spanish co-founder and CFO of Sea Water Analytics, a tourism-focused data aggregator with user app to measure seawater quality. The technology has been in development since 2017, though the company was formally launched in Madrid in April 2020. Moya previously spent more than a decade working as an industrial engineer, especially in the area of project management in different Madrid-based companies.Moya has worked at insurance company Prosegur, at travel management company Flightcare, and at engineering firms MOMO and Essentium Group. He holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Madrid's Pontificia Comillas University and has completed a course in Lean Manufacturing.
Javier Moya Maier is the Spanish co-founder and CFO of Sea Water Analytics, a tourism-focused data aggregator with user app to measure seawater quality. The technology has been in development since 2017, though the company was formally launched in Madrid in April 2020. Moya previously spent more than a decade working as an industrial engineer, especially in the area of project management in different Madrid-based companies.Moya has worked at insurance company Prosegur, at travel management company Flightcare, and at engineering firms MOMO and Essentium Group. He holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Madrid's Pontificia Comillas University and has completed a course in Lean Manufacturing.
Jorge Dobón of Demium Startups: Precocious founder who prizes risk and failure
Thanks to its unique pre-incubation model, Jorge Dobón’s Demium Startups has supported hundreds of startups in less than six years, with a portfolio worth €130 million
Mobike founder Hu Weiwei: A crazy idea that touched millions of lives
In just three years, Hu Weiwei has changed the way over 150 million people travel in the city with her company’s dockless bikes
How Xiaomi founder Lei Jun became a billionaire by pursuing passion, not fortune
From young man deconstructing and rebuilding smartphones at Kingsoft to top of the smartphone world as founder and chair of Xiaomi, Lei has always let his interests lead the way
Luo Yonghao: Maverick founder who gave Smartisan its allure, but couldn't build a winner
The Smartisan founder and internet celebrity is making a comeback with live commerce, after failing to sell enough smartphones at his own company
ID Capital CEO & founder Isabelle Decitre, an early mover investing in Asian agrifood startups
An early backer of Ynsect, one of the best-funded insect protein startups to date, Decitre sees growing interest in agrifood tech startups, but notes they still need to offer exit opportunities
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
East Ventures raises funds, teams up with state agency to produce Covid-19 tests for Indonesia
East Ventures investee Nusantics has been working with state researchers to produce the prototype; expects mass production of the test kits soon
SWITCH Singapore 2021: Benefits and challenges of AI applications in healthcare
Medical experts and healthcare startups agree AI can contribute more to healthcare beyond improving diagnosis and personalized treatment, but hurdles still remain
Li Zexiang and his game-changing plans to take Chinese robotics global
An early supporter of drone giant DJI, Professor Li Zexiang is building robotics hubs across China to pivot homegrown enterprises into global players
TreeFrog Therapeutics: Mimicking how stem cells grow in the human body
The French biotech’s proprietory technology to cultivate pluripotent stem cells in a 3D environment can be scaled to mass-produce high-quality cells to treat diseases such as Parkinson’s
Despite a lack of infrastructure and threats from middlemen, Aruna continues to help Indonesian fishing communities find buyers for their catch and manage their money better.
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
iLoF: Accelerating access to personalized medicine, from a drop of blood
Backed by Microsoft’s venture fund M12, Mayfield and Melinda Gates’s Pivotal Ventures, iLoF focuses on painless screening to facilitate disease detection, forecasting and drug development, from Alzheimer’s to Covid-19
Amartha CEO and founder apologizes for Covid-19 letter that mixed government work with his business
Andi Taufan retracted the letter, saying haste to support Covid-19 prevention program led to administrative errors, after public uproar and allegations of conflict of interest
Carbo Culture: Adapting indigenous techniques to remove and store CO2
By turning biomass into biochar, the startup’s technology locks carbon into a stable, solid form, with a storage life of over 2,000 years
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