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Founder and CEO of Youleyangche
Feng Xiaohai is a serial entrepreneur, having founded famous Chinese group-buying site Manzuo.com and P2P auto care platform Youleyangche, and co-founded Xcar.com.cn. He is an applied mathematics graduate of Beijing University of Technology.
Feng Xiaohai is a serial entrepreneur, having founded famous Chinese group-buying site Manzuo.com and P2P auto care platform Youleyangche, and co-founded Xcar.com.cn. He is an applied mathematics graduate of Beijing University of Technology.
Shenzhen-based Tiantu Capital manages over RMB 6 billion, spread across six RMB-denominated funds and one USD-denominated fund. The 30-plus-strong team also has offices in Shanghai and Beijing. It focuses on growth-stage consumer goods companies, particularly in the Series C round of financing. In 2015, it financed 22 startups, with total funding amounting to RMB 2.5 billion. Tiantu Capital was founded in 2002.
Shenzhen-based Tiantu Capital manages over RMB 6 billion, spread across six RMB-denominated funds and one USD-denominated fund. The 30-plus-strong team also has offices in Shanghai and Beijing. It focuses on growth-stage consumer goods companies, particularly in the Series C round of financing. In 2015, it financed 22 startups, with total funding amounting to RMB 2.5 billion. Tiantu Capital was founded in 2002.
Fides Capital is a private investment group aimed at tech-based B2B startups with scalable business models and products or services already in the market.Fides Capital is part of a larger group Perennius, comprising investment professionals with a focus on financial products, real estate and high growth companies. Success stories funded include Masmovil that has grown into the fourth largest telephone operator in Spain.
Fides Capital is a private investment group aimed at tech-based B2B startups with scalable business models and products or services already in the market.Fides Capital is part of a larger group Perennius, comprising investment professionals with a focus on financial products, real estate and high growth companies. Success stories funded include Masmovil that has grown into the fourth largest telephone operator in Spain.
Samaipata Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund founded by Jose del Barrio, a Spanish entrepreneur who succeeded in the e-commerce food delivery business Nevera Roja. The VC invests in European companies involved in e-commerce and marketplaces, especially in Southern Europe. As entrepreneurs themselves, the partners aim to increase cooperation between SMEs and venture capitalists.
Samaipata Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund founded by Jose del Barrio, a Spanish entrepreneur who succeeded in the e-commerce food delivery business Nevera Roja. The VC invests in European companies involved in e-commerce and marketplaces, especially in Southern Europe. As entrepreneurs themselves, the partners aim to increase cooperation between SMEs and venture capitalists.
Established in Shenzhen in 2007, Share Capital has invested in over 100 companies. Some of its portfolio companies – e.g., NavInfo, Perfect World and BGI – have gone public. Its investment team of nearly 50 members manages more than RMB 6 billion worth of assets. Share Capital has set up a healthcare fund of RMB 1.5 billion and invested in over 70 health-related projects.
Established in Shenzhen in 2007, Share Capital has invested in over 100 companies. Some of its portfolio companies – e.g., NavInfo, Perfect World and BGI – have gone public. Its investment team of nearly 50 members manages more than RMB 6 billion worth of assets. Share Capital has set up a healthcare fund of RMB 1.5 billion and invested in over 70 health-related projects.
Tianjin Venture Capital was co-founded by Tianjin Municipal Science & Technology Commission and Tianjin Municipal Finance Bureau in 2003. It invests mainly in the sectors of advanced manufacturing, TMT, energy conservation & environmental protection, healthcare and consumer services. The firm manages RMB 8bn in capital. Of the 100+ tech startups in which the firm has invested, nearly 10 have gone public in China.
Tianjin Venture Capital was co-founded by Tianjin Municipal Science & Technology Commission and Tianjin Municipal Finance Bureau in 2003. It invests mainly in the sectors of advanced manufacturing, TMT, energy conservation & environmental protection, healthcare and consumer services. The firm manages RMB 8bn in capital. Of the 100+ tech startups in which the firm has invested, nearly 10 have gone public in China.
Founded in 2012, Heyi Group was established via the merger of China’s two leading internet video channels, Youku and Tudou. The group promotes the creation of original video content through IP licensing, native content production and collaborating with users to generate content. In August 2015, it announced a plan to invest RMB 10 billion in content projects. It was acquired by Alibaba Group in 2016.
Founded in 2012, Heyi Group was established via the merger of China’s two leading internet video channels, Youku and Tudou. The group promotes the creation of original video content through IP licensing, native content production and collaborating with users to generate content. In August 2015, it announced a plan to invest RMB 10 billion in content projects. It was acquired by Alibaba Group in 2016.
Founded in 1986 by global industrialist and philanthropist Len Blavatnik, Access Industries is a privately held industrial group with long-term holdings worldwide. It is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in London and Moscow. In 2015, Access Industries established Access Technology Ventures which has invested in Snapchat, Yelp, Alibaba, Spotify, etc.
Founded in 1986 by global industrialist and philanthropist Len Blavatnik, Access Industries is a privately held industrial group with long-term holdings worldwide. It is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in London and Moscow. In 2015, Access Industries established Access Technology Ventures which has invested in Snapchat, Yelp, Alibaba, Spotify, etc.
S2 Capital was founded by Y Combinator alums Sohail Prasad, Samvit Ramadurgam and Ritik Malhotra. The founders of S2 Capital have mostly invested in the US, leveraging their relationships with startups there, both before and during their time at Y Combinator. Payfazz is a notable exception in S2 Capital's portfolio, being the first startup from Indonesia to have participated in the Y Combinator program.
S2 Capital was founded by Y Combinator alums Sohail Prasad, Samvit Ramadurgam and Ritik Malhotra. The founders of S2 Capital have mostly invested in the US, leveraging their relationships with startups there, both before and during their time at Y Combinator. Payfazz is a notable exception in S2 Capital's portfolio, being the first startup from Indonesia to have participated in the Y Combinator program.
Proxima Ventures was founded in 2016 in Shanghai. It manages both RMB and US dollar funds, worth around US$150m in total. The firm invests mainly in early-stage startups in the healthcare sector. It has invested in 18 companies and established six innovation centers to incubate medtech startups.
Proxima Ventures was founded in 2016 in Shanghai. It manages both RMB and US dollar funds, worth around US$150m in total. The firm invests mainly in early-stage startups in the healthcare sector. It has invested in 18 companies and established six innovation centers to incubate medtech startups.
Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate established in 1946. It has a high number of acquisitions, investing in more than 20 tech startups and companies manufacturing technology products. It also has a seed investment fund, Seed Acceleration Program, launched in April 2014 to promote ideas that are beyond existing business categories and develop them for commercialization.
Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate established in 1946. It has a high number of acquisitions, investing in more than 20 tech startups and companies manufacturing technology products. It also has a seed investment fund, Seed Acceleration Program, launched in April 2014 to promote ideas that are beyond existing business categories and develop them for commercialization.
The Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, also known as Maharatna ONGC, is the largest crude oil and natural gas company in India, contributing around 75% of India’s domestic production. It has committed to carbon reduction initiatives and has 15 projects that can potentially reduce total emissions equivalent to 2.1m tons of CO2 annually. String Bio is its first tech startup investment, part of the Series A round in 2019.
The Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, also known as Maharatna ONGC, is the largest crude oil and natural gas company in India, contributing around 75% of India’s domestic production. It has committed to carbon reduction initiatives and has 15 projects that can potentially reduce total emissions equivalent to 2.1m tons of CO2 annually. String Bio is its first tech startup investment, part of the Series A round in 2019.
Founder and CEO of Mommy Knows
Liang graduated from Fudan University with a bachelor's degree in Physics in 2004 and received his MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2013. He worked as an account manager at GE from 2004 to 2008. In 2010, Liang joined Aramark, a US food service, facilities, and uniform services provider, and served successively as business development manager and regional operations director. After returning to China in 2014, he founded Shenzhen Easyhin Technology Co., Ltd.
Liang graduated from Fudan University with a bachelor's degree in Physics in 2004 and received his MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2013. He worked as an account manager at GE from 2004 to 2008. In 2010, Liang joined Aramark, a US food service, facilities, and uniform services provider, and served successively as business development manager and regional operations director. After returning to China in 2014, he founded Shenzhen Easyhin Technology Co., Ltd.
CEO and Co-founder of WOOM
Belgian-born Laurence Fontinoy graduated in Commercial Engineering at Belgium’s Louvain Catholic University in 1994 and went on an exchange program for one year at New York’s Stern Graduate Business School. She worked for almost four years at Belgacom Mobile in Belgium, where she supervised the launch of its first prepaid card. In 1999, she moved to the Netherlands to join Dutch telecoms provider Ben as a customer development manager. After completing an MBA in 2002 at IESE University of Navarra, the mother-of-three joined eBay Spain as head of category and seller development. In 2005, she was promoted to marketing and communications director but left in 2008 to join Google as the regional country marketing manager for Spain and Portugal. In 2015, she left to become the CEO and co-founder of WOOM with former eBay colleague Clelia Morales.
Belgian-born Laurence Fontinoy graduated in Commercial Engineering at Belgium’s Louvain Catholic University in 1994 and went on an exchange program for one year at New York’s Stern Graduate Business School. She worked for almost four years at Belgacom Mobile in Belgium, where she supervised the launch of its first prepaid card. In 1999, she moved to the Netherlands to join Dutch telecoms provider Ben as a customer development manager. After completing an MBA in 2002 at IESE University of Navarra, the mother-of-three joined eBay Spain as head of category and seller development. In 2005, she was promoted to marketing and communications director but left in 2008 to join Google as the regional country marketing manager for Spain and Portugal. In 2015, she left to become the CEO and co-founder of WOOM with former eBay colleague Clelia Morales.
CTO and co-founder of Bygen
Ben Morton is an Australian entrepreneur and a chemical engineer by training. While serving in the Royal Australian Infantry, he attended Flinders University, pursuing a double honours degree in physics and organic chemistry. After graduating in 2013, Morton briefly worked as a chemist at fertilizer company SprayGro. In 2016, he enrolled at the University of Adelaide to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering. There, he joined Philip Kwong’s research group and met fellow PhD student Lewis Dunnigan. Using technology they developed at the research group, in 2017 Morton, and Dunnigan established Bygen, a startup offering a low-cost, novel way process of making activated carbon using various forms of agricultural waste, with Kwong as a technical adviser and fellow co-founder. Morton is now CTO of Bygen.
Ben Morton is an Australian entrepreneur and a chemical engineer by training. While serving in the Royal Australian Infantry, he attended Flinders University, pursuing a double honours degree in physics and organic chemistry. After graduating in 2013, Morton briefly worked as a chemist at fertilizer company SprayGro. In 2016, he enrolled at the University of Adelaide to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering. There, he joined Philip Kwong’s research group and met fellow PhD student Lewis Dunnigan. Using technology they developed at the research group, in 2017 Morton, and Dunnigan established Bygen, a startup offering a low-cost, novel way process of making activated carbon using various forms of agricultural waste, with Kwong as a technical adviser and fellow co-founder. Morton is now CTO of Bygen.
KK Fund, GK Plug and Play Indonesia set up online meets between VCs and startups amid Covid-19
VCs like Sequoia Capital, EV Growth, Monk's Hill Ventures and MDI Ventures are onboard to spot potential investments despite Covid-19 downturn
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
HighPitch 2020: Goers wins Indonesia's national startup competition
Event ticketing startup Goers gains new revenue streams with pivot to helping leisure spots go online; hotel SaaS Izy and on-demand medical testing service CekLab also in top three
Cautiously opportunistic: How Indonesian VCs are riding out the Covid-19 crisis
Indonesian VCs on how they are doing deals during Covid-19, and their advice to startups, from how to cut costs to M&A
Polaroo: An expense app that finds the best deals and automates payments
Take control of your finances and save money and time with Polaroo's personalized expenses app
Place to Plug: Symbiosis in scaling with the electric vehicle sector
Launched commercially just five months ago, EV-charging infrastructure platform Place to Plug has already attracted attention from investors in Silicon Valley and Asia
Xhockware's YouBeep app for speedy checkout, higher customer spending
Besides cutting checkout time to under 1 minute, this in-store shopping app also has other bright ideas: targeted marketing, allergy warnings, even wine-pairing tips
FarmCloud: Effective husbandry management to help feed the world
Global meat consumption is increasing and, consequently, so is intensive farming, meaning FarmCloud's one-stop animal husbandry management solution comes at the right moment
Soon, a cute robot will bring you your online shopping
Using robots to automate last-mile delivery, Zhen Robotics wants to help the logistics industry slash costs and boost customer satisfaction.
Plug-it and Drive-it with Wallbox’s EV quick chargers
Created by an ex-Tesla engineer, these generic chargers are fast and easy to use – just like recharging mobile phones
Tipped for unicorn status, BeON Energy is making solar power accessible to the masses
BeON Energy plans to raise the energy sector's largest Series A investment round in 2020
HumanITcare: Covid-19 spurs demand for telemedicine across Spain and beyond
The startup’s revenue is expected to exceed €10m by 2024 due to rapid digital transformation of healthcare services and a growing market for AI-powered medtechs
CoolFarm: Why did Microsoft Portugal's Startup of the Year go bust?
The indoor-gardening tech startup went from winning awards to closing down with debts of close to €1m four years after its founding
Alias Robotics: Award-winning cyber security pioneer reduces “clear and present danger” of robots
As machines become integral parts of daily life, Alias Robotics offers humans a way to solve the ever-increasing potential risks of robots
Wallbox’s bumper funding boosts Spain’s EV charging sector
Wallbox’s generic EV charging systems are sold in 40 countries, including the US and China; attracting major backers like Seaya Ventures, Spanish utility Iberdrola and US VC Endeavor
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