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Founder by Vipshop (a Chinese e-commerce company specializing in online discount sales) founding shareholder Wu Jiang in 2015, Daosheng Capital prioritizes technology startups in its investments.

The Ford Foundation is an international philanthropy established in 1936 by Edsel Ford, son of the founder of the Ford Motor Company Henry Ford. The foundation funds initiatives in various fields with the goal of advancing human welfare. Headquartered in New York, it has offices outside the US, including an Indonesian branch that was opened in 1953. In 2014, it awarded a total of US$750,000 to 12 projects through Cipta Media Seluler (CMS), an open grant that supports social change initiatives powered by mobile phone-related technologies in Indonesia.

SVB Financial Group has been involved in Asian markets since the early 1990s and in the Chinese market since 1999. For more than a decade, SVB has been building relationships with technology companies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to help clients work with businesses in Asia and sell to a variety of foreign markets. SVB established its first China subsidiary, SVB Business Partners Shanghai, in 2005 and its second, SVB Business Partners Beijing, in 2010. They provide local technology companies and venture capital investors with in-market client service support and advisory services.

Founded in 2004, Polaris Capital Group is a Japanese private equity fund management firm. Since its inception, Polaris has invested in about 30 Japanese companies. It completed the fourth round of fundraising for its Polaris Private Equity Fund IV in April 2017, during which it raised JPY 75 billion. The new fund will invest in Japanese companies in the manufacturing sector with globally competitive technologies/patents as well as companies with strong brands or unique business models in the consumer goods, retail and logistics sectors.

Shanghai-based Shengyin Incubation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shengyin Investment, specialized in private equity investment, merger & acquisition, investment consultancy and startup incubation. It invests mainly in early-stage startups in agritech, new retail, education and enterprise services. Shengyin Incubation is also eyeing commercial opportunities brought by new technologies such as AI, blockchain and IoT. Since its establishment in 2006, Shengyin Incubation has invested in over 100 startups, of which 26 have been listed on China's stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen.  

Founded in October 2013, JD Finance was renamed as JD Digits in November 2018. The fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com focuses on applying digital technology, artificial intelligence and IoT in five sectors: finance, smart cities, agriculture, campus development and marketing.The company manages five sub-brands: JD Finance, JD iCity, JD Agriculture, JD Shaodongjia, and JD MO Media. In September 2017, a joint venture was established with Central Group, one of Thailand’s biggest retailers. In December 2017, JD Digits also started operating an AI lab in Silicon Valley.

Established in 1996, SBI Investment is a venture capital firm that focuses on growth sectors such as information technology, biotechnology, life science, mobile, environment and energy. The VC arm of the SBI Group is developed to quickly find new, emerging technologies and investing in those technologies to further the development of the group. SBI Group then introduces the new technologies to existing businesses in order to help them stay ahead in the market, as well as to revitalize local industries in Japan, particularly in the financial and banking sectors.

Founded by John Ball in 2000, Steamboat Ventures is Disney’s venture capital subsidiary. They invest in early through growth stage companies with specialization in digital media and consumer technology.

Based in Brussels, Astanor Ventures is an impact investor specializing in foodtech, agritech and blue ocean economy with focus on the environment and sustainability. Founded in 2017 by Eric Archambeau and George Coelho, Astanor has invested in more than 20 startups in Europe and the US. Archambeau and Coelho launched Balderton Capital in Europe and were early investors in Spotify, Betfair and LoveFilm.Astanor invests according to the principles for responsible investment (PRI), prioritizing technology-led solutions that connect the value chain, innovate on nutrition and accelerate regenerative agriculture. In November 2020, the firm closed fundraising for its $325m Global Impact Fund focused on food and agriculture technology that comply with the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Elaia' focusses on digital and deeptech companies in their seed and growth phases. The firm’s portfolio includes 19 exited companies like Criteo and over 60 investments with a total of €350 million under management.The firm was founded in Paris in 2002 by a group of four professionals in the technology sector, private equity and operations with a cumulative experience of 75 years in investment and financing. 

Eight Roads Ventures is the investment arm of Bermuda-based investment management giant Fidelity International Limited, which was founded in 1969. (It was formerly called Fidelity Growth Partners.) Its investment focus includes emerging technology and healthcare companies in North America, Europe and China in their go-to-market stage and early customer traction. It has offices in the UK, China, India and Japan and has seen 42 exits and has invested in over 300 companies to date. It also participates in Series A to D funding rounds and is a major investor in real estate. 

A Boston-based VC founded in 1984 with an impressive investment history, currently totaling US$9.5 billion. With offices in Boston, Menlo Park, California and London, Summit Partners has invested in more than 460 companies in technology, healthcare, life sciences and other high-growth industries, including as lead investor in 77 companies. It has seen 192 exits to date. Recent major investments include as lead investor in Red Points' Series C round and in Markforged's Series D round.The company also provides services, such as, recruitment of senior executives and board members and Peak Performance Groups to help companies’ identify and execute growth initiatives and operational efficiency. 

Guritno Adi Saputra graduated from Institut Sains & Teknologi AKPRIND, Indonesia with a bachelor's in Information Technology. Between 2013 and 2015, he was a web developer at Yogyakarta technology consultancy firm IndonesiaJogja Info Service and INDigital. Guritno is co-founder and CTO of digital signature startup PrivyID.

Zeng Binhuang is an executive director at Shenzhen Tianyuan Real Estate Consulting Co Ltd. He is also the board chairman of Shenzhen Baiwangda Industrial Company Limited and Seven Gomall (Shenzhen) Network Technology Co Ltd. He founded Zhongzheng Information in 2015 and currently serves as its chairman and general manager.

Jürgen Riedl studied software engineering at Vienna Technical University. The entrepreneur and investor became the CTO and co-founder of Refurbed in 2017. He was recruited by co-founders Peter Windischhofer and Amazon’s Renewed manager Kilian Kaminski to develop an Amazon-style e-commerce marketplace for refurbished electronic goods.

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