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Catalan Finance Institute (ICF)
Owned by the Catalan Government, the Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) is a public institution that offers a range of financing solutions, including loans and venture capital. ICF aims to boost private angel and seed investments within the Catalan entrepreneurial ecosystem, while diversifying its investment sources. In 2012, ICF started investing in early-stage startups based in the Catalan territory, providing equity loans of between €50,000 and €200,000. It also participates in syndicated funding within a network of Catalan business angels.
Owned by the Catalan Government, the Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) is a public institution that offers a range of financing solutions, including loans and venture capital. ICF aims to boost private angel and seed investments within the Catalan entrepreneurial ecosystem, while diversifying its investment sources. In 2012, ICF started investing in early-stage startups based in the Catalan territory, providing equity loans of between €50,000 and €200,000. It also participates in syndicated funding within a network of Catalan business angels.
Lenovo Accelerator was co-founded by Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group and Hong Kong-based business park Cyberport in Hong Kong in May 2016. It invests mainly in early-stage startups specialized in cutting-edge technologies and TMT. It is Lenovo Group's first startup accelerator in China. Each startup selected by Lenovo Accelerator receives RMB 500,000 to RMB 1m in funding from Lenovo Group.
Lenovo Accelerator was co-founded by Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group and Hong Kong-based business park Cyberport in Hong Kong in May 2016. It invests mainly in early-stage startups specialized in cutting-edge technologies and TMT. It is Lenovo Group's first startup accelerator in China. Each startup selected by Lenovo Accelerator receives RMB 500,000 to RMB 1m in funding from Lenovo Group.
Climate-KIC is an initiative supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), whose focus is to create and support a community of entrepreneurs and mentors that jointly develop and produce innovative ideas facilitating the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Climate-KIC has launched various initiatives and acceleration programs across Europe targeted at growing startups that are tackling climate change, providing them with structure, assistance, mentoring and seed funding to develop low-carbon products and services.
Climate-KIC is an initiative supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), whose focus is to create and support a community of entrepreneurs and mentors that jointly develop and produce innovative ideas facilitating the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Climate-KIC has launched various initiatives and acceleration programs across Europe targeted at growing startups that are tackling climate change, providing them with structure, assistance, mentoring and seed funding to develop low-carbon products and services.
Prometheus Capital was founded in 2012 as a family fund of Wang Jianlin, founder and chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group, China's biggest real estate conglomerate, and his son Wang Sicong. It is now owned and controlled by Wang Sicong. With over US$1 billion assets under management, the firm invests mainly in early- and growth-stage startups in the real estate, consumer products, entertainment and fintech sectors around the world. It has made investments worth RMB 3 billion in total.
Prometheus Capital was founded in 2012 as a family fund of Wang Jianlin, founder and chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group, China's biggest real estate conglomerate, and his son Wang Sicong. It is now owned and controlled by Wang Sicong. With over US$1 billion assets under management, the firm invests mainly in early- and growth-stage startups in the real estate, consumer products, entertainment and fintech sectors around the world. It has made investments worth RMB 3 billion in total.
EIT InnoEnergy, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EI), offers startup entrepreneurs support in growing and scaling their businesses. It focuses on innovative clean-tech projects, offering mentorships and industry expertise through seed funding and an accelerator program. The network consists of 15 European clean-tech venture capitalists and 15 research institutes. To date, it has supported over 200 European startups working on initiatives aimed at boosting the prevalence of sustainable energy in the market.
EIT InnoEnergy, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EI), offers startup entrepreneurs support in growing and scaling their businesses. It focuses on innovative clean-tech projects, offering mentorships and industry expertise through seed funding and an accelerator program. The network consists of 15 European clean-tech venture capitalists and 15 research institutes. To date, it has supported over 200 European startups working on initiatives aimed at boosting the prevalence of sustainable energy in the market.
Picart Petcare is the family business of Albert Icart Martori, co-founder of Kibus Petcare. It has been in operation since 1953 and is based in Barcelona. Not usually an investor in tech or startups, it has invested solely in healthy pet food preparation hardware startup Kibus with a pre-seed investment of €120,000 in 1Q 2019. Picart distributes pet food and animal feed in more than 25 European and Middle Eastern markets and is set to be a key distributor of Kibus' hardware.
Picart Petcare is the family business of Albert Icart Martori, co-founder of Kibus Petcare. It has been in operation since 1953 and is based in Barcelona. Not usually an investor in tech or startups, it has invested solely in healthy pet food preparation hardware startup Kibus with a pre-seed investment of €120,000 in 1Q 2019. Picart distributes pet food and animal feed in more than 25 European and Middle Eastern markets and is set to be a key distributor of Kibus' hardware.
UBS is a Switzerland-based financial institution providing banking, wealth management, and securities services. Originally established in 1862 as the Bank in Winterthur, it is the largest Swiss banking institution. UBS engages in venture capital activities as part of its investment banking services. In 2020, UBS began a partnership with venture capital firm Anthemis to launch UBS Next, a $200m fund that will invest in fintech and other tech startups.
UBS is a Switzerland-based financial institution providing banking, wealth management, and securities services. Originally established in 1862 as the Bank in Winterthur, it is the largest Swiss banking institution. UBS engages in venture capital activities as part of its investment banking services. In 2020, UBS began a partnership with venture capital firm Anthemis to launch UBS Next, a $200m fund that will invest in fintech and other tech startups.
Operation Manager & Co-founder of Sound Market
Jordi Agustí Fusté graduated as a mechanical engineer in 2015 at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Since then, he has been working as a CAD product engineer at Barcelona Technical Center. He was also in Dubai working on a project for Premier Composite Technologies. He was previously a suspension engineer at EUETIB e-tech Racing for over three years. In 2018, he co-founded Sound Market and works as the company's operation manager at the mobile marketplace for musicians.
Jordi Agustí Fusté graduated as a mechanical engineer in 2015 at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Since then, he has been working as a CAD product engineer at Barcelona Technical Center. He was also in Dubai working on a project for Premier Composite Technologies. He was previously a suspension engineer at EUETIB e-tech Racing for over three years. In 2018, he co-founded Sound Market and works as the company's operation manager at the mobile marketplace for musicians.
CEO and Co-founder of Solatom
Miguel Frasquet Herraiz is passionate about the energy sector, having worked for six years on projects in China, the UAE and several European countries, as well as four years at the CTAER (Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energy) as an engineer and solar R&D coordinator. In 2016, Frasquet co-founded Solatom based on his PhD thesis and is currently the CEO of the startup that develops solar concentrators for industrial applications.
Miguel Frasquet Herraiz is passionate about the energy sector, having worked for six years on projects in China, the UAE and several European countries, as well as four years at the CTAER (Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energy) as an engineer and solar R&D coordinator. In 2016, Frasquet co-founded Solatom based on his PhD thesis and is currently the CEO of the startup that develops solar concentrators for industrial applications.
Advisor, board member, co-founder of NovoNutrients
Brian Sefton has been co-founder, a board member and a part-time advisor at NovoNutrients, a San Francisco-based biotech manufacturer of alt-protein produced from fermentation and CO2 since it was founded in 2017. In 2009, he co-founded research entity Oakbio, from which NovoNutrients evolved, and was its President and CTO. Sefton was CTO and President at NovoNutrients and also co-CEO and Chief Scientist at Oakbio until 2021 when he became the CEO at San Francisco-based fermentation commercialization startup Sincarne. Between 2005 and 2011, Sefton was also CEO at pharma research company Pharmadyn, working on drugs development for Alzheimer's Disease, and, for three of those years, was also Managing Partner of Stratsyn, a consultancy specializing in creation, development, management and fund raising for not-for-profit organizations. Sefton’s earlier posts include: directing nanotechnology commercialization and investment company Nanosig for three years, CEO of Silicon Valley’s Fastlane, a high-profile pioneer in real-time network traffic and security analysis for six years; and, simultaneously, being CEO at Bluebox Communications, developing high-end network security applications and appliances for Fortune 500 companies and the US government.Sefton holds an MBA from Santa Clara University in California and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley
Brian Sefton has been co-founder, a board member and a part-time advisor at NovoNutrients, a San Francisco-based biotech manufacturer of alt-protein produced from fermentation and CO2 since it was founded in 2017. In 2009, he co-founded research entity Oakbio, from which NovoNutrients evolved, and was its President and CTO. Sefton was CTO and President at NovoNutrients and also co-CEO and Chief Scientist at Oakbio until 2021 when he became the CEO at San Francisco-based fermentation commercialization startup Sincarne. Between 2005 and 2011, Sefton was also CEO at pharma research company Pharmadyn, working on drugs development for Alzheimer's Disease, and, for three of those years, was also Managing Partner of Stratsyn, a consultancy specializing in creation, development, management and fund raising for not-for-profit organizations. Sefton’s earlier posts include: directing nanotechnology commercialization and investment company Nanosig for three years, CEO of Silicon Valley’s Fastlane, a high-profile pioneer in real-time network traffic and security analysis for six years; and, simultaneously, being CEO at Bluebox Communications, developing high-end network security applications and appliances for Fortune 500 companies and the US government.Sefton holds an MBA from Santa Clara University in California and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley
Chief Business Development Officer and co-founder of Modulous Tech
Romill Bettany is co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where he has worked since 2018. He was simultaneously director and co-founder at engineering consultancy Optimise, based in London and Dubai, where he worked 2012-20, and where the concept for Modulous was conceived. Prior to this, he worked for nine years at engineers Ramboll, part of the WhitbyBird group and was previously was a fire safety engineer at Australian engineering consultant WSP for almost four years. Bettany has worked on building projects globally ranging from airports to theaters.
Romill Bettany is co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where he has worked since 2018. He was simultaneously director and co-founder at engineering consultancy Optimise, based in London and Dubai, where he worked 2012-20, and where the concept for Modulous was conceived. Prior to this, he worked for nine years at engineers Ramboll, part of the WhitbyBird group and was previously was a fire safety engineer at Australian engineering consultant WSP for almost four years. Bettany has worked on building projects globally ranging from airports to theaters.
Co-founder, CTO of Bodyswaps
Tom Szirtes is co-founder and CTO at UK-based VR edtech for soft-skills training Bodyswaps, where he has worked since the start of 2020. Prior to that, he was managing director at London-based AR and VR design startup Mbryonic, where he worked for almost seven years. Before Mbryonic, he was project manager at Orange for almost three years, where he worked in gamification at the giant’s R&D lab in London.Szirtes also worked for six years at SEGA Europe in game development and as a developer and a contractor in other organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bristol in the UK.
Tom Szirtes is co-founder and CTO at UK-based VR edtech for soft-skills training Bodyswaps, where he has worked since the start of 2020. Prior to that, he was managing director at London-based AR and VR design startup Mbryonic, where he worked for almost seven years. Before Mbryonic, he was project manager at Orange for almost three years, where he worked in gamification at the giant’s R&D lab in London.Szirtes also worked for six years at SEGA Europe in game development and as a developer and a contractor in other organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bristol in the UK.
Waheed Ali became a Labour life peer and Baron of Norbury at aged 33, the youngest to join the House of Lords in 1998. He is also one of the few openly gay Muslim politicians in the world and a gay rights activist. Waheed Ali left school and started work in financial research at the age of 16 to support his mother and siblings. He moved on to a media career by co-founding an independent television company Planet 24 with Bob Geldof during the 1990s, pioneering TV reality shows like Survivor. Planet 24 was sold to ITV franchisee Carlton Communications in 1999 for £15m. He also backed Elizabeth Murdoch’s TV production company Shine that was sold to her father, Rupert Murdoch’s media group, 21st Century Fox. Of Guyana and Trinidad descent, the well-known British media tycoon is also a businessman and investor. In 2011, he lost millions by investing in loss-making Chorion that owned the Agatha Christie literary rights. He formed a television production company Silvergate Media to acquire the rights to several Chorion TV series like Beatrix Potter. As an investor, he became the chairman of online fashion marketplace ASOS for 12 years until 2012. He later founded the “ASOS of India,” Koovs that was listed in London in 2014. Most recently, he joined the Series B funding round of London-based zero-food-waste app OLIO in September 2021.
Waheed Ali became a Labour life peer and Baron of Norbury at aged 33, the youngest to join the House of Lords in 1998. He is also one of the few openly gay Muslim politicians in the world and a gay rights activist. Waheed Ali left school and started work in financial research at the age of 16 to support his mother and siblings. He moved on to a media career by co-founding an independent television company Planet 24 with Bob Geldof during the 1990s, pioneering TV reality shows like Survivor. Planet 24 was sold to ITV franchisee Carlton Communications in 1999 for £15m. He also backed Elizabeth Murdoch’s TV production company Shine that was sold to her father, Rupert Murdoch’s media group, 21st Century Fox. Of Guyana and Trinidad descent, the well-known British media tycoon is also a businessman and investor. In 2011, he lost millions by investing in loss-making Chorion that owned the Agatha Christie literary rights. He formed a television production company Silvergate Media to acquire the rights to several Chorion TV series like Beatrix Potter. As an investor, he became the chairman of online fashion marketplace ASOS for 12 years until 2012. He later founded the “ASOS of India,” Koovs that was listed in London in 2014. Most recently, he joined the Series B funding round of London-based zero-food-waste app OLIO in September 2021.
Co-founder, Director and CTO of Travelio
After graduating in 2008 with a bachelor’s in Computer Science from Purdue University, USA, Hendry Rusli worked for Motorola Solutions as a software engineer for a year before returning to Indonesia to become a software development entrepreneur.In 2014, he started working with a property company PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk that was owned by Christina Suriadjaja’s father. Armed with over eight years of programming and software development experience, Hendry was roped in to help build the Travelio platform for the property group.
After graduating in 2008 with a bachelor’s in Computer Science from Purdue University, USA, Hendry Rusli worked for Motorola Solutions as a software engineer for a year before returning to Indonesia to become a software development entrepreneur.In 2014, he started working with a property company PT Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk that was owned by Christina Suriadjaja’s father. Armed with over eight years of programming and software development experience, Hendry was roped in to help build the Travelio platform for the property group.
Co-founder and CTO of Portofolio
Before establishing Portofolio, Gigih Iski was a lead engineer at Etsuri Ltd., a UK-based news aggregator service that runs the fashion marketing website Miignon in Indonesia. Prior to that, he worked as a software engineer for various companies, and his track record includes developing software for trading and brokerage companies. In 2018, together with former derivatives broker Mahar Indra, he developed Portofolio as a platform for rookie investors to learn about currency trading and copy the strategies of more experienced traders.
Before establishing Portofolio, Gigih Iski was a lead engineer at Etsuri Ltd., a UK-based news aggregator service that runs the fashion marketing website Miignon in Indonesia. Prior to that, he worked as a software engineer for various companies, and his track record includes developing software for trading and brokerage companies. In 2018, together with former derivatives broker Mahar Indra, he developed Portofolio as a platform for rookie investors to learn about currency trading and copy the strategies of more experienced traders.
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
Triporate: Producing business travel itineraries and bookings 10x faster than human agents
Triporate helps corporates save time and money with its automated travel bookings from analyzing staff emails; it raised €1.3m recently
New Ventures Innovation: Prasetiya Mulya University takes on student entrepreneurship
To prepare a new generation of startup founders, Prasetiya Mulya University combines theoretical education with real-life exposure to the startup world
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
Situm Technologies: The Google Maps for indoors, where GPS fails
It uses AI and mobile robotics to create high-precision, low-cost indoor location tech that integrates data processed from multiple radio and inertial sensors
What Indonesia’s election could mean for startups and investors
Industry players voice their hopes, concerns and expectations as the April presidential election nears
Brazilian edtech Blox seeks to upgrade university education across Latin America
Blox plans to raise over $1m in 2021 to expand across Brazil and Mexico, giving more choices to students to personalize degree programs with its AI curriculum management SaaS
Daniel Oliver: Building a "Facebook" for investments in biotech startups
The biologist and crowdfunding expert has pioneered the growth of Spanish biotech startups, providing access to early-stage investments, with support from scientific experts worldwide
Lu Qi: Before Baidu and Y Combinator, there was Bing
The AI legend was also an impoverished child, whose ambition was to become a shipyard worker
Bernardo Hernández: Celebrity investor and Google's former marketing whiz
The angel investor behind some of the most successful Spanish internet startups also has an unusual honor for techies – GQ’s Man of the Year
Insights on tech and the Indonesian diaspora in Silicon Valley
Navigating the different diaspora communities, one tech event at a time
From state to BAT, China backs startups for global AI dominance
Finance, automobile, retail and healthcare seen to lead China’s advances and gains in AI, as part of a RMB 10 trillion economy by 2030
Sheetgo: Easy and secure cloud-powered spreadsheet data at your fingertips
Named Most Scalable Product at South Summit 2018, Sheetgo turns spreadsheets into data clouds for business users around the world
Faraday Venture Partners’ MP Gonzalo Tradacete: “We are actively looking for startups”
Amid the Covid-19 slump, Faraday Venture Partners' CIO and MP shares his expectations for startup investments and favored sectors, the measures his firm has taken so far to help investees ride out the crisis, and more.
Alpha JWC Ventures bets on Indonesian fintech, analytics startups for big impact
A commitment to mentoring and supporting its portfolio companies also lies at the core of its business
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