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Co-founder and CTO of eFishery
Chrisna Aditya graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree in 2011 at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. He founded a mobile app development business and ran it for one year. In 2012, he joined fellow ITB alumnus Gibran Huzaifah to set up aquaculture startup PT Multidaya Teknologi Nusantara. The company later launched the eFishery automatic fish feeder system.
Chrisna Aditya graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree in 2011 at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. He founded a mobile app development business and ran it for one year. In 2012, he joined fellow ITB alumnus Gibran Huzaifah to set up aquaculture startup PT Multidaya Teknologi Nusantara. The company later launched the eFishery automatic fish feeder system.
Co-Founder of Zhen Robotics
Co-founder of Zhen Robotics. Born in Hong Kong, he has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management from Imperial College London. Prior to founding Zhen Robotics with his schoolmate Liu Zhiyong, he worked for a Fortune 500 technology company in Hong Kong.
Co-founder of Zhen Robotics. Born in Hong Kong, he has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a master’s degree in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management from Imperial College London. Prior to founding Zhen Robotics with his schoolmate Liu Zhiyong, he worked for a Fortune 500 technology company in Hong Kong.
Co-founder and CEO of Orange 100
Prior to co-founding Orange 100, Leng ran a company that provided creative PR ideas to shopping malls. He also worked for Baidu's C2C e-commerce platform youa.com, which was subsequently integrated into leho.com. Leng has significant experience in business operations, marketing, sales and business development.
Prior to co-founding Orange 100, Leng ran a company that provided creative PR ideas to shopping malls. He also worked for Baidu's C2C e-commerce platform youa.com, which was subsequently integrated into leho.com. Leng has significant experience in business operations, marketing, sales and business development.
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Growpal
Paundra Noorbaskoro established Growpal, an investment crowdfunding startup for the aquaculture and fishery industry, after being inspired by his experiences as a student in Indonesia and Hawaii. Equipped with a degree in Aquaculture from Indonesia’s Universitas Brawijaya, Paundra serves as the company’s Chief Product Officer.
Paundra Noorbaskoro established Growpal, an investment crowdfunding startup for the aquaculture and fishery industry, after being inspired by his experiences as a student in Indonesia and Hawaii. Equipped with a degree in Aquaculture from Indonesia’s Universitas Brawijaya, Paundra serves as the company’s Chief Product Officer.
CFO of Alén Space
Antonio Vázquez García holds a first degree in Telecommunications Engineering and a Master's in Finance, both from Spain's Vigo University. Since 2017, he has been a co-founder and CFO of Alén Space. Vázquez was previously an aerospace researcher for the Aerospace Group at Vigo University, before which he was a theater technician and waiter.
Antonio Vázquez García holds a first degree in Telecommunications Engineering and a Master's in Finance, both from Spain's Vigo University. Since 2017, he has been a co-founder and CFO of Alén Space. Vázquez was previously an aerospace researcher for the Aerospace Group at Vigo University, before which he was a theater technician and waiter.
Co-founder and COO of Attentive
University of Minho graduate Luís Braga holds a bachelor’s in Computer Science and Mathematics. After graduating, he worked at BOLD International, WeDo Technologies, Cloud9 and BetaBranch before co-founding Attentive, a sales performance startup for CRMs, where he continues to work as COO. Braga has 10 years of experience in natural language processing and Python.
University of Minho graduate Luís Braga holds a bachelor’s in Computer Science and Mathematics. After graduating, he worked at BOLD International, WeDo Technologies, Cloud9 and BetaBranch before co-founding Attentive, a sales performance startup for CRMs, where he continues to work as COO. Braga has 10 years of experience in natural language processing and Python.
Co-founder and CTO of Madhang
Fadhil Nur Mahardi graduated from Universitas Dian Nuswantoro with a bachelor's in Information Technology and worked as a web developer for Seven Media Technology from 2015 to 2018. His programming skills includes familiarity with NodeJS, Swift and back-end web development. In late 2017, he co-founded Indonesian home chef meal service Madhang.
Fadhil Nur Mahardi graduated from Universitas Dian Nuswantoro with a bachelor's in Information Technology and worked as a web developer for Seven Media Technology from 2015 to 2018. His programming skills includes familiarity with NodeJS, Swift and back-end web development. In late 2017, he co-founded Indonesian home chef meal service Madhang.
Co-founder, COO of Consumers Trust
Sónia Lage Lourenço is the Portuguese co-founder, COO and Head of Customer Care at Consumers Trust, the company behind consumer complaints platform Portal da Queixa, where she has worked since 2015 alongside her husband and co-founder Pedro Lourenço. She previously worked for 15 years as Brand Manager at fashion brand Decenio. She lives in Porto.
Sónia Lage Lourenço is the Portuguese co-founder, COO and Head of Customer Care at Consumers Trust, the company behind consumer complaints platform Portal da Queixa, where she has worked since 2015 alongside her husband and co-founder Pedro Lourenço. She previously worked for 15 years as Brand Manager at fashion brand Decenio. She lives in Porto.
CEO and co-founder of Kolase
Santoso is the CEO and co-founder of the Indonesian crowdfunding-for-musicians website Kolase. Santoso began working in the music industry in 2014, and, along with Kolase co-founder Raden Maulana, began a music distribution (compact disc) channel that partnered with Indonesian express logistics courier services company PT Jalur Nugraha Ekakurir (JNE ).
Santoso is the CEO and co-founder of the Indonesian crowdfunding-for-musicians website Kolase. Santoso began working in the music industry in 2014, and, along with Kolase co-founder Raden Maulana, began a music distribution (compact disc) channel that partnered with Indonesian express logistics courier services company PT Jalur Nugraha Ekakurir (JNE ).
Co-founder of 4D ShoeTech
Zhou Zhiheng worked for Michael Antonio Footwear Group as general manager in China. In 2016, Zhou met fellow co-founders Antonio Lin and Qiu Chen at a training program held in Silicon Valley, organized by the global entrepreneur incubator Blackbox. He left his GM job and co-founded 4D ShoeTech in 2017.
Zhou Zhiheng worked for Michael Antonio Footwear Group as general manager in China. In 2016, Zhou met fellow co-founders Antonio Lin and Qiu Chen at a training program held in Silicon Valley, organized by the global entrepreneur incubator Blackbox. He left his GM job and co-founded 4D ShoeTech in 2017.
Co-founder, CMO of Lluvia Sólida (Solid Rain)
Karina Mendoza Hemmer is CMO and co-founder at Mexican agritech startup Lluvia Sólida, a water retention solution for drought conditions, where she has worked since 2017. Mendoza also lectures in marketing at the Central University of Querétaro and previously headed up the marketing department at International House. She is also a qualified coach in ontology.
Karina Mendoza Hemmer is CMO and co-founder at Mexican agritech startup Lluvia Sólida, a water retention solution for drought conditions, where she has worked since 2017. Mendoza also lectures in marketing at the Central University of Querétaro and previously headed up the marketing department at International House. She is also a qualified coach in ontology.
Co-CEO and co-founder of Deep Solutions
Oscar Serra is a co-founder and co-CEO as well as a big-data scientist at Deep Solutions, a producer of deep neural network software for image recognition. He combines this role with a multi-disciplinary management role in his family's €15m-revenue industrial machinery company Serra Workshops, where he has worked since 2010. Prior to this, he worked at Honda Research Institute Europe in Germany as a software programmer for one year, and as a PhD researcher in computer vision, deep learning and neural networks at Barcelona's Institute of Robotics and Industrial Information Systems (IRI). Serra has a total of five Master's degrees: Programming, Robotics, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, and an MBA. He has studied at Hult International Business School in San Francisco, Lumière University Lyon 2 in France, at Barcelona's IRI and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Oscar Serra is a co-founder and co-CEO as well as a big-data scientist at Deep Solutions, a producer of deep neural network software for image recognition. He combines this role with a multi-disciplinary management role in his family's €15m-revenue industrial machinery company Serra Workshops, where he has worked since 2010. Prior to this, he worked at Honda Research Institute Europe in Germany as a software programmer for one year, and as a PhD researcher in computer vision, deep learning and neural networks at Barcelona's Institute of Robotics and Industrial Information Systems (IRI). Serra has a total of five Master's degrees: Programming, Robotics, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, and an MBA. He has studied at Hult International Business School in San Francisco, Lumière University Lyon 2 in France, at Barcelona's IRI and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
CTO and co-founder of HumanITcare
Sanchez is a computer and data science expert with a master’s degree in innovation and research in informatics with specialization in advanced computing from the Polytechnic University of Barcelona (UPC). He also holds multiple certifications from the John Hopkins University School of Education. Sanchez is currently CTO and co-founder of HumanITcare, a telemedicine platform for remote patient monitoring using real-world data and AI to treat patients affected by chronic diseases and also to accelerate drug development and clinical trials. Prior to HumanITcare, Sanchez worked as Data Scientist in a joint-project between the Spanish insurance company Catalana Occidente and technology consultancy Raona to develop a sales collaborative platform. He has also worked on projects in software development, mobile apps, server and hardware as well as prototyping for IoT devices in the fields of education, health and wellness.
Sanchez is a computer and data science expert with a master’s degree in innovation and research in informatics with specialization in advanced computing from the Polytechnic University of Barcelona (UPC). He also holds multiple certifications from the John Hopkins University School of Education. Sanchez is currently CTO and co-founder of HumanITcare, a telemedicine platform for remote patient monitoring using real-world data and AI to treat patients affected by chronic diseases and also to accelerate drug development and clinical trials. Prior to HumanITcare, Sanchez worked as Data Scientist in a joint-project between the Spanish insurance company Catalana Occidente and technology consultancy Raona to develop a sales collaborative platform. He has also worked on projects in software development, mobile apps, server and hardware as well as prototyping for IoT devices in the fields of education, health and wellness.
CSO and co-founder of iLoF
Paula Sampaio is a biochemist who completed a PhD in biomedical sciences at the University of Porto in 1998. She worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the IMBC INEB Associate Laboratory for four years. In 2002, she was promoted to the role of head of advanced light microscopy and stayed there until 2015. Sampaio is now the national coordinator for Portuguese bioimage platform PPBI and the head of advanced light microscopy at the Institute of Research and Innovation of the University of Porto (i3S).In November 2019, she joined iLoF as CSO and co-founder. iLoF gets technical support from i3S at the R&D center in Porto. The medtech startup focuses on personalized medicine through the use of AI and photonics to create optical fingerprints in a cloud-based library to gather and manages disease biomarkers and biological profiles.
Paula Sampaio is a biochemist who completed a PhD in biomedical sciences at the University of Porto in 1998. She worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the IMBC INEB Associate Laboratory for four years. In 2002, she was promoted to the role of head of advanced light microscopy and stayed there until 2015. Sampaio is now the national coordinator for Portuguese bioimage platform PPBI and the head of advanced light microscopy at the Institute of Research and Innovation of the University of Porto (i3S).In November 2019, she joined iLoF as CSO and co-founder. iLoF gets technical support from i3S at the R&D center in Porto. The medtech startup focuses on personalized medicine through the use of AI and photonics to create optical fingerprints in a cloud-based library to gather and manages disease biomarkers and biological profiles.
Co-CEO and co-founder of Pula
Kenyan-born Thomas Njeru co-founded insurtech Pula in 2015 and became its co-CEO in June 2017. Providing insurance to smallholder farmers was a key objective for Njeru, who grew up in a small farming community.After his education at Mangu High School, Njeru went on to graduate in actuarial science at the University of Nairobi in 2009. He became a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in December 2011. He also completed a CFA financial analysis qualification in 2015 and MBA from Strathmore Business School in 2018.He worked at UAP Insurance for almost four years before joining Deloitte in South Africa in 2012 as a consulting actuary. In 2014, he was promoted to become director of actuarial and insurance advisory. He left in 2018 to focus on his work at Pula as co-CEO.
Kenyan-born Thomas Njeru co-founded insurtech Pula in 2015 and became its co-CEO in June 2017. Providing insurance to smallholder farmers was a key objective for Njeru, who grew up in a small farming community.After his education at Mangu High School, Njeru went on to graduate in actuarial science at the University of Nairobi in 2009. He became a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in December 2011. He also completed a CFA financial analysis qualification in 2015 and MBA from Strathmore Business School in 2018.He worked at UAP Insurance for almost four years before joining Deloitte in South Africa in 2012 as a consulting actuary. In 2014, he was promoted to become director of actuarial and insurance advisory. He left in 2018 to focus on his work at Pula as co-CEO.
Future Food Asia 2021: Consumers crucial for agrifood growth
President of AppHarvest David Lee thinks consumers must be told the truth about the need for technology for change in food because capitalism and consumerism are powerful forces
Indonesia's Green Rebel Foods to take its Asian-inspired plant-based meat regional
F&B veteran duo behind the Burgreens spinoff plans Series A fundraising by end-2021 for manufacturing and regional expansion
Kryha: Enabling big businesses' green practices with blockchain
Kryha’s blockchain systems help companies trace the movement and transformation of resources among multiple stakeholders without exposing sensitive information
Qairos Energies: Mass producing green hydrogen from industrial hemp
The French startup is seeking a €19m Series B round to produce industrial quantities of green hydrogen and is planning a “circular economy” partnership with local farmers
Bayer Growth Ventures' Paimun Amini: Invest in tech for smarter, more sustainable farming
Corporate venture capital showed up in abundance at Smart Agrifood Malaga, where CompassList spoke with Paimun Amini, Director of Venture Investments for Bayer Growth Ventures (BGV)
Green Urban Data: Empowering cities to mitigate climate change
The Valencia-based startup is the first to mitigate urban temperature increases and provide healthy travel route suggestions using AI and big data
Meatable joins Royal DSM to create growth media specific for cell-based meat tech
The R&D between the biotech startup and fellow Dutch nutrition conglomerate could help scale and drive the commercial viability of lab-grown meat
Future Food Asia 2021: Fireside chat with Green Monday's David Yeung
For Chinese startup Green Monday, it’s important to resonate with different local audiences by adapting to local culture and dietary habits and continuously fine-tuning existing products
Bioo’s green power: Electricity, Wi-Fi from a flower pot
The Spanish startup has won accolades and fundings for its NASA-inspired fuel cells and energy-producing plants
Amid IPO talk, Meicai continues to push for growth in bid to become China's Sysco
Covid-19 helped speed up expansion to the B2C market for Meicai, China’s most valuable agrifood tech unicorn founded by a farmer’s son
Housfy leads growth in Spanish proptech
The real estate platform helps clients sell their property without the astronomical agency fees
In a nascent market, one-year-old Starfield has brought its offerings to around 3,000 F&B outlets and generated RMB 10m in revenue
Biomede: Harnessing plants’ natural attributes to decontaminate soil
The Lyon-based startup says using plants to remove harmful metals from the earth is a sustainable, cost-effective green alternative to decontaminate soil in agricultural or urban environments
Refurbed: Electronics recycling marketplace gets $54m for EU consolidation, overseas expansion
Consumers can reduce their carbon footprints by shifting toward a circular economy, become carbon-neutral by planting one tree with every purchase from Refurbed
TurtleTree Labs: Creating sustainable mammalian milk alternatives from stem cells
Founder’s search for high-quality dairy milk led to the creation in a lab of naturally occurring ingredients found in human milk for supply to dairy milk and infant formula businesses
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