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Co-founder of Smile and Learn
Blanca Rodríguez Montero won the MIT LatAm Startup competition in 2015 while completing an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at MIT's Sloan School of Management. She also worked in Boston for VCs like Rough Draft Ventures and Founder Collective while at MIT. In 2011, she started her first job at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) after graduating with in Law and Business Administration in Spain. In 2014, she joined BCG consultant Victor Sánchez Rodríguez to co-found edtech Smile and Learn. In June 2018, she moved to Paris as co-founder of Next Station, an online recruiting platform for international talent.
Blanca Rodríguez Montero won the MIT LatAm Startup competition in 2015 while completing an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at MIT's Sloan School of Management. She also worked in Boston for VCs like Rough Draft Ventures and Founder Collective while at MIT. In 2011, she started her first job at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) after graduating with in Law and Business Administration in Spain. In 2014, she joined BCG consultant Victor Sánchez Rodríguez to co-found edtech Smile and Learn. In June 2018, she moved to Paris as co-founder of Next Station, an online recruiting platform for international talent.
CEO and Founder of DGene
Yu Jingyi earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology in 2000. He went on to obtain a doctorate in Computer and Electronic Engineering from MIT in 2005.From 2005 to 2015, he was a professor at the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at the University of Delaware. In 2015, he returned to China and joined ShanghaiTech University as the director of the Virtual Reality and Visual Computing Center. He is currently the dean of the School of Information Science and Technology. He founded DGene as CEO in May 2016. His research focuses on computer vision, computational imaging, computer graphics and bioinformatics.
Yu Jingyi earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology in 2000. He went on to obtain a doctorate in Computer and Electronic Engineering from MIT in 2005.From 2005 to 2015, he was a professor at the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at the University of Delaware. In 2015, he returned to China and joined ShanghaiTech University as the director of the Virtual Reality and Visual Computing Center. He is currently the dean of the School of Information Science and Technology. He founded DGene as CEO in May 2016. His research focuses on computer vision, computational imaging, computer graphics and bioinformatics.
CTO and Co-founder of DGene
An expert in graphics hardware, Jason Yang obtained both his master’s degree and a doctorate in Computer Science from MIT in 2002 and 2004 respectively. He worked as a technical director at AMD from 2005 to 2016, taking multiple roles from senior engineer to senior manager of GPU Performance Engineering.He co-founded a mobile game and game services company Kumakore in 2012. He left the startup in 2014 and co-founded DGene as CTO in 2016, in charge of R&D for light-field technology.
An expert in graphics hardware, Jason Yang obtained both his master’s degree and a doctorate in Computer Science from MIT in 2002 and 2004 respectively. He worked as a technical director at AMD from 2005 to 2016, taking multiple roles from senior engineer to senior manager of GPU Performance Engineering.He co-founded a mobile game and game services company Kumakore in 2012. He left the startup in 2014 and co-founded DGene as CTO in 2016, in charge of R&D for light-field technology.
Chief Scientist and Co-founder of DGene
Ma Yi earned dual bachelor's degrees in Automation and Applied Mathematics from Tsinghua University in 1995. He obtained a master’s and also a doctorate in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 1997 and 2000 respectively.He worked as an assistant professor and later as associated professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2000 to 2011. He was the lead researcher and director of the computer vision team at Microsoft Research from 2009 to 2014. He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 for contributions to computer vision and pattern recognition.
Ma Yi earned dual bachelor's degrees in Automation and Applied Mathematics from Tsinghua University in 1995. He obtained a master’s and also a doctorate in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 1997 and 2000 respectively.He worked as an assistant professor and later as associated professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2000 to 2011. He was the lead researcher and director of the computer vision team at Microsoft Research from 2009 to 2014. He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 for contributions to computer vision and pattern recognition.
Co-founder, CEO of Consumers Trust
Pedro Lourenço is the Portuguese co-founder and CEO of Consumers Trust, the company behind consumer complaints platform Portal da Queixa, founded in 2009. Since 2019, he has also been European Consumer Rights Ambassador at the European Commission, a position he was selected for thanks to his work at Consumers Trust. He is also co-founder and CEO at digital agency Megaklique Multimedia, and until 2015 was a co-founder of creative and innovation association Mexe-te. He holds a degree in Graphic Design, lives in Porto and is married to Consumers Trust co-founder Sónia Lage Lourenço.
Pedro Lourenço is the Portuguese co-founder and CEO of Consumers Trust, the company behind consumer complaints platform Portal da Queixa, founded in 2009. Since 2019, he has also been European Consumer Rights Ambassador at the European Commission, a position he was selected for thanks to his work at Consumers Trust. He is also co-founder and CEO at digital agency Megaklique Multimedia, and until 2015 was a co-founder of creative and innovation association Mexe-te. He holds a degree in Graphic Design, lives in Porto and is married to Consumers Trust co-founder Sónia Lage Lourenço.
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.
Co-founder, CTO of Consumers Trust
Vítor Vilela is the Portuguese co-founder and CTO of Consumers Trust, the company behind consumer complaints platform Portal da Queixa, founded in 2009. With a background in I.T., Vitela has worked at at Consumers Trust since 2012, where he started as Full Stack Developer. He also worked at digital agency Megaklique Multimedia from 2010 until 2016. Previously worked as an Educator at electricity company EDP. He lives in Porto.
Vítor Vilela is the Portuguese co-founder and CTO of Consumers Trust, the company behind consumer complaints platform Portal da Queixa, founded in 2009. With a background in I.T., Vitela has worked at at Consumers Trust since 2012, where he started as Full Stack Developer. He also worked at digital agency Megaklique Multimedia from 2010 until 2016. Previously worked as an Educator at electricity company EDP. He lives in Porto.
Cofounder and Managing Director of Hacktiv8
Ronald Ishak has been involved in tech startups since 2008 when he became Web Applications Manager, Online Trading at PT Ciptadana Capital and led a team of developers to build an online stock trading app for the Indonesian Stock Exchange. In August 2009, he became CTO at web developer company, PT Domikado, and left in January 2014 when the company was acquired. Meanwhile, in 2010, he co-founded his first (short-lived) company, which developed a photo sharing app for mobile platforms. For nine months from November 2014, he was CTO at PT Giftcard Indonesia, which distributes digital giftcards for brands. In 2016, he co-founded Hacktiv8, a training center that runs web development bootcamps and other programming courses, with Riza Fahmi and is its CEO. Ishak is also partner at RMKB Ventures, an Indonesian VC that has backed, among others, insurtech firm Qoala, “CTO-as-a-service” startup Rebel Works and Hacktiv8.
Ronald Ishak has been involved in tech startups since 2008 when he became Web Applications Manager, Online Trading at PT Ciptadana Capital and led a team of developers to build an online stock trading app for the Indonesian Stock Exchange. In August 2009, he became CTO at web developer company, PT Domikado, and left in January 2014 when the company was acquired. Meanwhile, in 2010, he co-founded his first (short-lived) company, which developed a photo sharing app for mobile platforms. For nine months from November 2014, he was CTO at PT Giftcard Indonesia, which distributes digital giftcards for brands. In 2016, he co-founded Hacktiv8, a training center that runs web development bootcamps and other programming courses, with Riza Fahmi and is its CEO. Ishak is also partner at RMKB Ventures, an Indonesian VC that has backed, among others, insurtech firm Qoala, “CTO-as-a-service” startup Rebel Works and Hacktiv8.
Cofounder and Chief Evangelist of Hacktiv8
With more than 15 years of experience in web app development, Riza Fahmi is Chief Evangelist and co-founder of programming academy and web development bootcamp, Hacktiv8. After earning a bachelor's in Information Technology from Universitas Bina Nusantara in 2003, he worked as a programmer for PT Ainet Indonesia, developing systems like SMS alerts and school administration platforms. In 2007, he left PT Ainet Indonesia and worked for various companies, including news portal Okezone. From 2013 to 2015, he worked as a developer at edtech platform HarukaEDU and, from 2015 to 2016, he was CTO of Citizen Lab, a Belgian SaaS platform for smart cities to get feedback from the public. He returned to Indonesia in 2016 and co-founded Hacktiv8 with Ronald Ishak. He also has a master's in Information Technology from Universitas Indonesia.
With more than 15 years of experience in web app development, Riza Fahmi is Chief Evangelist and co-founder of programming academy and web development bootcamp, Hacktiv8. After earning a bachelor's in Information Technology from Universitas Bina Nusantara in 2003, he worked as a programmer for PT Ainet Indonesia, developing systems like SMS alerts and school administration platforms. In 2007, he left PT Ainet Indonesia and worked for various companies, including news portal Okezone. From 2013 to 2015, he worked as a developer at edtech platform HarukaEDU and, from 2015 to 2016, he was CTO of Citizen Lab, a Belgian SaaS platform for smart cities to get feedback from the public. He returned to Indonesia in 2016 and co-founded Hacktiv8 with Ronald Ishak. He also has a master's in Information Technology from Universitas Indonesia.
CEO and Founder of CraiditX
After earning his PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2009, Zhu Mingjie conducted post-doctoral research on database and information systems at the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science in Germany from June 2009 to April 2010. He then worked as a research engineer at Yahoo! until February 2011. From May 2011 to July 2013, he worked first as a senior product manager and later as a data scientist at eBay Inc. He then returned to China and served as Ctrip's Data Director until June 2015. He founded CraiditX in December 2015.
After earning his PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2009, Zhu Mingjie conducted post-doctoral research on database and information systems at the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science in Germany from June 2009 to April 2010. He then worked as a research engineer at Yahoo! until February 2011. From May 2011 to July 2013, he worked first as a senior product manager and later as a data scientist at eBay Inc. He then returned to China and served as Ctrip's Data Director until June 2015. He founded CraiditX in December 2015.
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.
Cofounder of VUE Vlog
Co-founder of VUE Vlog, Yang Tao majored in Computer Science in Peking University. After a period of internship in Microsoft, he joined NetEase in 2009. However, in NetEase, the products that he was in charge of were marginalized. In 2011, he joined Wandoujia where he was first put in a cloud system project, then became the key developer of Wandoujia App Search and the Photo Sync Project. In 2014, he was promoted to be an engineer manager. He joined VUE as co-founder in 2016.
Co-founder of VUE Vlog, Yang Tao majored in Computer Science in Peking University. After a period of internship in Microsoft, he joined NetEase in 2009. However, in NetEase, the products that he was in charge of were marginalized. In 2011, he joined Wandoujia where he was first put in a cloud system project, then became the key developer of Wandoujia App Search and the Photo Sync Project. In 2014, he was promoted to be an engineer manager. He joined VUE as co-founder in 2016.
Founder and general manager of Xrush
Zhou graduated from Southwest University of Political Science & Law with a bachelors in Law in 2010 and received an MBA degree from The University of Hong Kong in 2019. He worked for a market consultancy firm for seven years, working his way up from project supervisor to general manager of the company. He founded Xrush in 2016.
Zhou graduated from Southwest University of Political Science & Law with a bachelors in Law in 2010 and received an MBA degree from The University of Hong Kong in 2019. He worked for a market consultancy firm for seven years, working his way up from project supervisor to general manager of the company. He founded Xrush in 2016.
COO and founder of Shiheng Tech
Zhang Wei co-founded Shiheng Tech in 2017. The COO of Shiheng had worked at Tesco (China) from 2005 to 2015. He started his career with the supermarket chain as a purchasing assistant for home appliances and climbed up the ladder to become Tesco's purchasing director. In 2015, he founded the sports community and e-commerce platform COSPO.
Zhang Wei co-founded Shiheng Tech in 2017. The COO of Shiheng had worked at Tesco (China) from 2005 to 2015. He started his career with the supermarket chain as a purchasing assistant for home appliances and climbed up the ladder to become Tesco's purchasing director. In 2015, he founded the sports community and e-commerce platform COSPO.
CEO and co-founder of Volantis
Bachtiar Rifai graduated in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in Physics from Universitas Gadjah Mada, but his career has led him towards entrepreneurial pursuits, especially in technology. While he was in university, he worked freelance as a web designer and SEO consultant, and in 2008, founded his own digital marketing company, Jogja Web Services, which was dedicated to helping SMEs. In 2012, he left Jogja Web Services, joined travel booking site Pegipegi – now owned by Traveloka – and founded a new digital marketing consultancy, WireHub. In 2014, he joined Lazada and Blanja.com. In 2015, Rifai and his co-founders established Kofera, which offers automated digital marketing using AI. Kofera helps its clients efficiently connect various types of data, including sales and stock, on one platform, where the data can be accessed, processed and used to automatically guide ad spending. In 2018, Rifai spun off a new business from Kofera: Volantis, a company that applies Kofera's data-driven principles to more use cases and provides enterprise clients with end-to-end services.
Bachtiar Rifai graduated in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in Physics from Universitas Gadjah Mada, but his career has led him towards entrepreneurial pursuits, especially in technology. While he was in university, he worked freelance as a web designer and SEO consultant, and in 2008, founded his own digital marketing company, Jogja Web Services, which was dedicated to helping SMEs. In 2012, he left Jogja Web Services, joined travel booking site Pegipegi – now owned by Traveloka – and founded a new digital marketing consultancy, WireHub. In 2014, he joined Lazada and Blanja.com. In 2015, Rifai and his co-founders established Kofera, which offers automated digital marketing using AI. Kofera helps its clients efficiently connect various types of data, including sales and stock, on one platform, where the data can be accessed, processed and used to automatically guide ad spending. In 2018, Rifai spun off a new business from Kofera: Volantis, a company that applies Kofera's data-driven principles to more use cases and provides enterprise clients with end-to-end services.
ARTICARES: Personalized, more affordable arm rehab therapy at home
Using adaptive AI, its H-Man robot works like an occupational therapist, assessing patient’s performance and adjusting the complexity of training tasks in real time
Infinited Fiber: Producing biofibers for fashion to move toward circular economy
Supported by H&M, Adidas and textile manufacturers, Infinited Fiber is helping the world’s second most polluting industry go greener by turning industrial waste into regenerated biomaterials
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
Zymvol Biomodeling: In the footsteps of Chemistry Nobel Prize winner Frances H. Arnold
Startup founded by scientists helps industries discover and develop enzymes cheaply through computer-driven innovation
Autodrive Solutions: Making driverless vehicles safer with high-precision positioning tech
A Spanish university's research on sophisticated weapons detection technology is being used to prevent accidents in the mobility and transport sectors
FuVeX: Long-range hybrid-technology drones for multiple business uses
With its innovative hybrid helicopter and airplane technology, FuVeX is poised to take full advantage of the business opportunities afforded by new European regulations governing long-range drones
Next-generation social media app YouClap targets engagement over reach
Already valued at €5m one year after launching, the YouClap platform for online challenges will seek Series A investment before the end of 2019
Revoolt: “Covid-19 accelerated our expansion plans and made us more ambitious”
Revoolt’s emission-free last-mile delivery model proved viable during the lockdown in Spain – growth that’s now its launchpad for international expansion and new funding
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
Petit Pli: Origami-inspired clothes that still fit, even after the body has grown
Founded by a young aeronautical engineer, Petit Pli produces stylish, sustainable pleated garments made from recycled plastic that expand up to seven sizes
Xu Jinghong: Champion of young entrepreneurs and high-tech startups
Under Xu Jinghong’s leadership, Tsinghua Holdings grew its assets sevenfold and incubated over 10,000 businesses. In his new role as VC investor, Xu wants to nurture startups into future global leaders
Citibeats, a social trends monitoring tool for governments and businesses, wins €1.4m funding
Citibeats tracks and analyzes what the public is saying online in any language; wants to boost its presence in LatAm and Asia
Faromatics' ChickenBoy robot brings smart analytics to poultry farming
The makers of the AI-based robot for managing large-scale poultry farming are seeking up to €4m in a second round funding as they launch their invention in Europe
Ontruck CTO: How to build, scale technology in the road freight sector
Iterate fast and understand your clients, explains Samuel Fuentes, co-founder and CTO of Ontruck, because "for us, innovation is business as usual”
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