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Co-Founder of Gadjian
Islamic finance and marketing expert Else Fernanda earned his bachelor’s in Accounting from Universitas Indonesia, the national university; a master’s in Finance from the University of Strathclyde; and a certificate in Human Resources from Atma Jaya University. After working in the finance industry, he founded an Islamic finance and marketing consulting company in 2004. In 2011, he co-founded the Paramadina Islamic Management Institute (PIMI). He co-founded FAST8, a human resources tech company, in 2008 with his wife, Afia Fitriati. They also founded Gadjian, an HR management SaaS startup. Today, Else is also a lecturer at Paramadina University and a member of Sharia Supervisory Board for four companies.
Islamic finance and marketing expert Else Fernanda earned his bachelor’s in Accounting from Universitas Indonesia, the national university; a master’s in Finance from the University of Strathclyde; and a certificate in Human Resources from Atma Jaya University. After working in the finance industry, he founded an Islamic finance and marketing consulting company in 2004. In 2011, he co-founded the Paramadina Islamic Management Institute (PIMI). He co-founded FAST8, a human resources tech company, in 2008 with his wife, Afia Fitriati. They also founded Gadjian, an HR management SaaS startup. Today, Else is also a lecturer at Paramadina University and a member of Sharia Supervisory Board for four companies.
Co-founder and CEO of Astronaut Technologies
After six years of building innovative products and new businesses in Singapore and India, Nigel Hembrow has made Indonesia his home and headquarters for Astronaut Technologies, his latest venture in HR tech. Hailing from Australia, Queensland civil engineer Nigel started out in project management and engineering design for construction company Mace. After an MBA from the University of Melbourne in 2009, he worked at The Great Little Water Company and Amida Recruitment. Nigel is also currently a director at Rayjon Group, a family-owned property investment and development conglomerate that was co-founded by managing director John Hembrow in 1976.
After six years of building innovative products and new businesses in Singapore and India, Nigel Hembrow has made Indonesia his home and headquarters for Astronaut Technologies, his latest venture in HR tech. Hailing from Australia, Queensland civil engineer Nigel started out in project management and engineering design for construction company Mace. After an MBA from the University of Melbourne in 2009, he worked at The Great Little Water Company and Amida Recruitment. Nigel is also currently a director at Rayjon Group, a family-owned property investment and development conglomerate that was co-founded by managing director John Hembrow in 1976.
Co-founder & CMO of Ontruck
Parejo is an MBA graduate from Barcelona's IESE Business School with double degrees in Law and Business Administration.He worked for several years as a lawyer for real estate and land development companies. He joined his first tech company in 2011, working as Head of Sales and Head of Department in Groupon Brazil.From 2014 to 2016, he was the managing director of iContainers, an online B2B and B2C platform for international ocean and airfreight shipments.He is now Co-founder and CMO of OnTruck, an innovation-oriented logistics company that optimizes road freight transportation through technology.
Parejo is an MBA graduate from Barcelona's IESE Business School with double degrees in Law and Business Administration.He worked for several years as a lawyer for real estate and land development companies. He joined his first tech company in 2011, working as Head of Sales and Head of Department in Groupon Brazil.From 2014 to 2016, he was the managing director of iContainers, an online B2B and B2C platform for international ocean and airfreight shipments.He is now Co-founder and CMO of OnTruck, an innovation-oriented logistics company that optimizes road freight transportation through technology.
Co-founder & CTO of Ontruck
Fuentes is Co-founder and CTO of OnTruck, an innovation-oriented logistics company that optimizes road freight transportation through technology.Fuentes ran several projects independently as a tech advisor and web consultant until he joined Delivery Hero as VP Engineering where he defined IT strategy and processes, leading teams of over 40 engineers. He is credited with contributing to its eventual valuation of US$3 billion with over 2,000 employees worldwide.In 2014, he founded Valk Fleet to improve the logistics sector offering on-time reliable deliveries. Fuentes defines himself as a mix of entrepreneur, serious coder and system designer.
Fuentes is Co-founder and CTO of OnTruck, an innovation-oriented logistics company that optimizes road freight transportation through technology.Fuentes ran several projects independently as a tech advisor and web consultant until he joined Delivery Hero as VP Engineering where he defined IT strategy and processes, leading teams of over 40 engineers. He is credited with contributing to its eventual valuation of US$3 billion with over 2,000 employees worldwide.In 2014, he founded Valk Fleet to improve the logistics sector offering on-time reliable deliveries. Fuentes defines himself as a mix of entrepreneur, serious coder and system designer.
Co-founder and CTO of Shiyin Tech
Associate professor and doctoral advisor at Zhejiang University, He Yong is also vice-president of Zhejiang Province's Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment, where he has been in charge of multiple 3D printing projects, owning over 50 patents. In 2001, he received a bachelor's in Engineering Mechanics from China University of Mining and Technology. Six years later he received a PhD in Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation from Zhejiang University. The following year, he joined Zhejiang University as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2015, he co-founded Shiyin Tech and has since served as its CTO.
Associate professor and doctoral advisor at Zhejiang University, He Yong is also vice-president of Zhejiang Province's Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment, where he has been in charge of multiple 3D printing projects, owning over 50 patents. In 2001, he received a bachelor's in Engineering Mechanics from China University of Mining and Technology. Six years later he received a PhD in Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation from Zhejiang University. The following year, he joined Zhejiang University as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2015, he co-founded Shiyin Tech and has since served as its CTO.
Co-founder and Design Mage of TOPDOX
Graphic and UI/UX designer Miguel Jesus is a graduate from Aveiro University, the alma mater of TOPDOX co-founder Nelson Pereira. Both men had also worked at INEGI Porto before becoming entrpreneurs. In 2012, the two friends co-founded startup TOP Research that participated in Rockstart's accelerator program in 2014 and pivoted into TOPDOX. However, since the demise of TOPDOX in December 2017, Jesus is now working as lead designer at Swiss food sustainability platform Foodways. In 2018, the university mates have co-founded another tech startup ikuTeam, with Jesus as lead designer. The file-sharing platform is part of Atlassian Marketplace.
Graphic and UI/UX designer Miguel Jesus is a graduate from Aveiro University, the alma mater of TOPDOX co-founder Nelson Pereira. Both men had also worked at INEGI Porto before becoming entrpreneurs. In 2012, the two friends co-founded startup TOP Research that participated in Rockstart's accelerator program in 2014 and pivoted into TOPDOX. However, since the demise of TOPDOX in December 2017, Jesus is now working as lead designer at Swiss food sustainability platform Foodways. In 2018, the university mates have co-founded another tech startup ikuTeam, with Jesus as lead designer. The file-sharing platform is part of Atlassian Marketplace.
Head of Product and co-founder of Zipline International
Keenan Wyrobek is a graduate from Stanford University and Johns Hopkins University specializing in medical product design and robotics. He has developed several patents for medical robotics and other high-tech products.He also co-founded the Personal Robotics Program at Willow Garage, where he was involved in launching the Robot Operating System (ROS) and the first personal robot for software application development. In 2014, Wyrobek co-founded Zipline International and became head of product and engineering at the Silicon Valley-based company that makes drones for delivering critical medical supplies to remote parts of the world.
Keenan Wyrobek is a graduate from Stanford University and Johns Hopkins University specializing in medical product design and robotics. He has developed several patents for medical robotics and other high-tech products.He also co-founded the Personal Robotics Program at Willow Garage, where he was involved in launching the Robot Operating System (ROS) and the first personal robot for software application development. In 2014, Wyrobek co-founded Zipline International and became head of product and engineering at the Silicon Valley-based company that makes drones for delivering critical medical supplies to remote parts of the world.
Omnes is a Paris-based European investor in private equity and infrastructure. It specializes in deep tech and healthcare. It has backed 450 businesses, with €5bn assets under management.
Omnes is a Paris-based European investor in private equity and infrastructure. It specializes in deep tech and healthcare. It has backed 450 businesses, with €5bn assets under management.
Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based VC set up in 2005 that currently has more than $3bn of assets under management. It invests across the tech, aerospace and biotechnology sectors and has been an early backer of some of the most impactful tech companies including Airbnb, Facebook, and SpaceX. It has a key interest in solving major problems such as the opioid crisis in the US.Its recent investments include in the June 2021 $85m Series C round of Portuguese home physiotherapy tech solution SWORD Health, the world’s fastest-growing musculoskeletal solution, and in the July 2021 $80m Series C round of residential real estate platform Sundae. The company has managed over 80 exits including Facebook and Spotify and has made over 500 investments, leading approximately one-third of these.
Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based VC set up in 2005 that currently has more than $3bn of assets under management. It invests across the tech, aerospace and biotechnology sectors and has been an early backer of some of the most impactful tech companies including Airbnb, Facebook, and SpaceX. It has a key interest in solving major problems such as the opioid crisis in the US.Its recent investments include in the June 2021 $85m Series C round of Portuguese home physiotherapy tech solution SWORD Health, the world’s fastest-growing musculoskeletal solution, and in the July 2021 $80m Series C round of residential real estate platform Sundae. The company has managed over 80 exits including Facebook and Spotify and has made over 500 investments, leading approximately one-third of these.
One of the earliest PE firms in China focusing on growth-stage investment in high-tech companies. With RMB 20 billion under management, Tsing-yuan Captial has invested in 170+ companies.
One of the earliest PE firms in China focusing on growth-stage investment in high-tech companies. With RMB 20 billion under management, Tsing-yuan Captial has invested in 170+ companies.
Founder of Xiongxin Capital, Wang Guanxiong used to work in Alibaba, Wanda, 360 and Linekong. He is one of the top 10 We Media and a KOL in tech business in China.
Founder of Xiongxin Capital, Wang Guanxiong used to work in Alibaba, Wanda, 360 and Linekong. He is one of the top 10 We Media and a KOL in tech business in China.
Alias Robotics keeps robots and their components safe with automatically-updating hi-tech immunity chips, compatible with most robotics software, that use bio-inspired AI.
Alias Robotics keeps robots and their components safe with automatically-updating hi-tech immunity chips, compatible with most robotics software, that use bio-inspired AI.
Hadi Wenas joined the Lippo Group in 2015 as the current CEO of Lippo’s e-commerce site MatahariMall. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Hadi was able to work as an applications engineer at Oracle while reading a master’s degree in Computer Science at Stanford University in the US. He returned to Indonesia and worked at McKinsey in Jakarta for six years before jumping into the tech scene as a co-founder and managing director of Zalora Indonesia. After exiting Zalora in 2013, he became the CEO of tech firm aCommerce until June 2015.
Hadi Wenas joined the Lippo Group in 2015 as the current CEO of Lippo’s e-commerce site MatahariMall. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Hadi was able to work as an applications engineer at Oracle while reading a master’s degree in Computer Science at Stanford University in the US. He returned to Indonesia and worked at McKinsey in Jakarta for six years before jumping into the tech scene as a co-founder and managing director of Zalora Indonesia. After exiting Zalora in 2013, he became the CEO of tech firm aCommerce until June 2015.
Alberto Knapp Bjeren has more than 20 years of experience in the tech startup ecosystem in Spain and internationally. He is the CEO of London-based digital tech PR agency Wunderman Thompson. He also founded the agency’s Madrid-based digital consultancy The Cocktail that has offices in London, New York, Mexico City and Bogota.Knapp is also a partner and advisor at Seaya Ventures, a Spanish VC with investments in startups like Cabify and Glovo. As an angel investor, he has participated in the pre-seed and seed rounds of Spain’s femtech WOOM and other undisclosed startups.
Alberto Knapp Bjeren has more than 20 years of experience in the tech startup ecosystem in Spain and internationally. He is the CEO of London-based digital tech PR agency Wunderman Thompson. He also founded the agency’s Madrid-based digital consultancy The Cocktail that has offices in London, New York, Mexico City and Bogota.Knapp is also a partner and advisor at Seaya Ventures, a Spanish VC with investments in startups like Cabify and Glovo. As an angel investor, he has participated in the pre-seed and seed rounds of Spain’s femtech WOOM and other undisclosed startups.
Co-founder of Wallapop
Miguel Vicente is an entrepreneur, based in Barcelona, Spain, who is Chairman and Co-founder of Antai Venture Builder, the leading online and mobile venture builder in Southern Europe. He is also Chairman of Barcelona Tech City, the city's main startup cluster and has co-founded numerous start-ups including Wallapop, JustBell (merged with Glovo), Carnovo, Deliberry, Elma Care, BePretty, Prontopiso and Media Digital Ventures. His first major international startup experience was as Founder and CEO of LetsBonus in 2009, a successful social shopping company in Spain, Italy and Portugal. He led the company until its 2012 sale to Living Social.
Miguel Vicente is an entrepreneur, based in Barcelona, Spain, who is Chairman and Co-founder of Antai Venture Builder, the leading online and mobile venture builder in Southern Europe. He is also Chairman of Barcelona Tech City, the city's main startup cluster and has co-founded numerous start-ups including Wallapop, JustBell (merged with Glovo), Carnovo, Deliberry, Elma Care, BePretty, Prontopiso and Media Digital Ventures. His first major international startup experience was as Founder and CEO of LetsBonus in 2009, a successful social shopping company in Spain, Italy and Portugal. He led the company until its 2012 sale to Living Social.
Evix Safety's helmet with an airbag is a world-first for cycling safety
Evix Safety is launching a “smart” cycling helmet fitted with an airbag to prevent thousands of neck injuries from accidents
IP Buoys: Mooring 4.0 smart buoys to protect marine ecosystems
Save the Posidonia! That’s the call from enterprising sailors who, with their startup IP Buoys, have found a way to protect the seagrass and marine life from the damaging impact of nautical tourism
Will Shanghai's new tech board be home to China’s next BAT?
As China’s new Nasdaq-style board speeds to welcome its first IPOs, here’s a look at what’s changed for Chinese tech firms listing in the mainland, and if it could be pivotal in the emerging tech cold war
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
Kibus Petcare: World's first auto-cook and -dispense healthy pet food device
Kibus Petcare applies the healthy eating revolution to the ever-growing pet-care business, eyes sales in 25 countries after crowdfunding launch
Biel Glasses: A pioneering solution for low vision sufferers
Biel Glasses offers a life-changing technology for people with low vision, a condition that is seven times more common than blindness
YITU takes smart healthcare to the next level
AI programs developed by this Chinese medtech startup provide more accurate diagnoses by reading medical images in conjunction with patients’ medical records
Catalonia: Spain's fast-rising robotics hub and next opportunity
With the robotics sector on the rise in Catalonia, expect to see more growth ahead, driving opportunities in related segments, especially services
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
New Food Invest: Plant-based cheese, the next investment boom?
With alt-protein startups experiencing a global funding boom, industry experts and investors share their views about emerging trends in diverse food sectors
Tigerobo: Building the next-generation search engine with natural language processing
With the success of Tigerobo Search, its flagship AI-based finance industry search engine, the startup is also diversifying into government, energy and media sectors
As Veniam’s “Internet of Moving Things” keeps growing, autonomous vehicles are next
The Portuguese startup is going places with its mesh networking technology, but that’s “just the beginning”, says Veniam founder and CEO João Barros. He talks to CompassList about partnering automakers to design self-driving cars, raising a new round of funding in 2018, and more
Plant-based eggs: The next big thing in the alternative protein market
Plant-based eggs may be the fastest growing segment in plant-based foods, but hacking the formula for a perfect egg substitute is proving a hurdle. Are alt-protein startups up for the challenge?
After a Covid-led boom in 2020, what next for China's K-12 edtech?
Unicorns Yuanfudao and Zuoyebang raised more than $6bn combined last year as demand for online learning continues to grow, but some smaller players are running out of cash
In Indonesia, Ramadan goes hi-tech
From consumption to charity, tech startups have come to play a key role in Ramadan traditions in Indonesia
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