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Co-founder and CEO of Lubna.io
Kevin Cahya co-founded crypto robo-trading and investment platform Lubna.io in 2018. He started crypto trading as a hobby in 2015 while working as an investment associate at East Ventures. He also had a brief stint as operations project manager at Zalora Indonesia.Educated in the US, Kevin graduated from Shoreline Community College with an associate degree in International Business. He also has a bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Kevin Cahya co-founded crypto robo-trading and investment platform Lubna.io in 2018. He started crypto trading as a hobby in 2015 while working as an investment associate at East Ventures. He also had a brief stint as operations project manager at Zalora Indonesia.Educated in the US, Kevin graduated from Shoreline Community College with an associate degree in International Business. He also has a bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Co-founder and CTO of Qlue
Andre Hutagalung has a master’s in Information Technology from the University of Indonesia. In 2013, Andre joined Rama Raditya at GPS-based services provider TerralogiQ that developed Qlue in 2014. When Qlue became an independent company, Andre left TerralogiQ to become the CTO of PT Qlue Performa Indonesia.
Andre Hutagalung has a master’s in Information Technology from the University of Indonesia. In 2013, Andre joined Rama Raditya at GPS-based services provider TerralogiQ that developed Qlue in 2014. When Qlue became an independent company, Andre left TerralogiQ to become the CTO of PT Qlue Performa Indonesia.
Co-founder, COO of Cocuus
Daniel Rico Aldaz is the Spanish COO and co-founder at 3D printing food tech and cell-based meat startup Cocuus, where he has worked since he co-founded it in 2017. Before Cocuus, Rico founded an industrial design company, Rico Ingenio, which was established in 2009, where he continues to be a founding partner.His last full-time position before Cocuus was at systems automation company Kaizen for less than a year, where he headed up the technical office. Prior to that, Rico briefly led the computer-to-plate (CTP) and quality control departments at printers Estellaprint. For 15 years, until 2016, Rico was founder at his own industrial design company El Seis Y El Cuatro.Rico’s varied career has also seen him as head designer of children's parks and gyms at Mader Play, as an IT teacher at a worker’s foundation and as both a graphic and an artistic designer in two communication agencies and a lighting company. During his career, Rico has had experience with design and manufacturing in 3D processes, which he used to innovate in Cocuus. Rico did not attend university. He studied music and design at high school.
Daniel Rico Aldaz is the Spanish COO and co-founder at 3D printing food tech and cell-based meat startup Cocuus, where he has worked since he co-founded it in 2017. Before Cocuus, Rico founded an industrial design company, Rico Ingenio, which was established in 2009, where he continues to be a founding partner.His last full-time position before Cocuus was at systems automation company Kaizen for less than a year, where he headed up the technical office. Prior to that, Rico briefly led the computer-to-plate (CTP) and quality control departments at printers Estellaprint. For 15 years, until 2016, Rico was founder at his own industrial design company El Seis Y El Cuatro.Rico’s varied career has also seen him as head designer of children's parks and gyms at Mader Play, as an IT teacher at a worker’s foundation and as both a graphic and an artistic designer in two communication agencies and a lighting company. During his career, Rico has had experience with design and manufacturing in 3D processes, which he used to innovate in Cocuus. Rico did not attend university. He studied music and design at high school.
CEO and Founder of CH Biomedical
Chen Chen is an expert in artificial heart development. After graduating from Tsinghua University with a major in Thermal Engineering in 1984, he switched to study Biomechanics in Sichuan University and received a doctorate in 1991.He lectured at Nanjing University from 1991 to 1996 before going to Japan to continue his research on artificial heart technology and development. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Tokyo for one year until 1997.In 1999, Chen was headhunted and joined a US startup to work on developing an artificial heart (LVAD) product Levacor. The startup was later acquired by World Heart Corporation and Chen became its chief engineer. World Heart decided to shut down the program in 2006 because the product was too big to be placed inside a human chest.Chen went back to China in 2007 to found CH Biomedical to build a smaller LVAD device.
Chen Chen is an expert in artificial heart development. After graduating from Tsinghua University with a major in Thermal Engineering in 1984, he switched to study Biomechanics in Sichuan University and received a doctorate in 1991.He lectured at Nanjing University from 1991 to 1996 before going to Japan to continue his research on artificial heart technology and development. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Tokyo for one year until 1997.In 1999, Chen was headhunted and joined a US startup to work on developing an artificial heart (LVAD) product Levacor. The startup was later acquired by World Heart Corporation and Chen became its chief engineer. World Heart decided to shut down the program in 2006 because the product was too big to be placed inside a human chest.Chen went back to China in 2007 to found CH Biomedical to build a smaller LVAD device.
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 of Botika
Galuh Koco Sadewo is a software engineer based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 2011, after graduating from STMIK Jenderal Ahmad Yani in Yogyakarta, he co-founded online flight ticket agency GarasiTiket.com. He also founded Sudut Indonesia, a social media traveller’s guide to Discover Amazing Indonesia in 2014. Galuh also worked as a digital marketing consultant at Ditto Anindita’s B2B ticket aggregator site OkeTiket. He then became a co-founder of an AI-powered chatbot, responsible for Botika’s business development and partnerships.
Galuh Koco Sadewo is a software engineer based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In 2011, after graduating from STMIK Jenderal Ahmad Yani in Yogyakarta, he co-founded online flight ticket agency GarasiTiket.com. He also founded Sudut Indonesia, a social media traveller’s guide to Discover Amazing Indonesia in 2014. Galuh also worked as a digital marketing consultant at Ditto Anindita’s B2B ticket aggregator site OkeTiket. He then became a co-founder of an AI-powered chatbot, responsible for Botika’s business development and partnerships.
Co-founder of Dianwoba / Dianwoda
Dai Renguang is a graduate of China Jiliang University.
Dai Renguang is a graduate of China Jiliang University.
Founder and CEO of Yidianling
Xu Yingqi has over a decade of work experience in the gaming, pharmaceutical and finance sectors. He joined an online gaming company named 5173 in 2003 and expanded the team from 20 to 3,000 employees, increasing the yearly GMV from US$3m to more than US$1.5bn. Xu then joined a pharmaceutical company named 818 in 2009, helping over 300 pharmacies go online. The company's business grew 248% annually under his leadership. In 2003, Xu started financial services platform 658 that generated RMB1.3bn worth of transactions. In 2015, he went on to establish Yidianling, an online mental health consultancy.
Xu Yingqi has over a decade of work experience in the gaming, pharmaceutical and finance sectors. He joined an online gaming company named 5173 in 2003 and expanded the team from 20 to 3,000 employees, increasing the yearly GMV from US$3m to more than US$1.5bn. Xu then joined a pharmaceutical company named 818 in 2009, helping over 300 pharmacies go online. The company's business grew 248% annually under his leadership. In 2003, Xu started financial services platform 658 that generated RMB1.3bn worth of transactions. In 2015, he went on to establish Yidianling, an online mental health consultancy.
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.
Founder and Commissioner of Kumparan
Abdul Rahman was one of Detikcom’s founding pioneers before setting up Kumparan in early 2017 with fellow co-founder Budiono Darsono. His interest in computer programming started in early 1990 before the internet boom in Indonesia. He was the website designer for one of Indonesia’s early online-news portal that was later transformed into Detikcom.
Abdul Rahman was one of Detikcom’s founding pioneers before setting up Kumparan in early 2017 with fellow co-founder Budiono Darsono. His interest in computer programming started in early 1990 before the internet boom in Indonesia. He was the website designer for one of Indonesia’s early online-news portal that was later transformed into Detikcom.
Chief Growth Officer and co-founder of Kobo360
After graduating in business administration at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2013, Ife Oyedele II stayed on at the university to obtain a master’s in information technology in 2016.While studying in Michigan, Oyedele met up with Obi Ozor and the two friends started an e-commerce venture to sell diapers and baby soap from the US to customers in Nigeria. Ozor later moved to Philadelphia to continue his studies at Wharton School.Still at university, he gained work experience in business intelligence at Michigan consultancy firm CFI Group for about three years. He has also conducted some research for pharma group iLabs and completed stints in business analysis and quality assurance at various companies. In May 2014, he joined General Fuels company in Detroit and worked as a business manager for almost two years.In 2016, Ozor and Oyedele co-founded Uber-style logistics platform Kobo360 in Nigeria. Oyedele was CTO at Kobo360 until 2020 when he became the company’s Chief Growth Officer.
After graduating in business administration at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2013, Ife Oyedele II stayed on at the university to obtain a master’s in information technology in 2016.While studying in Michigan, Oyedele met up with Obi Ozor and the two friends started an e-commerce venture to sell diapers and baby soap from the US to customers in Nigeria. Ozor later moved to Philadelphia to continue his studies at Wharton School.Still at university, he gained work experience in business intelligence at Michigan consultancy firm CFI Group for about three years. He has also conducted some research for pharma group iLabs and completed stints in business analysis and quality assurance at various companies. In May 2014, he joined General Fuels company in Detroit and worked as a business manager for almost two years.In 2016, Ozor and Oyedele co-founded Uber-style logistics platform Kobo360 in Nigeria. Oyedele was CTO at Kobo360 until 2020 when he became the company’s Chief Growth Officer.
Co-founder of Ofo
Yang Pinjie is a Peking University School of International Studies graduate.
Yang Pinjie is a Peking University School of International Studies graduate.
CEO and Co-founder of Landing.Jobs
Born in 1968, seasoned IT professional José Paiva graduated in Informatics from the University of Lisbon in 1992. After stints at Banco de Portugal and INESC, he spent 18 years working for the Portuguese IT firm Novabase. The executive director at Novabase Business Solutions in Brazil left to join Link Consulting as a director. He left after seven months to set up JOBBOX in 2013.Paiva met Pedro Oliveira at the Startup Lisboa incubator. They co-founded the online tech recruitment portal JOBBOX in 2013, with Paiva as CEO. JOBBOX was later rebranded as Landing.Jobs.
Born in 1968, seasoned IT professional José Paiva graduated in Informatics from the University of Lisbon in 1992. After stints at Banco de Portugal and INESC, he spent 18 years working for the Portuguese IT firm Novabase. The executive director at Novabase Business Solutions in Brazil left to join Link Consulting as a director. He left after seven months to set up JOBBOX in 2013.Paiva met Pedro Oliveira at the Startup Lisboa incubator. They co-founded the online tech recruitment portal JOBBOX in 2013, with Paiva as CEO. JOBBOX was later rebranded as Landing.Jobs.
CTO and Co-founder of Pony.ai
Named by Andrew Ng as one of the world's best hackers, Lou Tiancheng (b. 1986) holds a BS and a PhD in Computer Science from Tsinghua University, where he joined the Institute for Theoretical Computer Science (now Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences) at Tsinghua University) headed by Turing Award winner Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao. Lou began his career at Google X (before it became Waymo), where he worked on autonomous driving technology, leaving Google in 2016. More commonly known by his handle ACRush within the programming community, Lou was named best Chinese coder the TopCoder Open, the Olympics for hackers, 10 years in a row. He is also a two-time winner of Google Code Jam, a global programming competition. Before co-founding Pony.ai, Lou was the youngest T10 engineer at Baidu, where he worked on autonomous driving under Chief Architect and fellow Pony.ai co-founder James Peng.
Named by Andrew Ng as one of the world's best hackers, Lou Tiancheng (b. 1986) holds a BS and a PhD in Computer Science from Tsinghua University, where he joined the Institute for Theoretical Computer Science (now Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences) at Tsinghua University) headed by Turing Award winner Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao. Lou began his career at Google X (before it became Waymo), where he worked on autonomous driving technology, leaving Google in 2016. More commonly known by his handle ACRush within the programming community, Lou was named best Chinese coder the TopCoder Open, the Olympics for hackers, 10 years in a row. He is also a two-time winner of Google Code Jam, a global programming competition. Before co-founding Pony.ai, Lou was the youngest T10 engineer at Baidu, where he worked on autonomous driving under Chief Architect and fellow Pony.ai co-founder James Peng.
Co-founder and CTO of Zen Video
Huang Jian obtained his doctoral degree in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University. He was the tech head at Google Shopping. While working at Microsoft Research, he participated in the development of the Web N-gram services. His research focuses on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning.
Huang Jian obtained his doctoral degree in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University. He was the tech head at Google Shopping. While working at Microsoft Research, he participated in the development of the Web N-gram services. His research focuses on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning.
The edtech startup formerly named Squiline hopes greater fluency in English can boost Indonesia's creative and tourism sectors
Indonesia launches national pitch competition HighPitch 2020 to re-energize its startup ecosystem
With 43 VC investors so far joining as judges and mentors, HighPitch 2020 aims to reconnect investors with young startups across the country amid Covid-19
What Indonesia’s election could mean for startups and investors
Industry players voice their hopes, concerns and expectations as the April presidential election nears
Indonesian startup Traval goes virtual to stay afloat during pandemic
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HighPitch 2020: Waste management play Octopus, digital concierge service Izy win Makassar battle
Both startups have scored strong traction despite the weight of Covid-19; they are also expanding and keen to explore new opportunities
Beyond billion dollar investment rounds, Indonesia and Singapore are working together to harness the potential of their startup ecosystems
Bekraf: Growing a creative, productive Indonesia
Established to support Indonesia's creative industries as a whole, Bekraf is also an important link between government and the burgeoning startup landscape
HighPitch 2020: Goers wins Indonesia's national startup competition
Event ticketing startup Goers gains new revenue streams with pivot to helping leisure spots go online; hotel SaaS Izy and on-demand medical testing service CekLab also in top three
Gojek CEO resigns to join Indonesia's new cabinet; named education minister
Nadiem Makarim was confirmed as Indonesia's education and culture minister and will become "a passive shareholder" in Gojek
HighPitch 2020: In conversation with top winners and UMG Idealab head Kiwi Aliwarga
Goers, Izy and CekLab demonstrated quick thinking when adapting their businesses to the pandemic, a capability they will need to stay competitive post-Covid
Node: Fighting deforestation with fashionable footwear from agricultural waste
Using patented technology developed with Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Node turns farm waste and plant materials into biodegradable vegan footwear and shoe components to help fight deforestation.
F&B supplier STOQO collapses, a casualty of Covid-19 restaurant closures in Indonesia
A once promising startup, STOQO's woes reflect the challenges faced by the local F&B industry, which is finding new ways to stay afloat
HighPitch 2020: Yogyakarta chapter won by on-demand lab testing and solar cell startups
Judges lauded the variety of ideas, but said startups could improve their presentations and clearly state the problems they are solving
HighPitch: E-grocery marketplace Pasar20 and healthcare edtech Appskep top the Medan chapter
Representing Sumatra’s startup ecosystem in the national finals later in November, Pasar20 and Appskep have ambitious expansion plans in store
HighPitch 2020: Event ticketing and legal tech startups come up tops in Jakarta chapter
VC judges favored Goers’s strong pivot amid Covid and HAKITA’s outstanding pitch
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