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Founder and CEO of Ku Ka
Titonius Karto is a former real estate investor who lived in the United States for 15 years. He established Ku Ka, an online marketplace for quality local products, after returning to Indonesia. Titonius holds a Master of Global Management degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
Titonius Karto is a former real estate investor who lived in the United States for 15 years. He established Ku Ka, an online marketplace for quality local products, after returning to Indonesia. Titonius holds a Master of Global Management degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
Local artisans, often little known, get to reach new markets, thanks to this online marketplace that also offers them promotional events and a loan program.
Local artisans, often little known, get to reach new markets, thanks to this online marketplace that also offers them promotional events and a loan program.
Horizons Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that manages the personal investments of Li Ka-shing, one of Hong Kong’s richest businessmen. Horizons’ investments cover a wide range of tech, media, and telecommunications companies. Standouts include artificial intelligence company DeepMind (acquired by Google in 2014), plant-based meat replacement makers Impossible Foods, and video conferencing software Zoom. It has also backed consumer-facing businesses like Atomo Coffee in Australia, Kopi Kenangan in Indonesia, and US-based distilled spirits company Endless West.
Horizons Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that manages the personal investments of Li Ka-shing, one of Hong Kong’s richest businessmen. Horizons’ investments cover a wide range of tech, media, and telecommunications companies. Standouts include artificial intelligence company DeepMind (acquired by Google in 2014), plant-based meat replacement makers Impossible Foods, and video conferencing software Zoom. It has also backed consumer-facing businesses like Atomo Coffee in Australia, Kopi Kenangan in Indonesia, and US-based distilled spirits company Endless West.
ICONIQ Capital is a private investment management company that is known for serving a wide variety of famous clients, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Asian billionaire Li Ka-shing, among other Silicon Valley elites and world-famous billionaires. The company is led by Divesh Makan, Chad Boeding and Michael Anders, who were coworkers at Goldman Sachs and joined Morgan Stanley together before establishing ICONIQ in 2011.The investment company is a mix of family office and venture capital, with specialized verticals in tech startup investing, real estate, and impact investments. Its VC arm, ICONIQ Growth, manages over $9b in capital commitments, and has invested into companies like stock brokerage app Robinhood, short-term accommodation startup Airbnb, and online signature company DocuSign.
ICONIQ Capital is a private investment management company that is known for serving a wide variety of famous clients, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Asian billionaire Li Ka-shing, among other Silicon Valley elites and world-famous billionaires. The company is led by Divesh Makan, Chad Boeding and Michael Anders, who were coworkers at Goldman Sachs and joined Morgan Stanley together before establishing ICONIQ in 2011.The investment company is a mix of family office and venture capital, with specialized verticals in tech startup investing, real estate, and impact investments. Its VC arm, ICONIQ Growth, manages over $9b in capital commitments, and has invested into companies like stock brokerage app Robinhood, short-term accommodation startup Airbnb, and online signature company DocuSign.
Co-founder and CTO of PesanLab
Ahmad Karim is the co-founder and CTO of PesanLab. Ahmad has a bachelor’s and master’s in Information Technology from Binus University. He had previously worked for two years in IT for one of Indonesia’s biggest logistics company PT Nusantara Card Semesta. He left the company in 2014 to become one of the youngest team member at PesanLab.
Ahmad Karim is the co-founder and CTO of PesanLab. Ahmad has a bachelor’s and master’s in Information Technology from Binus University. He had previously worked for two years in IT for one of Indonesia’s biggest logistics company PT Nusantara Card Semesta. He left the company in 2014 to become one of the youngest team member at PesanLab.
Co-founder and Group CMO of Orami
Shannon Kalayanamitr is an entrepreneur with 17 years of international business experience. In 2012, she founded a women’s e-commerce site Moxy. When Moxy was acquired by WhatsNew Group in 2014, she became the group’s CMO. She remained as CMO after Moxy merged with Bilna to form Orami in 2016.The graduate in Business Administration, from Thammasat University in Thailand, was featured in the 2016 Campaign Asia’s 40 Under 40 list of high achieving individuals in the marketing industry. She has also worked at PwC, Lehman Brothers and Boonrawd Trading International, the global distributor of Singha Beer.
Shannon Kalayanamitr is an entrepreneur with 17 years of international business experience. In 2012, she founded a women’s e-commerce site Moxy. When Moxy was acquired by WhatsNew Group in 2014, she became the group’s CMO. She remained as CMO after Moxy merged with Bilna to form Orami in 2016.The graduate in Business Administration, from Thammasat University in Thailand, was featured in the 2016 Campaign Asia’s 40 Under 40 list of high achieving individuals in the marketing industry. She has also worked at PwC, Lehman Brothers and Boonrawd Trading International, the global distributor of Singha Beer.
Founder and CEO of Paprika
A graduate in Marketing from RMIT University in Australia, Kalvin Yap made his entrepreneurial debut in 2015 when he decided to set up PT Paprika Multi Media. Prior to running the Paprika loyalty rewards app for SMEs, he had worked for nine years as a purchasing manager at a timber and wood products company PT Budi Tamora Permai.
A graduate in Marketing from RMIT University in Australia, Kalvin Yap made his entrepreneurial debut in 2015 when he decided to set up PT Paprika Multi Media. Prior to running the Paprika loyalty rewards app for SMEs, he had worked for nine years as a purchasing manager at a timber and wood products company PT Budi Tamora Permai.
Co-founder and Chairman of Bareksa
Karaniya Dharmasaputra is a media industry veteran, trained in public policy and communications-related affairs. He was managing editor at TEMPO, an Indonesian news magazine and had a brief stint as a broadcast journalist with Voice of America (VOA). In 2008, Karaniya left TEMPO to establish VIVA, a news and entertainment portal. He subsequently moved on from VIVA in 2013 to establish Bareksa, an online investment portal dedicated to mutual funds.Karaniya is also President Director of KLY Digital Media Group, a holding company for digital content platforms owned by Emtek.
Karaniya Dharmasaputra is a media industry veteran, trained in public policy and communications-related affairs. He was managing editor at TEMPO, an Indonesian news magazine and had a brief stint as a broadcast journalist with Voice of America (VOA). In 2008, Karaniya left TEMPO to establish VIVA, a news and entertainment portal. He subsequently moved on from VIVA in 2013 to establish Bareksa, an online investment portal dedicated to mutual funds.Karaniya is also President Director of KLY Digital Media Group, a holding company for digital content platforms owned by Emtek.
Co-founder of Karsa
Yudha Kartohadiprodjo formerly worked as an editor and publisher at Femina Group, one of Indonesia’s leading magazine and media groups. In 2016, he joined forces with agritech veteran Alihan Tjohjono to establish Karsa, a social platform for farmers and agricultural stakeholders.
Yudha Kartohadiprodjo formerly worked as an editor and publisher at Femina Group, one of Indonesia’s leading magazine and media groups. In 2016, he joined forces with agritech veteran Alihan Tjohjono to establish Karsa, a social platform for farmers and agricultural stakeholders.
Ex co-founder of Warung Pintar
Pandu Kartika Putra is a co-founder of smart retail kiosk startup Warung Pintar and was its interim product manager until he left the company in August 2018. Pandu was briefly an associate for civic projects at East Ventures before establishing Warung Pintar with East Ventures colleague Agung Bezharie Hadinegoro in 2017. Pandu is currently focused on Code for Bandung, an initiative that promotes collaboration between citizen coders and the municipal government. Pandu holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia and had worked as a network administrator at his alma mater for two years.
Pandu Kartika Putra is a co-founder of smart retail kiosk startup Warung Pintar and was its interim product manager until he left the company in August 2018. Pandu was briefly an associate for civic projects at East Ventures before establishing Warung Pintar with East Ventures colleague Agung Bezharie Hadinegoro in 2017. Pandu is currently focused on Code for Bandung, an initiative that promotes collaboration between citizen coders and the municipal government. Pandu holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia and had worked as a network administrator at his alma mater for two years.
Co-founder and CTO of Laku6
Laku6 co-founder Shing Kae Heng graduated in Computing Communications and Media at the National University of Singapore. While studying, he also worked as a freelancer in web and graphic design, photography and videography. He has worked for over 10 years at Hobby King as a web developer until January 2016. After graduating in 2010, he joined TheMobileGamer, a gaming portal run by Alvin Yap for six years before Laku6 was founded. The computer programmer was promoted to CTO in 2012 and joined Alvin to establish Laku6 as the new company's CTO in 2015.
Laku6 co-founder Shing Kae Heng graduated in Computing Communications and Media at the National University of Singapore. While studying, he also worked as a freelancer in web and graphic design, photography and videography. He has worked for over 10 years at Hobby King as a web developer until January 2016. After graduating in 2010, he joined TheMobileGamer, a gaming portal run by Alvin Yap for six years before Laku6 was founded. The computer programmer was promoted to CTO in 2012 and joined Alvin to establish Laku6 as the new company's CTO in 2015.
Co-founder of Magalarva
Karaeng Adjie graduated from Universitas Indonesia with a degree in Chemical and Process Engineering in 2014. He co-founded a garment company in 2011 that was acquired in 2016. He was also an operations director at a property development company in Makassar. He is also the CEO and co-founder of an oil trading company Sabbia. In 2015, he joined the environment-focused property developer PT Magale Sayana Indonesia as co-founder and president commissioner. He was previously the chief strategy officer of Magale’s latest venture Magalarva.
Karaeng Adjie graduated from Universitas Indonesia with a degree in Chemical and Process Engineering in 2014. He co-founded a garment company in 2011 that was acquired in 2016. He was also an operations director at a property development company in Makassar. He is also the CEO and co-founder of an oil trading company Sabbia. In 2015, he joined the environment-focused property developer PT Magale Sayana Indonesia as co-founder and president commissioner. He was previously the chief strategy officer of Magale’s latest venture Magalarva.
Co-founder of Tonic App
Christophe de Kalbermatten is the Swiss-born co-founder of Tonic App for medical doctors, which he co-founded in 2016 after meeting the co-founding team on an MBA course at IE Business School in Madrid. He has worked at Credit Suisse for more than 12 years in various capacities related to foreign exchange and is currently the head of its Geneva Trading Floor. Prior to starting work, he gained a BSc at the University of Lausanne's Faculty of Business and Economics in Switzerland.
Christophe de Kalbermatten is the Swiss-born co-founder of Tonic App for medical doctors, which he co-founded in 2016 after meeting the co-founding team on an MBA course at IE Business School in Madrid. He has worked at Credit Suisse for more than 12 years in various capacities related to foreign exchange and is currently the head of its Geneva Trading Floor. Prior to starting work, he gained a BSc at the University of Lausanne's Faculty of Business and Economics in Switzerland.
Co-founder and CMO of Madhang
Kaesang Pangarep is a vlogger and serial entrepreneur who first became famous through his YouTube vlogs, which sometimes involved his father, Indonesian president Joko Widodo. Kaesang had previously run his own fried banana business, Sang Pisang, before establishing home chef meal service Madhang in 2017, where he is chief marketing officer. Kaesang is concurrently the CEO of SKI Capital Partners, which provides funding to F&B startups and is a fourth year marketing student at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
Kaesang Pangarep is a vlogger and serial entrepreneur who first became famous through his YouTube vlogs, which sometimes involved his father, Indonesian president Joko Widodo. Kaesang had previously run his own fried banana business, Sang Pisang, before establishing home chef meal service Madhang in 2017, where he is chief marketing officer. Kaesang is concurrently the CEO of SKI Capital Partners, which provides funding to F&B startups and is a fourth year marketing student at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
Founder and CEO of Zen Video
Kang Hongwen earned his doctoral degree in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University from August 2006 to December 2012. Prior to that, he was a research intern for more than a year at Microsoft Research Asia, during which time he worked on video content analysis, video synthesis, and was part of a team that was awarded a US patent for spacetime montage. An algorithm he worked on was shipped into the Windows XP Media Center Edition. Kang subsequently interned at Intel Research Seattle and Microsoft Research Redmond. In December 2013, he founded Hunch.ai, the company that created the AI-based, cloud video platform Zen Video.
Kang Hongwen earned his doctoral degree in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University from August 2006 to December 2012. Prior to that, he was a research intern for more than a year at Microsoft Research Asia, during which time he worked on video content analysis, video synthesis, and was part of a team that was awarded a US patent for spacetime montage. An algorithm he worked on was shipped into the Windows XP Media Center Edition. Kang subsequently interned at Intel Research Seattle and Microsoft Research Redmond. In December 2013, he founded Hunch.ai, the company that created the AI-based, cloud video platform Zen Video.
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