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CEO and founder of SOURCE Global (formerly Zero Mass Water)
Cody Frieson is the US founder and CEO of SOURCE Global (formerly Zero Mass Water), the first off-grid drinking water production tech based on solar-powered panels. The Arizona State University Fulton Engineering School professor of innovation invented the Hydropanel, the key to SOURCE’s technology, and continues to teach part-time at the university. He is also a fellow at both the NGO Aspen Institute, which is committed to realizing a free, just and equitable society, and also at Unreasonable – an entity composed of entrepreneurs, institutions and investors dedicated to “discover profit in solving global problems.”Frieson was also previously founder, president and CTO of rechargeable zinc battery startup Fluidic Energy, another of his inventions, where he worked from 2007 to 2013, when it was acquired and became NantEnergy. In 2019, Freison won the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for innovations to benefit the world – the US’ most prestigious student innovation award with a $500,000 prize. Frieson holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Cody Frieson is the US founder and CEO of SOURCE Global (formerly Zero Mass Water), the first off-grid drinking water production tech based on solar-powered panels. The Arizona State University Fulton Engineering School professor of innovation invented the Hydropanel, the key to SOURCE’s technology, and continues to teach part-time at the university. He is also a fellow at both the NGO Aspen Institute, which is committed to realizing a free, just and equitable society, and also at Unreasonable – an entity composed of entrepreneurs, institutions and investors dedicated to “discover profit in solving global problems.”Frieson was also previously founder, president and CTO of rechargeable zinc battery startup Fluidic Energy, another of his inventions, where he worked from 2007 to 2013, when it was acquired and became NantEnergy. In 2019, Freison won the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for innovations to benefit the world – the US’ most prestigious student innovation award with a $500,000 prize. Frieson holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Co-founder and CEO of Ajaib
Anderson Sumarli is the CEO and co-founder of Ajaib, an online investment advisory startup. Anderson worked at JP Morgan and IBM before joining the Boston Consulting Group. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, as well as a bachelor’s in finance from Cornell University. He met Ajaib's two other co-founders during his time at these institutions.
Anderson Sumarli is the CEO and co-founder of Ajaib, an online investment advisory startup. Anderson worked at JP Morgan and IBM before joining the Boston Consulting Group. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, as well as a bachelor’s in finance from Cornell University. He met Ajaib's two other co-founders during his time at these institutions.
Co-founder of Ajaib
During her time as a consultant at McKinsey from 2012 to 2014, Yada Piyajomkwan worked with governments from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on financial inclusion. The topic became her focus of study when she enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School of Business’ MBA program as a Fulbright scholar. After earning her MBA, she and fellow Stanford alumnus Anderson Sumarli established online investment advisory startup Ajaib.
During her time as a consultant at McKinsey from 2012 to 2014, Yada Piyajomkwan worked with governments from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on financial inclusion. The topic became her focus of study when she enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School of Business’ MBA program as a Fulbright scholar. After earning her MBA, she and fellow Stanford alumnus Anderson Sumarli established online investment advisory startup Ajaib.
Co-founder of Ajaib
Kevin Lee is an ex-Googler and co-founder of Ajaib, an online investment advisory startup. In 2016, he graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor’s in computer science. Upon graduation, he joined Google as a software engineer with the Google Assistant development team. Two years later, he joined university schoolmate Anderson Sumarli to establish Ajaib.
Kevin Lee is an ex-Googler and co-founder of Ajaib, an online investment advisory startup. In 2016, he graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor’s in computer science. Upon graduation, he joined Google as a software engineer with the Google Assistant development team. Two years later, he joined university schoolmate Anderson Sumarli to establish Ajaib.
CEO and co-founder of iLoF
Recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 30 Under 30 for science and healthcare, Luís Valente completed a master’s thesis in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Porto in Portugal. He also has won awards at the Global Management Challenge and the Global Marketing Competition.In 2009, he founded Gadgets4All, an online store supplying novelty gadgets in Portugal. While running his online business, he worked at Eurosider in the steel sector for over eight years in the technical support and procurement and supply chain departments. He exited the online business in 2016.In 2018, Valente joined INESC Technology and Science as a researcher in project management, procurement & supply chains. In May 2019, he left to work as a business manager for seven months at Portuguese startup Veniam. Valente left Veniam to focus full-time as CEO and co-founder of iLoF.
Recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 30 Under 30 for science and healthcare, Luís Valente completed a master’s thesis in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Porto in Portugal. He also has won awards at the Global Management Challenge and the Global Marketing Competition.In 2009, he founded Gadgets4All, an online store supplying novelty gadgets in Portugal. While running his online business, he worked at Eurosider in the steel sector for over eight years in the technical support and procurement and supply chain departments. He exited the online business in 2016.In 2018, Valente joined INESC Technology and Science as a researcher in project management, procurement & supply chains. In May 2019, he left to work as a business manager for seven months at Portuguese startup Veniam. Valente left Veniam to focus full-time as CEO and co-founder of iLoF.
CTO and co-founder of iLoF
Joana Paiva graduated in 2014 with a master’s in biomedical engineering at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She went on to complete a PhD in physics at the University of Porto in 2019.In 2014, she also worked at INESC Technology and Science for almost five years while completing her PhD thesis: Intelligent Lab on Fiber tools for sensing single-cells and extracellular nano-vesicles. It was her research that led to the founding of medtech startup iLoF.In August 2019, she co-founded iLoF as CTO. The Oxford-Oporto-based startup enables personalized medicine through the use of AI and photonics to create optical fingerprints in a cloud-based library to collate disease biomarkers and biological profiles.Based in Porto, she is also a co-inventor with three patents and 29 scientific publications. She is one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for science and healthcare and was nominated for the EIT Woman Award 2020.
Joana Paiva graduated in 2014 with a master’s in biomedical engineering at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She went on to complete a PhD in physics at the University of Porto in 2019.In 2014, she also worked at INESC Technology and Science for almost five years while completing her PhD thesis: Intelligent Lab on Fiber tools for sensing single-cells and extracellular nano-vesicles. It was her research that led to the founding of medtech startup iLoF.In August 2019, she co-founded iLoF as CTO. The Oxford-Oporto-based startup enables personalized medicine through the use of AI and photonics to create optical fingerprints in a cloud-based library to collate disease biomarkers and biological profiles.Based in Porto, she is also a co-inventor with three patents and 29 scientific publications. She is one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for science and healthcare and was nominated for the EIT Woman Award 2020.
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.
COO and co-founder of iLoF
Mehak Mumtaz grew up in Pakistan and decided to study biochemistry when she saw her brother suffering from an unknown learning disability. Her parents, both medical doctors, could not get an accurate diagnosis for their son. In her search to understand the molecular mechanisms behind diseases, she applied to study at the University of Oxford. In 2008, she was granted the Reach Oxford Scholarship and graduated with a master’s in biochemistry in 2012. In 2015, the St Hilda’s alumna worked as an undergraduate tutor at Oxford while completing a PhD in pathology, specializing in oncology and cancer biology.In 2018, she worked on a rare cancer project as EIT Health Business Innovation fellow for a year. She left academia and joined a three-month bioentrepreneur bootcamp in Munich and a one-month Lev8 Woman Program at her alma mater’s Oxford Foundry. She joined EY-Parthenon in London as a strategy consultant in April 2019.In 2019, Mumtaz also met the iLoF co-founding team at the EIT Health Wild Card venture-building program. iLoF is a medtech startup that 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.She joined iLoF as COO and co-founder in December 2019 and left her full-time consultancy role at EY in March 2020.
Mehak Mumtaz grew up in Pakistan and decided to study biochemistry when she saw her brother suffering from an unknown learning disability. Her parents, both medical doctors, could not get an accurate diagnosis for their son. In her search to understand the molecular mechanisms behind diseases, she applied to study at the University of Oxford. In 2008, she was granted the Reach Oxford Scholarship and graduated with a master’s in biochemistry in 2012. In 2015, the St Hilda’s alumna worked as an undergraduate tutor at Oxford while completing a PhD in pathology, specializing in oncology and cancer biology.In 2018, she worked on a rare cancer project as EIT Health Business Innovation fellow for a year. She left academia and joined a three-month bioentrepreneur bootcamp in Munich and a one-month Lev8 Woman Program at her alma mater’s Oxford Foundry. She joined EY-Parthenon in London as a strategy consultant in April 2019.In 2019, Mumtaz also met the iLoF co-founding team at the EIT Health Wild Card venture-building program. iLoF is a medtech startup that 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.She joined iLoF as COO and co-founder in December 2019 and left her full-time consultancy role at EY in March 2020.
Co-CEO and co-founder of Pula
Dutch-born Rosa Goslinga has spent most of her career working in Africa and speaks five languages, including Swahili. She graduated in business, economics and international development at the University of Amsterdam in 2004. She also completed a master’s in political economy of development at the School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London in 2005.In 2006, she worked as an economist at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda where she realized there was an urgent need for small-scale farming insurance to protect the local farmers’ livelihoods against natural hazards.In 2008, she joined Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) in Kenya, where she initiated a pilot Kilimo Salama in Nairobi as program director. The program was a success, starting with 185 farmers taking up index insurance and growing to be the largest in Africa with over 185,000 participants. Goslinga also met and started working with Thomas Njeru, the lead actuary for UAP Insurance for the Kilimo project.In 2013, with investors backing her project, she developed and patented a system and method for providing a site-related weather insurance contract. She left SFSA in 2014 and went on to set up Kenya’s pioneering insurtech Pula with Njeru as co-founder in 2015.Both are now co-CEOs of the Nairobi-based startup, education and helping over 4m small-scale farmers to protect their livelihoods from environmental hazards with tailor-made micro-finance and insurance products.
Dutch-born Rosa Goslinga has spent most of her career working in Africa and speaks five languages, including Swahili. She graduated in business, economics and international development at the University of Amsterdam in 2004. She also completed a master’s in political economy of development at the School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London in 2005.In 2006, she worked as an economist at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda where she realized there was an urgent need for small-scale farming insurance to protect the local farmers’ livelihoods against natural hazards.In 2008, she joined Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) in Kenya, where she initiated a pilot Kilimo Salama in Nairobi as program director. The program was a success, starting with 185 farmers taking up index insurance and growing to be the largest in Africa with over 185,000 participants. Goslinga also met and started working with Thomas Njeru, the lead actuary for UAP Insurance for the Kilimo project.In 2013, with investors backing her project, she developed and patented a system and method for providing a site-related weather insurance contract. She left SFSA in 2014 and went on to set up Kenya’s pioneering insurtech Pula with Njeru as co-founder in 2015.Both are now co-CEOs of the Nairobi-based startup, education and helping over 4m small-scale farmers to protect their livelihoods from environmental hazards with tailor-made micro-finance and insurance products.
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.
Co-founder, CTO of Higo Sense
Michal Biernat is the Polish CTO and co-founder of medtech diagnostic hardware and app Higo Sense, where he has worked full-time since 2019. He is simultaneously founder and CEO at Bailey Consulting, a medtech consultancy for startups, also based in Warsaw. He additionally manages the medtech section at Polish tech incubator ToReforge.Prior to Higo Sense, Biernat worked for four years at Polish medtech Braster as an engineering manager and then as a product development manager. He also spent one year working as a sales engineer at engineering company AB Industry. Biernat holds a first degree and a master’s in biomedical engineering from the Warsaw Polytechnic.
Michal Biernat is the Polish CTO and co-founder of medtech diagnostic hardware and app Higo Sense, where he has worked full-time since 2019. He is simultaneously founder and CEO at Bailey Consulting, a medtech consultancy for startups, also based in Warsaw. He additionally manages the medtech section at Polish tech incubator ToReforge.Prior to Higo Sense, Biernat worked for four years at Polish medtech Braster as an engineering manager and then as a product development manager. He also spent one year working as a sales engineer at engineering company AB Industry. Biernat holds a first degree and a master’s in biomedical engineering from the Warsaw Polytechnic.
Co-founder, CEO of Higo Sense
Łukasz Krasnopolski is the Polish CEO and co-founder of medtech diagnostic hardware and app Higo Sense, where he has worked full-time since 2017. He has also been the CEO of Polish tech incubator ToReforge since 2015 and is a co-founder at gaming developer Walkabout Games, established in 2017. Krasnopolski has also been the owner of internet marketing agency Red2black since 2007 and was founder and co-owner at e-commerce-for-children startup more4kids.pl between 2008 and 2012, when he exited the company that is now listed on the Polish stock exchange. He is a supervisory board member at Cloud Technologies, a leader in online advertising and big-data cloud computing in Europe and holds a master’s in entrepreneurship from Warsaw’s Kosminski University.
Łukasz Krasnopolski is the Polish CEO and co-founder of medtech diagnostic hardware and app Higo Sense, where he has worked full-time since 2017. He has also been the CEO of Polish tech incubator ToReforge since 2015 and is a co-founder at gaming developer Walkabout Games, established in 2017. Krasnopolski has also been the owner of internet marketing agency Red2black since 2007 and was founder and co-owner at e-commerce-for-children startup more4kids.pl between 2008 and 2012, when he exited the company that is now listed on the Polish stock exchange. He is a supervisory board member at Cloud Technologies, a leader in online advertising and big-data cloud computing in Europe and holds a master’s in entrepreneurship from Warsaw’s Kosminski University.
Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Feedzai
Nuno Sebastião is CEO and co-founder at Feedzai, the world’s market-leading digital solution in fighting online fraud and the fourth Portuguese unicorn, where he has worked full-time since 2010, from before its official launch. Since 2018, he has also been a senior advisor at Feedzai’s investor, the US-based VC Oak HC/FC. Prior to Feedzai, Sebastião was a product manager at the European Space Agency in Germany from 2006–10, where he led the development of the Satellite Simulation Infrastructure. Previously, he was Founder and CEO at his first startup, a company pioneering software validation for the aerospace sector, for just under two years, and worked as a consultant at Critical Software and Deloitte, for a total of three years.Sebastião holds two MBAs, one from London Business School and the other from UCLA, and completed his undergraduate studies in computer science at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Nuno Sebastião is CEO and co-founder at Feedzai, the world’s market-leading digital solution in fighting online fraud and the fourth Portuguese unicorn, where he has worked full-time since 2010, from before its official launch. Since 2018, he has also been a senior advisor at Feedzai’s investor, the US-based VC Oak HC/FC. Prior to Feedzai, Sebastião was a product manager at the European Space Agency in Germany from 2006–10, where he led the development of the Satellite Simulation Infrastructure. Previously, he was Founder and CEO at his first startup, a company pioneering software validation for the aerospace sector, for just under two years, and worked as a consultant at Critical Software and Deloitte, for a total of three years.Sebastião holds two MBAs, one from London Business School and the other from UCLA, and completed his undergraduate studies in computer science at the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Co-founder and CTO of Feedzai
Paulo Marques is CTO and co-founder at Feedzai, the world’s market-leading solution in fighting online fraud and the fourth Portuguese unicorn, where he has worked full-time since 2009, from before its official launch. He has also been a member of Forbes Technology Council since 2016 and simultaneously Scientific Director and part of the leadership team of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal international program.He was previously an expert technical consultant for the European Space Agency at the European Space Operation Center in Darmstadt, Germany for six years as well as simultaneously being an assistant professor at his former university, the University of Coimbra. Marques was also previously a software consultant at Coimbra’s Critical Software for 11 years and founded his own software company WIT Software. Marques holds a PhD in informatics engineering from the University of Coimbra and also studied software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in the US.
Paulo Marques is CTO and co-founder at Feedzai, the world’s market-leading solution in fighting online fraud and the fourth Portuguese unicorn, where he has worked full-time since 2009, from before its official launch. He has also been a member of Forbes Technology Council since 2016 and simultaneously Scientific Director and part of the leadership team of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal international program.He was previously an expert technical consultant for the European Space Agency at the European Space Operation Center in Darmstadt, Germany for six years as well as simultaneously being an assistant professor at his former university, the University of Coimbra. Marques was also previously a software consultant at Coimbra’s Critical Software for 11 years and founded his own software company WIT Software. Marques holds a PhD in informatics engineering from the University of Coimbra and also studied software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in the US.
Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Feedzai
Pedro Bizarro is Chief Science Officer and co-founder at Feedzai, the world’s market-leading solution in fighting online fraud and the fourth Portuguese unicorn, where he has worked full-time since 2008, from before its official launch. He is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council and a member of the IEEE’s Algorithmic Bias Working Group.His previous background involved working in academia in various posts. He spent five years at the University of Coimbra, where fellow Feedzai co-founder Nuno Sebastião was once his student, and occasionally taught at the US Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to these, he was a research assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US.Bizarro holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Pedro Bizarro is Chief Science Officer and co-founder at Feedzai, the world’s market-leading solution in fighting online fraud and the fourth Portuguese unicorn, where he has worked full-time since 2008, from before its official launch. He is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council and a member of the IEEE’s Algorithmic Bias Working Group.His previous background involved working in academia in various posts. He spent five years at the University of Coimbra, where fellow Feedzai co-founder Nuno Sebastião was once his student, and occasionally taught at the US Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to these, he was a research assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US.Bizarro holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Cryptosolartech: Harnessing solar power to make cryptomining less environmentally harmful
The Spanish startup also sources cheaper electricity for cryptomining. It recently raised €8.85m in a pre-ICO, enabling it to build the world's first solar-powered cryptomining farm
CoolFarm: Why did Microsoft Portugal's Startup of the Year go bust?
The indoor-gardening tech startup went from winning awards to closing down with debts of close to €1m four years after its founding
Smart Agrifood 2021: SVG Ventures's Hartnett, Land O'Lakes's Bekele on disruption in agrifood chain
How US farming cooperative Land O'Lakes and leading CPG brands are working with famers and tech firms to overcome agritech challenges, transform the whole value chain
With recent funding of $182m, drone maker XAG is set to make its mark as agritech leader
XAG has been reaping the benefits of its 2012 pivot to agriculture as demand for high-tech automation in China’s farms continues to grow strongly amid government push
In a united move, Portuguese startups fight to mitigate Covid-19 impact in unprecedented crisis
As strong growth of previous years falters, Portugal's startups were quick to mobilize themselves to detail the help they would need from the state to deal with their biggest challenge yet
Chic by Choice: From Forbes' 30 Under 30 to insolvency
Lack of cashflow was the main reason for the demise of Chic by Choice, Europe's leading luxury dress rental e-store
BeePlanet Factory: Recycling EV batteries as a sustainable, profitable business
With 4kWh–200kWh residential and industrial battery packs, the Pamplona-based startup wants to scale its energy storage solutions in the agri-food sector, camping sites and mountain huts
UTW: Drones and big data to help farmers get the most out of their land
Analytics startup UTW also harvests real-time farming information using satellites and sensors, to offer crop yield predictions
Portugal pumps up to €60m into new initiatives to avert backslide in startup ecosystem
Government funding to ensure the strategically important and social impact startups don't fail, post-Covid
James, an AI-powered tool for faster, more accurate credit risk assessment
Capable of analyzing over 7,000 types of data, the award-winning credit risk tool for financial institutions is also quick to install and roll out
Omniflow gets €2 million boost for its solar-, wind-powered IoT street lights
Thanks to Portugal's Omniflow, renewable energy street lamps doubling up as Wi-Fi hotspots, e-chargers and traffic monitors may soon be ubiquitous street furniture in tomorrow's smart cities
Xing Nong Fu: Using earthworms to create sustainable local farming and livelihoods
Worm castings can rehabilitate infertile land due to excessive soil salinity in just seven days, compared with three to five years using traditional methods, and 90% more cheaply
Amid Covid-19 gloom, some bright spots in Portugal's tech startup scene
Despite a recession and doubling of the unemployment rate forecast this year, it's not all bad news for the Portuguese tech ecosystem
Sound Particles: the CGI for sound effects taking Hollywood by storm
This revolutionary 3D audio software has propelled Portuguese founder Nuno Fonseca from teaching music to credits in Star Wars, Game of Thrones and Frozen II.
Future Food Asia 2021: Regenerative agriculture in Asia
The unique challenges facing regenerative agriculture in Asia require solutions different from those in the West, presenting opportunities for microfinancing and impact investment
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