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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-founder and CTO of Quintal
Pieter Jontera Lius joined Quintal as CTO in July 2015, after working as Director of Information Technology at PT MarketPlays Digital Ventura. Prior to returning to Indonesia, he had worked as a software analyst and developer at iConsult in Singapore for almost two years.Pieter graduated in 2012, with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
Pieter Jontera Lius joined Quintal as CTO in July 2015, after working as Director of Information Technology at PT MarketPlays Digital Ventura. Prior to returning to Indonesia, he had worked as a software analyst and developer at iConsult in Singapore for almost two years.Pieter graduated in 2012, with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
Founder and CEO of Yunjiazheng
A Jack of many trades, Xue Shuai majored in investment at East China Normal University, and pursued postgraduate studies in Chinese painting. He dabbled in selling wine and tourism, before joining Huawei as a project manager in 2001 (the year China entered the WTO), traveling across China and overseas (India, Thailand, Nepal, etc.) for work. Xue quit Huawei in 2008, spent a “gap year” mountaineering, before founding Yunjiazheng.
A Jack of many trades, Xue Shuai majored in investment at East China Normal University, and pursued postgraduate studies in Chinese painting. He dabbled in selling wine and tourism, before joining Huawei as a project manager in 2001 (the year China entered the WTO), traveling across China and overseas (India, Thailand, Nepal, etc.) for work. Xue quit Huawei in 2008, spent a “gap year” mountaineering, before founding Yunjiazheng.
Co-founder and Director of Operations of Fabelio
Sista Srinivas studied Mathematics and Engineering at the Birla Institute of Technology in India. After obtaining a master’s in 2012, he became a market analyst for one year at Fractal Analytics in Mumbai, India, before joining Indonesia’s Lazada Group in November 2013. He left his job as a consultant for home appliances at Lazada in March 2015 to become a co-founder and director of operations at Fabelio.
Sista Srinivas studied Mathematics and Engineering at the Birla Institute of Technology in India. After obtaining a master’s in 2012, he became a market analyst for one year at Fractal Analytics in Mumbai, India, before joining Indonesia’s Lazada Group in November 2013. He left his job as a consultant for home appliances at Lazada in March 2015 to become a co-founder and director of operations at Fabelio.
Co-founder and CTO of Trio.AI
Co-founder and CTO of Trio.AI. Qi has worked in the field of Natural Language Processing since 2004. After graduating with a master’s in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology Liaoning in 2007, he worked at Alibaba, Tencent, Microsoft and Baidu.As a technology initiator, he helped with the development of Microsoft’s chatbot XiaoIce in 2014 and Baidu’s Xiaodu robot in 2015.
Co-founder and CTO of Trio.AI. Qi has worked in the field of Natural Language Processing since 2004. After graduating with a master’s in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology Liaoning in 2007, he worked at Alibaba, Tencent, Microsoft and Baidu.As a technology initiator, he helped with the development of Microsoft’s chatbot XiaoIce in 2014 and Baidu’s Xiaodu robot in 2015.
Co-founder and NLP Chief Scientist of Prosa.ai
Ayu Purwarianti graduated with a bachelor's in Informatics from Indonesia's Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in 1999 and has been an Informatics lecturer at her alma mater since 2001. She has since earned a master's in Informatics from ITB and a PhD in Computer Science from Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan. In December 2017, Ayu joined Prosa.ai as its chief scientist for natural language processing (NLP).
Ayu Purwarianti graduated with a bachelor's in Informatics from Indonesia's Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in 1999 and has been an Informatics lecturer at her alma mater since 2001. She has since earned a master's in Informatics from ITB and a PhD in Computer Science from Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan. In December 2017, Ayu joined Prosa.ai as its chief scientist for natural language processing (NLP).
Co-founder and CEO of McFly
After graduating from Wuhan University with a bachelor’s degree in Remote Sensing in 2005, Gong Huaze moved on to postgraduate study at the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA), Chinese Academy of Sciences. He earned a doctoral degree in Remote Sensing Application Technology in 2010 and worked as a research fellow at IRSA. He co-founded McFly as CEO in December 2016.
After graduating from Wuhan University with a bachelor’s degree in Remote Sensing in 2005, Gong Huaze moved on to postgraduate study at the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA), Chinese Academy of Sciences. He earned a doctoral degree in Remote Sensing Application Technology in 2010 and worked as a research fellow at IRSA. He co-founded McFly as CEO in December 2016.
Co-founder and ex-CEO of Gojek
Harvard-trained ex-McKinsey consultant Nadiem Makarim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Affairs from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Before launching Gojek, Nadiem worked at McKinsey, Zalora Indonesia and Kartuku. Makarim was born in 1984 in Singapore. In October 2019, Makarim left Gojek to take up the post of Minister of Education and Culture in the Indonesian cabinet of ministers.
Harvard-trained ex-McKinsey consultant Nadiem Makarim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Affairs from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Before launching Gojek, Nadiem worked at McKinsey, Zalora Indonesia and Kartuku. Makarim was born in 1984 in Singapore. In October 2019, Makarim left Gojek to take up the post of Minister of Education and Culture in the Indonesian cabinet of ministers.
Co-founder and CFO of Conclave
Graduating with a bachelor’s in Business Management and Finance from the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Indonesia, Aditya Hadiputra became the CFO of Utoyo & Partners in August 2011. He left the financial services company with its founding partner Marshall Utoyo in 2013. They decided to set up a coworking space hub Conclave in Jakarta, together with two other graduates from ITB. Based in Jakarta, Aditya has been CFO of Conclave since January 2013. He has also been working as an investment associate since July 2015 at MDI Ventures, Telkom’s venture capital arm.
Graduating with a bachelor’s in Business Management and Finance from the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Indonesia, Aditya Hadiputra became the CFO of Utoyo & Partners in August 2011. He left the financial services company with its founding partner Marshall Utoyo in 2013. They decided to set up a coworking space hub Conclave in Jakarta, together with two other graduates from ITB. Based in Jakarta, Aditya has been CFO of Conclave since January 2013. He has also been working as an investment associate since July 2015 at MDI Ventures, Telkom’s venture capital arm.
Co-founder of Unbabel
Pessanha co-founded Unbabel in 2013 and was its CMO, before leaving the startup in August 2016 to join healthcare marketplace Care Revolutions as COO in Los Angeles. She is also a co-founder of Lisbon-based accelerator and NGO Beta-i and of energy tech startup ActualSun and was also Director at the Founder Institute in Lisbon. Pessanha majored in Business Administration at the New University of Lisbon. She also spent three years working at tech company TIMWETECH, in product marketing and business development.
Pessanha co-founded Unbabel in 2013 and was its CMO, before leaving the startup in August 2016 to join healthcare marketplace Care Revolutions as COO in Los Angeles. She is also a co-founder of Lisbon-based accelerator and NGO Beta-i and of energy tech startup ActualSun and was also Director at the Founder Institute in Lisbon. Pessanha majored in Business Administration at the New University of Lisbon. She also spent three years working at tech company TIMWETECH, in product marketing and business development.
Co-founder and CEO of Kioson
Jasin Halim read a master’s in Marketing and Finance at Monash University in 1990, while working as a lecturer in Computer Science. He returned to Indonesia in 1992 to establish a mail order company that was shut down due to the 1998 Asian financial crisis. Undaunted, he went on to establish a TV shopping company and a VOIP company. He also founded PT Mitra Cipta Teknologi, the company behind e-commerce HargaHot in 2012. However, Jasin later decided to quit HargaHot to co-found Kioson in 2015.
Jasin Halim read a master’s in Marketing and Finance at Monash University in 1990, while working as a lecturer in Computer Science. He returned to Indonesia in 1992 to establish a mail order company that was shut down due to the 1998 Asian financial crisis. Undaunted, he went on to establish a TV shopping company and a VOIP company. He also founded PT Mitra Cipta Teknologi, the company behind e-commerce HargaHot in 2012. However, Jasin later decided to quit HargaHot to co-found Kioson in 2015.
Co-founder and COO of Bioo / Arkyne Technologies
Co-founder and COO of Arkyne Technologies, Javier Rodríguez Macías was listed as one of the most promising young people in Forbes 30u30 Europe in 2017. He attended Colegio de San Francisco de Paula, the same high school as co-founder Pablo Manuel Vidarte Gordillo who was also named in Forbes 30u30.Graduating in 2018, with a degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Rodríguez is also one of the developers of Bioo, an Arkyne Technologies project. In 2015, he also co-founded Geoo that produced geolocation tracking stickers.
Co-founder and COO of Arkyne Technologies, Javier Rodríguez Macías was listed as one of the most promising young people in Forbes 30u30 Europe in 2017. He attended Colegio de San Francisco de Paula, the same high school as co-founder Pablo Manuel Vidarte Gordillo who was also named in Forbes 30u30.Graduating in 2018, with a degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Rodríguez is also one of the developers of Bioo, an Arkyne Technologies project. In 2015, he also co-founded Geoo that produced geolocation tracking stickers.
Co-founder, CEO of Kantox
Philippe Gelis is a co-founder and CEO of Kantox, a foreign currency exchange management platform. Born in Narbonne, France, in 1979, he now lives in Barcelona where the company's main offices are located. Prior to setting up Kantox in 2011, Gelis worked as a strategy and management consultant at Deloitte and as a financial consultant at Axis Corporate. His first job was as financial controller at Renault, Switzerland. Gelis holds a master's in Business Strategy and an MBA in Corporate Finance, both from Toulouse Business School, France.
Philippe Gelis is a co-founder and CEO of Kantox, a foreign currency exchange management platform. Born in Narbonne, France, in 1979, he now lives in Barcelona where the company's main offices are located. Prior to setting up Kantox in 2011, Gelis worked as a strategy and management consultant at Deloitte and as a financial consultant at Axis Corporate. His first job was as financial controller at Renault, Switzerland. Gelis holds a master's in Business Strategy and an MBA in Corporate Finance, both from Toulouse Business School, France.
Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Sennotech
Xu Wenyao received a bachelor's degree in 2006 and a master's degree in 2008 from Zhejiang University. In 2013, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Xu is founder and director of the Embedded Sensing and Computing Group at the State University of New York at Buffalo and serves as an associate professor in the university's Department of Computer Science and Engineering. In February 2015, he co-founded Sennotech in Shenzhen and has served as Chief Scientist ever since. Xu leads Sennotech’s US lab.
Xu Wenyao received a bachelor's degree in 2006 and a master's degree in 2008 from Zhejiang University. In 2013, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Xu is founder and director of the Embedded Sensing and Computing Group at the State University of New York at Buffalo and serves as an associate professor in the university's Department of Computer Science and Engineering. In February 2015, he co-founded Sennotech in Shenzhen and has served as Chief Scientist ever since. Xu leads Sennotech’s US lab.
Co-founder of Narasi TV
Dahlia Citra Buana is a veteran in the journalistic and broadcasting world. After graduating from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Politics, she began her career as a radio host and journalist in 2002, working for KBR68H and Green Radio Jakarta. In 2008 she joined Metro TV, eventually becoming the producer of Mata Najwa, a talk show hosted by well-known anchor Najwa Shihab. Together with Najwa, she established the omni-channel media network Narasi TV in 2017. Dahlia officially left Metro TV in 2018.
Dahlia Citra Buana is a veteran in the journalistic and broadcasting world. After graduating from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Politics, she began her career as a radio host and journalist in 2002, working for KBR68H and Green Radio Jakarta. In 2008 she joined Metro TV, eventually becoming the producer of Mata Najwa, a talk show hosted by well-known anchor Najwa Shihab. Together with Najwa, she established the omni-channel media network Narasi TV in 2017. Dahlia officially left Metro TV in 2018.
The coronavirus outbreak that left cinemas shut and millions in home quarantine has unexpectedly opened up a new medium for movies – short video platforms
Now called Wanwu Xinsheng, the startup recycles over 70,000 used electronic goods in China daily, clocking over RMB 2bn of transactions every month
Innovate big or go home: logistics unicorn YH Global eyes “Belt and Road” gold
The world’s first logistics firm to become a unicorn at Series A is a model of innovation in China. More overseas growth is next
Carlos Melo Brito: Driving force behind Porto's innovation boom
The professor has overseen the creation and growth of the University of Porto-based UPTEC incubator, birthplace of many of Portugal's most successful startups
Spanish VR edtech Play2Speak targets China's K-12 market
Keen on the multibillion-dollar tutoring market in Asia, Play2Speak creates VR immersive learning to help kids overcome the fear of learning a new language
Intracity delivery startup Fengxiansheng takes on the Middle East
Backed by the most popular online shopping platform in the Middle East, Hangzhou's No. 1 intracity delivery startup Fengxiansheng (“Mr Wind”) is expanding to the region
Alén Space: Nanosatellite company targets contracts of over €2 million by 2020
Alén Space seeks funding of €1.5 million to accelerate plans to win a share of the global market of 2,600 small satellites to be launched by 2023
For Indonesia’s gig workers, Sampingan provides side jobs that matter
Besides helping businesses gather data and scale at a bargain, Sampingan wants to help its workers level up and perform more complex tasks
In China's Covid-19-hit economy, cities dish out dining and shopping coupons to revive spending
Local governments are offering incentives to spend, but as millions have lost their jobs and income, more is needed to boost consumer confidence
300 million users in 3 years: Cracking e-commerce the Pinduoduo way
The dark horse of online retail is our key to understanding China's new consumer growth story
Triporate: Producing business travel itineraries and bookings 10x faster than human agents
Triporate helps corporates save time and money with its automated travel bookings from analyzing staff emails; it raised €1.3m recently
Lalibela Global-Networks: A mission to digitalize, move Africa's healthcare system to the cloud
This year’s Web Summit winner, Lalibela Global-Networks, is digitalizing Africa’s paper-based healthcare system in a low-cost, low-code way to save lives and make healthcare affordable
Drone Hopper: Firefighters of the future
A senior Airbus engineer from Spain has developed heavy-duty autonomous drones to quell wildfires safely
Soul Parking aims to solve Indonesia's motorcycle problem with unique parking spaces
Known for its “Instagrammable” space-saving parking solutions, Soul Parking has adapted to Covid conditions with disinfecting service and contactless transactions to attract more riders
Jakarta Aman uses social networking to improve neighborhood security
Backed by Jakarta's provincial government and MDI Ventures, neighborhood security app Jakarta Aman seeks to reignite the “gotong royong” spirit to keep communities safe
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