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Founded in 2008, the US-based Kickstart Fund specializes in supporting midwestern US startups in Utah, Colorado and the Mountain West. The community investment platform has more than 110 companies in its portfolio valued at over $300m. It invests across all market segments, mostly in companies based in Utah, with a few in New Mexico and the UK.Recent investments in May 2021 include participation in the Series A $12m funding of Vence and $1.5m seed round of skincare marketplace, Pomp. In July 2021, it also joined the $4.5m investment round of retail SaaS provider Clientbook.
Founded in 2008, the US-based Kickstart Fund specializes in supporting midwestern US startups in Utah, Colorado and the Mountain West. The community investment platform has more than 110 companies in its portfolio valued at over $300m. It invests across all market segments, mostly in companies based in Utah, with a few in New Mexico and the UK.Recent investments in May 2021 include participation in the Series A $12m funding of Vence and $1.5m seed round of skincare marketplace, Pomp. In July 2021, it also joined the $4.5m investment round of retail SaaS provider Clientbook.
The GlassWall Syndicate is a US investment group comprising venture capitalists, foundations, trusts, non-profits and individual investors. The VC members include Blue Horizon, Veg Invest and New Crop Capital.The syndicate funds are mostly invested in foodtech companies like Mosa Meat and Beyond Meat that are currently disrupting the traditional global food industry.
The GlassWall Syndicate is a US investment group comprising venture capitalists, foundations, trusts, non-profits and individual investors. The VC members include Blue Horizon, Veg Invest and New Crop Capital.The syndicate funds are mostly invested in foodtech companies like Mosa Meat and Beyond Meat that are currently disrupting the traditional global food industry.
Co-Founder and CMO of Kitabisa
Vikra Ijas studied at University of Auckland, New Zealand. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing & International Business and a Bachelor of Commerce, International Marketing, from 2009 to 2012. He was appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Kitabisa in 2014. He had previously worked at PT Mitra Usaha Sportindo in 2013 to manage projects for Manchester United Soccer Schools in Jakarta, Indonesia. Prior to that, he worked in various sales, marketing and operational roles at Gopher for about 17 months.
Vikra Ijas studied at University of Auckland, New Zealand. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing & International Business and a Bachelor of Commerce, International Marketing, from 2009 to 2012. He was appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Kitabisa in 2014. He had previously worked at PT Mitra Usaha Sportindo in 2013 to manage projects for Manchester United Soccer Schools in Jakarta, Indonesia. Prior to that, he worked in various sales, marketing and operational roles at Gopher for about 17 months.
Co-founder and CFO of Kata.ai
After graduating with a degree in International Business Economics from Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in Germany, Wahyu Wrehasnaya worked as a media researcher at Nasdaq’s German office.He returned to Indonesia in 2015 and joined three other co-founders to develop a virtual assistant service YesBoss. He was the Chief Consumer Officer (CCO) of YesBoss until the one year-old app service was replaced by Kata.ai. Wahyu is now the CFO of the new artificial intelligence chatbot startup.
After graduating with a degree in International Business Economics from Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in Germany, Wahyu Wrehasnaya worked as a media researcher at Nasdaq’s German office.He returned to Indonesia in 2015 and joined three other co-founders to develop a virtual assistant service YesBoss. He was the Chief Consumer Officer (CCO) of YesBoss until the one year-old app service was replaced by Kata.ai. Wahyu is now the CFO of the new artificial intelligence chatbot startup.
Co-founder and CEO of Datanest
A self-described "data geek and new technology enthusiast," Manggala Ratulangie is the CEO and co-founder of data science service startup Datanest. He was previously an IT engineer and an SAP consultant, and has worked with various companies to build internal-use software. He met Thibaud Plaquet, who would become a co-founder at Datanest, when the two were hired to head a joint-venture between two marketing consultancy companies. After the project wound down, Manggala and Thibaud established Datanest in 2017.
A self-described "data geek and new technology enthusiast," Manggala Ratulangie is the CEO and co-founder of data science service startup Datanest. He was previously an IT engineer and an SAP consultant, and has worked with various companies to build internal-use software. He met Thibaud Plaquet, who would become a co-founder at Datanest, when the two were hired to head a joint-venture between two marketing consultancy companies. After the project wound down, Manggala and Thibaud established Datanest in 2017.
Co-founder and Chief Learning Officer of Arkademi
Prior to joining high school friend Hilman Fajrian to develop Arkademi, a new Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) platform, Resi Dwi Erveny was a learning manager at PLN Corporate University, the corporate training division of the state-owned electricity company. She resigned in early 2018 and worked as an HR consultant for Indonesia Power, PLN's commercial subsidiary. Later in 2018, she joined Hilman as Arkademi's Chief Learning Officer, responsible for helping course partners design curricula and develop content tailored for online learning.
Prior to joining high school friend Hilman Fajrian to develop Arkademi, a new Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) platform, Resi Dwi Erveny was a learning manager at PLN Corporate University, the corporate training division of the state-owned electricity company. She resigned in early 2018 and worked as an HR consultant for Indonesia Power, PLN's commercial subsidiary. Later in 2018, she joined Hilman as Arkademi's Chief Learning Officer, responsible for helping course partners design curricula and develop content tailored for online learning.
Founded in 2003, Ginkgo conducts equity investments in companies from the consumer product and internet sectors (mainly e-commerce, new media and fintech).
Founded in 2003, Ginkgo conducts equity investments in companies from the consumer product and internet sectors (mainly e-commerce, new media and fintech).
Co-founder and CEO of Seekmi
University of British Columbia alumna Clarissa Leung had worked as a software engineer at ATR Humanoid Robotics Computational Neuroscience, Panasonic and Barclays Investment bank before dipping her toes into the entrepreneurial world in Canada. After her MBA at Queen’s University in Ontario, Clarissa moved to Indonesia in 2014 to join venture capital fund AccelerAsia as managing director. However, she left a year later to become a co-founder of on-demand household services startup Seekmi and was appointed its CEO in 2016.
University of British Columbia alumna Clarissa Leung had worked as a software engineer at ATR Humanoid Robotics Computational Neuroscience, Panasonic and Barclays Investment bank before dipping her toes into the entrepreneurial world in Canada. After her MBA at Queen’s University in Ontario, Clarissa moved to Indonesia in 2014 to join venture capital fund AccelerAsia as managing director. However, she left a year later to become a co-founder of on-demand household services startup Seekmi and was appointed its CEO in 2016.
CEO and Co-founder of Cambricon Technologies
Founder and CEO of Cambricon Technologies. Chen, who has more than 10 years of experience in the field of artificial intelligence, is a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He graduated from the Special Class for the Gifted Young of the University of Science and Technology of China, a program that selects and nurtures the most intelligent Chinese students. Chen has received financial support from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, which was launched by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Founder and CEO of Cambricon Technologies. Chen, who has more than 10 years of experience in the field of artificial intelligence, is a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He graduated from the Special Class for the Gifted Young of the University of Science and Technology of China, a program that selects and nurtures the most intelligent Chinese students. Chen has received financial support from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, which was launched by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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.
Shanshui Investment (Born For Maker Fund）
Founded in 2015 by Beijing News, Beijing Culture Investment Development Group, among other funds, the Born For Maker program was renamed Shanshui Investment in April 2018 by Chairman of the Board Dai Zigeng, former publisher of Beijing News and CEO of Beijing Culture Investment Development Group. Wang Yuechun, former editor-in-chief of Beijing News, was named founder of Shanshui Investment. Born For Maker, an incubator program, holds an annual startup competition. In 2016, the program set up an investment fund.
Founded in 2015 by Beijing News, Beijing Culture Investment Development Group, among other funds, the Born For Maker program was renamed Shanshui Investment in April 2018 by Chairman of the Board Dai Zigeng, former publisher of Beijing News and CEO of Beijing Culture Investment Development Group. Wang Yuechun, former editor-in-chief of Beijing News, was named founder of Shanshui Investment. Born For Maker, an incubator program, holds an annual startup competition. In 2016, the program set up an investment fund.
Mayfield Fund is one of Silicon Valley's oldest venture capital firms. Founded by Wally Davis and Thomas J Davis Jr in 1969, the VC is based in Menlo Park, California.Current investments include CRISPR-focused companies like Mammoth Biosciences and biotech startup iLoF,l which is focused on creating a digital library of optical fingerprints for non-invasive patient screening, early diagnostics and personalized medical treatments.. With a total of $2.5bn assets under management, the firm focuses mainly on early-stage to growth-stage investments. The VC has also backed startups like Marketo, Lyft and SolarCity. Most of Mayfield’s exits took place during the 2008 financial crisis and through subsequent funds.In April 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayfield announced two new funds which raised $750m in total. Mayfield XVI will invest in early-stage companies, while Mayfield Select II will focus on growth-stage companies outside its portfolio. The company said last year that it has raised a similar size fund every four years and has invested in 30 companies per fund. It primarily leads Series A investments.
Mayfield Fund is one of Silicon Valley's oldest venture capital firms. Founded by Wally Davis and Thomas J Davis Jr in 1969, the VC is based in Menlo Park, California.Current investments include CRISPR-focused companies like Mammoth Biosciences and biotech startup iLoF,l which is focused on creating a digital library of optical fingerprints for non-invasive patient screening, early diagnostics and personalized medical treatments.. With a total of $2.5bn assets under management, the firm focuses mainly on early-stage to growth-stage investments. The VC has also backed startups like Marketo, Lyft and SolarCity. Most of Mayfield’s exits took place during the 2008 financial crisis and through subsequent funds.In April 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayfield announced two new funds which raised $750m in total. Mayfield XVI will invest in early-stage companies, while Mayfield Select II will focus on growth-stage companies outside its portfolio. The company said last year that it has raised a similar size fund every four years and has invested in 30 companies per fund. It primarily leads Series A investments.
Founded by Finnish serial entrepreneur and angel investor Riku Asikainen, Helsinki-based Evli Growth Partners invest across market segments, with typical initial stakes of €3m–5m at Series A and B funding stages. The VC is currently building up a total fund of €200m to focus on investments in later-stage growth companies Europe. The first fund, EGP Fund I Ky, was launched in December 2018 and closed at €60m in November 2019. New funds will be set up every two years until 2028.EGP currently has seven companies in its portfolio. In 2021, Evli was co-lead investor for the $54m Series B round of Austrian refurbished electronics goods marketplace Refurbed in August, and investor lead in the €22m Series C round of Polish customized furniture design platform Tylko in March.
Founded by Finnish serial entrepreneur and angel investor Riku Asikainen, Helsinki-based Evli Growth Partners invest across market segments, with typical initial stakes of €3m–5m at Series A and B funding stages. The VC is currently building up a total fund of €200m to focus on investments in later-stage growth companies Europe. The first fund, EGP Fund I Ky, was launched in December 2018 and closed at €60m in November 2019. New funds will be set up every two years until 2028.EGP currently has seven companies in its portfolio. In 2021, Evli was co-lead investor for the $54m Series B round of Austrian refurbished electronics goods marketplace Refurbed in August, and investor lead in the €22m Series C round of Polish customized furniture design platform Tylko in March.
Founded in July 2013, Liangjiang Capital directly manages a total asset of around RMB 5 billion. Liangjiang Capital mainly invests in the fields including telecommunication, new media, medical instrument, bio-engineering, clean technology, information technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Liangjiang Capital provides invested companies with both funding support and services of financial, legal and management consulting.
Founded in July 2013, Liangjiang Capital directly manages a total asset of around RMB 5 billion. Liangjiang Capital mainly invests in the fields including telecommunication, new media, medical instrument, bio-engineering, clean technology, information technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Liangjiang Capital provides invested companies with both funding support and services of financial, legal and management consulting.
Indogen Capital eyes new growth fund of $100m as foreign tech investors stay keen on Indonesia
With its Japanese investment partner Striders, Indogen plans to boost growth-stage funding in Indonesia and open doors for portfolio companies to new markets in East Asia
Sequoia China Seed Fund: Growing an era of deep-tech startups
Managing Partner Neil Shen wants to help deep-tech and enterprise tech startups get investments more easily, across quantum computing, semiconductors, synthetic biology and more
Raising $50m second fund, Indogen Capital seeks more international partners and exits
Cooperation is key to Indogen's investment thesis, as it looks to help more foreign VCs and their portfolio startups find success in Southeast Asia's biggest market
KK Fund, GK Plug and Play Indonesia set up online meets between VCs and startups amid Covid-19
VCs like Sequoia Capital, EV Growth, Monk's Hill Ventures and MDI Ventures are onboard to spot potential investments despite Covid-19 downturn
Raw Data: Bringing new predictability to harvests
Spanish ML, big data startup helps farmers perfect wine and fruit production in a fast-growing precision agtech sector
Xiangwushuo’s platform finds a new home for secondhand goods
This WeChat mini program doesn’t yet have a monetization strategy, but has still received over US$110 million in funding in one year
A new unicorn rises as OVO's $1bn valuation confirmed
The Lippo Group subsidiary continues to grow in strength as it battles for market share with Gojek’s e-wallet and others
Canika: A new app offering more budget-friendly weddings
Canika woos young couples with more flexible prices and options in Indonesia's $7bn wedding planning market
Pahamify: From YouTube success to new popular edtech app
Created by ex-PhD students, Pahamify combines the scientific approach with animation and games to bring back the excitement of discovery in learning
New Ventures Innovation: Prasetiya Mulya University takes on student entrepreneurship
To prepare a new generation of startup founders, Prasetiya Mulya University combines theoretical education with real-life exposure to the startup world
Nucaps Nanotechnology: New encapsulation tech for nutritional and pharmaceutical sectors
Nucaps Nanotechnology is growing through a mix of accelerating market penetration and continuous R&D
New Food Invest: Growing an alternative protein business in Asia
With more than 4bn people, Asia presents unique opportunities and challenges to alternative protein startups. Four leading entrepreneurs shared their experiences at the recent New Food Invest conference
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
New Food Invest: Challenges of growing an alt-protein startup
Founders of three alt-protein startups in the US share what motivated them to start, their personal experiences growing the businesses, getting funding and finding strategic partners
New Food Invest: Opportunities in the European alt-protein space
With a record €2.4bn investment in 2019, Europe’s foodtech sector appears poised for continued growth, but startups, corporations, governments and even universities can do more, experts say
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