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Co-founder and COO of Quintal
Henry Fausta graduated in 2012, with a bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Australia. Prior to becoming a co-founder and COO at Quintal in 2015, he worked in Jakarta as a research and development engineer at Qerja and a solution developer at Intersoft Solutions. He was also a software engineer at Qronospire and at EmpireOne group in Australia. Other IT work experiences include web front-end and application development in Australia.
Henry Fausta graduated in 2012, with a bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Australia. Prior to becoming a co-founder and COO at Quintal in 2015, he worked in Jakarta as a research and development engineer at Qerja and a solution developer at Intersoft Solutions. He was also a software engineer at Qronospire and at EmpireOne group in Australia. Other IT work experiences include web front-end and application development in Australia.
Co-founder and CEO of Seedrs
Formerly a corporate and M&A lawyer in New York and London, Jeff Lynn began his career at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law and the University of Oxford (where he majored in Civil Law). The US-born Lynn later obtained an MBA from the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and went on to co-found equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.
Formerly a corporate and M&A lawyer in New York and London, Jeff Lynn began his career at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law and the University of Oxford (where he majored in Civil Law). The US-born Lynn later obtained an MBA from the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and went on to co-found equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.
Founder and CEO of CarBlock
Founder and CEO of CarBlock. A successful serial entrepreneur. Lee received his bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the East China University of Science and Technology and his MBA from Columbia Business School. Lee is the founder and CEO of nonda, a leading connected car company in the United States. He also helped co-found Baixing.com, China’s second-largest online classifieds platform, and formerly served as the Head of New Business Development at eBay and Microsoft.
Founder and CEO of CarBlock. A successful serial entrepreneur. Lee received his bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the East China University of Science and Technology and his MBA from Columbia Business School. Lee is the founder and CEO of nonda, a leading connected car company in the United States. He also helped co-found Baixing.com, China’s second-largest online classifieds platform, and formerly served as the Head of New Business Development at eBay and Microsoft.
Co-founder and General Manager of Bobobox
Zulfikar Rifan is a serial entrepreneur based in Bandung, Indonesia, who established capsule hotel startup Bobobox in 2018. While studying for his degree in Information Systems at Universitas Harapan Bangsa Bandung, Indonesia, Zulfikar established his own fashion shoe brand. Upon graduating in 2015, he opened a cafe, established a new fashion brand and became involved with Kembangin.social, a social enterprise development platform based in Bandung.
Zulfikar Rifan is a serial entrepreneur based in Bandung, Indonesia, who established capsule hotel startup Bobobox in 2018. While studying for his degree in Information Systems at Universitas Harapan Bangsa Bandung, Indonesia, Zulfikar established his own fashion shoe brand. Upon graduating in 2015, he opened a cafe, established a new fashion brand and became involved with Kembangin.social, a social enterprise development platform based in Bandung.
Co-founder and CEO of Karta
Andrew Tanner Setiawan is the co-founder and CEO of Karta, a motorcycle-mounted billboard startup. After spending his early years in New Zealand, Andrew returned to Indonesia to finish high school before attending Pasadena Community College and Loyola Marymount University in the US, graduating with a bachelor's in Business Administration. After returning to Indonesia after graduation, he worked at several companies and opened a restaurant and bar before eventually establishing Karta in 2016.
Andrew Tanner Setiawan is the co-founder and CEO of Karta, a motorcycle-mounted billboard startup. After spending his early years in New Zealand, Andrew returned to Indonesia to finish high school before attending Pasadena Community College and Loyola Marymount University in the US, graduating with a bachelor's in Business Administration. After returning to Indonesia after graduation, he worked at several companies and opened a restaurant and bar before eventually establishing Karta in 2016.
Co-founder and CEO of Magalarva
After graduating in Mechanical Engineering at Universitas Indonesia, Rendria Labde worked for oil and gas firm JGC Indonesia for two years. He left in 2015 to establish PT Magale Sayana Indonesia, a property development company with a unique focus on environmental sustainability. The company completed an eco-living residential complex Sandar Andara and started a new project Magalarva to use insect larvae to process food waste into agricultural products. Rendria became the CEO of Magalarva.
After graduating in Mechanical Engineering at Universitas Indonesia, Rendria Labde worked for oil and gas firm JGC Indonesia for two years. He left in 2015 to establish PT Magale Sayana Indonesia, a property development company with a unique focus on environmental sustainability. The company completed an eco-living residential complex Sandar Andara and started a new project Magalarva to use insect larvae to process food waste into agricultural products. Rendria became the CEO of Magalarva.
Co-founder and Chief People Officer of Agate
Wiradeva "Devon" Arif has been developing video games since 2007. When a group of fellow developers and gamers at the Bandung Institute of Technology decided to build their own game development company, he decided to join. Devon then became one of the 18 founding members of Agate. He continued as a developer until 2011, while also working as CFO since 2009. In 2016, he transitioned into his new role as Agate's Chief People Officer.
Wiradeva "Devon" Arif has been developing video games since 2007. When a group of fellow developers and gamers at the Bandung Institute of Technology decided to build their own game development company, he decided to join. Devon then became one of the 18 founding members of Agate. He continued as a developer until 2011, while also working as CFO since 2009. In 2016, he transitioned into his new role as Agate's Chief People Officer.
The municipal government of Wuhan launched Wuhan S&T Angel Venture Fund in September 2013. With RMB 300 million under management, the fund is operated by Wuhan S&T Angel Venture Fund Management Co., Ltd. It invests mainly in the information technology, new materials, advanced equipment manufacturing, biomedicine, new energy, automotive, energy conservation, environmental protection and modern agriculture fields.
The municipal government of Wuhan launched Wuhan S&T Angel Venture Fund in September 2013. With RMB 300 million under management, the fund is operated by Wuhan S&T Angel Venture Fund Management Co., Ltd. It invests mainly in the information technology, new materials, advanced equipment manufacturing, biomedicine, new energy, automotive, energy conservation, environmental protection and modern agriculture fields.
Andy Zain is a veteran businessman, executive and angel investor. The Monash University graduate worked in management roles in various Indonesian tech companies and also co-founded companies like Elastisitas and Numedia Global. He is well-known as a founding partner and managing director at VC Kejora Ventures. Andy is also part of ANGIN, the Indonesian network of angel investors that collaborates with Grupara Ventures.
Andy Zain is a veteran businessman, executive and angel investor. The Monash University graduate worked in management roles in various Indonesian tech companies and also co-founded companies like Elastisitas and Numedia Global. He is well-known as a founding partner and managing director at VC Kejora Ventures. Andy is also part of ANGIN, the Indonesian network of angel investors that collaborates with Grupara Ventures.
Co-founder of Vence
Sky Kurtz graduated in finance at Arizona State University in 2004. He also completed a master’s in business administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2011.He started his corporate career in New York at Lehman Brothers where he worked as an analyst from 2004–2006. He went on to work at CCMP Capital as an associate for three years until 2009. After various board member roles in US, he became the VP of Francisco Partners in 2011, a global private equity firm based in San Francisco.In 2014, he became the CEO of Mateen Corporation that manufactures high-performance fiber-reinforced polymers in the UAE and New Zealand. In 2016, he co-founded Vence Corp, a virtual fencing device manufacturer for livestock management. Currently based in UAE, Kurtz also founded Pure Harvest Smart Farms in Abu Dhabi. He is the CEO of the Middle East’s first commercial-scale, semi-automated, hybrid greenhouse growing system. Kurtz is also an advisor at e-commerce beauty startup Powder.ae and an entrepreneur-in-residence at Shorooq Investments.
Sky Kurtz graduated in finance at Arizona State University in 2004. He also completed a master’s in business administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2011.He started his corporate career in New York at Lehman Brothers where he worked as an analyst from 2004–2006. He went on to work at CCMP Capital as an associate for three years until 2009. After various board member roles in US, he became the VP of Francisco Partners in 2011, a global private equity firm based in San Francisco.In 2014, he became the CEO of Mateen Corporation that manufactures high-performance fiber-reinforced polymers in the UAE and New Zealand. In 2016, he co-founded Vence Corp, a virtual fencing device manufacturer for livestock management. Currently based in UAE, Kurtz also founded Pure Harvest Smart Farms in Abu Dhabi. He is the CEO of the Middle East’s first commercial-scale, semi-automated, hybrid greenhouse growing system. Kurtz is also an advisor at e-commerce beauty startup Powder.ae and an entrepreneur-in-residence at Shorooq Investments.
H&S Investment is a German investment company and accredited member of the Business Angels Network Germany (BAND). Founded by Martin Heubeck and Ulrich Stommel, the fund focuses on new technologies and innovations counting on over 25 years of experience in technology companies in Germany and overseas.
H&S Investment is a German investment company and accredited member of the Business Angels Network Germany (BAND). Founded by Martin Heubeck and Ulrich Stommel, the fund focuses on new technologies and innovations counting on over 25 years of experience in technology companies in Germany and overseas.
Established in 2002, Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed NWS Holdings’ main businesses are in infrastructure and service. Its main shareholder is New World Development. Henry Cheng currently serves as chairman and executive director of NWS Holdings. He is the eldest son of Dr Cheng Yu-tung, the founder of New World Development, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate engaged in property development, infrastructure and services.
Established in 2002, Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed NWS Holdings’ main businesses are in infrastructure and service. Its main shareholder is New World Development. Henry Cheng currently serves as chairman and executive director of NWS Holdings. He is the eldest son of Dr Cheng Yu-tung, the founder of New World Development, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate engaged in property development, infrastructure and services.
Founder and CEO of Xiangwushuo
Founder and CEO of Xiangwushuo. Sun has ten years’ experience in the retail and internet industries in China and the US. In 2011, he received his MBA from Stanford University. After graduation, Sun worked as head of retail business at Asia Miles for three years, where he was in charge of virtual currency and data management as well as new market entry and P&L. His three years of experience with point redemption finance systems helped him start Xiangwushuo.
Founder and CEO of Xiangwushuo. Sun has ten years’ experience in the retail and internet industries in China and the US. In 2011, he received his MBA from Stanford University. After graduation, Sun worked as head of retail business at Asia Miles for three years, where he was in charge of virtual currency and data management as well as new market entry and P&L. His three years of experience with point redemption finance systems helped him start Xiangwushuo.
Chief Product Developer of AEInnova
Roger Malet Munté is the Chief Product Developer and co-founder at AEInnova who developed AEInnova’s first patent. He is an industrial electronics engineer who graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where he has been a professor since 2004. From 2010 to 2012, Malet worked as an investigator at the Professional Center for New Technologies. He also developed a Braille keyboard for his final year university project for ONCE, the National Organization for the Blind in Spain.
Roger Malet Munté is the Chief Product Developer and co-founder at AEInnova who developed AEInnova’s first patent. He is an industrial electronics engineer who graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where he has been a professor since 2004. From 2010 to 2012, Malet worked as an investigator at the Professional Center for New Technologies. He also developed a Braille keyboard for his final year university project for ONCE, the National Organization for the Blind in Spain.
Co-founder and CEO of CouncilBox
A physicist from Galicia with entrepreneurial experience, Víctor López García started his professional career as a sales support engineer at Telefónica. In 2002, he co-founded and became CEO of AVA Soluciones Teconológicas.He is the president of EGANET, the association of new tech and internet companies in Galicia. Since 2016, he has been the CEO and co-founder of Councilbox, a blockchain-powered legal tech SaaS that registers and validates certifications and remote corporate meetings.
A physicist from Galicia with entrepreneurial experience, Víctor López García started his professional career as a sales support engineer at Telefónica. In 2002, he co-founded and became CEO of AVA Soluciones Teconológicas.He is the president of EGANET, the association of new tech and internet companies in Galicia. Since 2016, he has been the CEO and co-founder of Councilbox, a blockchain-powered legal tech SaaS that registers and validates certifications and remote corporate meetings.
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
Big Idea Ventures Founder Andrew D Ive: Asia will lead cell-based meat innovation
In a wide-ranging interview, the managing general partner of the US- and Singapore-based foodtech investor also expounds on his goal to extend sustainability to the rest of the food sector, combining good returns with doing good
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
Harnessing its innovative startups, Portugal builds a better cleantech ecosystem
With help from government and private-sector initiatives, Portuguese cleantech startups are playing an ever-increasing role in helping the country meet its energy challenges while cutting harmful greenhouse gases
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
Portugal's health & medtech startups: Taking innovation and disruption to heart
Backed by local and foreign money, Portugal’s healthcare and medical technology startups are hungry to go global
Animal AgTech Innovation Summit 2021: Experts discuss post-pandemic priorities
The pandemic not only put digital tech in everyone’s hands, it also forced thinking about collecting meaningful data and moving it on-demand to both producers and decision makers
Animal AgTech Innovation Summit 2021: Future of aquaculture in the US
With the US Importing over 85% of its seafood, industry experts examine how and why the country should develop a sustainable aquaculture industry
Beatriz González: Seaya Ventures head and Spanish tech VC trailblazer
From Cabify to Glovo, the only woman to head a Spanish VC firm has backed some of the country’s most successful startups to date
Taronga Ventures takes RealTechX to Singapore; plans Japan, US growth
The Australian proptech investor to focus on ESG in its acceleration program, including women under-representation and site safety
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
eShop Ventures: A costly spending spree to create the Spanish Amazon
Behind the downfall of one of Spain's most promising startups
Intudo Ventures: Grooming returning overseas talent for an Indonesia-only bet
Combining the experience and networks of foreign-educated Indonesians with local distribution channels, Intudo’s hyperlocal strategy has attracted $200m in managed assets
Early Charm Ventures: Taking research from the labs to the real world
Instead of investing money, the venture studio gets hands-on, co-running companies with top scientists and their cutting-edge research
Plant-based eggs (Part II): The foodtech startups to watch
Here’s a shortlist of the foodtech startups to watch in the global vegan egg market
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