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Co-founder, CEO, Business Development Manager of FarmCloud
Miguel Matos is a Portuguese entrepreneur and co-founder of FarmCloud, where he has been CEO and head of business development since 2016. He had earlier been a partner and sales manager at FarmControl World and FarmControl Brasil, the forerunners of FarmCloud. Matos is also co-founder of biometrics company Sidelmat and founder of Portugal's first company developing biometric solutions, BioGlobal, where he was CEO from 2011 to 2014. Matos holds a degree majoring in Marketing from the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE).
Miguel Matos is a Portuguese entrepreneur and co-founder of FarmCloud, where he has been CEO and head of business development since 2016. He had earlier been a partner and sales manager at FarmControl World and FarmControl Brasil, the forerunners of FarmCloud. Matos is also co-founder of biometrics company Sidelmat and founder of Portugal's first company developing biometric solutions, BioGlobal, where he was CEO from 2011 to 2014. Matos holds a degree majoring in Marketing from the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE).
Co-founder of Veniam
One of TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2009, Robin Chase is a Massachusetts-based transportation entrepreneur. She co-founded car sharing startups Zipcar, where she also served as CEO, France's Buzzcar (now merged with Drivy) and GoLoco, as well as car connectivity company Veniam. Today, she is on the boards of Veniam, the World Resources Institute and Tucows, an internet services provider. Chase is married to Roy Russell, CTO and co-founder of Veniam and former founding CTO of Zipcar. She has featured on several influential advisory panels and worked for a decade in health consulting at JSI.
One of TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2009, Robin Chase is a Massachusetts-based transportation entrepreneur. She co-founded car sharing startups Zipcar, where she also served as CEO, France's Buzzcar (now merged with Drivy) and GoLoco, as well as car connectivity company Veniam. Today, she is on the boards of Veniam, the World Resources Institute and Tucows, an internet services provider. Chase is married to Roy Russell, CTO and co-founder of Veniam and former founding CTO of Zipcar. She has featured on several influential advisory panels and worked for a decade in health consulting at JSI.
CEO and Co-founder of Coinffeine
Alberto Gómez Toribio is a computer engineer and an influential blockchain expert in Spain. In 2013, he co-founded Coinffeine, a P2P cryptocurrency exchange platform and the first to on-board a banking investor. Coinffeine consulted institutions including the Bank of Spain, the US Federal Reserve and the European Commission during development of the platform. In 2015, Toribio established the blockchain division within the Barrabés Group to launch blockchain startups projects. He has also worked as a technology expert for Sony Entertainment and Telefonica R&D. Currently he is working on projects developing blockchain strategies to identify business opportunities and new innovative product design.
Alberto Gómez Toribio is a computer engineer and an influential blockchain expert in Spain. In 2013, he co-founded Coinffeine, a P2P cryptocurrency exchange platform and the first to on-board a banking investor. Coinffeine consulted institutions including the Bank of Spain, the US Federal Reserve and the European Commission during development of the platform. In 2015, Toribio established the blockchain division within the Barrabés Group to launch blockchain startups projects. He has also worked as a technology expert for Sony Entertainment and Telefonica R&D. Currently he is working on projects developing blockchain strategies to identify business opportunities and new innovative product design.
Co-CEO and co-founder of Elio
Walton Hartanto graduated in Business Administration and Management at the University of Southern California in 2014. While in the US, he worked for over a year as a financial analyst at Houlihan Lokey, an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company in San Francisco. In 2016, he worked as an analyst for private equity firm General Atlantic in Singapore. He returned to Jakarta in August 2018 and worked in business development for Wahyu Abadi, an Indonesian company that focused on printing, packaging, digital and supply chain technology. Walton and his older brother Waldo co-founded Elio in April 2018, an Indonesian online health clinic for men.
Walton Hartanto graduated in Business Administration and Management at the University of Southern California in 2014. While in the US, he worked for over a year as a financial analyst at Houlihan Lokey, an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company in San Francisco. In 2016, he worked as an analyst for private equity firm General Atlantic in Singapore. He returned to Jakarta in August 2018 and worked in business development for Wahyu Abadi, an Indonesian company that focused on printing, packaging, digital and supply chain technology. Walton and his older brother Waldo co-founded Elio in April 2018, an Indonesian online health clinic for men.
Co-founder of Hangry
A co-founder of virtual restaurant business Hangry, Robin Tan is new to the F&B business. He is, however, not new to the world of tech startups and entrepreneurship. Between 2017 and 2019, he worked as the CTO of P2P lending startup Taralite. After Taralite was acquired by Lippo-affiliated mobile payment company OVO, he became a product lead within OVO’s ecosystem. In September 2019, he and Taralite co-founder Abraham Viktor, who had also joined OVO, decided to establish Hangry. Tan now handles tech and marketing for Hangry.Prior to his career at Taralite, Tan had worked as an analyst and associate for JP Morgan & Chase, based in Singapore.
A co-founder of virtual restaurant business Hangry, Robin Tan is new to the F&B business. He is, however, not new to the world of tech startups and entrepreneurship. Between 2017 and 2019, he worked as the CTO of P2P lending startup Taralite. After Taralite was acquired by Lippo-affiliated mobile payment company OVO, he became a product lead within OVO’s ecosystem. In September 2019, he and Taralite co-founder Abraham Viktor, who had also joined OVO, decided to establish Hangry. Tan now handles tech and marketing for Hangry.Prior to his career at Taralite, Tan had worked as an analyst and associate for JP Morgan & Chase, based in Singapore.
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.
CEO and co-founder of Infinited Fiber
Petri Alava has over 15 years of industry experience in logistics, publishing and waste management. In 1989, he completed a master’s in industrial engineering and started his management career at Finncont Oy, a subsidiary of GWS Group. He went on to work at Rocla Oy in 2001 as managing director of the Rocla Robotruck Group with manufacturing units in Finland and Sweden. He also held senior management roles at Vapo Oy and Kekkilä Oy.In 2015, he became the managing partner of Profon Oy and also co-founded cleantech materials startup Infinited Fiber as CEO. Based in Helsinki, he is also currently chairman of various companies, as well as the CEO of Solid Environmental Technologies.
Petri Alava has over 15 years of industry experience in logistics, publishing and waste management. In 1989, he completed a master’s in industrial engineering and started his management career at Finncont Oy, a subsidiary of GWS Group. He went on to work at Rocla Oy in 2001 as managing director of the Rocla Robotruck Group with manufacturing units in Finland and Sweden. He also held senior management roles at Vapo Oy and Kekkilä Oy.In 2015, he became the managing partner of Profon Oy and also co-founded cleantech materials startup Infinited Fiber as CEO. Based in Helsinki, he is also currently chairman of various companies, as well as the CEO of Solid Environmental Technologies.
Co-founder and CEO of Kerjabilitas
After graduating in 2004 from the Universitas Negeri Surabaya in Indonesia, Rubby Emir worked at various NGOs and social enterprises, including the Red Cross and Rainforest Alliance.In 2014, he co-founded a nonprofit enterprise Saujana, working on environmental conservation and social issues. In 2015, the Saujana team launched Kerjabilitas, a job search platform for disabled people in Indonesia. Rubby is also a senior project manager at the Humanitarian Benchmark Consulting that provides consulting and support services for humanitarian activities.
After graduating in 2004 from the Universitas Negeri Surabaya in Indonesia, Rubby Emir worked at various NGOs and social enterprises, including the Red Cross and Rainforest Alliance.In 2014, he co-founded a nonprofit enterprise Saujana, working on environmental conservation and social issues. In 2015, the Saujana team launched Kerjabilitas, a job search platform for disabled people in Indonesia. Rubby is also a senior project manager at the Humanitarian Benchmark Consulting that provides consulting and support services for humanitarian activities.
Co-founder and CEO of Muslimarket
Pramadita Tasmaya, aka Riel, has a master’s in International Business from Australia’s Monash University and also an MBA from Nottingham University Business School, United Kingdom. He has worked at Citibank, HSBC and Asuransi Syariah Mubarakah before becoming the managing director of oil company PT Ranji Karya Sakti in 2012.In 2013, he founded Eempat Kapital, using the boutique investment and consulting company as a springboard for other ventures including Muslimarket, Rifat Drive Labs, Kurirmart and social media consulting firm Sharkcode Indonesia.
Pramadita Tasmaya, aka Riel, has a master’s in International Business from Australia’s Monash University and also an MBA from Nottingham University Business School, United Kingdom. He has worked at Citibank, HSBC and Asuransi Syariah Mubarakah before becoming the managing director of oil company PT Ranji Karya Sakti in 2012.In 2013, he founded Eempat Kapital, using the boutique investment and consulting company as a springboard for other ventures including Muslimarket, Rifat Drive Labs, Kurirmart and social media consulting firm Sharkcode Indonesia.
Co-founder and Head of Research of Wide Eyes
Long Long Yu graduated from the University of Siena in Italy with a degree in Software Engineering, later specializing in Computer Vision and AI at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. In 2013, he co-founded Wide Eyes, a visual search engine for the fashion and retail industry, where he is its head of research. His technical interests include biometric pattern analysis, visual object tracking, machine learning and object detection. Originally from China, Yu speaks Chinese, Italian, Spanish and English.
Long Long Yu graduated from the University of Siena in Italy with a degree in Software Engineering, later specializing in Computer Vision and AI at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. In 2013, he co-founded Wide Eyes, a visual search engine for the fashion and retail industry, where he is its head of research. His technical interests include biometric pattern analysis, visual object tracking, machine learning and object detection. Originally from China, Yu speaks Chinese, Italian, Spanish and English.
Co-founder and CMO of Feedloop
Muhammad Ajie is a serial entrepreneur who previously co-founded a cafe, a coworking space and a video game development studio. In 2012, the marketing graduate from Institut Teknologi Bandung and four friends established Cafe Siete, with Ajie as CMO. A year later he opened Tinker Games, a mobile game development studio based in Bandung. In 2014, he co-founded CO&CO, Bandung's first coworking space. He left Tinker and Siete in 2018 to set up and run Feedloop as CMO.
Muhammad Ajie is a serial entrepreneur who previously co-founded a cafe, a coworking space and a video game development studio. In 2012, the marketing graduate from Institut Teknologi Bandung and four friends established Cafe Siete, with Ajie as CMO. A year later he opened Tinker Games, a mobile game development studio based in Bandung. In 2014, he co-founded CO&CO, Bandung's first coworking space. He left Tinker and Siete in 2018 to set up and run Feedloop as CMO.
Co-founder and CEO of Agate
Arief Widhiyasa is an Agate co-founder and one of the original 18 members of the game development studio who met at Bandung Institute of Technology and began the company after graduation. He and his teammates did not have prior experience in running a business – Arief's bachelor's degree is in Computer Science – but they powered through and the company is still going strong more than 10 years later. Arief was named among Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Consumer Tech category.
Arief Widhiyasa is an Agate co-founder and one of the original 18 members of the game development studio who met at Bandung Institute of Technology and began the company after graduation. He and his teammates did not have prior experience in running a business – Arief's bachelor's degree is in Computer Science – but they powered through and the company is still going strong more than 10 years later. Arief was named among Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Consumer Tech category.
Co-founder and CMO of Agate
Shieny Aprilia is one of Agate's original 18 members and has been with the company since it was established in 2009. She was originally tasked with managing the company's operations and finances while still working as a game programmer and producer. As Agate continued to grow, she took over the role of COO and eventually became Chief Marketing Officer.Like most of the other original members of Agate, Shieny graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in Informatics Engineering.
Shieny Aprilia is one of Agate's original 18 members and has been with the company since it was established in 2009. She was originally tasked with managing the company's operations and finances while still working as a game programmer and producer. As Agate continued to grow, she took over the role of COO and eventually became Chief Marketing Officer.Like most of the other original members of Agate, Shieny graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in Informatics Engineering.
Founder of TreeFrog Therapeutics
Maxime Feyeux is President, CSO and co-founder of TreeFrog Therapeutics whose proprietory C-Stem technology mass-produces high-quality pluripotent stem cells in a 3D environment. Prior to founding TreeFrog in 2018, Feyeux worked as a maturation engineer at Aquitaine Science Transfert and completed a post-doctoral degree at Bordeaux’s Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives. He also has a post-doctoral degree from the University of Geneva and completed his PhD in neurobiology and neurosciences at the Université d’Evry-Val d’Essone.
Maxime Feyeux is President, CSO and co-founder of TreeFrog Therapeutics whose proprietory C-Stem technology mass-produces high-quality pluripotent stem cells in a 3D environment. Prior to founding TreeFrog in 2018, Feyeux worked as a maturation engineer at Aquitaine Science Transfert and completed a post-doctoral degree at Bordeaux’s Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives. He also has a post-doctoral degree from the University of Geneva and completed his PhD in neurobiology and neurosciences at the Université d’Evry-Val d’Essone.
Founder and CEO of Qingke
Jin Guangjie has 20 years of professional experience in the areas of law and IT, and is Vice-President of Shanghai’s Youth Association, Xuhui District.
Jin Guangjie has 20 years of professional experience in the areas of law and IT, and is Vice-President of Shanghai’s Youth Association, Xuhui District.
BeeHero: Agritech for bee health and better crop pollination
Combining AI, smart sensors and the world’s largest bee database, BeeHero accurately predicts disorders in colonies, helping beekeepers reduce the mortality rate of bees vital for crop pollination
AgroCenta: Providing market access and credit to African smallholder farmers
AgroCenta’s platforms empower Ghanaian subsistence farmers, especially women, boosting productivity and sales with e-payments, micro-credits and insurance, and direct connections to buyers, cutting out the intermediaries
Vence: Virtual fencing for sustainable livestock rearing
The startup uses GPS and AI algorithms to create virtual fences that work with animal collars for more efficient management of livestock and grasslands
ID Capital CEO & founder Isabelle Decitre, an early mover investing in Asian agrifood startups
An early backer of Ynsect, one of the best-funded insect protein startups to date, Decitre sees growing interest in agrifood tech startups, but notes they still need to offer exit opportunities
Future Food Asia: Covid-19 sparked dramatic shifts in agriculture in China and India
Key Chinese players from e-commerce giant Pinduoduo and and agritech VC Omnivore share their insights at last week’s agrifood conference by ID Capital
Smart Agrifood Summit 2021: A global innovation ecosystem is needed to catch up with other sectors
Investors from SVG Ventures/THRIVE, Pinduoduo and others agree that players must join forces to boost agrifood tech investment, internationally and across the value chain
Smart Agrifood Summit 2019 big winner Agri Marketplace makes fair trade easy
Winner of Best Startup and Best Innovative Agrifood Startup, Agri Marketplace presented its fast, transparent and interconnected crop trading platform at Málaga Smart Agrifood Summit 2019
Loones' cooperative e-marketplace connects farmers directly with agrifood businesses
Loones, Spain's first cooperative-based e-marketplace for bulk produce, helps traditional agricultural producers go digital
European agritech is the new global focus, as startup investments nearly doubled in 2019
Last year, European agritech surpassed China for the first time in investments received, with openings in multiple subsectors from big data to blockchain
Pula: Pioneering insurtech helps to improve Africa's food security
With Kenyan insurtech Pula’s micro-insurance products, millions of farmers no longer have to bear the full risk of losses from natural disasters and crop failures
Sophie's Bionutrients: Alternative protein from microalgae
Inspired by fish in the ocean, the startup developed microalgae-based flour that can take on unlimited forms, textures or colors to make almost any alt protein product
AgNext seeks less food loss, fairer prices for farmers with food quality analysis tech
Taking computer vision and chemical analysis to the fields for quick crop quality checks, Punjab-based AgNext eyes Asian expansion, and insurtech, fintech opportunities
iOLAND: Farm management technology created for and by farmers
Precision farming startup iOLAND provides farmers recommendations based on data collected by its IoT devices and refined by machine learning
Plant-based meat faces backlash in China despite gaining traction
An innocuous video clip sparked debate on social media over plant-based meat, with suspicion about its nutritional value, cost-effectiveness and even the motives of foreign companies
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
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