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Co-founder and CEO of Storial
First-time entrepreneur Steve Wirawan graduated in 2009 from Penn State University, USA, with a double major in Marketing and Economics. He then returned to Indonesia and worked as a research associate at Citibank until 2012. He worked as a real estate consultant for over two years before becoming the co-founder and CEO of digital storytelling platform Storial in 2015.
First-time entrepreneur Steve Wirawan graduated in 2009 from Penn State University, USA, with a double major in Marketing and Economics. He then returned to Indonesia and worked as a research associate at Citibank until 2012. He worked as a real estate consultant for over two years before becoming the co-founder and CEO of digital storytelling platform Storial in 2015.
Co-founder and CEO of KODI
Inra Sumahamijaya was initially trained in chemical engineering, having graduated from Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember with a bachelor's in the field. He has worked for state-owned minerals company Antam and other companies in the oil and gas industry, including Total. He began exploring entrepreneurship in 2017, when he founded two small companies and joined various startup-related support programs. In 2018, he established KODI, a digital platform for cooperative enterprises.
Inra Sumahamijaya was initially trained in chemical engineering, having graduated from Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember with a bachelor's in the field. He has worked for state-owned minerals company Antam and other companies in the oil and gas industry, including Total. He began exploring entrepreneurship in 2017, when he founded two small companies and joined various startup-related support programs. In 2018, he established KODI, a digital platform for cooperative enterprises.
CTO and co-founder of Coinscrap
Oscar Barba is a Galician computer engineer with many years of experience as a tech entrepreneur and CTO of many companies in the fintech sector.He is currently CTO and co-founder of Sensitrade, a revolutionary technology that captures sentiment about the stock market from social networks, and Coinscrap, a mobile app that facilites micro-savings by rounding up purchases made with credit cards to the nearest euro.
Oscar Barba is a Galician computer engineer with many years of experience as a tech entrepreneur and CTO of many companies in the fintech sector.He is currently CTO and co-founder of Sensitrade, a revolutionary technology that captures sentiment about the stock market from social networks, and Coinscrap, a mobile app that facilites micro-savings by rounding up purchases made with credit cards to the nearest euro.
CEO and co-founder of KlikDaily
Gunawan is the CEO and co-founder of FMCG supply chain KlikDaily, which he co-founded with Indra Dhanurendra in 2015. He worked at mobile payment company PT Red Dot Indonesia in Singapore. Gunawan is also Commissioner at PT ALS Energy, an Indonesian holding energy company, and is co-founder pf PT Keping Perak, which focuses on branding activation, graphic design, advertising, and more. He graduated from Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH).
Gunawan is the CEO and co-founder of FMCG supply chain KlikDaily, which he co-founded with Indra Dhanurendra in 2015. He worked at mobile payment company PT Red Dot Indonesia in Singapore. Gunawan is also Commissioner at PT ALS Energy, an Indonesian holding energy company, and is co-founder pf PT Keping Perak, which focuses on branding activation, graphic design, advertising, and more. He graduated from Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH).
COO and co-founder of Intelligent Learning
Tian Yang was among the first batch of Alibaba's data product managers. The product director of Alibaba International was also the head of overseas marketing and customer operations for Taobao.com and created online retail service AliExpress.In January 2018, he joined former Alibaba colleagues Yang Renbin and Li Guibin to set up edtech platform Intelligent Learning in Hangzhou. He is now the COO of the math learning company.
Tian Yang was among the first batch of Alibaba's data product managers. The product director of Alibaba International was also the head of overseas marketing and customer operations for Taobao.com and created online retail service AliExpress.In January 2018, he joined former Alibaba colleagues Yang Renbin and Li Guibin to set up edtech platform Intelligent Learning in Hangzhou. He is now the COO of the math learning company.
R&D and Co-founder of Solatom
Carlo Terruzzi is an industrial and mechanical engineer who spent several years as an industry consultant and led the technical department of CMC Marine, a company building stabilization systems for the maritime component industry. He is co-founder and head of R&D in Solatom, a startup developing solar concentrators for industrial applications. Terruzzi specialized in Mechatronics at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Carlo Terruzzi is an industrial and mechanical engineer who spent several years as an industry consultant and led the technical department of CMC Marine, a company building stabilization systems for the maritime component industry. He is co-founder and head of R&D in Solatom, a startup developing solar concentrators for industrial applications. Terruzzi specialized in Mechatronics at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Principal Software Engineer and co-founder of Xendit
Juan Gonzalez is a software and web developer based in San Francisco. He graduated from the University of California with a Computer Science degree in 2013 and worked as a software engineer at Expedia Inc, where he received an award for stellar performance. However, he left Expedia in 2015 to build a P2P payments platform for the Southeast Asian market. He is both co-founder and principal software engineer at Xendit.
Juan Gonzalez is a software and web developer based in San Francisco. He graduated from the University of California with a Computer Science degree in 2013 and worked as a software engineer at Expedia Inc, where he received an award for stellar performance. However, he left Expedia in 2015 to build a P2P payments platform for the Southeast Asian market. He is both co-founder and principal software engineer at Xendit.
Co-founder and CEO of Crowde
Yohanes Sugihtononugroho is an experienced serial entrepreneur who started his first venture, a shoe manufacturing company, while reading his degree in Business at Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Indonesia. As a student, he had also established agricultural and fashion-related businesses and continued to do so after graduation. His current venture is Crowde, a crowd investment platform connecting farmers and individual investors. Yohanes holds a Professional Development Certificate in Entrepreneurship from Stanford University.
Yohanes Sugihtononugroho is an experienced serial entrepreneur who started his first venture, a shoe manufacturing company, while reading his degree in Business at Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Indonesia. As a student, he had also established agricultural and fashion-related businesses and continued to do so after graduation. His current venture is Crowde, a crowd investment platform connecting farmers and individual investors. Yohanes holds a Professional Development Certificate in Entrepreneurship from Stanford University.
Co-founder of Sego
Founder of failed Daigou Net and later, Pet Guru app (began in 2013), which merged with Sego. Zhou was born in the 1990s, and was still a college student when he began starting his own businesses.
Founder of failed Daigou Net and later, Pet Guru app (began in 2013), which merged with Sego. Zhou was born in the 1990s, and was still a college student when he began starting his own businesses.
Founder and CEO of Youleyangche
Feng Xiaohai is a serial entrepreneur, having founded famous Chinese group-buying site Manzuo.com and P2P auto care platform Youleyangche, and co-founded Xcar.com.cn. He is an applied mathematics graduate of Beijing University of Technology.
Feng Xiaohai is a serial entrepreneur, having founded famous Chinese group-buying site Manzuo.com and P2P auto care platform Youleyangche, and co-founded Xcar.com.cn. He is an applied mathematics graduate of Beijing University of Technology.
Tianjin Venture Capital was co-founded by Tianjin Municipal Science & Technology Commission and Tianjin Municipal Finance Bureau in 2003. It invests mainly in the sectors of advanced manufacturing, TMT, energy conservation & environmental protection, healthcare and consumer services. The firm manages RMB 8bn in capital. Of the 100+ tech startups in which the firm has invested, nearly 10 have gone public in China.
Tianjin Venture Capital was co-founded by Tianjin Municipal Science & Technology Commission and Tianjin Municipal Finance Bureau in 2003. It invests mainly in the sectors of advanced manufacturing, TMT, energy conservation & environmental protection, healthcare and consumer services. The firm manages RMB 8bn in capital. Of the 100+ tech startups in which the firm has invested, nearly 10 have gone public in China.
Founded in 2012, Heyi Group was established via the merger of China’s two leading internet video channels, Youku and Tudou. The group promotes the creation of original video content through IP licensing, native content production and collaborating with users to generate content. In August 2015, it announced a plan to invest RMB 10 billion in content projects. It was acquired by Alibaba Group in 2016.
Founded in 2012, Heyi Group was established via the merger of China’s two leading internet video channels, Youku and Tudou. The group promotes the creation of original video content through IP licensing, native content production and collaborating with users to generate content. In August 2015, it announced a plan to invest RMB 10 billion in content projects. It was acquired by Alibaba Group in 2016.
Founded in 1986 by global industrialist and philanthropist Len Blavatnik, Access Industries is a privately held industrial group with long-term holdings worldwide. It is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in London and Moscow. In 2015, Access Industries established Access Technology Ventures which has invested in Snapchat, Yelp, Alibaba, Spotify, etc.
Founded in 1986 by global industrialist and philanthropist Len Blavatnik, Access Industries is a privately held industrial group with long-term holdings worldwide. It is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in London and Moscow. In 2015, Access Industries established Access Technology Ventures which has invested in Snapchat, Yelp, Alibaba, Spotify, etc.
S2 Capital was founded by Y Combinator alums Sohail Prasad, Samvit Ramadurgam and Ritik Malhotra. The founders of S2 Capital have mostly invested in the US, leveraging their relationships with startups there, both before and during their time at Y Combinator. Payfazz is a notable exception in S2 Capital's portfolio, being the first startup from Indonesia to have participated in the Y Combinator program.
S2 Capital was founded by Y Combinator alums Sohail Prasad, Samvit Ramadurgam and Ritik Malhotra. The founders of S2 Capital have mostly invested in the US, leveraging their relationships with startups there, both before and during their time at Y Combinator. Payfazz is a notable exception in S2 Capital's portfolio, being the first startup from Indonesia to have participated in the Y Combinator program.
UK-based Portuguese unicorn Farfetch is a global omni-channel marketplace for luxury fashion, ranging from established brands to cult and emerging designers. Entrepreneur José Neves started the company in 2007 to enable small designers and fashion retailers to become global players through a single online marketplace. Farfetch participated in the 2019 seed investment round for Didimo, a Portuguese 3D digital twin animation production startup based in Porto.
UK-based Portuguese unicorn Farfetch is a global omni-channel marketplace for luxury fashion, ranging from established brands to cult and emerging designers. Entrepreneur José Neves started the company in 2007 to enable small designers and fashion retailers to become global players through a single online marketplace. Farfetch participated in the 2019 seed investment round for Didimo, a Portuguese 3D digital twin animation production startup based in Porto.
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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