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CTO and co-founder of Everimpact
Alain Retière is CTO and co-founder of Everimpact, a GHG monitoring company that uses satellites, ground sensors, AI and machine learning to deliver more accurate carbon emissions data to public bodies, municipalities, and businesses.Retière has rich experience in sustainable development, climate change, as well as satellite technology. He was previously an agro-economist and senior scientific advisor at sustainable development organizations, public bodies, and international organisations, with three decades of field experience across 120 countries. In the course of his career, Retière spent a total of 13 years as director of two satellite-related agencies under the UN. This included three years managing CLIMSAT, a specialized center under the UNDP helping local government bodies assess the impact of climate change by using satellite and geo-spatial data, as well as 10 years at the helm of UNOSAT, the UN emergency satellite service. For his service at UNOSAT, he received the UN21 Award from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2005.Retière graduated from Groupe Ecole supérieure d'Agriculture d'Angers and holds a postgraduate degree from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, which is now part of Sorbonne University.
Alain Retière is CTO and co-founder of Everimpact, a GHG monitoring company that uses satellites, ground sensors, AI and machine learning to deliver more accurate carbon emissions data to public bodies, municipalities, and businesses.Retière has rich experience in sustainable development, climate change, as well as satellite technology. He was previously an agro-economist and senior scientific advisor at sustainable development organizations, public bodies, and international organisations, with three decades of field experience across 120 countries. In the course of his career, Retière spent a total of 13 years as director of two satellite-related agencies under the UN. This included three years managing CLIMSAT, a specialized center under the UNDP helping local government bodies assess the impact of climate change by using satellite and geo-spatial data, as well as 10 years at the helm of UNOSAT, the UN emergency satellite service. For his service at UNOSAT, he received the UN21 Award from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2005.Retière graduated from Groupe Ecole supérieure d'Agriculture d'Angers and holds a postgraduate degree from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, which is now part of Sorbonne University.
Established in 2000. With RMB 15 billion under management, Fortune Capital focuses on companies in the TMT, consumer goods & services, modern agriculture and cleantech sectors. It has invested in about 300 startups including Qingke, Hammerhead Sharks, StoreMax and NTS Technology.
Established in 2000. With RMB 15 billion under management, Fortune Capital focuses on companies in the TMT, consumer goods & services, modern agriculture and cleantech sectors. It has invested in about 300 startups including Qingke, Hammerhead Sharks, StoreMax and NTS Technology.
The Chinese affiliate of top Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital was founded in 2005 by Neil Shen (Shen Nanpeng), a co-founder of Ctrip, China's largest travel booking site. With more than US$6 billion under management in 2015, the firm has invested in more than 300 startups in China, including some of the country's biggest brands: Alibaba, JD.com, Didi, DJI, Sina and Qihoo 360. Sequoia, together with China Broadband Capital, also helped to bring to China LinkedIn and AirBnB, companies that both have invested in.
The Chinese affiliate of top Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital was founded in 2005 by Neil Shen (Shen Nanpeng), a co-founder of Ctrip, China's largest travel booking site. With more than US$6 billion under management in 2015, the firm has invested in more than 300 startups in China, including some of the country's biggest brands: Alibaba, JD.com, Didi, DJI, Sina and Qihoo 360. Sequoia, together with China Broadband Capital, also helped to bring to China LinkedIn and AirBnB, companies that both have invested in.
Founded in 1992 in Shanghai, Red Star Macalline is China's largest furniture retailer. By the end of 2017, it had built up a network of 256 shopping malls, offering home furnishings of about 20,000 brands across 177 cities in China. The company also engages in interior design and renovation. The company has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2015 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in January 2018, making it the first Chinese home furnishing company listed on both exchanges.
Founded in 1992 in Shanghai, Red Star Macalline is China's largest furniture retailer. By the end of 2017, it had built up a network of 256 shopping malls, offering home furnishings of about 20,000 brands across 177 cities in China. The company also engages in interior design and renovation. The company has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2015 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in January 2018, making it the first Chinese home furnishing company listed on both exchanges.
DFS Lab is a fintech-centric incubator/accelerator company with a focus on emerging markets. Supported by a US$4.8 million grant from the Gates Foundation, many of the portfolio companies provide fintech products and also help to improve the financial literacy education for people in developing countries. About 50% of the startups are run by female co-founders and 73% originate from the emerging markets.
DFS Lab is a fintech-centric incubator/accelerator company with a focus on emerging markets. Supported by a US$4.8 million grant from the Gates Foundation, many of the portfolio companies provide fintech products and also help to improve the financial literacy education for people in developing countries. About 50% of the startups are run by female co-founders and 73% originate from the emerging markets.
Founded in 1972 by Sudono Salim, aka Liem Sioe Liong, the Salim Group is now headed by his son Anthoni Salim. The Salim Group is one of Indonesia's biggest diversified conglomerates, with business interests in real estate, banking, automotive, telecommunications and F&B. Flagship brands include Bank BCA, Bogasari (wheat flour manufacturer) and Indofood, one of the world's largest producer of instant noodles. The Salim Group is a partner of NUS Enterprise, the startup incubator wing of the National University of Singapore.
Founded in 1972 by Sudono Salim, aka Liem Sioe Liong, the Salim Group is now headed by his son Anthoni Salim. The Salim Group is one of Indonesia's biggest diversified conglomerates, with business interests in real estate, banking, automotive, telecommunications and F&B. Flagship brands include Bank BCA, Bogasari (wheat flour manufacturer) and Indofood, one of the world's largest producer of instant noodles. The Salim Group is a partner of NUS Enterprise, the startup incubator wing of the National University of Singapore.
Salvador García Andrés received his MSc in Telecommunications Engineering from Alfonso X el Sabio University in 2000. He also studied Finance at the London School of Economics in 2002.He has held several senior positions in the FX and trading desks of ABN Amro, Rabobank and Vega Capital. In 2009, he co-founded Ebury, a fintech company that offers a range of financial products to help SMEs expand internationally.García Andrés is an active angel investor in European tech startups.
Salvador García Andrés received his MSc in Telecommunications Engineering from Alfonso X el Sabio University in 2000. He also studied Finance at the London School of Economics in 2002.He has held several senior positions in the FX and trading desks of ABN Amro, Rabobank and Vega Capital. In 2009, he co-founded Ebury, a fintech company that offers a range of financial products to help SMEs expand internationally.García Andrés is an active angel investor in European tech startups.
Point72 Ventures is the investment arm of US financial group Point 72, established in 2016 in New York. Its principal interests are Fintech, Enterprise technology and A.I. It currently manages 39 companies in its portfolio and has managed the exit of another company, enterprise tech Apprente. Its recent investments include leading multilingual AI-driven translation platform Unbabel's US$60m Series C round, as well as leading the US$42m Series B investment round of Mexican fintech Creditjusto.
Point72 Ventures is the investment arm of US financial group Point 72, established in 2016 in New York. Its principal interests are Fintech, Enterprise technology and A.I. It currently manages 39 companies in its portfolio and has managed the exit of another company, enterprise tech Apprente. Its recent investments include leading multilingual AI-driven translation platform Unbabel's US$60m Series C round, as well as leading the US$42m Series B investment round of Mexican fintech Creditjusto.
Founded in 1904, Duke Energy is a North Carolina-based utilities company that has the objective of zero methane emissions by 2030. It occasianally invests in US tech startups looking to offset greenhouse gas emissions and has invested in four startups to date. Its most recent investments were in the $50m 2020 Series C round of SOURCE Global (formerly Zero Mass Water), the premier off-grid drinking water production tech using solar-powered panels, and in the 2019 $5m round of energy management software producer Phoenix ET.
Founded in 1904, Duke Energy is a North Carolina-based utilities company that has the objective of zero methane emissions by 2030. It occasianally invests in US tech startups looking to offset greenhouse gas emissions and has invested in four startups to date. Its most recent investments were in the $50m 2020 Series C round of SOURCE Global (formerly Zero Mass Water), the premier off-grid drinking water production tech using solar-powered panels, and in the 2019 $5m round of energy management software producer Phoenix ET.
Jeffrey Leiden is a physician and scientist of more than 40 years, who is currently the executive chairman of US-based multinational biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Leiden is also the chairman of Casana, a remote healthcare platform and the chairman of Tmunity, a biotech dedicated to T-cell research. In March 2021, he participated as an angel investor in the $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech.
Jeffrey Leiden is a physician and scientist of more than 40 years, who is currently the executive chairman of US-based multinational biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Leiden is also the chairman of Casana, a remote healthcare platform and the chairman of Tmunity, a biotech dedicated to T-cell research. In March 2021, he participated as an angel investor in the $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech.
Co-founder and CTO of Kostoom
Indra Rukasyah is a co-founder and CTO of Kostoom. He is currently also working as an IT officer at PT Surya Nugraha Nusantara Finance.Indra has been involved in running several businesses with his wife Putry Yuliastutik. He was a co-founder of Bigalia, an online marketplace for heavy equipment in Indonesia that was set up in 2015. Besides Bigalia and Kostoom, he had also worked as a graphic and web designer at another joint enterprise iP Logo Design. Like his wife Putry, Indra was also a graduate in Mathematics from the University of Indonesia.
Indra Rukasyah is a co-founder and CTO of Kostoom. He is currently also working as an IT officer at PT Surya Nugraha Nusantara Finance.Indra has been involved in running several businesses with his wife Putry Yuliastutik. He was a co-founder of Bigalia, an online marketplace for heavy equipment in Indonesia that was set up in 2015. Besides Bigalia and Kostoom, he had also worked as a graphic and web designer at another joint enterprise iP Logo Design. Like his wife Putry, Indra was also a graduate in Mathematics from the University of Indonesia.
Co-founder and CEO of HarukaEdu
An Accounting graduate from Indonesia, Novistiar Rustandi went to the US to obtain an MBA and a master’s in Information Systems Technology at the George Washington University.He worked as a manager at PwC in Washington DC for seven years before returning home in 2011 to set up Nextweb Technologies. He was also a director at a startup incubator Jakarta Founder Institute for almost five years. He became a co-founder and the CEO of PT Haruka Evolusi Digital Utama in April 2013. He also lectures at Bina Nusantara University and Surya University during his free time.
An Accounting graduate from Indonesia, Novistiar Rustandi went to the US to obtain an MBA and a master’s in Information Systems Technology at the George Washington University.He worked as a manager at PwC in Washington DC for seven years before returning home in 2011 to set up Nextweb Technologies. He was also a director at a startup incubator Jakarta Founder Institute for almost five years. He became a co-founder and the CEO of PT Haruka Evolusi Digital Utama in April 2013. He also lectures at Bina Nusantara University and Surya University during his free time.
Co-founder and CEO of Sonar
Amien Krisna is an experienced web and game developer with over 15 years of experience. After graduating in Information Technology from the Universitas Gunadarma in 2002, he worked as an app developer at Perwanal #10, a marketing agency that was later acquired by Saatchi & Saatchi. He left Perwanal in 2005 to found a digital marketing and development agency that he exited in 2012. Amien went on to co-found Sonar, a digital media analytics platform. He is now the CEO of Sonar and is also the managing director of Kana Cipta Media, a digital marketing agency.
Amien Krisna is an experienced web and game developer with over 15 years of experience. After graduating in Information Technology from the Universitas Gunadarma in 2002, he worked as an app developer at Perwanal #10, a marketing agency that was later acquired by Saatchi & Saatchi. He left Perwanal in 2005 to found a digital marketing and development agency that he exited in 2012. Amien went on to co-found Sonar, a digital media analytics platform. He is now the CEO of Sonar and is also the managing director of Kana Cipta Media, a digital marketing agency.
Founder and Former CEO of CekAja
International relations graduate, John Patrick Ellis worked in East Indonesia for two years with ViA-Volunteers Asia in 2005. He has picked up some Manggarai dialect along the way and also speaks Indonesian. In 2011, John created Harpoon Mobile, a maptech software that was later sold to a North American online marketing company in 2013. He went on to co-found C88 Financial Technologies Pte Ltd in Singapore that acquired CekAja and Otobro in Indonesia. John became the Group CEO of C88. The group’s other co-founder and chairman Karl Knoflach is based in the Philippines.
International relations graduate, John Patrick Ellis worked in East Indonesia for two years with ViA-Volunteers Asia in 2005. He has picked up some Manggarai dialect along the way and also speaks Indonesian. In 2011, John created Harpoon Mobile, a maptech software that was later sold to a North American online marketing company in 2013. He went on to co-found C88 Financial Technologies Pte Ltd in Singapore that acquired CekAja and Otobro in Indonesia. John became the Group CEO of C88. The group’s other co-founder and chairman Karl Knoflach is based in the Philippines.
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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