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Co-founder and CRO of Factorial
Bernat Farrero is a co-founder and Head of Corporate Affairs and Corporate Revenue Officer at Spanish human resource startup Factorial. He is also the Founder and CEO of Itnig, a venture builder based in Barcelona, the founder and chairman of Quipu, an account management platform and Camaloon, which offers online designing and printing of commercial products. Trained as a computer science engineer, Farrero is also an experienced entrepreneur and investor, involved in the successful exits of Playfulbet, which was acquired by Exoclick and GymForLess, which was acquired by Sodexo.
Bernat Farrero is a co-founder and Head of Corporate Affairs and Corporate Revenue Officer at Spanish human resource startup Factorial. He is also the Founder and CEO of Itnig, a venture builder based in Barcelona, the founder and chairman of Quipu, an account management platform and Camaloon, which offers online designing and printing of commercial products. Trained as a computer science engineer, Farrero is also an experienced entrepreneur and investor, involved in the successful exits of Playfulbet, which was acquired by Exoclick and GymForLess, which was acquired by Sodexo.
Co-founder and CEO of Triditive
Mariel Diaz Castro is Co-founder and CEO at Triditive, an additive manufacturing technology startup founded in 2016. A Colombian national and mechanical and industrial engineer, Diaz studied at the University of Oviedo prior to launching Triditive. Diaz also lectures in additive manufacturing at industrial engineering school COGITIPA, and is a European Commission Expert in Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. She has been a teacher of creative 3D printing at the University of Oviedo and worked at American 3D print designer Shapeways. Diaz speaks English, Chinese and Spanish.
Mariel Diaz Castro is Co-founder and CEO at Triditive, an additive manufacturing technology startup founded in 2016. A Colombian national and mechanical and industrial engineer, Diaz studied at the University of Oviedo prior to launching Triditive. Diaz also lectures in additive manufacturing at industrial engineering school COGITIPA, and is a European Commission Expert in Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. She has been a teacher of creative 3D printing at the University of Oviedo and worked at American 3D print designer Shapeways. Diaz speaks English, Chinese and Spanish.
Co-founder, Developer of YouClap
Hugo Silva is a Portuguese co-founder and developer at YouClap where he has worked since 2016. He is a Java, JavaScript and C# expert. Silva holds degree and postgraduate qualifications from the University of Aveiro, where he studied IT Systems, and Technologies and Data Systems' Information, Management and Visualization. no usuable pic on LinkedIn, requested from interviewee
Hugo Silva is a Portuguese co-founder and developer at YouClap where he has worked since 2016. He is a Java, JavaScript and C# expert. Silva holds degree and postgraduate qualifications from the University of Aveiro, where he studied IT Systems, and Technologies and Data Systems' Information, Management and Visualization. no usuable pic on LinkedIn, requested from interviewee
Possibly Europe's most famous e-commerce investor, Rocket Internet is known for replicating the business models of successes like Amazon, Alibaba and Uber in new markets. Rocket is based in Berlin and was founded in 2007 by brothers Oliver, Alexander and Marc Samwer. It went public in 2014.
Possibly Europe's most famous e-commerce investor, Rocket Internet is known for replicating the business models of successes like Amazon, Alibaba and Uber in new markets. Rocket is based in Berlin and was founded in 2007 by brothers Oliver, Alexander and Marc Samwer. It went public in 2014.
Fortum Oyj is a Finnish state-owned energy company operating power plants and co-generation plants across the nation. Listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange, Fortum is reputed to be Finland’s biggest company in terms of revenue generated in 2020.It is also Europe's third-largest producer of carbon-free electricity and the second-largest producer of nuclear power. Ranked as the fifth largest heat producer globally, Fortum supplies electricity and heating directly to consumers in Finland, Germany, Central Europe, the UK and the Nordic countries.Fortum invested in Finnish cleantech Infinited Fiber, taking up a 4% stake in 2019, to complement the energy company’s biorefining value chain and to improve resource efficiency. The cleantech investee aims to license its biodegradable fiber technology to help industry partners to manufacture innovative materials from textile and industrial waste.
Fortum Oyj is a Finnish state-owned energy company operating power plants and co-generation plants across the nation. Listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange, Fortum is reputed to be Finland’s biggest company in terms of revenue generated in 2020.It is also Europe's third-largest producer of carbon-free electricity and the second-largest producer of nuclear power. Ranked as the fifth largest heat producer globally, Fortum supplies electricity and heating directly to consumers in Finland, Germany, Central Europe, the UK and the Nordic countries.Fortum invested in Finnish cleantech Infinited Fiber, taking up a 4% stake in 2019, to complement the energy company’s biorefining value chain and to improve resource efficiency. The cleantech investee aims to license its biodegradable fiber technology to help industry partners to manufacture innovative materials from textile and industrial waste.
AngelClub is a capital management platform co-invested by co-founder of Tencent, Zeng Liqing, founder of Matrix Partners, Zhang Ying, and management at TsingVentures, Chuangfuzhi Capital and Panda VC.
AngelClub is a capital management platform co-invested by co-founder of Tencent, Zeng Liqing, founder of Matrix Partners, Zhang Ying, and management at TsingVentures, Chuangfuzhi Capital and Panda VC.
Altitude Partners is a Southampton-based specialist in capital investment and strategic support to help businesses and their management. Altitude’s investment ranges from £1 million to £4 million of active equity investment.
Altitude Partners is a Southampton-based specialist in capital investment and strategic support to help businesses and their management. Altitude’s investment ranges from £1 million to £4 million of active equity investment.
Japanese outsourcing company, Transcosmos was established in 1966. The company currently offers cost reduction services, such as contact center and HR, and sales expansion services such as Big Data analysis.
Japanese outsourcing company, Transcosmos was established in 1966. The company currently offers cost reduction services, such as contact center and HR, and sales expansion services such as Big Data analysis.
CEO and co-founder of Modulous Tech
Chris Bone is co-founder and CEO at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where he has worked since 2018. He is simultaneously director and co-founder at engineering consultancy Optimise, based in London and Dubai, where he has worked since 2012 and where the concept for Modulous was conceived. Prior to these, Bone was CEO at engineering company Bone Steel from 2008-10, founder and director at Globalsport from 2005-8, and founder and managing director at Safe Consulting, part of engineering consultancy WhitbyBird from 1999-2004. His experience has included working on major projects, including Wembley Stadium, BBC Broadcasting House and the Royal Ballet School, as well as designing a process for automating fire protection for steel buildings.
Chris Bone is co-founder and CEO at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where he has worked since 2018. He is simultaneously director and co-founder at engineering consultancy Optimise, based in London and Dubai, where he has worked since 2012 and where the concept for Modulous was conceived. Prior to these, Bone was CEO at engineering company Bone Steel from 2008-10, founder and director at Globalsport from 2005-8, and founder and managing director at Safe Consulting, part of engineering consultancy WhitbyBird from 1999-2004. His experience has included working on major projects, including Wembley Stadium, BBC Broadcasting House and the Royal Ballet School, as well as designing a process for automating fire protection for steel buildings.
Co-founder of Therapixal
Pierre Fillard is Chief Science Officer and co-founder of Therapixel, creator of AI-powered breast cancer screening and diagnosis software MammoScreen. At Therapixel, he previously held the positions of CEO and CTO. Before founding Therapixel, Fillard was a senior research scientist at INRIA (National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology), where he focused on medical imaging and image processing. He has also been a visiting lecturer at CPE Lyon, a research associate at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Agencies Commission, a PhD candidate at INRIA, and a research assistant at the University of North Carolina. He has a diploma from the HEC School of Management, a master’s in science, mathematics and computer science from the Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne and a degree in engineering, computer science, and applied mathematics from the Ecole Supérieure de Chimie Physique Electronique de Lyon.
Pierre Fillard is Chief Science Officer and co-founder of Therapixel, creator of AI-powered breast cancer screening and diagnosis software MammoScreen. At Therapixel, he previously held the positions of CEO and CTO. Before founding Therapixel, Fillard was a senior research scientist at INRIA (National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology), where he focused on medical imaging and image processing. He has also been a visiting lecturer at CPE Lyon, a research associate at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Agencies Commission, a PhD candidate at INRIA, and a research assistant at the University of North Carolina. He has a diploma from the HEC School of Management, a master’s in science, mathematics and computer science from the Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne and a degree in engineering, computer science, and applied mathematics from the Ecole Supérieure de Chimie Physique Electronique de Lyon.
Led by media and entertainment veteran Frank Yang (Yang Xingnong), ANTS Venture Capital conducts early-stage investments in Chinese companies from the TMT, culture & entertainment, healthcare, consumption & retail and new energy sectors. It expects its selected companies to become market leaders in their industries, with a CAGR of at least 30% and the potential to go public in two years.
Led by media and entertainment veteran Frank Yang (Yang Xingnong), ANTS Venture Capital conducts early-stage investments in Chinese companies from the TMT, culture & entertainment, healthcare, consumption & retail and new energy sectors. It expects its selected companies to become market leaders in their industries, with a CAGR of at least 30% and the potential to go public in two years.
Founded in 2014, EVERVC is a platform for startups and investors to seek financing and investing opportunities. As of 4Q2015, EVERVC had helped 170 startups to get investment of over RMB 900 million. It has invested in 40 startups, about 16 of which have received follow-up investment from prominent investors such as Matrix Partners China, NewMargin Capital, JD.com and Zhonglu VC.
Founded in 2014, EVERVC is a platform for startups and investors to seek financing and investing opportunities. As of 4Q2015, EVERVC had helped 170 startups to get investment of over RMB 900 million. It has invested in 40 startups, about 16 of which have received follow-up investment from prominent investors such as Matrix Partners China, NewMargin Capital, JD.com and Zhonglu VC.
Avianta Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm helmed by Fernando Jamie-Fernández, who is also co-founder of the Madrid-based Bipi, a Spanish on-demand car rental app startup. Headquartered in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico, Avianta Capital also has a satellite office in Madrid to facilitate cross-border investments and operations between Spain and Latin America.
Avianta Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm helmed by Fernando Jamie-Fernández, who is also co-founder of the Madrid-based Bipi, a Spanish on-demand car rental app startup. Headquartered in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico, Avianta Capital also has a satellite office in Madrid to facilitate cross-border investments and operations between Spain and Latin America.
Tetuan Valley has built a network of over 500 entrepreneurs through its six-week Madrid-based Startup School program, which was started in 2009 and is in its 25th edition. Partnering with Google, the European Commission, MIT and universities in Spain, Tetuan offers early stage startups guidance on financial and commercial strategy, while providing technology mentors to support them on product development.
Tetuan Valley has built a network of over 500 entrepreneurs through its six-week Madrid-based Startup School program, which was started in 2009 and is in its 25th edition. Partnering with Google, the European Commission, MIT and universities in Spain, Tetuan offers early stage startups guidance on financial and commercial strategy, while providing technology mentors to support them on product development.
AddVentures is the venture capital arm of the Siamese Cement Group (SCG), a Thai conglomerate of businesses. The VC focuses on industrial and B2B startups. Besides backing startups, it has also invested in Vertex Ventures (Temasek's venture arm) and the B2B-focused Wavemaker Partners. AddVentures offers the opportunity for its portfolio companies to build synergies with SCG companies and other long-term partnership schemes.
AddVentures is the venture capital arm of the Siamese Cement Group (SCG), a Thai conglomerate of businesses. The VC focuses on industrial and B2B startups. Besides backing startups, it has also invested in Vertex Ventures (Temasek's venture arm) and the B2B-focused Wavemaker Partners. AddVentures offers the opportunity for its portfolio companies to build synergies with SCG companies and other long-term partnership schemes.
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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