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CEO and co-founder of XAG
Peng Bin graduated at Xidian University in Xi’an with a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2004. After working at Microsoft China as an engineer for two years, the aeromodelling enthusiast started XAIRCRAFT in 2007 when he was 25 years old. The startup was renamed as XAG in 2014, with Peng as CEO. In 2020, Peng made it onto the Forbes China “40 Under 40” list.
Peng Bin graduated at Xidian University in Xi’an with a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2004. After working at Microsoft China as an engineer for two years, the aeromodelling enthusiast started XAIRCRAFT in 2007 when he was 25 years old. The startup was renamed as XAG in 2014, with Peng as CEO. In 2020, Peng made it onto the Forbes China “40 Under 40” list.
Co-founder of Ajaib
During her time as a consultant at McKinsey from 2012 to 2014, Yada Piyajomkwan worked with governments from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on financial inclusion. The topic became her focus of study when she enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School of Business’ MBA program as a Fulbright scholar. After earning her MBA, she and fellow Stanford alumnus Anderson Sumarli established online investment advisory startup Ajaib.
During her time as a consultant at McKinsey from 2012 to 2014, Yada Piyajomkwan worked with governments from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on financial inclusion. The topic became her focus of study when she enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School of Business’ MBA program as a Fulbright scholar. After earning her MBA, she and fellow Stanford alumnus Anderson Sumarli established online investment advisory startup Ajaib.
Co-founder of Dingdang Medicine Express
Xu Huansheng was born in 1979 and obtained an MBA from the National School of Development, Peking University. He founded Baidu’s smart hardware unit and Baidu Cloud during his four years at Baidu in the early 2010s. He co-founded Dingdang Medicine Express in 2014. He is now a senior partner at Feihe Dairy (Firmus), one of the biggest infant and toddler formula producers in China.
Xu Huansheng was born in 1979 and obtained an MBA from the National School of Development, Peking University. He founded Baidu’s smart hardware unit and Baidu Cloud during his four years at Baidu in the early 2010s. He co-founded Dingdang Medicine Express in 2014. He is now a senior partner at Feihe Dairy (Firmus), one of the biggest infant and toddler formula producers in China.
Frontline Ventures is a London-based VC firm that typically invests in early-stage B2B companies with the bulk of funding going toward European companies seeking a U.S. expansion. The current Fund II, worth €60 million, closed in 2016 and they are looking to make investments of between €200,000 and €3 million each.
Frontline Ventures is a London-based VC firm that typically invests in early-stage B2B companies with the bulk of funding going toward European companies seeking a U.S. expansion. The current Fund II, worth €60 million, closed in 2016 and they are looking to make investments of between €200,000 and €3 million each.
China Softbank Capital (SBCVC)
Established in 2000 and led by Chauncey Shey (Xue Cunhe), the SoftBank-backed VC/PE firm manages over US$2 billion, focusing on companies in the TMT, cleantech, healthcare, consumer/retail and advanced manufacturing sectors. Notable investments include Alibaba, Focus Media Holding, Wanguo Data, Shenwu Group, GDS, PPLive and Yooli.
Established in 2000 and led by Chauncey Shey (Xue Cunhe), the SoftBank-backed VC/PE firm manages over US$2 billion, focusing on companies in the TMT, cleantech, healthcare, consumer/retail and advanced manufacturing sectors. Notable investments include Alibaba, Focus Media Holding, Wanguo Data, Shenwu Group, GDS, PPLive and Yooli.
With almost 20 years’ experience, ChinaEquity Group is one of the first Chinese investment firms. It was founded by Wang Chaoyong, a former child prodigy and one of the first Chinese people to study abroad and work on Wall Street as a banker. ChinaEquity Group invests in TMT, high-end consumption, internet, etc.
With almost 20 years’ experience, ChinaEquity Group is one of the first Chinese investment firms. It was founded by Wang Chaoyong, a former child prodigy and one of the first Chinese people to study abroad and work on Wall Street as a banker. ChinaEquity Group invests in TMT, high-end consumption, internet, etc.
CICC Capital was established in March 2017 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CICC (China International Capital Corporation). It was registered as a private equity fund manager with the Asset Management Association of China in December 2017. By the end of 2017, CICC Capital had assets under management of RMB 200 billion.
CICC Capital was established in March 2017 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CICC (China International Capital Corporation). It was registered as a private equity fund manager with the Asset Management Association of China in December 2017. By the end of 2017, CICC Capital had assets under management of RMB 200 billion.
Shenzhen Sihai VC Co., Ltd (Qianhai)
Founded in 2016, Shenzhen Sihai VC Co., Ltd (Qianhai) is fully controlled by Shenzhenshi Qianhai Sihaihengtong Equity Investment Ltd. The company manages multiple RMB funds, which have invested a total of RMB 1.5 billion primarily in the TMT, environmental protection, energy conservation, medtech, new materials and consumption sectors.
Founded in 2016, Shenzhen Sihai VC Co., Ltd (Qianhai) is fully controlled by Shenzhenshi Qianhai Sihaihengtong Equity Investment Ltd. The company manages multiple RMB funds, which have invested a total of RMB 1.5 billion primarily in the TMT, environmental protection, energy conservation, medtech, new materials and consumption sectors.
STI Financial Group is a Hong Kong-based investment firm. It specializes in hedge fund and private equity investments, managing the assets of clients through various investment instruments and structured products. The company also runs services to help clients set up trust funds for their heirs or family members.
STI Financial Group is a Hong Kong-based investment firm. It specializes in hedge fund and private equity investments, managing the assets of clients through various investment instruments and structured products. The company also runs services to help clients set up trust funds for their heirs or family members.
GROW is a Singapore-based food and agriculture technology accelerator for global impact-focused startups. It is financially backed by AgFunder, an agrifood tech venture investment through the AgFunder GROW Impact Fund. Grow is also supported by the Singapore Government and is an accredited mentor partner of Startup SG.
GROW is a Singapore-based food and agriculture technology accelerator for global impact-focused startups. It is financially backed by AgFunder, an agrifood tech venture investment through the AgFunder GROW Impact Fund. Grow is also supported by the Singapore Government and is an accredited mentor partner of Startup SG.
Aquiti Gestion is a 20-year old capital investment company focused on supporting startups in the seed and Series A stage in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France’s southwest. It counts more than 200 companies in its portfolio and some €200m under management. It has three offices and 18 staff.
Aquiti Gestion is a 20-year old capital investment company focused on supporting startups in the seed and Series A stage in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France’s southwest. It counts more than 200 companies in its portfolio and some €200m under management. It has three offices and 18 staff.
Co-founder and Advisor of Shotl
Igor Martret dedicated 15 years of his life to professional sports. The former athlete, from the University of Barcelona, is passionate about ultra trails, marathons and triathlons. The sports performance advocate also worked for five years as club manager at Virgin Health and Holmes Place.In 2006, he joined the family business as COO of Drivania Chauffeurs that was started by his brothers in 2001. Today, he's co-owner and CEO of Drivania International, the family-run chauffeur services enterprise that has grown to become a leading chauffeur company in Europe. In 2016, the Martrets established on-demand shuttle services company Shotl.
Igor Martret dedicated 15 years of his life to professional sports. The former athlete, from the University of Barcelona, is passionate about ultra trails, marathons and triathlons. The sports performance advocate also worked for five years as club manager at Virgin Health and Holmes Place.In 2006, he joined the family business as COO of Drivania Chauffeurs that was started by his brothers in 2001. Today, he's co-owner and CEO of Drivania International, the family-run chauffeur services enterprise that has grown to become a leading chauffeur company in Europe. In 2016, the Martrets established on-demand shuttle services company Shotl.
CEO and co-founder of Singrow
With a PhD in molecular biology from NUS, Bao Shengjie, CEO and co-founder of Singrow, is a plant physiology expert who has been focusing his research for more than six years on expediting growth and improving yields. He grew up in Ningbo, a coastal city of China’s eastern Zhejiang Province. In 2011, he graduated from esteemed Zhejiang University with a bachelor's degree. He also studied bioinformatics at North Carolina State University, followed by studies at NUS. Since 2017, he has been an NUS research fellow. Strawberry has his favourite fruit since childhood. After moving to Singapore, he found that strawberries from the local supermarket were nothing close to those he had been eating for years. That sparked his study into the problem of Singapore’s local strawberry market, which in turn caused him to explore the urban farming industry with his plant physiology and molecular biology knowledge. Besides founding Singrow, he is the breeder of the company’s signature White Crystal Strawberry and invented the Fast Cultivation Method.
With a PhD in molecular biology from NUS, Bao Shengjie, CEO and co-founder of Singrow, is a plant physiology expert who has been focusing his research for more than six years on expediting growth and improving yields. He grew up in Ningbo, a coastal city of China’s eastern Zhejiang Province. In 2011, he graduated from esteemed Zhejiang University with a bachelor's degree. He also studied bioinformatics at North Carolina State University, followed by studies at NUS. Since 2017, he has been an NUS research fellow. Strawberry has his favourite fruit since childhood. After moving to Singapore, he found that strawberries from the local supermarket were nothing close to those he had been eating for years. That sparked his study into the problem of Singapore’s local strawberry market, which in turn caused him to explore the urban farming industry with his plant physiology and molecular biology knowledge. Besides founding Singrow, he is the breeder of the company’s signature White Crystal Strawberry and invented the Fast Cultivation Method.
CFO and co-founder of Modulous Tech
Sarah Hordern is a co-founder, CFO and Group Development Leader at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where she has worked since 2019. She is simultaneously a non-executive director at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and at lenders Newbury Building Society. She was previously executive advisor at the Cambridge Code 2018-19, the first digital tool that measures subconscious drivers of behavior, and spent two years as COO at residential management company Meyrick Estate Management. From 1999 to 2014, she was a joint managing director in the area of property and finance at Newbury Racecourse, one of the UK’s largest horse-racing establishments, where she was responsible for the design and commercial negotiations for a new community of 1,500 homes. Prior to this, Hordern spent five years at PwC in corporate tax management. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Sarah Hordern is a co-founder, CFO and Group Development Leader at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where she has worked since 2019. She is simultaneously a non-executive director at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and at lenders Newbury Building Society. She was previously executive advisor at the Cambridge Code 2018-19, the first digital tool that measures subconscious drivers of behavior, and spent two years as COO at residential management company Meyrick Estate Management. From 1999 to 2014, she was a joint managing director in the area of property and finance at Newbury Racecourse, one of the UK’s largest horse-racing establishments, where she was responsible for the design and commercial negotiations for a new community of 1,500 homes. Prior to this, Hordern spent five years at PwC in corporate tax management. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Co-founder, CTO of SwissDeCode
Gianpaolo Rando is CTO and co-founder at Swiss biotech SwissDeCode, which applies DNA testing to food traceability. He has worked there full-time since April 2016. Prior to this, Rando gained significant experience working in the field of genomics. He spent three years prior to SwissDeCode’s foundation trialing his DNA food testing technology in his startup BeerDeCoded and assisted in the launch of a compact DNA laboratory at Bento Bio in London. He previously spent almost three years at the University of Geneva in research, co-inventing a technology for ink to change color in response to a specific DNA sequence. His earlier position at the University of Lausanne as a post-doctoral fellow in genomics saw him lead a nine-man team for three and a half years, discovering the hormone that prepares newborns to lactate. Rando’s first post was at Trangenic Operative Products, leading animal research there. Italian-born Rando holds a PhD in biotechnology and pharmacology from the University of Milan as well as a qualification in data science.
Gianpaolo Rando is CTO and co-founder at Swiss biotech SwissDeCode, which applies DNA testing to food traceability. He has worked there full-time since April 2016. Prior to this, Rando gained significant experience working in the field of genomics. He spent three years prior to SwissDeCode’s foundation trialing his DNA food testing technology in his startup BeerDeCoded and assisted in the launch of a compact DNA laboratory at Bento Bio in London. He previously spent almost three years at the University of Geneva in research, co-inventing a technology for ink to change color in response to a specific DNA sequence. His earlier position at the University of Lausanne as a post-doctoral fellow in genomics saw him lead a nine-man team for three and a half years, discovering the hormone that prepares newborns to lactate. Rando’s first post was at Trangenic Operative Products, leading animal research there. Italian-born Rando holds a PhD in biotechnology and pharmacology from the University of Milan as well as a qualification in data science.
Chic by Choice: From Forbes' 30 Under 30 to insolvency
Lack of cashflow was the main reason for the demise of Chic by Choice, Europe's leading luxury dress rental e-store
FROGS: Overcoming challenges to launch Indonesia's first drone-taxi for daily commutes
The Yogyakarta-based startup backed by UMG Idealab seeks more technical resources to launch Indonesia's first homegrown “flying taxi,” after the success of its agritech drones
Catalonia: Spain's fast-rising robotics hub and next opportunity
With the robotics sector on the rise in Catalonia, expect to see more growth ahead, driving opportunities in related segments, especially services
Have you ever bought expensive equipment but seldom used it? Do you want to try the latest electronic gadgets at low cost? Try this online sharing and rental platform
FuVeX: Long-range hybrid-technology drones for multiple business uses
With its innovative hybrid helicopter and airplane technology, FuVeX is poised to take full advantage of the business opportunities afforded by new European regulations governing long-range drones
Oyika wants to help 30,000 Indonesian riders switch to electric motorcycles
With unlimited battery swaps and round-the-clock service, the Singapore startup is targeting ride-hailing and delivery drivers in Indonesia, a market with a growing appetite for electric motorcycles
Chinese startup Xianghuanji takes a gamble on smartphone leasing
Now you can rent the newest phones for half the price of an upgrade
DORM: New-generation housing for Indonesia’s tech-savvy, community-driven students
Combining online features with offline services, DORM goes way beyond what the market typically offers in student accommodation
Liquidstar: Bringing decentralized renewable energy to off-grid communities
Using a blockchain-based platform, Liquidstar wants to use smart, modular batteries to power remote, off-grid communities as well as homes, offices and EVs in cities
Fintech startup Xendit launches aid program for Indonesian businesses amid Covid-19 crisis
Xendit is helping more SMEs go online by waiving transaction fees for its digital payments solution for the first month
eCooltra CEO: Offline-to-online leader in two-wheel sharing economy
Timo Buetefisch, the CEO and co-founder of Europe's largest scooter rental firm Cooltra, discusses the successful offline-to-online shift to scooter-sharing app eCooltra
With a new focus on smart clinics, healthcare SaaS startup Medigo offers Covid-19 testing
A pivot to revenue-sharing and partnerships to provide Covid-19 testing has given Medigo a fighting chance, with a new funding round on the cards
HighPitch: E-grocery marketplace Pasar20 and healthcare edtech Appskep top the Medan chapter
Representing Sumatra’s startup ecosystem in the national finals later in November, Pasar20 and Appskep have ambitious expansion plans in store
Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Spotahome clinches Spain’s first Silicon Valley-led funding
Now in Europe’s US$500 billion home rental market, the Spanish proptech will soon expand to LatAm, the US and Asia
EV maker Xpeng Motors partners Didi to offer car rentals and better charging services
Besides working with China's largest ride-hailing platform, Xpeng Motors has also connected to the charging networks of EV maker NIO and TELD, China's biggest EV charging network
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