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Co-founder, CMO and Financial Director of Shenma
Co-founder, CMO and Financial Director of Shenma. Yan was once Director of Operations at AiMa (an e-bike company). A marketing specialist, he has more than ten years’ experience running retail shops for multiple companies.
Co-founder, CMO and Financial Director of Shenma. Yan was once Director of Operations at AiMa (an e-bike company). A marketing specialist, he has more than ten years’ experience running retail shops for multiple companies.
Co-founder and CEO of Oper
Robin Lazendra is the CEO and co-founder of Oper Indonesia, a designated-driver services platform. He previously founded the Indonesian social media app GetFolks. He studied IT at Bina Nusantara university in Jakarta.
Robin Lazendra is the CEO and co-founder of Oper Indonesia, a designated-driver services platform. He previously founded the Indonesian social media app GetFolks. He studied IT at Bina Nusantara university in Jakarta.
CEO and Co-founder of 17zuoye
Former senior teacher and executive at New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., the largest provider of private educational services in China. He singlehandedly founded its office in Changchun. Described by Xiaomi CEO and founder Lei Jun as “a founder without flaws”.
Former senior teacher and executive at New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., the largest provider of private educational services in China. He singlehandedly founded its office in Changchun. Described by Xiaomi CEO and founder Lei Jun as “a founder without flaws”.
Co-founder and Joint CEO of Otten Coffee, Founder and CEO of Fore Coffee
A coffee geek, Robin Boe is a collector of coffee-machines and equipment. Robin also exports coffee beans from his hometown Medan to other parts of Indonesia. Being a son of an entrepreneur, entrepreneurship is part of Robin’s DNA. He has a bachelor’s in Commerce from the Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi STMIK Mikroskil in Medan.Robin co-founded the speciality coffee shop Otten Coffee in October 2012 and expanded it into an online e-commerce platform for coffee lovers in April 2014. He is also the CEO of PT Agrinusa Mitra Kopindo where he has been working since May 2009.
A coffee geek, Robin Boe is a collector of coffee-machines and equipment. Robin also exports coffee beans from his hometown Medan to other parts of Indonesia. Being a son of an entrepreneur, entrepreneurship is part of Robin’s DNA. He has a bachelor’s in Commerce from the Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi STMIK Mikroskil in Medan.Robin co-founded the speciality coffee shop Otten Coffee in October 2012 and expanded it into an online e-commerce platform for coffee lovers in April 2014. He is also the CEO of PT Agrinusa Mitra Kopindo where he has been working since May 2009.
Co-founder and CEO of Berrybenka
Serial entrepreneur Jason Lamuda has a bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, USA. He obtained a master’s in 2008 in Financial Engineering from Columbia University. Married to another Berrybenka co-founder, Jason is currently the CEO and driving force of Berrybenka.Jason worked at McKinsey in Jakarta for two years before quitting to pursue his dream of becoming an entrepreneur in 2010. Jason and a university friend Ferry Tenka co-founded Disdus, which later became known as Groupon Indonesia. Both of them also co-founded Bilna which was merged with another e-commerce company to become Orami that also caters to women.
Serial entrepreneur Jason Lamuda has a bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, USA. He obtained a master’s in 2008 in Financial Engineering from Columbia University. Married to another Berrybenka co-founder, Jason is currently the CEO and driving force of Berrybenka.Jason worked at McKinsey in Jakarta for two years before quitting to pursue his dream of becoming an entrepreneur in 2010. Jason and a university friend Ferry Tenka co-founded Disdus, which later became known as Groupon Indonesia. Both of them also co-founded Bilna which was merged with another e-commerce company to become Orami that also caters to women.
Co-founder and CFO of HarukaEdu
Tovan Krisdianto started his career as an auditor at KPMG Indonesia before moving on to work at Schlumberger. After graduating in 2003 from the Prasetiya Mulya Business School with a master’s in Management, he worked as a CFO at PT Trouw Nutrition Indonesia (Nutreco) and also at Coda Payments. He co-founded an online education services provider HarukaEdu in February 2013. He is the CFO of PT Haruka Edukasi Utama. He also runs his own business as the founder of TTT Coaching and Consulting. He had also worked as an associate lecturer at Binus Business School in 2014.
Tovan Krisdianto started his career as an auditor at KPMG Indonesia before moving on to work at Schlumberger. After graduating in 2003 from the Prasetiya Mulya Business School with a master’s in Management, he worked as a CFO at PT Trouw Nutrition Indonesia (Nutreco) and also at Coda Payments. He co-founded an online education services provider HarukaEdu in February 2013. He is the CFO of PT Haruka Edukasi Utama. He also runs his own business as the founder of TTT Coaching and Consulting. He had also worked as an associate lecturer at Binus Business School in 2014.
Co-founder and ex-CTO of Kata.ai, Co-founder and CEO of Feedloop
Ahmad Rizqi Meydiarso is a highly skilled programmer specializing in platform design. He completed a bachelor’s and a master’s in Computer Engineering at the Hamburg University of Technology in Germany, under the Infotronik-Programm sponsored by Airbus.After graduating in 2014, he worked at Airbus Defence and Space for a year, developing simulators for various applications including one for the Eurofighter Typhoon. In 2015, he co-founded YesBoss, a virtual assistant app, now known as chatbot engine Kata.ai. He served as CTO until end 2018, stepping back to focus on his own startup Feedloop. Ahmad remains an advisor for Kata.ai.
Ahmad Rizqi Meydiarso is a highly skilled programmer specializing in platform design. He completed a bachelor’s and a master’s in Computer Engineering at the Hamburg University of Technology in Germany, under the Infotronik-Programm sponsored by Airbus.After graduating in 2014, he worked at Airbus Defence and Space for a year, developing simulators for various applications including one for the Eurofighter Typhoon. In 2015, he co-founded YesBoss, a virtual assistant app, now known as chatbot engine Kata.ai. He served as CTO until end 2018, stepping back to focus on his own startup Feedloop. Ahmad remains an advisor for Kata.ai.
Co-founder and Group Executive Chairman of Orami
Ferry Tenka was the brains behind Indonesian online childcare products marketplace Bilna that later merged with Thai e-commerce giant Moxy to form Orami. He is currently Orami’s executive chairman and also heads its Indonesian operations as CEO of Bilna Indonesia.He briefly worked at SanDisk as a systems design engineer before setting up daily deals website Disdus.com that later became Groupon Indonesia. He was Groupon Indonesia’s CEO before he left in 2012 to start Bilna. Ferry read a degree in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University, USA, where he met up with Jason Lamuda, a co-founder of Disdus.com, Bilna and Berrybenka.
Ferry Tenka was the brains behind Indonesian online childcare products marketplace Bilna that later merged with Thai e-commerce giant Moxy to form Orami. He is currently Orami’s executive chairman and also heads its Indonesian operations as CEO of Bilna Indonesia.He briefly worked at SanDisk as a systems design engineer before setting up daily deals website Disdus.com that later became Groupon Indonesia. He was Groupon Indonesia’s CEO before he left in 2012 to start Bilna. Ferry read a degree in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University, USA, where he met up with Jason Lamuda, a co-founder of Disdus.com, Bilna and Berrybenka.
Co-founder and CEO of Otobro
Patrick Williamson was the co-founder, CEO and director of Otobro Media Pte Ltd. The car dealership platform Otobro was sold to the C88 Group in March 2017. He is now an executive at SEA Online & TMT, an online media company in Singapore.A graduate in Applied Science Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada, Patrick also pursued a master’s in International Business at INSEAD in 2002. He has worked in Singapore at Yahoo! Southeast Asia and also at Unity Technologies. In 2013, he was in Jakarta with PT Kreatif Media Karya before founding Otobro in 2015.
Patrick Williamson was the co-founder, CEO and director of Otobro Media Pte Ltd. The car dealership platform Otobro was sold to the C88 Group in March 2017. He is now an executive at SEA Online & TMT, an online media company in Singapore.A graduate in Applied Science Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada, Patrick also pursued a master’s in International Business at INSEAD in 2002. He has worked in Singapore at Yahoo! Southeast Asia and also at Unity Technologies. In 2013, he was in Jakarta with PT Kreatif Media Karya before founding Otobro in 2015.
Co-founder of Tradiio
Former journalist Miguel Leite had founded two businesses, Punch and FullFlex Interactive Media, before establishing Tradiio in 2014. The ex-label manager of Universal Music Portugal saw first-hand the challenges faced by emerging artists to make a living from their music. The music platform Tradiio aims to help artists sell their music directly to consumers via paid music downloads.Leite has a master’s in Business Communication from Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University. He is the founder of blockchain and cryptocurrency research project Coinvision, in addition to co-founding BetProtocol as CMO of the blockchain-powered platform for betting sites.
Former journalist Miguel Leite had founded two businesses, Punch and FullFlex Interactive Media, before establishing Tradiio in 2014. The ex-label manager of Universal Music Portugal saw first-hand the challenges faced by emerging artists to make a living from their music. The music platform Tradiio aims to help artists sell their music directly to consumers via paid music downloads.Leite has a master’s in Business Communication from Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University. He is the founder of blockchain and cryptocurrency research project Coinvision, in addition to co-founding BetProtocol as CMO of the blockchain-powered platform for betting sites.
Founder and CEO of ePeizhen
However, by July 2016 he had left the company, and joined Phoenix Television as a vice-president and the general manager of Phoenix News Services. ePeizhen was acquired by Paiyipai (a online healthcare company) in September that year. In January 2015, he founded ePeizhen, a mobile healthcare startup. With 15 years of experience in the Chinese internet industry, Yue Jianxiong was the general manager of Sohu News at the peak of his career, committing years to building it into one of China’s top online news sites. He left Sohu in August 2014.
However, by July 2016 he had left the company, and joined Phoenix Television as a vice-president and the general manager of Phoenix News Services. ePeizhen was acquired by Paiyipai (a online healthcare company) in September that year. In January 2015, he founded ePeizhen, a mobile healthcare startup. With 15 years of experience in the Chinese internet industry, Yue Jianxiong was the general manager of Sohu News at the peak of his career, committing years to building it into one of China’s top online news sites. He left Sohu in August 2014.
Co-founder and CEO of Konserku (by Konsaato)
National University of Singapore graduate Danny Widodo is a veteran in the entertainment industry. Besides working at JP Morgan as a credit risk analyst, he also had extracurricular interests at Give.sg and the National Arts Council. He left JP Morgan in 2011 to work as a production manager at Resorts World Sentosa for three years. Danny also co-founded an indie music production firm iamLOCALIZED in 2012 that was funded by the NUS Entrepreneurship Centre Innovation/Entrepreneurship Practicum Grant. In 2015, Danny returned to Indonesia and established a concert crowdfunding platform Konsaato that was transformed into Konserku in 2017.
National University of Singapore graduate Danny Widodo is a veteran in the entertainment industry. Besides working at JP Morgan as a credit risk analyst, he also had extracurricular interests at Give.sg and the National Arts Council. He left JP Morgan in 2011 to work as a production manager at Resorts World Sentosa for three years. Danny also co-founded an indie music production firm iamLOCALIZED in 2012 that was funded by the NUS Entrepreneurship Centre Innovation/Entrepreneurship Practicum Grant. In 2015, Danny returned to Indonesia and established a concert crowdfunding platform Konsaato that was transformed into Konserku in 2017.
Co-founder and CTO of Beonprice
With a bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from the University of Salamanca, Emilio Galán is an experienced software engineer. He has worked as a developer at various companies including Telefónica for over three years, before joining GPM group’s Gestores de Proyectos Multimedia as a business manager in 2007.Galán and Rubén Sánchez Martín left GPM in 2012 to establish Beonprice. Both co-founders have completed business courses including an MBA from the European Business School of Madrid, the Ignite Programme at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge UK and the Endeavor Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures program with Harvard Business School.
With a bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from the University of Salamanca, Emilio Galán is an experienced software engineer. He has worked as a developer at various companies including Telefónica for over three years, before joining GPM group’s Gestores de Proyectos Multimedia as a business manager in 2007.Galán and Rubén Sánchez Martín left GPM in 2012 to establish Beonprice. Both co-founders have completed business courses including an MBA from the European Business School of Madrid, the Ignite Programme at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge UK and the Endeavor Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures program with Harvard Business School.
Co-founder and Co-CEO of Billin
The co-CEO and co-founder of Billin, Marcos de la Cueva Orbe is a graduate from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He joined PwC as an auditor in 2009 and worked there for 18 months before becoming an associate at Nplusone, part of the Alantra global investment banking and asset management firm based in Madrid. He left after over 3 years to join Billin in April 2014.
The co-CEO and co-founder of Billin, Marcos de la Cueva Orbe is a graduate from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He joined PwC as an auditor in 2009 and worked there for 18 months before becoming an associate at Nplusone, part of the Alantra global investment banking and asset management firm based in Madrid. He left after over 3 years to join Billin in April 2014.
Hugo Monteiro of Spotahome
Hugo Monteiro is a Portuguese IT Engineer from Universidade de Lisboa. The co-founder and VP Engineering of Spotahome was previously employed at Portugal Telecom and BNP Paribas. He has also worked for startups like UniPlaces in the real estate sector in Lisbon, Portugal.He connected with co-founder Bryan McEire when the latter moved from Spain to work in Lisbon. He was invited to join the Spotahome co-founding team when the proptech was revived by CEO Artacho on his return from London.
Hugo Monteiro is a Portuguese IT Engineer from Universidade de Lisboa. The co-founder and VP Engineering of Spotahome was previously employed at Portugal Telecom and BNP Paribas. He has also worked for startups like UniPlaces in the real estate sector in Lisbon, Portugal.He connected with co-founder Bryan McEire when the latter moved from Spain to work in Lisbon. He was invited to join the Spotahome co-founding team when the proptech was revived by CEO Artacho on his return from London.
Smile and Learn: The “Netflix of education” for three to 12 year olds
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Trudy Dai: Alibaba’s jane of all trades
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AltStory: Putting the audience in the director's chair
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Koala Reading: Using AI to help children read, learn better in Chinese
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