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Co-CEO and co-founder of Deep Solutions
David Pérez Bou is a co-founder and co-CEO as well as deep learning engineer and software architect at Deep Solutions, a producer of deep neural network software for image recognition. He combines this role with positions as an Airport Systems Consultant at Airport Gurus, an airports consultancy firm in Barcelona, and as an IT business consultant at the trade body the International Civil Aviation Organization in Panama. Prior to these positions, Pérez worked at Spanish engineering and defense systems giant Indra System and also previously worked as a software developer at agency Datalab. He studied both Engineering and IT Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
David Pérez Bou is a co-founder and co-CEO as well as deep learning engineer and software architect at Deep Solutions, a producer of deep neural network software for image recognition. He combines this role with positions as an Airport Systems Consultant at Airport Gurus, an airports consultancy firm in Barcelona, and as an IT business consultant at the trade body the International Civil Aviation Organization in Panama. Prior to these positions, Pérez worked at Spanish engineering and defense systems giant Indra System and also previously worked as a software developer at agency Datalab. He studied both Engineering and IT Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Co-founder, CFO of Sea Water Analytics
Javier Moya Maier is the Spanish co-founder and CFO of Sea Water Analytics, a tourism-focused data aggregator with user app to measure seawater quality. The technology has been in development since 2017, though the company was formally launched in Madrid in April 2020. Moya previously spent more than a decade working as an industrial engineer, especially in the area of project management in different Madrid-based companies.Moya has worked at insurance company Prosegur, at travel management company Flightcare, and at engineering firms MOMO and Essentium Group. He holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Madrid's Pontificia Comillas University and has completed a course in Lean Manufacturing.
Javier Moya Maier is the Spanish co-founder and CFO of Sea Water Analytics, a tourism-focused data aggregator with user app to measure seawater quality. The technology has been in development since 2017, though the company was formally launched in Madrid in April 2020. Moya previously spent more than a decade working as an industrial engineer, especially in the area of project management in different Madrid-based companies.Moya has worked at insurance company Prosegur, at travel management company Flightcare, and at engineering firms MOMO and Essentium Group. He holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Madrid's Pontificia Comillas University and has completed a course in Lean Manufacturing.
Co-founder and CTO of Sennotech
Li Zhinan holds a joint master’s degree in Mobile Health from Peking University and the University of California, Los Angeles. He previously worked on R&D on the Bing search engine for Microsoft Research Asia. Li is currently a Mobile Health Committee member at the Chinese Research Hospital Association. In February 2015, he co-founded Sennotech in Shenzhen and has served as CTO ever since.
Li Zhinan holds a joint master’s degree in Mobile Health from Peking University and the University of California, Los Angeles. He previously worked on R&D on the Bing search engine for Microsoft Research Asia. Li is currently a Mobile Health Committee member at the Chinese Research Hospital Association. In February 2015, he co-founded Sennotech in Shenzhen and has served as CTO ever since.
Previously known as Incubate Capital Partners, Incubate Fund was founded in 1999 by Tohru Akaura and partners. Focusing on providing early stage funding, its portfolio includes more than 120 companies. It also hosts Incubate Camp, a seed-stage startup acceleration program.
Previously known as Incubate Capital Partners, Incubate Fund was founded in 1999 by Tohru Akaura and partners. Focusing on providing early stage funding, its portfolio includes more than 120 companies. It also hosts Incubate Camp, a seed-stage startup acceleration program.
UMG Indonesia is a subsidiary of the Myanmar-based UMG conglomerate that was founded in 1998. The Indonesian company is a hardware and machine distributor, with property interests in Indonesia. In 2017, UMG provided seed funding to fishery tech startup Aruna.
UMG Indonesia is a subsidiary of the Myanmar-based UMG conglomerate that was founded in 1998. The Indonesian company is a hardware and machine distributor, with property interests in Indonesia. In 2017, UMG provided seed funding to fishery tech startup Aruna.
Demium Startups is a startup incubator with offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. It has two other branches: Demium Games that focuses on the video-gaming sector and Oarsis, oriented to startups working on VR/AR-related technology.
Demium Startups is a startup incubator with offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. It has two other branches: Demium Games that focuses on the video-gaming sector and Oarsis, oriented to startups working on VR/AR-related technology.
Samator Education is part of the Indonesian conglomerate PT Samator, with business interests in the petrochemical, real estate, healthcare and automotive industries. To date, it has only backed one company: HarukaEdu, an edtech startup that provides online courses and degree programs in Indonesia.
Samator Education is part of the Indonesian conglomerate PT Samator, with business interests in the petrochemical, real estate, healthcare and automotive industries. To date, it has only backed one company: HarukaEdu, an edtech startup that provides online courses and degree programs in Indonesia.
Founded in 2018, Agaeti Ventures is an Indonesia-focused VC that participates at the pre-Series A and Series A levels. Agaeti's portfolio includes smart retail kiosk startup Warung Pintar, delivery coffee chain Fore Coffee and Bangladeshi transportation firm Pathao.
Founded in 2018, Agaeti Ventures is an Indonesia-focused VC that participates at the pre-Series A and Series A levels. Agaeti's portfolio includes smart retail kiosk startup Warung Pintar, delivery coffee chain Fore Coffee and Bangladeshi transportation firm Pathao.
Based in Singapore, GreenMeadows Accelerator (GMA) is a VC firm that provides incubator and accelerator services. GMA mainly invests in advanced manufacturing, engineering and clean/green-tech sectors. Enterprise Singapore Startup Equity SG is its co-investment partner.
Based in Singapore, GreenMeadows Accelerator (GMA) is a VC firm that provides incubator and accelerator services. GMA mainly invests in advanced manufacturing, engineering and clean/green-tech sectors. Enterprise Singapore Startup Equity SG is its co-investment partner.
Founder and CEO of Ayilaile
Former CCTV journalist and marketing director at Hinge Software, with postgraduate qualifications from Beijing Film Academy. Born in 1970, Zhou is a member of the China Home Service Association, an entrepreneur of the sixth Cradle Plan, one of the earliest entrepreneurs of the Feimalv incubator, and a Beijing Excellent Woman/Entrepreneur.
Former CCTV journalist and marketing director at Hinge Software, with postgraduate qualifications from Beijing Film Academy. Born in 1970, Zhou is a member of the China Home Service Association, an entrepreneur of the sixth Cradle Plan, one of the earliest entrepreneurs of the Feimalv incubator, and a Beijing Excellent Woman/Entrepreneur.
Early-stage-focused VC firm with a €24m first fund mainly investing in B2B and B2C digital startups headquartered in Spain. Initial investment amounts range between €70,000 and €300,000, and followup investment amounts go up to €1m per company. Describing themselves as “momentum investors” seeking quick time-to-market projects, Encomenda Smart Capital was founded in 2017 and managed by renowned Spanish angel investors Carlos Blanco, Oriol Juncosa and Miguel Sanz Sanchez, along with a network of angel investors Encomenda supports the growth of startups' portfolios and helps startups to scale at national and international levels. Encomenda invests 30% in SaaS and in projects with a recurring income model; 20% are fintech, and they also bet on the human resources, edtech and healthcare. Just two out of 25 investments have folded up between 2017 and 2020, with half the fund monies committed. Encomenda is seeking to launch a second fund in 2022 focusing on Spanish and Portuguese startups, of €40m–€50m, and multi-stage, by starting in the early-stage investments, with follow-through investments in subsequent stages.
Early-stage-focused VC firm with a €24m first fund mainly investing in B2B and B2C digital startups headquartered in Spain. Initial investment amounts range between €70,000 and €300,000, and followup investment amounts go up to €1m per company. Describing themselves as “momentum investors” seeking quick time-to-market projects, Encomenda Smart Capital was founded in 2017 and managed by renowned Spanish angel investors Carlos Blanco, Oriol Juncosa and Miguel Sanz Sanchez, along with a network of angel investors Encomenda supports the growth of startups' portfolios and helps startups to scale at national and international levels. Encomenda invests 30% in SaaS and in projects with a recurring income model; 20% are fintech, and they also bet on the human resources, edtech and healthcare. Just two out of 25 investments have folded up between 2017 and 2020, with half the fund monies committed. Encomenda is seeking to launch a second fund in 2022 focusing on Spanish and Portuguese startups, of €40m–€50m, and multi-stage, by starting in the early-stage investments, with follow-through investments in subsequent stages.
Founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012, ByteDance is currently the world’s most valuable startup, worth over $100bn by May 2020. It owns quite a number of popular apps including the news aggregator Jinri Toutiao and short video platforms such as Douyin and its overseas version TikTok.ByteDance is also an active investor in China’s startup ecosystem. With a focus on education and gaming, it also invests in sectors of media, enterprise tech, education, gaming, finance, real estate, artificial intelligence and hardware. As of mid-2020, it had invested in 89 companies.
Founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012, ByteDance is currently the world’s most valuable startup, worth over $100bn by May 2020. It owns quite a number of popular apps including the news aggregator Jinri Toutiao and short video platforms such as Douyin and its overseas version TikTok.ByteDance is also an active investor in China’s startup ecosystem. With a focus on education and gaming, it also invests in sectors of media, enterprise tech, education, gaming, finance, real estate, artificial intelligence and hardware. As of mid-2020, it had invested in 89 companies.
Srinivasa Hatcheries is part of the SH Group that was set up in 1978. Based in Hyderabad, the diversified public-listed group started in poultry farming in 1965. Its first disclosed startup investment was in the Series A round of alternative protein startup String Bio in 2019.The Mega Food Park is a hi-tech chicken and egg processing facility. The Srinivasa farms also manufacture and supply poultry feed in India. Its HiPro Soybean meal has the most concentrated amount of protein in the market. The group is also involved in agriculture, goat breeding and food retailing.
Srinivasa Hatcheries is part of the SH Group that was set up in 1978. Based in Hyderabad, the diversified public-listed group started in poultry farming in 1965. Its first disclosed startup investment was in the Series A round of alternative protein startup String Bio in 2019.The Mega Food Park is a hi-tech chicken and egg processing facility. The Srinivasa farms also manufacture and supply poultry feed in India. Its HiPro Soybean meal has the most concentrated amount of protein in the market. The group is also involved in agriculture, goat breeding and food retailing.
Abanlex is a Spanish law firm specialized in data protection and innovation technology. The firm has a team of cybersecurity consultants, technology lawyers, university professors and marketing specialists. Abanlex is well-known for its 2014 victory over Google in the 'Right to be forgotten' case, in which the European Court of Justice established the legal basis of responsibility of search engines concerning data and links appearing when searching for a specific name.Since 2011, Abanlex has been dedicated to defending blockchain project at national and European level, and has provided legal representation to companies in the legal-tech sector.
Abanlex is a Spanish law firm specialized in data protection and innovation technology. The firm has a team of cybersecurity consultants, technology lawyers, university professors and marketing specialists. Abanlex is well-known for its 2014 victory over Google in the 'Right to be forgotten' case, in which the European Court of Justice established the legal basis of responsibility of search engines concerning data and links appearing when searching for a specific name.Since 2011, Abanlex has been dedicated to defending blockchain project at national and European level, and has provided legal representation to companies in the legal-tech sector.
Making Ideas Business was founded in 2012 by a group of 51 students and professors after the end of the 2011-2012 Master in Internet Business at ISDI, an international institution that offers training and degree programs in digital business management.Along with mentoring and industry expertise, the fund provides tech startups in the Spanish ecosystem with seed investments. It has invested €260,000 in five companies to date.The group today includes more than 78 partners and angel investors that, in total, have more than 1,000 years of professional experience and 50,000 hours of training in the internet sector.
Making Ideas Business was founded in 2012 by a group of 51 students and professors after the end of the 2011-2012 Master in Internet Business at ISDI, an international institution that offers training and degree programs in digital business management.Along with mentoring and industry expertise, the fund provides tech startups in the Spanish ecosystem with seed investments. It has invested €260,000 in five companies to date.The group today includes more than 78 partners and angel investors that, in total, have more than 1,000 years of professional experience and 50,000 hours of training in the internet sector.
In Spain, women are busy launching startups
Official data show women-led startups are on the rise in Spain. We take you to some of the biggest names in the game
Spanish startups protest the lack of relevant aid, compared with other EU countries; investors warn of “disastrous” new foreign investment restriction
Spain's gig and sharing economy startups flourish, despite barrage of restrictions
Startups like Glovo and Spotahome topped fundings raised in 2018 despite local regulatory risks, as Spanish tech firms conquer overseas markets
Coinscrap: Digital piggy banks for millennials
Smart savings app helps young consumers save and invest every cent of spare change by rounding up payments for purchases
Carlos Guerrero: The legal guardian of tech startups
The lawyer and investor dives deep in the Spanish startup ecosystem, supporting young tech companies with both financial and specialized legal support
Growing together: a look at the Indonesia Fintech Association (Aftech)
The Indonesia Fintech Association sets an example of how professional associations can help new industries grow faster and better
Jesús Encinar: The Man Behind Idealista and 11870.com
Entrepreneur, angel investor and down-to-earth idealist
“From a record year to a tragic year” – Investor Eneko Knorr on Spain’s 2020 startup funding
Startups should focus on profitability but for investors with leeway, there are still great opportunities, says Spanish angel investor Eneko Knorr. He shares his outlook, top picks and advice on riding out the Covid-19 crisis
Daniel Oliver: Building a "Facebook" for investments in biotech startups
The biologist and crowdfunding expert has pioneered the growth of Spanish biotech startups, providing access to early-stage investments, with support from scientific experts worldwide
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
Medigo teams up with Indonesian Medical Association to launch primary care clinic network
Medigo aims to support healthcare operators with its clinic management SaaS, booking and medical records app for patients and more
Bound4Blue taps aeronautical technology for sustainable shipping solutions
Bound4Blue's wind-assisted vessel propulsion saves 40% on fuel costs in a €200bn market; eyes European, Asian expansion
Spanish startups and investors rethink strategies as Covid-19 hits funding, valuations
Investors and startups in Spain say most funding has stalled, and share their strategies and advice for coping with the downturn
Situm Technologies: The Google Maps for indoors, where GPS fails
It uses AI and mobile robotics to create high-precision, low-cost indoor location tech that integrates data processed from multiple radio and inertial sensors
Housfy leads growth in Spanish proptech
The real estate platform helps clients sell their property without the astronomical agency fees
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