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Co-founder and CEO of BlackGarlic
Michael Saputra is best known for establishing the successful food ordering website Klik-Eat with co-founder Willy Haryanto. They sold the business in June 2015 and went on to develop a meal kit startup BlackGarlic.An electrical engineering graduate from Purdue University in USA, Michael had worked briefly at Bosch, Whirlpool Corporation and Maxim Integrated Products before his master’s program at the University of Texas in Dallas. He made a career switch as a business analyst at Asia Pulp & Paper before co-founding Klik-Eat in June 2011.
Michael Saputra is best known for establishing the successful food ordering website Klik-Eat with co-founder Willy Haryanto. They sold the business in June 2015 and went on to develop a meal kit startup BlackGarlic.An electrical engineering graduate from Purdue University in USA, Michael had worked briefly at Bosch, Whirlpool Corporation and Maxim Integrated Products before his master’s program at the University of Texas in Dallas. He made a career switch as a business analyst at Asia Pulp & Paper before co-founding Klik-Eat in June 2011.
Co-founder and CTO of Dekoruma
Despite his young age, Aruna Harsa has dabbled in developing various apps while still at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He exited a SaaS apps building solutions startup Dashell after two years in 2014.The Mathematics and Economics graduate then went on to develop an on-demand beauty services app Vanitee, but left the startup after only eight months when its Series A funding closed in 2015. Based in Singapore, the serial techpreneur is now co-founder and CTO of home decor and furniture e-commerce site Dekoruma.
Despite his young age, Aruna Harsa has dabbled in developing various apps while still at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He exited a SaaS apps building solutions startup Dashell after two years in 2014.The Mathematics and Economics graduate then went on to develop an on-demand beauty services app Vanitee, but left the startup after only eight months when its Series A funding closed in 2015. Based in Singapore, the serial techpreneur is now co-founder and CTO of home decor and furniture e-commerce site Dekoruma.
Co-founder and COO of Bioo / Arkyne Technologies
Co-founder and COO of Arkyne Technologies, Javier Rodríguez Macías was listed as one of the most promising young people in Forbes 30u30 Europe in 2017. He attended Colegio de San Francisco de Paula, the same high school as co-founder Pablo Manuel Vidarte Gordillo who was also named in Forbes 30u30.Graduating in 2018, with a degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Rodríguez is also one of the developers of Bioo, an Arkyne Technologies project. In 2015, he also co-founded Geoo that produced geolocation tracking stickers.
Co-founder and COO of Arkyne Technologies, Javier Rodríguez Macías was listed as one of the most promising young people in Forbes 30u30 Europe in 2017. He attended Colegio de San Francisco de Paula, the same high school as co-founder Pablo Manuel Vidarte Gordillo who was also named in Forbes 30u30.Graduating in 2018, with a degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Rodríguez is also one of the developers of Bioo, an Arkyne Technologies project. In 2015, he also co-founded Geoo that produced geolocation tracking stickers.
Founder and CEO of Sherpa
Xabi Uribe-Etxebarria is the CEO and founder of Sherpa, a Spanish digital personal assistant startup. He is also founder of ANBOTO, a web service platform based on Natural Language Processing (NLP). Uribe-Etxebarria has been listed by Spanish leading newspaper EL PAÍS as one of the 100 most influential people in the Spanish-American world. Uribe-Etxebarria attended MIT Sloan Management School and Harvard Business School where he specialized in Electronic Engineering, Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation and Digital Marketing. He is currently working toward his master’s in Architecture.
Xabi Uribe-Etxebarria is the CEO and founder of Sherpa, a Spanish digital personal assistant startup. He is also founder of ANBOTO, a web service platform based on Natural Language Processing (NLP). Uribe-Etxebarria has been listed by Spanish leading newspaper EL PAÍS as one of the 100 most influential people in the Spanish-American world. Uribe-Etxebarria attended MIT Sloan Management School and Harvard Business School where he specialized in Electronic Engineering, Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation and Digital Marketing. He is currently working toward his master’s in Architecture.
CEO and founder of Tezign
Fan was awarded a China Fellowship by the Aspen Institute in 2016 and was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2017. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Tongji University in 2005, a master’s degree in Architecture from Princeton University in 2007 and a doctorate in Design from Harvard University in 2014. Fan has worked as an assistant professor in Interactive Design at UC Berkeley and as a lecturer at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Fan was awarded a China Fellowship by the Aspen Institute in 2016 and was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2017. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Tongji University in 2005, a master’s degree in Architecture from Princeton University in 2007 and a doctorate in Design from Harvard University in 2014. Fan has worked as an assistant professor in Interactive Design at UC Berkeley and as a lecturer at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts.
CEO and Co-founder of Pony.ai
One of Baidu's first AI hire in the US, James Peng (Peng Jun) had worked at Google for seven years, specializing in back-end and front-end advertising systems. The Tsinghua University graduate with an MS from the University of Buffalo and PhD in engineering from Stanford University was invited by Wang Jing, senior vice president of Baidu, to start Baidu Research US. In 2015, he was promoted to Baidu's Chief Architect in charge of R&D of autonomous driving. At the end of 2016, Peng left Baidu and co-founded Pony.ai with another ex-Baidu employee, the coding whiz, Lou Tiancheng.
One of Baidu's first AI hire in the US, James Peng (Peng Jun) had worked at Google for seven years, specializing in back-end and front-end advertising systems. The Tsinghua University graduate with an MS from the University of Buffalo and PhD in engineering from Stanford University was invited by Wang Jing, senior vice president of Baidu, to start Baidu Research US. In 2015, he was promoted to Baidu's Chief Architect in charge of R&D of autonomous driving. At the end of 2016, Peng left Baidu and co-founded Pony.ai with another ex-Baidu employee, the coding whiz, Lou Tiancheng.
CTO and Co-founder of Pony.ai
Named by Andrew Ng as one of the world's best hackers, Lou Tiancheng (b. 1986) holds a BS and a PhD in Computer Science from Tsinghua University, where he joined the Institute for Theoretical Computer Science (now Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences) at Tsinghua University) headed by Turing Award winner Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao. Lou began his career at Google X (before it became Waymo), where he worked on autonomous driving technology, leaving Google in 2016. More commonly known by his handle ACRush within the programming community, Lou was named best Chinese coder the TopCoder Open, the Olympics for hackers, 10 years in a row. He is also a two-time winner of Google Code Jam, a global programming competition. Before co-founding Pony.ai, Lou was the youngest T10 engineer at Baidu, where he worked on autonomous driving under Chief Architect and fellow Pony.ai co-founder James Peng.
Named by Andrew Ng as one of the world's best hackers, Lou Tiancheng (b. 1986) holds a BS and a PhD in Computer Science from Tsinghua University, where he joined the Institute for Theoretical Computer Science (now Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences) at Tsinghua University) headed by Turing Award winner Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao. Lou began his career at Google X (before it became Waymo), where he worked on autonomous driving technology, leaving Google in 2016. More commonly known by his handle ACRush within the programming community, Lou was named best Chinese coder the TopCoder Open, the Olympics for hackers, 10 years in a row. He is also a two-time winner of Google Code Jam, a global programming competition. Before co-founding Pony.ai, Lou was the youngest T10 engineer at Baidu, where he worked on autonomous driving under Chief Architect and fellow Pony.ai co-founder James Peng.
Co-founder, CMO of Sheetgo
Jonatan Gomes da Silva is the CMO and co-founder of cloud-based fintech Sheetgo. The Brazilian is an IT specialist based in Santa Caterina, Brazil. He has three degrees from two Brazilian universities and the think-tank Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Project Management, Web Programming and Computer Networks. He had previously worked at Moon Tools as a project manager. He was also a technology manager at Abramar Construtora. Both companies were run by fellow co-founder Yannick Rault van der Vaart.
Jonatan Gomes da Silva is the CMO and co-founder of cloud-based fintech Sheetgo. The Brazilian is an IT specialist based in Santa Caterina, Brazil. He has three degrees from two Brazilian universities and the think-tank Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Project Management, Web Programming and Computer Networks. He had previously worked at Moon Tools as a project manager. He was also a technology manager at Abramar Construtora. Both companies were run by fellow co-founder Yannick Rault van der Vaart.
Co-founder of Narasi TV
Dahlia Citra Buana is a veteran in the journalistic and broadcasting world. After graduating from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Politics, she began her career as a radio host and journalist in 2002, working for KBR68H and Green Radio Jakarta. In 2008 she joined Metro TV, eventually becoming the producer of Mata Najwa, a talk show hosted by well-known anchor Najwa Shihab. Together with Najwa, she established the omni-channel media network Narasi TV in 2017. Dahlia officially left Metro TV in 2018.
Dahlia Citra Buana is a veteran in the journalistic and broadcasting world. After graduating from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Politics, she began her career as a radio host and journalist in 2002, working for KBR68H and Green Radio Jakarta. In 2008 she joined Metro TV, eventually becoming the producer of Mata Najwa, a talk show hosted by well-known anchor Najwa Shihab. Together with Najwa, she established the omni-channel media network Narasi TV in 2017. Dahlia officially left Metro TV in 2018.
CTO and Co-founder of Tuvalum
Originally from Guatemala, Ariel Corzantes is a full-stack developer based in Valencia, Spain. In October 2014, he joined the co-founding team to build an e-commerce platform for trading pre-loved bikes and accessories. However, he left Tuvalum in January 2015, just before its official launch. Corzantes was the CTO for four months, making significant contributions to the technological development of Tuvalum’s platform. He went on to work for another company K2A Soft and is now studying industrial product design at EASD in Valencia.
Originally from Guatemala, Ariel Corzantes is a full-stack developer based in Valencia, Spain. In October 2014, he joined the co-founding team to build an e-commerce platform for trading pre-loved bikes and accessories. However, he left Tuvalum in January 2015, just before its official launch. Corzantes was the CTO for four months, making significant contributions to the technological development of Tuvalum’s platform. He went on to work for another company K2A Soft and is now studying industrial product design at EASD in Valencia.
Co-founder and Technology & Innovation Director of Tanamduit
Ferry Aprilianto has over 17 years of experience as an IT engineer. From 2000 to 2005, he was a project manager at enterprise IT firm Jatis Solutions, where he worked on mutual fund distribution systems for major Indonesian banks. In 2005, he became an independent IT consultant, working for companies in Indonesia and the Philippines. In 2013, he joined the company that developed Bank Mandiri's e-cash system, Digital Artha Media, as an IT architect. Ferry graduated from the University of Indonesia with a bachelor's in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Ferry Aprilianto has over 17 years of experience as an IT engineer. From 2000 to 2005, he was a project manager at enterprise IT firm Jatis Solutions, where he worked on mutual fund distribution systems for major Indonesian banks. In 2005, he became an independent IT consultant, working for companies in Indonesia and the Philippines. In 2013, he joined the company that developed Bank Mandiri's e-cash system, Digital Artha Media, as an IT architect. Ferry graduated from the University of Indonesia with a bachelor's in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Co-founder and CEO of Kargo Technologies
Tiger Fang is the CEO of logistics company Kargo Technologies. He was formerly the Country General Manager for Uber Indonesia. Prior to joining Uber in 2013 and leading its expansion into China, Fang was Assistant Vice President at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, where he had been an investment analyst. He had earlier moved to Asia in 2012 and had a brief stint at Rocket Internet's Lazada. Fang holds a bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii and was enrolled in Harvard Business School's Strategy & Leadership Executive Education program.
Tiger Fang is the CEO of logistics company Kargo Technologies. He was formerly the Country General Manager for Uber Indonesia. Prior to joining Uber in 2013 and leading its expansion into China, Fang was Assistant Vice President at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, where he had been an investment analyst. He had earlier moved to Asia in 2012 and had a brief stint at Rocket Internet's Lazada. Fang holds a bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii and was enrolled in Harvard Business School's Strategy & Leadership Executive Education program.
Co-founder and President of TaniHub Group
Trained in mathematics and economics, Pamitra Wineka has worked as an analyst for mutual funds distributor Danareksa, JP Morgan and the World Bank. After four years with the World Bank, he joined TaniHub as co-founder and president in 2016.Pamitra graduated in Mathematics at Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2010 and obtained a master's in Economics in 2011 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is also a partner and senior advisor at P2P lending firm Perdana and microloan app Akulaku.
Trained in mathematics and economics, Pamitra Wineka has worked as an analyst for mutual funds distributor Danareksa, JP Morgan and the World Bank. After four years with the World Bank, he joined TaniHub as co-founder and president in 2016.Pamitra graduated in Mathematics at Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2010 and obtained a master's in Economics in 2011 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is also a partner and senior advisor at P2P lending firm Perdana and microloan app Akulaku.
Co-founder, CEO of UTW (Unmanned Technical Works)
Julio Díaz Hernández worked as an electrical engineer for Spain's ITP group for two years before joining aerospace manufacturer ITD in 2001. He became ITD's head of systems design business unit based at Getafe before leaving in 2015 to become the co-founder and CEO of Unmanned Technical Works (UTW).The MBA postgrad, mechanical engineering and industrial electronics alumnus from Madrid's Polytechnic University also co-founded Aventix as CEO. Aventix provides personalized engineering services to UTW and other clients in the aerospace, ICT, railway, automotive and energy sectors.
Julio Díaz Hernández worked as an electrical engineer for Spain's ITP group for two years before joining aerospace manufacturer ITD in 2001. He became ITD's head of systems design business unit based at Getafe before leaving in 2015 to become the co-founder and CEO of Unmanned Technical Works (UTW).The MBA postgrad, mechanical engineering and industrial electronics alumnus from Madrid's Polytechnic University also co-founded Aventix as CEO. Aventix provides personalized engineering services to UTW and other clients in the aerospace, ICT, railway, automotive and energy sectors.
Co-founder and president of Blackfish
Before joining Blackfish as co-founder and president in 2017, Yang was the CFO of online travel site Tuniu, which he helped get listed on NASDAQ in 2014. Prior to that, from 2010–2012, he was CFO of e-commerce platform Dangdang and from 2007–2010 he was CFO of Air Media Group Inc. Yang led both companies' IPOs in the US. He received his bachelor's in Food Science from Fu Jen Catholic University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Before joining Blackfish as co-founder and president in 2017, Yang was the CFO of online travel site Tuniu, which he helped get listed on NASDAQ in 2014. Prior to that, from 2010–2012, he was CFO of e-commerce platform Dangdang and from 2007–2010 he was CFO of Air Media Group Inc. Yang led both companies' IPOs in the US. He received his bachelor's in Food Science from Fu Jen Catholic University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Swanlaab Venture Factory: €40 million funding chest to give power to the people
The female co-founder of Swanlaab Venture Factory believes that diversity enriches decision-making and drives performance. CompassList recently caught up with Verónica Trapa Díaz-Obregón to find out what's in store for Spain's first Israeli-backed VC fund
Turning Singapore into an Edible Garden City
Urban agriculture startup Edible Garden City embraces new tech for intensive, space-saving farming while staying true to its community-driven values
Faraday Venture Partners’ MP Gonzalo Tradacete: “We are actively looking for startups”
Amid the Covid-19 slump, Faraday Venture Partners' CIO and MP shares his expectations for startup investments and favored sectors, the measures his firm has taken so far to help investees ride out the crisis, and more.
Jakarta Smart City seeks startup solutions for life in post-Covid “new normal”
From collaborative working to cyberbullying, these startups will soon work with Indonesia’s first smart city agency
Zhongzheng Information: Big data and fully integrated services for smart office buildings
Joining the Microsoft for Startups program will boost Zhongzheng's R&D and business expansion in China
Beyond ride-hailing: Gojek, Grab and all their friends
Now that Grab and Go-Jek are in a faceoff on a regional scale, here's a look at how Southeast Asia's two biggest unicorns – and their investors – could be shaping the local digital economies and startup ecosystems
Interview with Qlue CEO: "We didn't know what a smart city should look like"
Co-founder and CEO of Qlue, Indonesia's largest "smart city" company, Rama Raditya explains how citizen involvement – not high-tech – is the true innovation of smart cities and the agent for change; plus how his startup has grown from partnering governments to businesses, and more
EXCLUSIVE: Qlue raising Series B funding, "confident" of turning profitable in 2020
Qlue is also targeting more enterprise clients as it expands overseas and improved accountability and management practices
EXCLUSIVE: Mexico’s Trendier invests in Chicfy as part of €1 million deal
Spain's most popular secondhand fashion marketplace and media darling gets lifeline as it struggles financially to stay afloat
Indonesian smart city tech leader Qlue thrives amid Covid-19 with thermal scanner and B2G refocus
Plans to tilt its client portfolio toward B2B work are delayed as Qlue returns to its B2G roots
Haoqipei: Connecting China's vast B2B auto parts market
Haoqipei not only connects buyers and sellers with a B2B trading platform, it also uses big data to build trust and relationships in a highly fragmented market
As Veniam’s “Internet of Moving Things” keeps growing, autonomous vehicles are next
The Portuguese startup is going places with its mesh networking technology, but that’s “just the beginning”, says Veniam founder and CEO João Barros. He talks to CompassList about partnering automakers to design self-driving cars, raising a new round of funding in 2018, and more
TheVentures founders launch Singapore VC to drive deals in Southeast Asia
The Korean Viki co-founders return to Singapore as venture builders and investors, offering South Korean partnerships and “CTO-as-a-service” in Southeast Asia
4YFN: Investment booms across Europe during pandemic
Speaking at the recent 4YFN conference, prolific European startup investor Mattias Ljungman provided a highly optimistic assessment of the continent's current ecosystem strength and climate for seed funding
For equality in education, Odilo brings books in the cloud free to millions worldwide
The "Amazon for digital content" Spanish edtech startup delivers virtual libraries and classrooms to kids and adults worldwide
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