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Eminence Ventures was founded in 2017 by former senior executives from Tencent Holdings and Ctrip.com, a Chinese travel services provider. The firm invests mainly in product- and technology-driven startups in the enterprise software and cloud computing fields.
Eminence Ventures was founded in 2017 by former senior executives from Tencent Holdings and Ctrip.com, a Chinese travel services provider. The firm invests mainly in product- and technology-driven startups in the enterprise software and cloud computing fields.
Based in Shanghai, Sharewin Investment was founded in 2005. In 2010, the company changed its focus from PE to VC. It invests mainly in the healthcare, TMT, new material, advanced manufacturing, arts and entertainment and consumer products sectors.
Based in Shanghai, Sharewin Investment was founded in 2005. In 2010, the company changed its focus from PE to VC. It invests mainly in the healthcare, TMT, new material, advanced manufacturing, arts and entertainment and consumer products sectors.
Founded in 2016, Shanjin Capital is a PE fund manager approved by the Asset Management Association of China. With a focus on new energy and emerging technologies, the firm mainly invests in clean energy, connected vehicles, medtech and healthcare.
Founded in 2016, Shanjin Capital is a PE fund manager approved by the Asset Management Association of China. With a focus on new energy and emerging technologies, the firm mainly invests in clean energy, connected vehicles, medtech and healthcare.
Co-founder and CBO of Oper
Jaro Petang is the chief branding officer and co-founder of Oper Indonesia, a designated-driver services platform. He studied graphic design at Jakarta's Trisakti University. He is the son of Indonesian actor Didi Petet and also plays in the independent rock band Secret Meadow as a musician.
Jaro Petang is the chief branding officer and co-founder of Oper Indonesia, a designated-driver services platform. He studied graphic design at Jakarta's Trisakti University. He is the son of Indonesian actor Didi Petet and also plays in the independent rock band Secret Meadow as a musician.
Co-founder of Diamond Foundry
Kyle Gazay is a co-founder of Diamond Foundry, the US-based unicorn that makes lab-grown diamonds and which is also the world’s first diamond producer to be certified carbon neutral. He has worked at Diamond Foundry since its launch, and held several roles there, including being COO as well as president of productionCurrently, Gazay oversees all diamond production at the company. Gazay’s expertise is in engineering and production. He has a decade’s track record in working with any equipment to obtain a robust and repeatable baseline output.Like the other co-founders of Diamond Foundry, Gazay previously worked at Nanosolar, a $640m US-based solar power technology provider, which later folded due to pressure from cheaper competition in China. At Nanosolar, Gazay led the development of its production line, and oversaw the translation of the company’s research into development and baseline production output. Upon the closure of Nanosolar, Gazay joined former Nanosolar CEO Martin Roscheisen and former Nanosolar engineer Jeremy Scholz in pivoting to work on lab-grown diamonds, and in establishing Diamond Foundry.
Kyle Gazay is a co-founder of Diamond Foundry, the US-based unicorn that makes lab-grown diamonds and which is also the world’s first diamond producer to be certified carbon neutral. He has worked at Diamond Foundry since its launch, and held several roles there, including being COO as well as president of productionCurrently, Gazay oversees all diamond production at the company. Gazay’s expertise is in engineering and production. He has a decade’s track record in working with any equipment to obtain a robust and repeatable baseline output.Like the other co-founders of Diamond Foundry, Gazay previously worked at Nanosolar, a $640m US-based solar power technology provider, which later folded due to pressure from cheaper competition in China. At Nanosolar, Gazay led the development of its production line, and oversaw the translation of the company’s research into development and baseline production output. Upon the closure of Nanosolar, Gazay joined former Nanosolar CEO Martin Roscheisen and former Nanosolar engineer Jeremy Scholz in pivoting to work on lab-grown diamonds, and in establishing Diamond Foundry.
Co-founder and CEO of Kata.ai
Irzan Raditya believes that technology should make people’s lives easier. In 2015, the serial entrepreneur co-founded a virtual concierge service YesBoss in Indonesia, now rebranded as Kata.ai.After graduating in Computer Science from Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW) Berlin in Germany, he co-founded various startups such as Amplitweet, Styyli and superhero-themed clothing line Cape & Fly. He was also the head of mobile products at the food delivery service Lieferando.de and its parent company Takeaway.com. Between 2009 and 2013, Irzan was a bassist and also the international marketing manager for the German band “Not Called Jinx”.
Irzan Raditya believes that technology should make people’s lives easier. In 2015, the serial entrepreneur co-founded a virtual concierge service YesBoss in Indonesia, now rebranded as Kata.ai.After graduating in Computer Science from Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW) Berlin in Germany, he co-founded various startups such as Amplitweet, Styyli and superhero-themed clothing line Cape & Fly. He was also the head of mobile products at the food delivery service Lieferando.de and its parent company Takeaway.com. Between 2009 and 2013, Irzan was a bassist and also the international marketing manager for the German band “Not Called Jinx”.
Co-founder and Group CMO of Orami
Shannon Kalayanamitr is an entrepreneur with 17 years of international business experience. In 2012, she founded a women’s e-commerce site Moxy. When Moxy was acquired by WhatsNew Group in 2014, she became the group’s CMO. She remained as CMO after Moxy merged with Bilna to form Orami in 2016.The graduate in Business Administration, from Thammasat University in Thailand, was featured in the 2016 Campaign Asia’s 40 Under 40 list of high achieving individuals in the marketing industry. She has also worked at PwC, Lehman Brothers and Boonrawd Trading International, the global distributor of Singha Beer.
Shannon Kalayanamitr is an entrepreneur with 17 years of international business experience. In 2012, she founded a women’s e-commerce site Moxy. When Moxy was acquired by WhatsNew Group in 2014, she became the group’s CMO. She remained as CMO after Moxy merged with Bilna to form Orami in 2016.The graduate in Business Administration, from Thammasat University in Thailand, was featured in the 2016 Campaign Asia’s 40 Under 40 list of high achieving individuals in the marketing industry. She has also worked at PwC, Lehman Brothers and Boonrawd Trading International, the global distributor of Singha Beer.
Co-founder and COO of Otobro
Mathew F Jones joined Otobro Pte Ltd in 2016 as co-founder and COO. Otobro was acquired by the C88 Group in March 2017. Mathew is also the commissioner of PT Superior Coach, a representative office in Jakarta. Mathew has worked in Indonesia for over 11 years. He joined PT Selaras Nusa Abadi as general manager in 2003 and became the managing director and Dealer Council chairman of the company from 2005 until 2015. He has a bachelor’s in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from the University of California Berkeley, USA.
Mathew F Jones joined Otobro Pte Ltd in 2016 as co-founder and COO. Otobro was acquired by the C88 Group in March 2017. Mathew is also the commissioner of PT Superior Coach, a representative office in Jakarta. Mathew has worked in Indonesia for over 11 years. He joined PT Selaras Nusa Abadi as general manager in 2003 and became the managing director and Dealer Council chairman of the company from 2005 until 2015. He has a bachelor’s in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from the University of California Berkeley, USA.
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.
Founder and CEO of Citibox
David Bernabeu Moliner majored in Pharmacy at the University of Valencia, but soon discovered his interest in business that led him to an MBA program at the San Vicente Mártir Catholic University of Valencia, Spain. He then worked as the CEO of Promober in Valencia for 10 years until 2014.One day, after waiting four hours for a delivery, he came up with the idea of a service that would extricate everyone from such unnecessary and unpleasant experiences. In 2015, he founded Citibox that won several awards including one from the Spanish Centre of Logistics CEL in 2017.
David Bernabeu Moliner majored in Pharmacy at the University of Valencia, but soon discovered his interest in business that led him to an MBA program at the San Vicente Mártir Catholic University of Valencia, Spain. He then worked as the CEO of Promober in Valencia for 10 years until 2014.One day, after waiting four hours for a delivery, he came up with the idea of a service that would extricate everyone from such unnecessary and unpleasant experiences. In 2015, he founded Citibox that won several awards including one from the Spanish Centre of Logistics CEL 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.
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.
Co-founder and CTO of TroopTravel
Leonard Cremer is an engineering graduate from the University of Johannesburg. He worked as an analyst programmer before moving into the finance industry. Then in 2001, he co-founded Integrat in South Africa, a mobile media enabler for Mobile Network Operator. He is now the Group COO at Integrat Pty Ltd. Cremer was also the COO of InTarget from 2001 until 2016. Through business trips, he met up with co-founder Dennis Vilovic who broached the idea of starting a group travel planning platform. In 2017, they co-founded TroopTravel to make global travel planning more efficient for corporates.
Leonard Cremer is an engineering graduate from the University of Johannesburg. He worked as an analyst programmer before moving into the finance industry. Then in 2001, he co-founded Integrat in South Africa, a mobile media enabler for Mobile Network Operator. He is now the Group COO at Integrat Pty Ltd. Cremer was also the COO of InTarget from 2001 until 2016. Through business trips, he met up with co-founder Dennis Vilovic who broached the idea of starting a group travel planning platform. In 2017, they co-founded TroopTravel to make global travel planning more efficient for corporates.
CEO and co-founder of Defined.ai
Data scientist, linguist and researcher Daniela Braga is the co-founder and CEO of DefinedCrowd. She was previously President and Chief Scientist at the company, and, before that held various data science management positions at VoiceBox Technologies in Bellevue, Washington State. She spent almost seven years as a program manager at Microsoft, also in Bellevue, and has held various positions at the University of Washington, University of A Coruña, Spain, and University of Porto, Portugal. She has a PhD in Speech Technology from the University of A Coruña and a Master's in Applied Linguistics from the University of Minho, Portugal.
Data scientist, linguist and researcher Daniela Braga is the co-founder and CEO of DefinedCrowd. She was previously President and Chief Scientist at the company, and, before that held various data science management positions at VoiceBox Technologies in Bellevue, Washington State. She spent almost seven years as a program manager at Microsoft, also in Bellevue, and has held various positions at the University of Washington, University of A Coruña, Spain, and University of Porto, Portugal. She has a PhD in Speech Technology from the University of A Coruña and a Master's in Applied Linguistics from the University of Minho, Portugal.
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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