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Founded in 2012 in Washington DC, Accion Venture Lab is a seed-stage investor in fintech for the underserved. Venture Lab is part of Accion, a not-for-profit global organization that works with financial service providers to deliver affordable solutions for unbanked and underbanked communities worldwide.Its portfolio includes 44 startups from 17 countries, ranging from Chile to Indonesia. Seed-stage startups normally get $500,000 funding per company. Investments in December 2020 included participation in the $1.5m seed round of Argentinian software development tech Henry and a financing round for Indonesian micro-credit fintech Pintech.
Founded in 2012 in Washington DC, Accion Venture Lab is a seed-stage investor in fintech for the underserved. Venture Lab is part of Accion, a not-for-profit global organization that works with financial service providers to deliver affordable solutions for unbanked and underbanked communities worldwide.Its portfolio includes 44 startups from 17 countries, ranging from Chile to Indonesia. Seed-stage startups normally get $500,000 funding per company. Investments in December 2020 included participation in the $1.5m seed round of Argentinian software development tech Henry and a financing round for Indonesian micro-credit fintech Pintech.
Mustard Seed MAZE is a Lisbon-based VC firm that invests in early-stage startups, primarily in social impact enterprises. Endowed with €40m, the VC has invested in projects dealing with food wastage, human trafficking, postnatal depression and general healthcare.So far, it has managed one exit, with the majority of its portfolio of 20 companies based in Europe. Recent investment rounds include $3m seed funding for Portuguese mesh network tech HypeLabs, €1.15m seed round for Spanish fintech StudentFinance and $12m Series B round for UK-based food waste app Winnow.
Mustard Seed MAZE is a Lisbon-based VC firm that invests in early-stage startups, primarily in social impact enterprises. Endowed with €40m, the VC has invested in projects dealing with food wastage, human trafficking, postnatal depression and general healthcare.So far, it has managed one exit, with the majority of its portfolio of 20 companies based in Europe. Recent investment rounds include $3m seed funding for Portuguese mesh network tech HypeLabs, €1.15m seed round for Spanish fintech StudentFinance and $12m Series B round for UK-based food waste app Winnow.
Seed Capital Bizkaia is a division the Department of Economic and Territorial Development of Bizkaia province. Created in 1991, the seed capital investment fund supports the growth of small businesses with established operations in Spain's Bizkaia region. The firm invests in startups from different business sectors in the form of participatory loans or by contributing up to €300,000, with share participation of up to 45%.
Seed Capital Bizkaia is a division the Department of Economic and Territorial Development of Bizkaia province. Created in 1991, the seed capital investment fund supports the growth of small businesses with established operations in Spain's Bizkaia region. The firm invests in startups from different business sectors in the form of participatory loans or by contributing up to €300,000, with share participation of up to 45%.
DFS Lab is a fintech-centric incubator/accelerator company with a focus on emerging markets. Supported by a US$4.8 million grant from the Gates Foundation, many of the portfolio companies provide fintech products and also help to improve the financial literacy education for people in developing countries. About 50% of the startups are run by female co-founders and 73% originate from the emerging markets.
DFS Lab is a fintech-centric incubator/accelerator company with a focus on emerging markets. Supported by a US$4.8 million grant from the Gates Foundation, many of the portfolio companies provide fintech products and also help to improve the financial literacy education for people in developing countries. About 50% of the startups are run by female co-founders and 73% originate from the emerging markets.
Formerly the Suzhou Venture Group (which was reconstructed from the former venture capital entity China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Ventures), state investment firm Oriza Holdings manages about RMB 29.7 billion. As of 1Q2016, its investments comprised 253 seed/early-stage companies, 81 growth-stage entities and 48 mature ones.
Formerly the Suzhou Venture Group (which was reconstructed from the former venture capital entity China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Ventures), state investment firm Oriza Holdings manages about RMB 29.7 billion. As of 1Q2016, its investments comprised 253 seed/early-stage companies, 81 growth-stage entities and 48 mature ones.
Headquartered in Washington DC, IDB Lab is the innovation arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB) Group . Its investment vehicle, IDB Invest, aims to finance projects that foster innovation and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean area. . IDB Invest provides many types of financial support. It operates through blended finance to mobilize capital flows into emerging markets or provides loans to test new business models or injects equity into business ventures.
Headquartered in Washington DC, IDB Lab is the innovation arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB) Group . Its investment vehicle, IDB Invest, aims to finance projects that foster innovation and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean area. . IDB Invest provides many types of financial support. It operates through blended finance to mobilize capital flows into emerging markets or provides loans to test new business models or injects equity into business ventures.
Founder and CEO of PesanLab
Dimas Prasetyo is the founder and CEO of PesanLab. He graduated with a degree in Medical Technology and Laboratory Science from Yogyakarta Health Polytechnic. He has over eight years of work experience in marketing, operations and management in the clinical laboratory diagnostics industry. He was also a product specialist at Non-invasive Genetic Abnormalities Test in Your Clinic and at Natera Inc. He co-founded Lab Panorama Bandung in 2009 and left in 2013 to become the founder of LabConX that was later rebranded as PesanLab.
Dimas Prasetyo is the founder and CEO of PesanLab. He graduated with a degree in Medical Technology and Laboratory Science from Yogyakarta Health Polytechnic. He has over eight years of work experience in marketing, operations and management in the clinical laboratory diagnostics industry. He was also a product specialist at Non-invasive Genetic Abnormalities Test in Your Clinic and at Natera Inc. He co-founded Lab Panorama Bandung in 2009 and left in 2013 to become the founder of LabConX that was later rebranded as PesanLab.
Founded in 2011 by former Kingsoft CFO Wang Donghui (Kelvin Wang), Koubei and Wacai founder and former Alibaba executive Li Zhiguo (Frank Li) and another former top Alibaba executive (head of corporate finance and VP) Andrew Teoh (Zhao Hong). Ameba Capital is a seed/early stage VC fund managing over RMB 1 billion. It has invested in more than 60 startups, including Didi, Dianping and Mogujie.
Founded in 2011 by former Kingsoft CFO Wang Donghui (Kelvin Wang), Koubei and Wacai founder and former Alibaba executive Li Zhiguo (Frank Li) and another former top Alibaba executive (head of corporate finance and VP) Andrew Teoh (Zhao Hong). Ameba Capital is a seed/early stage VC fund managing over RMB 1 billion. It has invested in more than 60 startups, including Didi, Dianping and Mogujie.
Beatriz González is Spain’s first and only female head of a venture capital firm. In 2013, she founded Seaya Ventures and became the MD of one of Spain’s top 10 VC funds. The VC also has interests in South America. Its portfolio includes 17 mid to large startups like Cabify, Glovo and Wallbox. The VC focuses on the internet, digital and media sectors, backing startups with investments of €5–10 million each. González is also a board member for numerous startups including Cabify and Glovo. As an angel investor, she has invested in the pre-seed and seed rounds of Spanish femtech WOOM.
Beatriz González is Spain’s first and only female head of a venture capital firm. In 2013, she founded Seaya Ventures and became the MD of one of Spain’s top 10 VC funds. The VC also has interests in South America. Its portfolio includes 17 mid to large startups like Cabify, Glovo and Wallbox. The VC focuses on the internet, digital and media sectors, backing startups with investments of €5–10 million each. González is also a board member for numerous startups including Cabify and Glovo. As an angel investor, she has invested in the pre-seed and seed rounds of Spanish femtech WOOM.
A Linz-based pre-seed investor founded in 2015, the company currently has 17 companies in its portfolio. Its interests span market verticals and technologies, with tech and non-tech startups supported, and varied geographical locations across Europe. It also runs an online learning lab for startups called Zero21. Its most recent investments include the €2m seed round of Austrian second-hand electronics marketplace refurbed and the €300,000 pre-seed round of German interview platform-as-a-service LAMA.
A Linz-based pre-seed investor founded in 2015, the company currently has 17 companies in its portfolio. Its interests span market verticals and technologies, with tech and non-tech startups supported, and varied geographical locations across Europe. It also runs an online learning lab for startups called Zero21. Its most recent investments include the €2m seed round of Austrian second-hand electronics marketplace refurbed and the €300,000 pre-seed round of German interview platform-as-a-service LAMA.
Founder and CEO of SCOOP, Founder of EV Hive
East Ventures co-founder Willson Cuaca graduated from Bina Nusantara University with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He worked at Singapore-based Red Sentry, a cyber security and network performance optimization company. In 2010 he co-founded East Ventures, a seed-early stage venture capital firm. That same year, he also co-founded Apps Foundry, a mobile company that developed the e-reader app SCOOP, among other things.
East Ventures co-founder Willson Cuaca graduated from Bina Nusantara University with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He worked at Singapore-based Red Sentry, a cyber security and network performance optimization company. In 2010 he co-founded East Ventures, a seed-early stage venture capital firm. That same year, he also co-founded Apps Foundry, a mobile company that developed the e-reader app SCOOP, among other things.
Architect and co-founder of QingCloud
Co-founder and Architect of QingCloud. A top scorer in the National College Entrance Examination of Hainan province, Lin received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Tsinghua University and later worked for IBM and Tencent. Lin Yuan is now in charge of the API level technology at QingCloud.
Co-founder and Architect of QingCloud. A top scorer in the National College Entrance Examination of Hainan province, Lin received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Tsinghua University and later worked for IBM and Tencent. Lin Yuan is now in charge of the API level technology at QingCloud.
CEO and Founder of ScentRealm
CEO and founder of ScentRealm, Huang Jianwei worked at Alibaba from 2004 to 2011. In 2012, he founded ScentRealm and received seed funding from Wang Gang. He also tried to create a business around QR codes, then tried to build an internet finance business. The latter was a success for a while, but Huang decided to shut it down. In 2015, he pivoted the company to build ScentRealm.
CEO and founder of ScentRealm, Huang Jianwei worked at Alibaba from 2004 to 2011. In 2012, he founded ScentRealm and received seed funding from Wang Gang. He also tried to create a business around QR codes, then tried to build an internet finance business. The latter was a success for a while, but Huang decided to shut it down. In 2015, he pivoted the company to build ScentRealm.
Ibersol is a Portuguese restaurant sector investor established in 1994. It holds the franchises of several of Spain and Portugal's top-selling fast-food chains including Burger King in both nations, Pans & Company in Spain and KFC in Portugal and Angola.To date, it has invested in one startup, the Portuguese healthy food service EatTasty, with undisclosed investment in the company's seed stage, phase one, that raised €1.1m. It also acquired one food sector entity, the Spanish restaurant group, Eat Out Group, for an undisclosed sum in 2016.
Ibersol is a Portuguese restaurant sector investor established in 1994. It holds the franchises of several of Spain and Portugal's top-selling fast-food chains including Burger King in both nations, Pans & Company in Spain and KFC in Portugal and Angola.To date, it has invested in one startup, the Portuguese healthy food service EatTasty, with undisclosed investment in the company's seed stage, phase one, that raised €1.1m. It also acquired one food sector entity, the Spanish restaurant group, Eat Out Group, for an undisclosed sum in 2016.
Co-founder of Ximalaya
Before co-founding Ximalaya with Yu Jianjun, Chen Xiaoyu worked as an investment director at one of Thailand's largest conglomerates, Charoen Pokphand Group, in its China office. There, she supervised the Group’s investments in internet startups. With seed funding from the Group in 2009, Chen and Yu Jianjun founded their first startup, Na Li Shi Jie, building online virtual city maps. Though the business failed after two years, they utilised the rich experience they gained and founded the much more successful Ximalaya in 2012.
Before co-founding Ximalaya with Yu Jianjun, Chen Xiaoyu worked as an investment director at one of Thailand's largest conglomerates, Charoen Pokphand Group, in its China office. There, she supervised the Group’s investments in internet startups. With seed funding from the Group in 2009, Chen and Yu Jianjun founded their first startup, Na Li Shi Jie, building online virtual city maps. Though the business failed after two years, they utilised the rich experience they gained and founded the much more successful Ximalaya in 2012.
Soul Parking aims to solve Indonesia's motorcycle problem with unique parking spaces
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CraiditX gives banks and insurers AI tools for assessing consumer credit risk
Used by big lenders like Bank of China and Minsheng Bank, CraiditX's solutions can gauge consumer default risk even if a user has no credit history
Enoc Armengol: The design and e-commerce 3.0 star inspired by Inspector Gadget
Also a serial entrepreneur, the Spaniard has created a trail of celebrated design products and startups from Singapore to Barcelona
As AI assistant market heats up, Sherpa zooms in on smart autos, smart homes
Spanish AI assistant startup Sherpa launches Sherpa Platform, a new set of APIs for smart cars, phones and home devices
Bioo’s green power: Electricity, Wi-Fi from a flower pot
The Spanish startup has won accolades and fundings for its NASA-inspired fuel cells and energy-producing plants
Nuuk, the cooler box poised to disrupt cold chain logistics
Barcelona-based startup Groenlandia Tech has developed a smart cooler box to track and monitor biological samples, providing an extra layer of security and control during transport
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
Bigle Legal’s SaaS platform offers quick, affordable legal document auto-generation
Bigle Legal generates customized legal documents at the click of a button, dramatically cutting down on human error and time spent
Alias Robotics: Award-winning cyber security pioneer reduces “clear and present danger” of robots
As machines become integral parts of daily life, Alias Robotics offers humans a way to solve the ever-increasing potential risks of robots
Europe ramps up development of local EV battery sector in race to zero emissions
Startups, automakers jostle or unite to ride the fast-growing EV battery market, as the EU pumps billions into developing its own value chain, to cut reliance on imports
Farm Friend: World’s first agri-drone sharing platform wins over users, investors
Gone are the days of the lone Chinese farmer toiling under the sun. Now drones are here to help – and there’s even a drone sharing platform too
TMiRob's medical robots lighten the load of doctors and nurses in hospitals
The robots also reach an operating room three minutes faster than human nurses – that's more time for saving lives
"Spot" your friends, live chat and share music with this social mapping app
Spot, a new challenger to China's WeChat, is using pop-up song lyrics to entice youths to live chat and play games
With universal QR code, Indonesia achieves e-payment harmony
The move to standardize Indonesia's QR code is expected to unify the country's cashless payments system and lift tens of thousands of small merchants into the payments mainstream
Automated marketing platform Frizbit reaches over 1bn end-users; seeks European, LatAm expansion
Using AI and proprietary technology, Frizbit aims to help clients retain customers with personalized and automated push notification campaigns
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