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CTO and co-founder of Carbo Culture
US native Christopher Carstens graduated in mechanical engineering in 2002 at the University of California, Berkeley. He started his career as a technology analyst at The Spark Group in San Francisco.In 2004, the engineer co-founded Solid Gas Technologies to build a methane hydrate production system. Carstens also founded Homeland Fuels to construct a bioreactor using ethanol. He exited both companies in 2006 and went to work at World Waste Technologies in California as project manager and engineer. In 2012, he started working at Graphene Technologies as R&D engineer.In 2013, he joined an innovation accelerator program at Singularity University where he met Finnish participant Henrietta Moon. They co-founded Finnish startup Carbo Culture in 2016 with Carstens as CTO based at the California plant.The serial entrepreneur and inventor also founded Hydrate Dynamics as CTO in 2015 to develop gas storage and transportation facilities using clathrate hydrates technology. In 2018, he was appointed by the US Department of Energy to be a member of the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee until January 2020.
US native Christopher Carstens graduated in mechanical engineering in 2002 at the University of California, Berkeley. He started his career as a technology analyst at The Spark Group in San Francisco.In 2004, the engineer co-founded Solid Gas Technologies to build a methane hydrate production system. Carstens also founded Homeland Fuels to construct a bioreactor using ethanol. He exited both companies in 2006 and went to work at World Waste Technologies in California as project manager and engineer. In 2012, he started working at Graphene Technologies as R&D engineer.In 2013, he joined an innovation accelerator program at Singularity University where he met Finnish participant Henrietta Moon. They co-founded Finnish startup Carbo Culture in 2016 with Carstens as CTO based at the California plant.The serial entrepreneur and inventor also founded Hydrate Dynamics as CTO in 2015 to develop gas storage and transportation facilities using clathrate hydrates technology. In 2018, he was appointed by the US Department of Energy to be a member of the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee until January 2020.
Co-founder of Vence
Sky Kurtz graduated in finance at Arizona State University in 2004. He also completed a master’s in business administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2011.He started his corporate career in New York at Lehman Brothers where he worked as an analyst from 2004–2006. He went on to work at CCMP Capital as an associate for three years until 2009. After various board member roles in US, he became the VP of Francisco Partners in 2011, a global private equity firm based in San Francisco.In 2014, he became the CEO of Mateen Corporation that manufactures high-performance fiber-reinforced polymers in the UAE and New Zealand. In 2016, he co-founded Vence Corp, a virtual fencing device manufacturer for livestock management. Currently based in UAE, Kurtz also founded Pure Harvest Smart Farms in Abu Dhabi. He is the CEO of the Middle East’s first commercial-scale, semi-automated, hybrid greenhouse growing system. Kurtz is also an advisor at e-commerce beauty startup Powder.ae and an entrepreneur-in-residence at Shorooq Investments.
Sky Kurtz graduated in finance at Arizona State University in 2004. He also completed a master’s in business administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2011.He started his corporate career in New York at Lehman Brothers where he worked as an analyst from 2004–2006. He went on to work at CCMP Capital as an associate for three years until 2009. After various board member roles in US, he became the VP of Francisco Partners in 2011, a global private equity firm based in San Francisco.In 2014, he became the CEO of Mateen Corporation that manufactures high-performance fiber-reinforced polymers in the UAE and New Zealand. In 2016, he co-founded Vence Corp, a virtual fencing device manufacturer for livestock management. Currently based in UAE, Kurtz also founded Pure Harvest Smart Farms in Abu Dhabi. He is the CEO of the Middle East’s first commercial-scale, semi-automated, hybrid greenhouse growing system. Kurtz is also an advisor at e-commerce beauty startup Powder.ae and an entrepreneur-in-residence at Shorooq Investments.
Co-founder of Vence
Industrial business entrepreneur Jasper Holdsworth comes from a multi-generational family of cattle ranchers. In 2013, he became a director of his family’s 100-year-old Paringahau Farm Company in New Zealand. He also co-founded a virtual fencing startup for livestock management, Vence Corp, with US-based investment banker Frank Wooten in 2016.After graduating in forestry engineering in 1995, Holdsworth obtained a master’s in engineering management at his alma mater University of Canterbury. In 1998, he completed a master’s in applied finance at Macquarie University and started his banking career at WestLB and Deutsche Bank in Sydney.He completed an entrepreneurship development program run by MIT’s Sloan School of Management in 2010. He has also undertaken an advanced management program run by Harvard Business School in 2012.Since 2004, he has been working as the CEO of New Zealand-based Pultron Composites Ltd, an industrial technology company focused on the development and manufacture of glass fiber-reinforced polymers.In 2019, he became the chairman and co-founder of Mateenbar Ltd to produce composite reinforcement for infrastructure building materials in New Zealand, North Carolina and Saudi Arabia.
Industrial business entrepreneur Jasper Holdsworth comes from a multi-generational family of cattle ranchers. In 2013, he became a director of his family’s 100-year-old Paringahau Farm Company in New Zealand. He also co-founded a virtual fencing startup for livestock management, Vence Corp, with US-based investment banker Frank Wooten in 2016.After graduating in forestry engineering in 1995, Holdsworth obtained a master’s in engineering management at his alma mater University of Canterbury. In 1998, he completed a master’s in applied finance at Macquarie University and started his banking career at WestLB and Deutsche Bank in Sydney.He completed an entrepreneurship development program run by MIT’s Sloan School of Management in 2010. He has also undertaken an advanced management program run by Harvard Business School in 2012.Since 2004, he has been working as the CEO of New Zealand-based Pultron Composites Ltd, an industrial technology company focused on the development and manufacture of glass fiber-reinforced polymers.In 2019, he became the chairman and co-founder of Mateenbar Ltd to produce composite reinforcement for infrastructure building materials in New Zealand, North Carolina and Saudi Arabia.
Founder and CEO of HijUp
Former MARS Indonesia and GTZ researcher Diajeng Lestari holds a Social & Political Science degree from the University of Indonesia. Her husband is Achmad Zaky, the founder of Indonesian startup BukaLapak. Diajeng was born in 1986.
Former MARS Indonesia and GTZ researcher Diajeng Lestari holds a Social & Political Science degree from the University of Indonesia. Her husband is Achmad Zaky, the founder of Indonesian startup BukaLapak. Diajeng was born in 1986.
Founder and CEO of Female Daily Network
A blogger since 1999, Hanifa started a female-focused blog, then called Fashionese Daily, in 2005 while pursuing her MBA at Maryville University of St. Louis and working as an assistant manager at Gap. Post-MBA, she returned to Indonesia to focus on her blogging project that became the Female Daily Network.
A blogger since 1999, Hanifa started a female-focused blog, then called Fashionese Daily, in 2005 while pursuing her MBA at Maryville University of St. Louis and working as an assistant manager at Gap. Post-MBA, she returned to Indonesia to focus on her blogging project that became the Female Daily Network.
Co-founder of Printerous, Co-founder and CEO of SweetEscape
David Soong graduated in Marketing at Seattle University, USA. He is a serial entrepreneur and owner of SweetEscape, a holiday photography company that provides photography services in over 300 cities around the world. David also runs two other businesses which he co-founded in 2002: AXIOO, a photography and videography company specializing in weddings, engagements and family portraits; and the Boga restaurant group that manages Pepper Lunch, Bakerzin, Paradise Dynasty and Shaburi.
David Soong graduated in Marketing at Seattle University, USA. He is a serial entrepreneur and owner of SweetEscape, a holiday photography company that provides photography services in over 300 cities around the world. David also runs two other businesses which he co-founded in 2002: AXIOO, a photography and videography company specializing in weddings, engagements and family portraits; and the Boga restaurant group that manages Pepper Lunch, Bakerzin, Paradise Dynasty and Shaburi.
Co-founder of Chic by Choice
Based in Lisbon, Filipa Neto graduated in Economics at the Catholic University of Portugal in 2012. She co-founded her first business with college friend Lara Vidreiro at the age of 21. They went on to establish Chic by Choice in 2014 and were listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2018: Retail and E-commerce. In December 2017, Neto also started working for Farfetch as a principal innovation specialist and mentor for its accelerator program Dream Assembly.
Based in Lisbon, Filipa Neto graduated in Economics at the Catholic University of Portugal in 2012. She co-founded her first business with college friend Lara Vidreiro at the age of 21. They went on to establish Chic by Choice in 2014 and were listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2018: Retail and E-commerce. In December 2017, Neto also started working for Farfetch as a principal innovation specialist and mentor for its accelerator program Dream Assembly.
Co-founder, CPO and Growth Hacker of Fabelio
Before becoming co-founder, CPO and growth hacker at Fabelio in February 2016, Filippo Lombardi was a commercial director at Linio Panama electronic marketplace until December 2015. He had also worked at the Lazada Group in Indonesia since September 2012 as the head of web analytics and as onsite UX optimization marketing VP for Southeast Asia until 2014. Filippo obtained a bachelor’s in Business Administration and Management and a master’s in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University in Italy.
Before becoming co-founder, CPO and growth hacker at Fabelio in February 2016, Filippo Lombardi was a commercial director at Linio Panama electronic marketplace until December 2015. He had also worked at the Lazada Group in Indonesia since September 2012 as the head of web analytics and as onsite UX optimization marketing VP for Southeast Asia until 2014. Filippo obtained a bachelor’s in Business Administration and Management and a master’s in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University in Italy.
Co-founder and CEO of Qlue
Rama Raditya graduated with a master’s in Management Information Systems in 2005 from Strayer University, USA. He returned to Indonesia and joined PwC as an IT auditor for a year. He then worked at Bank Danamon as an IT auditor and advisor before moving on to Ernst & Young. In 2013, he founded TerralogiQ, which later launched Qlue as part of Jakarta’s Smart City initiative. Rama became the CEO of PT Qlue Performa Indonesia when Qlue was incorporated as a standalone company.
Rama Raditya graduated with a master’s in Management Information Systems in 2005 from Strayer University, USA. He returned to Indonesia and joined PwC as an IT auditor for a year. He then worked at Bank Danamon as an IT auditor and advisor before moving on to Ernst & Young. In 2013, he founded TerralogiQ, which later launched Qlue as part of Jakarta’s Smart City initiative. Rama became the CEO of PT Qlue Performa Indonesia when Qlue was incorporated as a standalone company.
Co-founder and CPO of Findster
Motivated by the red overalls-clad plumber Mario as a kid, Paulo Fonseca knew he wanted to develop video games. Faced with having to choose between electronics and football, Fonseca opted for the former and pursued his studies in Computer and Telematics Engineering at the University of Aveiro. He is one of the co-founders and the CPO of Findster Technologies, the company behind GPS pet tracker Findster Duo.Findster Duo.Findster Technologies, the company behind GPS pet tracker Findster Duo.Findster Duo.
Motivated by the red overalls-clad plumber Mario as a kid, Paulo Fonseca knew he wanted to develop video games. Faced with having to choose between electronics and football, Fonseca opted for the former and pursued his studies in Computer and Telematics Engineering at the University of Aveiro. He is one of the co-founders and the CPO of Findster Technologies, the company behind GPS pet tracker Findster Duo.Findster Duo.Findster Technologies, the company behind GPS pet tracker Findster Duo.Findster Duo.
Co-founder of Findster, Co-founder and CTO of SWORD Health
Getting access to a computer in his elementary school piqued Márcio Colunas’s interest in informatics. This led to a degree in Computer and Telematics Engineering at the University of Aveiro, where he carried out research and development in biomedical systems. His work was integral to his career, having co-founded SWORD Health, a technology company disrupting medical-physical rehabilitation. Born in 1987, Colunas is also a co-founder of Findster Technologies, the company behind the Findster Duo GPS pet tracker.
Getting access to a computer in his elementary school piqued Márcio Colunas’s interest in informatics. This led to a degree in Computer and Telematics Engineering at the University of Aveiro, where he carried out research and development in biomedical systems. His work was integral to his career, having co-founded SWORD Health, a technology company disrupting medical-physical rehabilitation. Born in 1987, Colunas is also a co-founder of Findster Technologies, the company behind the Findster Duo GPS pet tracker.
Co-founder and ex-CMO of Konserku (by Konsaato)
Central Washington University graduate Afi Integritya has worked in the USA and in the UK in various roles, ranging from marketing executive to student ambassador. She returned to Indonesia in 2015 and joined Tokopedia to work in business development. She left a few months later to co-found Konsaato, a crowdfunding site for music concerts that was rebranded as Konserku. However, after working one year as the startup’s CMO, she left to work independently as a freelance content writer and social media manager.
Central Washington University graduate Afi Integritya has worked in the USA and in the UK in various roles, ranging from marketing executive to student ambassador. She returned to Indonesia in 2015 and joined Tokopedia to work in business development. She left a few months later to co-found Konsaato, a crowdfunding site for music concerts that was rebranded as Konserku. However, after working one year as the startup’s CMO, she left to work independently as a freelance content writer and social media manager.
Co-founder and CMO of Du'Anyam
Melia Winata graduated from Australia’s University of Melbourne with a degree in Biomedicine. While studying there between 2010 and 2012, she worked as a Mathematics teacher at Kumon. She eventually returned to Indonesia and became an executive director at the Indonesian branch of international real estate agency RE/MAX Prestige.In 2014, she joined two high school friends to establish Du’Anyam, becoming the CMO at the social enterprise that seeks to empower women through wicker crafting.
Melia Winata graduated from Australia’s University of Melbourne with a degree in Biomedicine. While studying there between 2010 and 2012, she worked as a Mathematics teacher at Kumon. She eventually returned to Indonesia and became an executive director at the Indonesian branch of international real estate agency RE/MAX Prestige.In 2014, she joined two high school friends to establish Du’Anyam, becoming the CMO at the social enterprise that seeks to empower women through wicker crafting.
Chief Scientist and Co-founder of Cambricon Technologies
Co-founder of Cambricon Technologies. Chen Yunji is the elder brother of co-founder Chen Tianshi. Admitted to the Special Class for the Gifted Young of the University of Science and Technology of China at the age of 14, he received his PhD from the Chinese Academy of Sciences at age 24. At age 33, he won the Science and Technology Award for Chinese Youth and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Young Scientists Award.
Co-founder of Cambricon Technologies. Chen Yunji is the elder brother of co-founder Chen Tianshi. Admitted to the Special Class for the Gifted Young of the University of Science and Technology of China at the age of 14, he received his PhD from the Chinese Academy of Sciences at age 24. At age 33, he won the Science and Technology Award for Chinese Youth and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Young Scientists Award.
Co-founder and CEO of Bareksa
Prior to establishing online investment platform Bareksa, Ady Pangerang was the head of the IT department at the Indonesian branch of BNP Paribas. He later held a similar role at VIVA, an Indonesian online news and entertainment portal. Ady left VIVA in 2013 to focus on Bareksa, together with former VIVA colleague Karaniya Dharmasaputra. Ady holds a bachelor’s in Robotics from Ecole Centrale Nantes, France and a master’s in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University, USA.
Prior to establishing online investment platform Bareksa, Ady Pangerang was the head of the IT department at the Indonesian branch of BNP Paribas. He later held a similar role at VIVA, an Indonesian online news and entertainment portal. Ady left VIVA in 2013 to focus on Bareksa, together with former VIVA colleague Karaniya Dharmasaputra. Ady holds a bachelor’s in Robotics from Ecole Centrale Nantes, France and a master’s in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University, USA.
Xu Jinghong: Champion of young entrepreneurs and high-tech startups
Under Xu Jinghong’s leadership, Tsinghua Holdings grew its assets sevenfold and incubated over 10,000 businesses. In his new role as VC investor, Xu wants to nurture startups into future global leaders
Bluepha to boost PHA bioplastics production with $30m fresh funding
The Beijing-based startup aims to produce 10,000 tons of PHA bioplastic a year and build a SynBio community through its STEM education spinoff, Bluepha Lab
Clear Plate: Anti-food waste AI that rewards the diners who finish their food
Taking little steps to make a big difference in fighting food waste, Clear Plate engages with digital natives to spread the message
Soon, a cute robot will bring you your online shopping
Using robots to automate last-mile delivery, Zhen Robotics wants to help the logistics industry slash costs and boost customer satisfaction.
For your X-ray records, just check the cloud
A Chinese startup has built a digital medical image library on the cloud, bringing ease and cost savings to patients, doctors and hospitals countrywide
Xuebacoming: Promising edtech had compliance issues from day one
Other hefty mistakes also contributed to Xuebacoming's demise – proof that investor and media support, and a booming market, won't guarantee success
Tiger Brokers: At the right place, at the right time
China’s new middle-class elite is educated and tech-savvy – and they want to put their money in US stocks. A fintech app is cashing in on this
Tiger Brokers, a Chinese online brokerage for trading foreign stocks, announces US IPO
The Jim Rogers-backed fintech startup wants to raise US$150 million as it sees growing demand from younger Chinese investors
MSMB: From university research to agritech ecosystem
The Indonesian startup is moving beyond sensors to build technologies for livestock tracking and fish farming
Meituan-Dianping’s Wang Xing: From struggling copycat to IPO billionaire
As the internet startup sets to list in Hong Kong this week, we take a look back at the journey of its founder Wang Xing, once dubbed “the unluckiest serial entrepreneur”
New Ventures Innovation: Prasetiya Mulya University takes on student entrepreneurship
To prepare a new generation of startup founders, Prasetiya Mulya University combines theoretical education with real-life exposure to the startup world
Brazilian edtech Blox seeks to upgrade university education across Latin America
Blox plans to raise over $1m in 2021 to expand across Brazil and Mexico, giving more choices to students to personalize degree programs with its AI curriculum management SaaS
Grain Meat: Focusing on whole cut plant-based meat
With its proprietary fiber weaving technique and specially-designed machinery, Wuxi-based Grain Meat aims to replicate the texture and even the grain of real meat
Yu Minhong: Rags-to-riches education guru
When the New Oriental founder was working in the rice paddies as a teenager, it never occurred to him that he would become the richest teacher in China one day
Carlos Melo Brito: Driving force behind Porto's innovation boom
The professor has overseen the creation and growth of the University of Porto-based UPTEC incubator, birthplace of many of Portugal's most successful startups
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