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Bruno Bianchi of Spotahome
Bruno Bianchi always wanted to be his own boss. He started a Costa del Sol Spanish jewelry import business in 2004, sourcing from Thailand and India. Then he became the sales director of Miguel Ángel Palomo SA to expand the Spanish olive business internationally. He had also worked as a cook in Ireland and Denmark.The Argentinian speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian and Danish. The COO of Spotahome joined the startup as a co-founder at a later stage when the proptech idea was revived by CEO Artacho.
Bruno Bianchi always wanted to be his own boss. He started a Costa del Sol Spanish jewelry import business in 2004, sourcing from Thailand and India. Then he became the sales director of Miguel Ángel Palomo SA to expand the Spanish olive business internationally. He had also worked as a cook in Ireland and Denmark.The Argentinian speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian and Danish. The COO of Spotahome joined the startup as a co-founder at a later stage when the proptech idea was revived by CEO Artacho.
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.
Founded in 2016, Goldacre is a real-estate focused investor with a £2bn asset management business as part of the Noé Group, investing in British, EU and Israeli startups in that segment. It also operates the intensive proptech accelerator RElab with three editions to date, each time investing £100,000 in participating startups. The company does not divulge its full portfolio details but its most recent investments include in the summer 2020 a $9m Series A round of Israeli sustainable concrete tech ECOncrete and in the $7.8m June 2020 Series A round of Spanish hyperloop engineer Zeleros.
Founded in 2016, Goldacre is a real-estate focused investor with a £2bn asset management business as part of the Noé Group, investing in British, EU and Israeli startups in that segment. It also operates the intensive proptech accelerator RElab with three editions to date, each time investing £100,000 in participating startups. The company does not divulge its full portfolio details but its most recent investments include in the summer 2020 a $9m Series A round of Israeli sustainable concrete tech ECOncrete and in the $7.8m June 2020 Series A round of Spanish hyperloop engineer Zeleros.
Founded in 2003 in New York, Vast Ventures has invested in over 70 early-stage companies, with a focus on companies tackling global problems or which are rooted in sustainability. It has managed 22 exits to date. It currently has 45 companies in its portfolio, the overwhelming majority of which are based in the Americas. Its most recent investments include participation in the May 2021 $8m seed round for Chilean rental management proptech player Houm, as well as the April 2021 $17m Series A round of MedChart, a Canadian healthcare data systems startup.
Founded in 2003 in New York, Vast Ventures has invested in over 70 early-stage companies, with a focus on companies tackling global problems or which are rooted in sustainability. It has managed 22 exits to date. It currently has 45 companies in its portfolio, the overwhelming majority of which are based in the Americas. Its most recent investments include participation in the May 2021 $8m seed round for Chilean rental management proptech player Houm, as well as the April 2021 $17m Series A round of MedChart, a Canadian healthcare data systems startup.
Upon graduating in Economics, Alex Chesterman joined Planet Hollywood International. He left seven years later as an executive vice-president. Chesterman went on to found Bagelmania, LoveFilm (later sold to Amazon), ScreenSelect and Zoopla. He is currently Zoopla’s CEO and one of the UK's leading digital entrepreneurs as well as a winner of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year. He has invested in 26 companies to date across sectors and his recent investments include in online flower marketplace Flowebx's Series A and in the seed rounds of proptech Thirdfort, online library Perlego and audio personal trainer Auro.
Upon graduating in Economics, Alex Chesterman joined Planet Hollywood International. He left seven years later as an executive vice-president. Chesterman went on to found Bagelmania, LoveFilm (later sold to Amazon), ScreenSelect and Zoopla. He is currently Zoopla’s CEO and one of the UK's leading digital entrepreneurs as well as a winner of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year. He has invested in 26 companies to date across sectors and his recent investments include in online flower marketplace Flowebx's Series A and in the seed rounds of proptech Thirdfort, online library Perlego and audio personal trainer Auro.
Established in 2017 in the UK, Firstminute Capital's investments are founders-driven, rather than by investment sectors. The early-stage venture capital firm has already invested in 32 companies in the US, UK, mainland Europe and Israel. In mid-2018, it raised its first fund of US$100m from 30 unicorns. Recent investments include in the Series A round of tax reclaim company Wevat, in peer-to-peer (P2P) fiat to crypto exchange platform Ramp's pre-seed round and in the seed round of cannabis e-commerce site Miss Grass.
Established in 2017 in the UK, Firstminute Capital's investments are founders-driven, rather than by investment sectors. The early-stage venture capital firm has already invested in 32 companies in the US, UK, mainland Europe and Israel. In mid-2018, it raised its first fund of US$100m from 30 unicorns. Recent investments include in the Series A round of tax reclaim company Wevat, in peer-to-peer (P2P) fiat to crypto exchange platform Ramp's pre-seed round and in the seed round of cannabis e-commerce site Miss Grass.
Ufi Ventures is the investment arm of Ufi VocTech Trust, a UK-based grant-funding body created following the sale of Learndirect in 2010. With an initial fund of £50m, the organization is focussed on delivering an increase in the scale of vocational learning. The firm can invest from £150,000 to £1m as equity or debt in early-stage companies. To date, its disclosed investments include many UK public-private training initiatives, plus seed investments in two tech startups: soft-skills VR software Bodyswaps (£470,000) and childcare marketplace Kinderly (£325,000).
Ufi Ventures is the investment arm of Ufi VocTech Trust, a UK-based grant-funding body created following the sale of Learndirect in 2010. With an initial fund of £50m, the organization is focussed on delivering an increase in the scale of vocational learning. The firm can invest from £150,000 to £1m as equity or debt in early-stage companies. To date, its disclosed investments include many UK public-private training initiatives, plus seed investments in two tech startups: soft-skills VR software Bodyswaps (£470,000) and childcare marketplace Kinderly (£325,000).
CEO and founder of Petit Pli
Ryan Mario Yasin is an engineer, designer and sustainable fashion entrepreneur based in London. Originally from Reykjavik, Iceland, Yasin graduated in aeronautical engineering at Imperial College London and has a master’s in global innovation design from the Royal College of Art. As a 23-year-old design student, Yasin founded materials technology startup Petit Pli, and developed the design for the company’s first product, a pleated garment that could expand up to seven sizes to last children through their first few years of life. Petit Pli now makes expandable pleated clothes for children and adults, using a fabric derived from recycled plastic and a structure inspired by origami, architecture and space satellites. Petit Pli products have won a number of prestigious awards, such as the UK James Dyson Award, Time Magazine’s best invention of 2020 and the Red Dot Product Design Award.Yasin has a strong interest in photography and in the interplay between art and engineering. In 2020, Yasin was included by Forbes in its 30 Under 30 list for Europe.
Ryan Mario Yasin is an engineer, designer and sustainable fashion entrepreneur based in London. Originally from Reykjavik, Iceland, Yasin graduated in aeronautical engineering at Imperial College London and has a master’s in global innovation design from the Royal College of Art. As a 23-year-old design student, Yasin founded materials technology startup Petit Pli, and developed the design for the company’s first product, a pleated garment that could expand up to seven sizes to last children through their first few years of life. Petit Pli now makes expandable pleated clothes for children and adults, using a fabric derived from recycled plastic and a structure inspired by origami, architecture and space satellites. Petit Pli products have won a number of prestigious awards, such as the UK James Dyson Award, Time Magazine’s best invention of 2020 and the Red Dot Product Design Award.Yasin has a strong interest in photography and in the interplay between art and engineering. In 2020, Yasin was included by Forbes in its 30 Under 30 list for Europe.
A UK-based investor founded in 2018, Haatch currently has 14 mainly UK and Ireland-based companies in its portfolio, valued in excess of $160m. It has launched two funds to date and typically makes investments from £100,000 to £300,000 and up to £2m for Series A or B rounds. Its most recent investments include a £470,000 seed round in VR training soft-skills provider Bodyswaps, an undisclosed seed round in virtual office workspace Re-Flow, and a £155,000 post-seed round in tech development team provider Deazy. In many cases, Haatch is the sole investor.
A UK-based investor founded in 2018, Haatch currently has 14 mainly UK and Ireland-based companies in its portfolio, valued in excess of $160m. It has launched two funds to date and typically makes investments from £100,000 to £300,000 and up to £2m for Series A or B rounds. Its most recent investments include a £470,000 seed round in VR training soft-skills provider Bodyswaps, an undisclosed seed round in virtual office workspace Re-Flow, and a £155,000 post-seed round in tech development team provider Deazy. In many cases, Haatch is the sole investor.
Founded in 1997 in London, Amadeus has invested in more than 130 companies, has over 40 employees and has raised over $1bn to date. The investor focuses on early-stage UK-based companies, although it has also invested in later-stage European and developing market startups. In August 2021, it announced a $150m upcoming investment drive in Brazil. Amadeus currently has 54 portfolio companies. Its recent investments include the June 2021 £20m Series A investment round of UK-based XYZ Reality that employs holograms in construction tech. In May 2021, it led the $4.8m investment in the cryptography lifecycle management platform Cryptosense.
Founded in 1997 in London, Amadeus has invested in more than 130 companies, has over 40 employees and has raised over $1bn to date. The investor focuses on early-stage UK-based companies, although it has also invested in later-stage European and developing market startups. In August 2021, it announced a $150m upcoming investment drive in Brazil. Amadeus currently has 54 portfolio companies. Its recent investments include the June 2021 £20m Series A investment round of UK-based XYZ Reality that employs holograms in construction tech. In May 2021, it led the $4.8m investment in the cryptography lifecycle management platform Cryptosense.
Co-founder and CEO of Sego
A graduate of University of Science & Technology of China and Cranfield University (UK), Jiang Xinlian’s work experience spans eight years in overseas sales support and product planning at Huawei and ZTE. He was born in the 1970s.
A graduate of University of Science & Technology of China and Cranfield University (UK), Jiang Xinlian’s work experience spans eight years in overseas sales support and product planning at Huawei and ZTE. He was born in the 1970s.
Co-founder of Dana+
Holding an MBA from Lancaster University, UK, Yang co-founded Dana+ with Ren Xinxin and Lv Xin in 2015. He’s also a partner of Lidafeng Investment, and of Ming Capital, an investment management company co-founded by popular Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming.
Holding an MBA from Lancaster University, UK, Yang co-founded Dana+ with Ren Xinxin and Lv Xin in 2015. He’s also a partner of Lidafeng Investment, and of Ming Capital, an investment management company co-founded by popular Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming.
CEO and Founder of AISpeech
After receiving his MPhil from Cambridge Judge Business School, Gao founded AISpeech in the UK in 2007. In 2008, he returned to China and settled down in Suzhou, where AISpeech is now headquartered.
After receiving his MPhil from Cambridge Judge Business School, Gao founded AISpeech in the UK in 2007. In 2008, he returned to China and settled down in Suzhou, where AISpeech is now headquartered.
Co-founder, CTO of Bodyswaps
Tom Szirtes is co-founder and CTO at UK-based VR edtech for soft-skills training Bodyswaps, where he has worked since the start of 2020. Prior to that, he was managing director at London-based AR and VR design startup Mbryonic, where he worked for almost seven years. Before Mbryonic, he was project manager at Orange for almost three years, where he worked in gamification at the giant’s R&D lab in London.Szirtes also worked for six years at SEGA Europe in game development and as a developer and a contractor in other organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bristol in the UK.
Tom Szirtes is co-founder and CTO at UK-based VR edtech for soft-skills training Bodyswaps, where he has worked since the start of 2020. Prior to that, he was managing director at London-based AR and VR design startup Mbryonic, where he worked for almost seven years. Before Mbryonic, he was project manager at Orange for almost three years, where he worked in gamification at the giant’s R&D lab in London.Szirtes also worked for six years at SEGA Europe in game development and as a developer and a contractor in other organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bristol in the UK.
Spanish-born Juan Urdiales is best known as the co-CEO and co-founder of UK-based employment site Jobandtalent where he has worked since 2009. As angel investors, Urdiales and co-CEO Felipe Navio have also participated in the €1.15m seed round of fintech StudentFinance in 2019.
Spanish-born Juan Urdiales is best known as the co-CEO and co-founder of UK-based employment site Jobandtalent where he has worked since 2009. As angel investors, Urdiales and co-CEO Felipe Navio have also participated in the €1.15m seed round of fintech StudentFinance in 2019.
Futuralga: Circular economy model to turn seaweed into biodegradable plastic alternative
A Cádiz-based young startup is winning accolades for its eco-friendly bioplastic made from seaweed washed ashore
Wallbox’s bumper funding boosts Spain’s EV charging sector
Wallbox’s generic EV charging systems are sold in 40 countries, including the US and China; attracting major backers like Seaya Ventures, Spanish utility Iberdrola and US VC Endeavor
Exovite: Revolutionary treatment for broken bones and assisted surgery
Medtech startup Exovite combines 3D printing technology and remote treatment to improve rehabilitation of broken bones, and employs mixed reality to assist surgery
Cogo: Tech that helps you cut your real-time carbon footprint through daily choices
Currently operating in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, Cogo is raising $20m to bring its emissions tracking technology to companies and consumers in Asia, Europe and the US
Bizhare equity crowdfunding attracts over 50,000 retail investors, starts secondary trading
A partner of the Indonesia Central Securities Depository, Bizhare also lowered minimum investment amounts, implemented scripless trading and handpicked businesses on its platform
Senior Deli: Creating easy-to-swallow, appealing food for dysphagia sufferers
Already supplying to over 200 senior homes and hospitals, the Future Food Asia 2021 co-winner uses proprietary tech to make nutritious, affordable texture-modified foods for people with swallowing difficulties
Edpuzzle waives fees for video learning platform during coronavirus pandemic
Spanish edtech startup Edpuzzle lets teachers create engaging remote-learning tools from easily accessible online videos
Oceanium: Supporting sustainable seaweed farming
Scottish startup Oceanium has developed a proprietary biorefinery and processing model to create seaweed-based compostable materials, alt-protein ingredients and nutraceuticals for use across industry verticals
Southeast Asian startups to keep riding digitalization, IPO boom, investors say
O2O business models and growing interest in ESG are also key themes, as regional startups gain $4.4bn of funding in first half of 2021
Xampla: Making strong, low-cost biodegradable plastic from peas
Inspired by the strength of spider silk, the Cambridge University spinoff has produced a plant-based, completely compostable alternative to microplastics
Chic by Choice: From Forbes' 30 Under 30 to insolvency
Lack of cashflow was the main reason for the demise of Chic by Choice, Europe's leading luxury dress rental e-store
James, an AI-powered tool for faster, more accurate credit risk assessment
Capable of analyzing over 7,000 types of data, the award-winning credit risk tool for financial institutions is also quick to install and roll out
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
Narasi TV: Creating a better media experience for Indonesia
Spearheaded by a popular talkshow host, this new media startup seeks to cultivate a more positive online media environment
Heura by Foods for Tomorrow: Another new kid on the multibillion-dollar alternative protein market
Already selling in nine countries, Heura’s recent entry into the UK, Europe's largest market for meat substitutes, could prove its biggest test to date
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