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Founder and CEO of Farm Friend
Born in a farming family, Yu Yang graduated from the National University of Defense Technology with a master's in computer science. He was the co-founder and CTO of drone startup Linker Networks Inc, before co-founding Farm Friend in 2016 to build a platform connecting farmers and drone operators. He is currently the CEO of Farm Friend.
Born in a farming family, Yu Yang graduated from the National University of Defense Technology with a master's in computer science. He was the co-founder and CTO of drone startup Linker Networks Inc, before co-founding Farm Friend in 2016 to build a platform connecting farmers and drone operators. He is currently the CEO of Farm Friend.
Allianz X is the venture capital arm of Allianz Group. Its investments primarily focus on insurance, healthcare and finance-related tech startups, such as American Well, BIMA (micro-insurance company) and Simplesurance. However, it recently made investments in Indonesian ride-hailing startup Gojek as well as the Drone Racing League, a startup that promotes drone racing as an emerging sport.
Allianz X is the venture capital arm of Allianz Group. Its investments primarily focus on insurance, healthcare and finance-related tech startups, such as American Well, BIMA (micro-insurance company) and Simplesurance. However, it recently made investments in Indonesian ride-hailing startup Gojek as well as the Drone Racing League, a startup that promotes drone racing as an emerging sport.
The world’s first sharing platform for farm drone technology, Farm Friend is already eyeing a yet bigger role: as a comprehensive, one-stop agritech services provider.
The world’s first sharing platform for farm drone technology, Farm Friend is already eyeing a yet bigger role: as a comprehensive, one-stop agritech services provider.
Founder and CEO of Drone Hopper
Pablo Flores Peña pursued his undergraduate and master’s studies in aeronautical engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. On graduation in 2005, he joined the Airbus Group where he is currently the chief engineer for the A320 jetliner family. Besides his work at Airbus, he also founded Drone Hopper and became its CEO in 2015. He received the 2017 award for aeronautical innovation from the Official Spanish Association of Aeronautical Engineers (COIAE) for his work at Drone Hopper, a startup dedicated to the design and manufacture of self-guided drones for fire extinction and large crops fumigation.
Pablo Flores Peña pursued his undergraduate and master’s studies in aeronautical engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. On graduation in 2005, he joined the Airbus Group where he is currently the chief engineer for the A320 jetliner family. Besides his work at Airbus, he also founded Drone Hopper and became its CEO in 2015. He received the 2017 award for aeronautical innovation from the Official Spanish Association of Aeronautical Engineers (COIAE) for his work at Drone Hopper, a startup dedicated to the design and manufacture of self-guided drones for fire extinction and large crops fumigation.
Indonesia's first passenger drone manufacturer FROGS will also aim to solve traffic jam issues by offering on-demand flying taxi services.
Indonesia's first passenger drone manufacturer FROGS will also aim to solve traffic jam issues by offering on-demand flying taxi services.
PowerCloud Venture Capital was founded in 2014 by UAV manufacturer PowerVision Group, Innovation Angel Funds and Beijing Jiaxun Feihong Electrical Co., Ltd. It invests mainly in early-stage startups in the robotics, drone, artificial intelligence and big data sectors.
PowerCloud Venture Capital was founded in 2014 by UAV manufacturer PowerVision Group, Innovation Angel Funds and Beijing Jiaxun Feihong Electrical Co., Ltd. It invests mainly in early-stage startups in the robotics, drone, artificial intelligence and big data sectors.
Prize-winning drone solutions for technical inspections and delivery, combining helicopter and airplane technology for long-range high speed use and the capacity to access difficult terrain.
Prize-winning drone solutions for technical inspections and delivery, combining helicopter and airplane technology for long-range high speed use and the capacity to access difficult terrain.
Co-founder and TEO of FuVeX
Carlos Castellano Aldave is co-founder and Technical Executive Officer of Spanish long-range drone technology startup FuVeX, where he has worked since 2015. From 2008 to 2017, he was head of R&D at the Public University of Navarre. He spent 17 years as technical director at electrical component manufacturer NACESA. Castellano holds two master's degrees, one in Communications from the Public University of Navarre and the other in Innovation Management from the Technical University of Madrid.
Carlos Castellano Aldave is co-founder and Technical Executive Officer of Spanish long-range drone technology startup FuVeX, where he has worked since 2015. From 2008 to 2017, he was head of R&D at the Public University of Navarre. He spent 17 years as technical director at electrical component manufacturer NACESA. Castellano holds two master's degrees, one in Communications from the Public University of Navarre and the other in Innovation Management from the Technical University of Madrid.
Co-founder and CEO of FuVeX
Carlos Matilla Codesal is co-founder and CEO of Spanish drone technology company FuVeX, which has been in operation since 2015. He was founder and president of FuVe-E, a student entrepreneurial association for participating in international engineering competitions at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), where Matilla earned his degree in Aerospace Engineering in 2014. He managed two FuVe-E projects: designing one of the world's first gyrocopter UAVs and constructing an unmanned underwater vehicle. Matilla also studied Naval Architecture at UPM. He earned his Executive MBA from EOI Business School in 2017.
Carlos Matilla Codesal is co-founder and CEO of Spanish drone technology company FuVeX, which has been in operation since 2015. He was founder and president of FuVe-E, a student entrepreneurial association for participating in international engineering competitions at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), where Matilla earned his degree in Aerospace Engineering in 2014. He managed two FuVe-E projects: designing one of the world's first gyrocopter UAVs and constructing an unmanned underwater vehicle. Matilla also studied Naval Architecture at UPM. He earned his Executive MBA from EOI Business School in 2017.
Drone Hopper’s award-winning heavy-duty (300-liter), autonomous drones can adapt to operate in different conditions including nighttime, bringing safety, flexibility and efficiency to firefighting and farming.
Drone Hopper’s award-winning heavy-duty (300-liter), autonomous drones can adapt to operate in different conditions including nighttime, bringing safety, flexibility and efficiency to firefighting and farming.
Easo Ventures is a Spanish early-stage VC established in 2018 in the Basque city of San Sebastian, offering selected companies either €50,000 or €100,000 according to their development stage. It currently has 29 companies in its portfolio across verticals and technologies, but all must be based in Spain. Its most recent investments include the €2m seed round of medtech IOMED Medical Solutions, which converts medical text into extractable data, and the €1.2m post-seed round of drone company Alerion.
Easo Ventures is a Spanish early-stage VC established in 2018 in the Basque city of San Sebastian, offering selected companies either €50,000 or €100,000 according to their development stage. It currently has 29 companies in its portfolio across verticals and technologies, but all must be based in Spain. Its most recent investments include the €2m seed round of medtech IOMED Medical Solutions, which converts medical text into extractable data, and the €1.2m post-seed round of drone company Alerion.
CEO and co-founder of FROGS
After starting his career in Indonesian automotive conglomerate Astra, businessman Kiwi Aliwarga left the country in 1998 to establish United Machinery in Myanmar with business partner Daw Marlar Win. The United Machinery Group (UMG) is now one of Myanmar's biggest conglomerates. Its original core business, ranging from distribution of generators and other heavy machinery, has been transformed and expanded to include media, leisure and F&B.The venture capital arm UMG Idealab seeks and supports innovative business ideas from the region to bring back to Myanmar. Through UMG Idealab, Aliwarga is exploring various new technologies including passenger-carrying drone taxis. He recently co-founded FROGS in Indonesia with former aircraft engineer Asro Nasiri.
After starting his career in Indonesian automotive conglomerate Astra, businessman Kiwi Aliwarga left the country in 1998 to establish United Machinery in Myanmar with business partner Daw Marlar Win. The United Machinery Group (UMG) is now one of Myanmar's biggest conglomerates. Its original core business, ranging from distribution of generators and other heavy machinery, has been transformed and expanded to include media, leisure and F&B.The venture capital arm UMG Idealab seeks and supports innovative business ideas from the region to bring back to Myanmar. Through UMG Idealab, Aliwarga is exploring various new technologies including passenger-carrying drone taxis. He recently co-founded FROGS in Indonesia with former aircraft engineer Asro Nasiri.
Using deep learning, computer vision and NLP, DeepSolutions optimizes the accuracy of CCTV video analytics; builds 3D reconstructions from video for use in multiple verticals.
Using deep learning, computer vision and NLP, DeepSolutions optimizes the accuracy of CCTV video analytics; builds 3D reconstructions from video for use in multiple verticals.
UTW (Unmanned Technical Works)
UTW is fundraising to build SaaS platform and help olive oil producers to predict and increase crop yields via ML-driven data services.
UTW is fundraising to build SaaS platform and help olive oil producers to predict and increase crop yields via ML-driven data services.
Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
The investment arm of Yamaha Motor Group (Japan) was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It focuses on industrial automation and transportation technology, and on smart and automated solutions in particular. Recent investments include automated strawberry picker Advanced Farm Technologies' US$7.5m Series A round and drone and robotics startup Exyn Technology's US$16m Series A round.
The investment arm of Yamaha Motor Group (Japan) was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It focuses on industrial automation and transportation technology, and on smart and automated solutions in particular. Recent investments include automated strawberry picker Advanced Farm Technologies' US$7.5m Series A round and drone and robotics startup Exyn Technology's US$16m Series A round.
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Forget Instacart. Now you can get groceries from the vending machine downstairs
A Beijing startup has created a faster way for customers to purchase milk and eggs – just pop downstairs, buy from its smart vending machine and pay by smartphone
Using sensors and machine learning, Jejak.in wants to make conservation programs count
Launched this year, Jejak.in is helping big corporates like Danone-Aqua in environmental projects and a major B2C carbon-offsetting partnership is next
Startups join the fight in China's coronavirus crisis
Chinese startups have discovered their technologies can play a major role in the nationwide efforts to battle the coronavirus epidemic
Agritech from Myanmar to Indonesia and beyond: Interview with Jefry Pratama, UMG Idealab
UMG, the Myanmar-based conglomerate, looks to Indonesia for investment and inspiration, with agritech and drones among its focuses
Neil Shen: The super unicorn hunter
His bet on ByteDance, the startup that gave the world TikTok, helped Neil Shen top this year's Forbes Midas List. But for Shen, even in that deal he once made the wrong call
Smart Agrifood 2021: SVG Ventures's Hartnett, Land O'Lakes's Bekele on disruption in agrifood chain
How US farming cooperative Land O'Lakes and leading CPG brands are working with famers and tech firms to overcome agritech challenges, transform the whole value chain
SWITCH Singapore 2021: How to harness the power of the deep tech ecosystem
Investor Jason Illian of Koch Disruptive Technologies talks talent, scaling for deep tech startups, and why longer gestation periods and mid-course pivots don’t have to be deal breakers
Will Shanghai's new tech board be home to China’s next BAT?
As China’s new Nasdaq-style board speeds to welcome its first IPOs, here’s a look at what’s changed for Chinese tech firms listing in the mainland, and if it could be pivotal in the emerging tech cold war
Spanish startups protest the lack of relevant aid, compared with other EU countries; investors warn of “disastrous” new foreign investment restriction
Future Food Asia: Temasek, Continental Grain on investing in agrifood in Singapore and China
The two heavyweight investors discuss opportunities, needs and how agrifood startups can scale in Asian markets
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