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Serena Ventures is a venture capital investment firm founded by professional tennis player and businesswoman Serena Williams. The company focuses on early-stage companies founded by young, diverse teams. Since it was founded in 2014, it has invested in more than 30 companies with a cumulative market cap of $12b. Coffee brand Kopi Kenangan is its first investment in the Indonesian market. Serena Ventures has invested in notable companies like plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, as well as Serena Williams’ own fashion label, S by Serena.
Serena Ventures is a venture capital investment firm founded by professional tennis player and businesswoman Serena Williams. The company focuses on early-stage companies founded by young, diverse teams. Since it was founded in 2014, it has invested in more than 30 companies with a cumulative market cap of $12b. Coffee brand Kopi Kenangan is its first investment in the Indonesian market. Serena Ventures has invested in notable companies like plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, as well as Serena Williams’ own fashion label, S by Serena.
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).
Established in New York in 1979, Women's World Banking is a not-for-profit dedicated to financing initiatives for low-income women in developing nations. Its Capital Partners Fund is a private equity limited partnership that makes direct equity investments in women-focused financial institutions.To date, the fund has invested in 12 organizations, mostly banks offering micro-credits, in 10 developing nations. Investments for the first quarter of 2021 included participation in Colombian fintech Aflore’s $6.5m investment round and Kenyan insurtech Pula’s $2m Series A round.
Established in New York in 1979, Women's World Banking is a not-for-profit dedicated to financing initiatives for low-income women in developing nations. Its Capital Partners Fund is a private equity limited partnership that makes direct equity investments in women-focused financial institutions.To date, the fund has invested in 12 organizations, mostly banks offering micro-credits, in 10 developing nations. Investments for the first quarter of 2021 included participation in Colombian fintech Aflore’s $6.5m investment round and Kenyan insurtech Pula’s $2m Series A round.
Founded in 2015 in Limassol in Cyprus, Caspian Venture Capital Partners has at least six companies in its portfolio. Its last disclosed investment was in 2017 when it participated in sustainable transportation and magnetic levitation firm Hyperloop’s $135m Series B round. Prior to that, in 2015 it invested in US-based Diamond Foundry, the world’s first certified carbon-neutral lab-produced diamond manufacturer.
Founded in 2015 in Limassol in Cyprus, Caspian Venture Capital Partners has at least six companies in its portfolio. Its last disclosed investment was in 2017 when it participated in sustainable transportation and magnetic levitation firm Hyperloop’s $135m Series B round. Prior to that, in 2015 it invested in US-based Diamond Foundry, the world’s first certified carbon-neutral lab-produced diamond manufacturer.
Co-founder and CEO of Quintal
Danny Saksono is a software engineer, graduating in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of New South Wales. He had previously obtained a diploma in Information Technology from Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic in 2007.Prior to founding Quintal, Danny worked in Singapore for about five years as a senior system analyst at Mobile Xprerience Pte Ltd and as a software engineer at ASG Technologies.
Danny Saksono is a software engineer, graduating in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of New South Wales. He had previously obtained a diploma in Information Technology from Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic in 2007.Prior to founding Quintal, Danny worked in Singapore for about five years as a senior system analyst at Mobile Xprerience Pte Ltd and as a software engineer at ASG Technologies.
Co-founder and CTO of Paprika
Welly Huang is a web developer with a degree in Information Technology from STMIK Mikroskil, Indonesia. He started working as a web developer at Mikroskil while at university. After graduating in 2014, he established a web development agency CelsiusTech that was closed down a year later. Welly joined Kalvin Yap to develop rewards app Paprika and also worked for seven months as a development team lead at Medan’s e-tailer Otten Coffee in 2015.
Welly Huang is a web developer with a degree in Information Technology from STMIK Mikroskil, Indonesia. He started working as a web developer at Mikroskil while at university. After graduating in 2014, he established a web development agency CelsiusTech that was closed down a year later. Welly joined Kalvin Yap to develop rewards app Paprika and also worked for seven months as a development team lead at Medan’s e-tailer Otten Coffee in 2015.
Co-founder and VP of Product of Jala
Syauqy Nurul Aziz graduated in Electrical Engineering from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia in 2014. Prior to graduating, he had joined UGM’s aerospace competition team and co-founded a game development studio. After graduation, he worked as a programmer at mobile app developer Amagine Interactive for a year. Syauqy also joined fellow UGM graduates to establish Atnic. He left Amagine in 2015 to focus on Atnic projects, including their leading product Jala.
Syauqy Nurul Aziz graduated in Electrical Engineering from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia in 2014. Prior to graduating, he had joined UGM’s aerospace competition team and co-founded a game development studio. After graduation, he worked as a programmer at mobile app developer Amagine Interactive for a year. Syauqy also joined fellow UGM graduates to establish Atnic. He left Amagine in 2015 to focus on Atnic projects, including their leading product Jala.
Co-founder of Ngorder
Informatics Engineering graduate Agus E Setiyono is no stranger to entrepreneurship. After graduating in 2013 from Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia, he worked for a year as a web designer for vKios, an online store development service. At the same time, he also managed his own clothing store and co-founded FLAT Studio, a digital creative agency. In 2016, he established Ngorder, a full suite of e-commerce management tools for online shop owners.
Informatics Engineering graduate Agus E Setiyono is no stranger to entrepreneurship. After graduating in 2013 from Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia, he worked for a year as a web designer for vKios, an online store development service. At the same time, he also managed his own clothing store and co-founded FLAT Studio, a digital creative agency. In 2016, he established Ngorder, a full suite of e-commerce management tools for online shop owners.
Founder and CEO of Geetest
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Remote Sensing and Information Engineering from Wuhan University in 2009, Wu worked as a lab researcher at his alma mater. In 2012, he left Wuhan University to found Geetest with Zhang Zhenyu.
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Remote Sensing and Information Engineering from Wuhan University in 2009, Wu worked as a lab researcher at his alma mater. In 2012, he left Wuhan University to found Geetest with Zhang Zhenyu.
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Payfazz
Jefriyanto graduated from Universitas Bina Nusantara, Indonesia, with a bachelor's in Computer Science in 2012. He worked for online travel agent Tiket.com, where he focused on the company's train travel features and oversaw the development of a ticket purchasing app in collaboration with Indonesia's national train company. Jefriyanto left Tiket.com at the end of 2014 to join property rental firm Travelio, before eventually establishing O2O financial services platform Payfazz in 2016.
Jefriyanto graduated from Universitas Bina Nusantara, Indonesia, with a bachelor's in Computer Science in 2012. He worked for online travel agent Tiket.com, where he focused on the company's train travel features and oversaw the development of a ticket purchasing app in collaboration with Indonesia's national train company. Jefriyanto left Tiket.com at the end of 2014 to join property rental firm Travelio, before eventually establishing O2O financial services platform Payfazz in 2016.
Co-founder and CTO of Payfazz
Ricky Winata is a software engineer and developer who established mobile banking platform Payfazz in 2016. Upon graduation in 2012, he worked at Tiket.com as a software developer for two years before joining software development firm Topcoder. Ricky then assumed the role of senior engineer at Traveloka, a competitor of Tiket.com before establishing Payfazz. Ricky holds a bachelor's in Computer Science from Universitas Bina Nusantara, Indonesia.
Ricky Winata is a software engineer and developer who established mobile banking platform Payfazz in 2016. Upon graduation in 2012, he worked at Tiket.com as a software developer for two years before joining software development firm Topcoder. Ricky then assumed the role of senior engineer at Traveloka, a competitor of Tiket.com before establishing Payfazz. Ricky holds a bachelor's in Computer Science from Universitas Bina Nusantara, Indonesia.
Co-founder, CTO of Consumers Trust
Vítor Vilela is the Portuguese co-founder and CTO of Consumers Trust, the company behind consumer complaints platform Portal da Queixa, founded in 2009. With a background in I.T., Vitela has worked at at Consumers Trust since 2012, where he started as Full Stack Developer. He also worked at digital agency Megaklique Multimedia from 2010 until 2016. Previously worked as an Educator at electricity company EDP. He lives in Porto.
Vítor Vilela is the Portuguese co-founder and CTO of Consumers Trust, the company behind consumer complaints platform Portal da Queixa, founded in 2009. With a background in I.T., Vitela has worked at at Consumers Trust since 2012, where he started as Full Stack Developer. He also worked at digital agency Megaklique Multimedia from 2010 until 2016. Previously worked as an Educator at electricity company EDP. He lives in Porto.
CEO and founder of Kuaikan (formerly Kuaikan Comic)
Chen gained several million fans on Weibo (Chinese Twitter) from the comics she wrote about her and her boyfriend. She sold hundreds of thousands of comic books while she was still in college. After graduation, Chen founded Kuaikan Comic in 2014. The artist-turned-entrepreneur turned the startup into one of the top mobile comic platforms in China within three years. The startup changed its name to Kuaikan in August 2021
Chen gained several million fans on Weibo (Chinese Twitter) from the comics she wrote about her and her boyfriend. She sold hundreds of thousands of comic books while she was still in college. After graduation, Chen founded Kuaikan Comic in 2014. The artist-turned-entrepreneur turned the startup into one of the top mobile comic platforms in China within three years. The startup changed its name to Kuaikan in August 2021
Co-Founder of Sale Stock
The original mastermind of Sale Stock, Ariza Novianti began selling her pre-loved clothing items after giving birth to her first child. She and her husband, current Sale Stock CEO Lingga Madu, initially worked on Sale Stock at their home while retaining their full-time day jobs.
The original mastermind of Sale Stock, Ariza Novianti began selling her pre-loved clothing items after giving birth to her first child. She and her husband, current Sale Stock CEO Lingga Madu, initially worked on Sale Stock at their home while retaining their full-time day jobs.
Co-founder of Jide Technology (Remix)
Ex-Googler David Ko (Gao Heng) holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Washington University. After graduation, he joined two startups in succession of which the latter was acquired by Google. He joined Google US and was appointed to the Shanghai Office in 2011 where he served as staff software engineer. In his eight years at Google, he worked on a number of projects, including WebCrawler, Google Finance, Google Suggest, cloud input method, AdWords.
Ex-Googler David Ko (Gao Heng) holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Washington University. After graduation, he joined two startups in succession of which the latter was acquired by Google. He joined Google US and was appointed to the Shanghai Office in 2011 where he served as staff software engineer. In his eight years at Google, he worked on a number of projects, including WebCrawler, Google Finance, Google Suggest, cloud input method, AdWords.
FMCG supply chain solution KlikDaily simplifies life for mom-and-pop stores in Indonesia
KlikDaily, which raised Series A funding this week, is helping small businesses streamline supply of FMCG and reduce prices by eliminating several links in the supply chain
Indonesia 2020: Investors say opportunities still abound despite downturn risk, past year's flops
VCs weigh in on deal flows, valuations, the sectors they favor, and chances of more tech IPOs
BukuWarung: Accounting-payments app targets Indonesia's 60m MSMEs
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Analysing and leveraging data: Interview with Datanest co-founders
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East Ventures raises funds, teams up with state agency to produce Covid-19 tests for Indonesia
East Ventures investee Nusantics has been working with state researchers to produce the prototype; expects mass production of the test kits soon
Modern China Tea Shop: Cool hangout for yuppies in Chairman Mao's Hunan
The tea house in Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan, is creating a storm in a teacup, serving tea lattes that go viral across China
Indonesia 2021 outlook: VCs "cautiously optimistic" on Southeast Asia's largest country
Investors expect Indonesian startups to regain their growth opportunities when the economy reopens with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, even as some online living and working habits have stuck
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In China's frothy tea drink universe, startups learn to battle
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MENA and Du’Anyam: How two Indonesian social enterprises are tackling Covid-19 challenges
The call to help women in rural communities has become more urgent as social enterprises struggle to survive the current crisis
Indonesia's Rata offers customized aligners for quicker teeth straightening
Founded by two dentists, Alpha JWC Ventures-backed Rata seeks to offer an affordable alternative to conventional braces by tapping AI in orthodontics
“Good thing about my style. Some like it, some hate it but everybody recognizes it.” @sofíabenjumea
Outspoken with a hands-on management style, Sofía Benjumea is a force to reckon with at Google’s Campus Madrid
Modoo: Reducing stillbirth risk with fetal heart monitoring wearable
Weighing just 15g, the world’s smallest wearable “patch” with passive fetal monitoring technology by Modoo seeks to offer a safer alternative to ultrasound devices
Day Day Cook: Creating content that sells
She may not be a celebrity chef but Norma Chu, the analyst-turned-cook, is a familiar face in food-obsessed Hong Kong, where she has her recipe website to encourage youths to learn cooking
HomeRun: IoT devices for home-alone pets
Founded by a pet owner who worried about leaving his dog alone at home, HomeRun is chalking up big sales in China's billion-dollar pet care market
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