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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.
Co-founder & CMO of Ontruck
Parejo is an MBA graduate from Barcelona's IESE Business School with double degrees in Law and Business Administration.He worked for several years as a lawyer for real estate and land development companies. He joined his first tech company in 2011, working as Head of Sales and Head of Department in Groupon Brazil.From 2014 to 2016, he was the managing director of iContainers, an online B2B and B2C platform for international ocean and airfreight shipments.He is now Co-founder and CMO of OnTruck, an innovation-oriented logistics company that optimizes road freight transportation through technology.
Parejo is an MBA graduate from Barcelona's IESE Business School with double degrees in Law and Business Administration.He worked for several years as a lawyer for real estate and land development companies. He joined his first tech company in 2011, working as Head of Sales and Head of Department in Groupon Brazil.From 2014 to 2016, he was the managing director of iContainers, an online B2B and B2C platform for international ocean and airfreight shipments.He is now Co-founder and CMO of OnTruck, an innovation-oriented logistics company that optimizes road freight transportation through technology.
Co-founder, CEO of Kibus Petcare
Albert Icart Martori is co-founder and CEO at Kibus Petcare, the first hardware that automatically cooks and dispenses healthy pet food. He has worked there since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at his family's pet food business Picart Petcare as its Head of Sales and Marketing for almost four years. Picart has been in operation since the 1950s and exports to over 25 European countries and other markets. Icart studied a first degree in Business at Barcelona's ESADE business school and is also a member of Europe's largest organization of business leaders Réseau Entreprendre, known as Netmentora in Catalonia.
Albert Icart Martori is co-founder and CEO at Kibus Petcare, the first hardware that automatically cooks and dispenses healthy pet food. He has worked there since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at his family's pet food business Picart Petcare as its Head of Sales and Marketing for almost four years. Picart has been in operation since the 1950s and exports to over 25 European countries and other markets. Icart studied a first degree in Business at Barcelona's ESADE business school and is also a member of Europe's largest organization of business leaders Réseau Entreprendre, known as Netmentora in Catalonia.
Co-founder, CEO, Business Development Manager of FarmCloud
Miguel Matos is a Portuguese entrepreneur and co-founder of FarmCloud, where he has been CEO and head of business development since 2016. He had earlier been a partner and sales manager at FarmControl World and FarmControl Brasil, the forerunners of FarmCloud. Matos is also co-founder of biometrics company Sidelmat and founder of Portugal's first company developing biometric solutions, BioGlobal, where he was CEO from 2011 to 2014. Matos holds a degree majoring in Marketing from the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE).
Miguel Matos is a Portuguese entrepreneur and co-founder of FarmCloud, where he has been CEO and head of business development since 2016. He had earlier been a partner and sales manager at FarmControl World and FarmControl Brasil, the forerunners of FarmCloud. Matos is also co-founder of biometrics company Sidelmat and founder of Portugal's first company developing biometric solutions, BioGlobal, where he was CEO from 2011 to 2014. Matos holds a degree majoring in Marketing from the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE).
Co-founder, CTO of Higo Sense
Michal Biernat is the Polish CTO and co-founder of medtech diagnostic hardware and app Higo Sense, where he has worked full-time since 2019. He is simultaneously founder and CEO at Bailey Consulting, a medtech consultancy for startups, also based in Warsaw. He additionally manages the medtech section at Polish tech incubator ToReforge.Prior to Higo Sense, Biernat worked for four years at Polish medtech Braster as an engineering manager and then as a product development manager. He also spent one year working as a sales engineer at engineering company AB Industry. Biernat holds a first degree and a master’s in biomedical engineering from the Warsaw Polytechnic.
Michal Biernat is the Polish CTO and co-founder of medtech diagnostic hardware and app Higo Sense, where he has worked full-time since 2019. He is simultaneously founder and CEO at Bailey Consulting, a medtech consultancy for startups, also based in Warsaw. He additionally manages the medtech section at Polish tech incubator ToReforge.Prior to Higo Sense, Biernat worked for four years at Polish medtech Braster as an engineering manager and then as a product development manager. He also spent one year working as a sales engineer at engineering company AB Industry. Biernat holds a first degree and a master’s in biomedical engineering from the Warsaw Polytechnic.
BayWa Venture GmbH is a subsidiary company of BayWa AG, the German agriculture, energy and construction conglomerate.Putting digitalization at the core of its agriculture strategy, the company is looking to expand its core business into digital services within the existing businesses. It is investigating new digital business models and stand-alone concepts through collaboration with emerging startups focusing on cutting-edge technologies in the agrifood tech space.BayWa started to invest in startups in 2012 mainly focused on online customer management, services and sales platforms. In 2015, the company purchased Farm Facts, a German farm management SaaS and in 2017 invested in Abundant Robotics, a US-based automated harvest company. One of the firms’ most recent investments has been Evja, an Italian startup developing precision farming hardware based on advanced agronomic models and machine learning technology.
BayWa Venture GmbH is a subsidiary company of BayWa AG, the German agriculture, energy and construction conglomerate.Putting digitalization at the core of its agriculture strategy, the company is looking to expand its core business into digital services within the existing businesses. It is investigating new digital business models and stand-alone concepts through collaboration with emerging startups focusing on cutting-edge technologies in the agrifood tech space.BayWa started to invest in startups in 2012 mainly focused on online customer management, services and sales platforms. In 2015, the company purchased Farm Facts, a German farm management SaaS and in 2017 invested in Abundant Robotics, a US-based automated harvest company. One of the firms’ most recent investments has been Evja, an Italian startup developing precision farming hardware based on advanced agronomic models and machine learning technology.
COO of NPAW
Sergi Vergés Gasso is co-founder and COO at NPAW, where he oversees operations, sales engineering and planning. In 2008, he joined fellow entrepreneur and co-founder Ferran Gutiérrez Vilaró to establish NPAW and Wuapi.com, as well as Wuaki.TV, later RakutenTV, in 2010. Vergés was previously a junior developer at Seidor, development manager at Sclipo, analyst programmer at Mango and senior consultant at Oracle.
Sergi Vergés Gasso is co-founder and COO at NPAW, where he oversees operations, sales engineering and planning. In 2008, he joined fellow entrepreneur and co-founder Ferran Gutiérrez Vilaró to establish NPAW and Wuapi.com, as well as Wuaki.TV, later RakutenTV, in 2010. Vergés was previously a junior developer at Seidor, development manager at Sclipo, analyst programmer at Mango and senior consultant at Oracle.
Aimed at new generation farmers, Tiantian Xuenong is the first company in China to bring the pay-for-knowledge model to the agriculture industry.
Aimed at new generation farmers, Tiantian Xuenong is the first company in China to bring the pay-for-knowledge model to the agriculture industry.
Former CBDO and Co-founder of Psious
Daniel Roig graduated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2006 and worked as an editor at Digital-text for over five years. In 2012, he co-founded GrowInPallet after completing an MBA. He won the first prize in a competition presenting an app to treat mental illness like phobias. The project led him to co-found Psious in 2014, taking on the role of CBDO. Roig was been responsible for the expansion and innovation strategy of Psious, leading the business development unit until April 2017 when he left the company.Based in Barcelona, he is now the sales manager at Supertronic SA. He had previously worked for Supertronic for two years until 2007 while still at university. He had also worked as webmaster for Redfactory SL for five years prior to joining Supertronic in 2005.
Daniel Roig graduated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2006 and worked as an editor at Digital-text for over five years. In 2012, he co-founded GrowInPallet after completing an MBA. He won the first prize in a competition presenting an app to treat mental illness like phobias. The project led him to co-found Psious in 2014, taking on the role of CBDO. Roig was been responsible for the expansion and innovation strategy of Psious, leading the business development unit until April 2017 when he left the company.Based in Barcelona, he is now the sales manager at Supertronic SA. He had previously worked for Supertronic for two years until 2007 while still at university. He had also worked as webmaster for Redfactory SL for five years prior to joining Supertronic in 2005.
CTO and co-founder of HumanITcare
Sanchez is a computer and data science expert with a master’s degree in innovation and research in informatics with specialization in advanced computing from the Polytechnic University of Barcelona (UPC). He also holds multiple certifications from the John Hopkins University School of Education. Sanchez is currently CTO and co-founder of HumanITcare, a telemedicine platform for remote patient monitoring using real-world data and AI to treat patients affected by chronic diseases and also to accelerate drug development and clinical trials. Prior to HumanITcare, Sanchez worked as Data Scientist in a joint-project between the Spanish insurance company Catalana Occidente and technology consultancy Raona to develop a sales collaborative platform. He has also worked on projects in software development, mobile apps, server and hardware as well as prototyping for IoT devices in the fields of education, health and wellness.
Sanchez is a computer and data science expert with a master’s degree in innovation and research in informatics with specialization in advanced computing from the Polytechnic University of Barcelona (UPC). He also holds multiple certifications from the John Hopkins University School of Education. Sanchez is currently CTO and co-founder of HumanITcare, a telemedicine platform for remote patient monitoring using real-world data and AI to treat patients affected by chronic diseases and also to accelerate drug development and clinical trials. Prior to HumanITcare, Sanchez worked as Data Scientist in a joint-project between the Spanish insurance company Catalana Occidente and technology consultancy Raona to develop a sales collaborative platform. He has also worked on projects in software development, mobile apps, server and hardware as well as prototyping for IoT devices in the fields of education, health and wellness.
CEO and co-founder of Beyond Leather Materials / Leap
German native Mikael Eydt graduated in economics in 2016 at Erlangen-Nürnberg’s Friedrich-Alexander University. He worked at his family’s hotel company in Germany while studying at university from 2011 to 2016. Eydt also briefly worked in sales for insurance company Debeka and completed his national service as a soldier in Germany. In 2017, Eydt went back to work as a junior manager at family-owned Hotel Eydt in Kirchheim.Currently based in Copenhagen, he is now the CEO and co-founder of Danish alt-leather biotech, Beyond Leather Materials, that produces vegan leather materials from apple waste. He was responsible for the startup’s business development for two years before becoming CEO in July 2020.
German native Mikael Eydt graduated in economics in 2016 at Erlangen-Nürnberg’s Friedrich-Alexander University. He worked at his family’s hotel company in Germany while studying at university from 2011 to 2016. Eydt also briefly worked in sales for insurance company Debeka and completed his national service as a soldier in Germany. In 2017, Eydt went back to work as a junior manager at family-owned Hotel Eydt in Kirchheim.Currently based in Copenhagen, he is now the CEO and co-founder of Danish alt-leather biotech, Beyond Leather Materials, that produces vegan leather materials from apple waste. He was responsible for the startup’s business development for two years before becoming CEO in July 2020.
CEO and co-founder of Biel Glasses
Jaume Puig Adamuz is co-founder and CEO of Biel Glasses, a medtech developing smart glasses for people with low vision. Prior to founding the startup in 2017, he was a pre-sales and product manager at cloud services company MediaCloud, and was the Workplace Transformation Governance Manager in the Government of Catalonia's education department, where he was in charge of its digital transformation.In total, he has over 25 years' experience as a manager in various technology companies, including British Telecom, Deustche Bank, Telefónica and Tiscali. Puig also previously founded two companies, Mobbiz Communication, a mobile marketing services company, where he worked from 2003 to 2013, and Fleet Control Systems, one of the first commercial radio and GPS fleet location and management systems, where he worked from 1995 to 1998.Puig holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Ramon Llull in Barcelona.
Jaume Puig Adamuz is co-founder and CEO of Biel Glasses, a medtech developing smart glasses for people with low vision. Prior to founding the startup in 2017, he was a pre-sales and product manager at cloud services company MediaCloud, and was the Workplace Transformation Governance Manager in the Government of Catalonia's education department, where he was in charge of its digital transformation.In total, he has over 25 years' experience as a manager in various technology companies, including British Telecom, Deustche Bank, Telefónica and Tiscali. Puig also previously founded two companies, Mobbiz Communication, a mobile marketing services company, where he worked from 2003 to 2013, and Fleet Control Systems, one of the first commercial radio and GPS fleet location and management systems, where he worked from 1995 to 1998.Puig holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Ramon Llull in Barcelona.
CEO and co-founder of TurtleTree Labs
Cheese connoisseur, Lin Fengru, was unable to find milk that allowed her to make high-quality cheese. During her search around dairy farms in Asia, she realized that the poor quality of the milk was due to animal hygiene issues and the use of antibiotics and hormones on cows. The lack of quality dairy milk options inspired her to co-found TurtleTree Labs in January 2019 to create milk using stem cells.Lin graduated in information systems management and marketing in 2011 at Singapore Management University (SMU). In 2011, she joined Collis Asia as an account manager and left in 2014 to work at Salesforce in sales and business development. She joined Google Singapore in 2018 and worked as a territory account manager for Google Cloud Platform until June 2019. In 2020, she completed an MIT course in the science and business of biotechnology.
Cheese connoisseur, Lin Fengru, was unable to find milk that allowed her to make high-quality cheese. During her search around dairy farms in Asia, she realized that the poor quality of the milk was due to animal hygiene issues and the use of antibiotics and hormones on cows. The lack of quality dairy milk options inspired her to co-found TurtleTree Labs in January 2019 to create milk using stem cells.Lin graduated in information systems management and marketing in 2011 at Singapore Management University (SMU). In 2011, she joined Collis Asia as an account manager and left in 2014 to work at Salesforce in sales and business development. She joined Google Singapore in 2018 and worked as a territory account manager for Google Cloud Platform until June 2019. In 2020, she completed an MIT course in the science and business of biotechnology.
CEO and co-founder of Volantis
Bachtiar Rifai graduated in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in Physics from Universitas Gadjah Mada, but his career has led him towards entrepreneurial pursuits, especially in technology. While he was in university, he worked freelance as a web designer and SEO consultant, and in 2008, founded his own digital marketing company, Jogja Web Services, which was dedicated to helping SMEs. In 2012, he left Jogja Web Services, joined travel booking site Pegipegi – now owned by Traveloka – and founded a new digital marketing consultancy, WireHub. In 2014, he joined Lazada and Blanja.com. In 2015, Rifai and his co-founders established Kofera, which offers automated digital marketing using AI. Kofera helps its clients efficiently connect various types of data, including sales and stock, on one platform, where the data can be accessed, processed and used to automatically guide ad spending. In 2018, Rifai spun off a new business from Kofera: Volantis, a company that applies Kofera's data-driven principles to more use cases and provides enterprise clients with end-to-end services.
Bachtiar Rifai graduated in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in Physics from Universitas Gadjah Mada, but his career has led him towards entrepreneurial pursuits, especially in technology. While he was in university, he worked freelance as a web designer and SEO consultant, and in 2008, founded his own digital marketing company, Jogja Web Services, which was dedicated to helping SMEs. In 2012, he left Jogja Web Services, joined travel booking site Pegipegi – now owned by Traveloka – and founded a new digital marketing consultancy, WireHub. In 2014, he joined Lazada and Blanja.com. In 2015, Rifai and his co-founders established Kofera, which offers automated digital marketing using AI. Kofera helps its clients efficiently connect various types of data, including sales and stock, on one platform, where the data can be accessed, processed and used to automatically guide ad spending. In 2018, Rifai spun off a new business from Kofera: Volantis, a company that applies Kofera's data-driven principles to more use cases and provides enterprise clients with end-to-end services.
Co-founder of Refurbed
Peter Windischhofer graduated with a management degree in 2012 at Vienna University of Economics and Business, including a stint at the University of Hong Kong. Student internships included various roles at McKinsey & Company, Perella Weinberg Partners, Realtreuhand and Raiffeisen Bank.In 2012, he joined CUDOS Group and worked for over a year as a business analyst in Vienna. In 2013, he met Refurbed co-founder Kilian Kaminski during a master’s program run by Hult International Business School. Both men worked in China while studying international business. Windischhofer spent six months running an online “TripAdvisor” review platform for Chinese language schools in Shanghai.In October 2014, Windischhofer joined McKinsey & Company as a management consultant working on digital marketing and product development projects for marketplaces and e-commerce companies in Europe.In 2017, he left McKinsey to co-found Refurbed with Kaminski to build an Amazon-style marketplace for refurbished electronic goods. The idea was inspired by a personal experience when Windischhofer bought a used smartphone after seeing a classified ad. The phone stopped working after two weeks. The incident prompted him to create an e-commerce platform specializing in selling quality refurbished e-products with carbon-neutral credentials like planting a tree for every sales transaction.
Peter Windischhofer graduated with a management degree in 2012 at Vienna University of Economics and Business, including a stint at the University of Hong Kong. Student internships included various roles at McKinsey & Company, Perella Weinberg Partners, Realtreuhand and Raiffeisen Bank.In 2012, he joined CUDOS Group and worked for over a year as a business analyst in Vienna. In 2013, he met Refurbed co-founder Kilian Kaminski during a master’s program run by Hult International Business School. Both men worked in China while studying international business. Windischhofer spent six months running an online “TripAdvisor” review platform for Chinese language schools in Shanghai.In October 2014, Windischhofer joined McKinsey & Company as a management consultant working on digital marketing and product development projects for marketplaces and e-commerce companies in Europe.In 2017, he left McKinsey to co-found Refurbed with Kaminski to build an Amazon-style marketplace for refurbished electronic goods. The idea was inspired by a personal experience when Windischhofer bought a used smartphone after seeing a classified ad. The phone stopped working after two weeks. The incident prompted him to create an e-commerce platform specializing in selling quality refurbished e-products with carbon-neutral credentials like planting a tree for every sales transaction.
Checkealos: The UX testing platform helping companies boost conversion, engagement and sales
The Spanish startup aims at US expansion with its 13m-strong tester database and simple, intuitive platform
Fish trading startup Aruna thrives despite Covid-19 with a pivot to domestic sales
Having brought forward its domestic expansion by one year, Aruna wants to use its recent funding to further boost market expansion, develop the tech for product traceability and an intelligent supply chain
Subsidy cut has dented sales, but China's EV manufacturers need better products to win over buyers
Eliminating subsidies is a painful must for the sustainability of China’s electric vehicle industry
From Naples to Dhaka: Italo-Dutch precision farming startup Evja eyes funding for R&D, sales boost
Evja has a second office in the Dutch “Food Valley” and is investing to boost its advanced agronomic modeling, to stave off rising competition
The Store Front: Striving to disrupt streaming with just rewards for musicians
Dubbing itself “the most equitable store around,” The Store Front aims to provide the fairest possible digital sales platform for musicians
Tuvalum: Fast-growing vertical marketplace for used quality bikes
Banking on organic reach, Tuvalum has set its sights on a €40 billion market
In China, e-commerce platforms and brands bet big on live commerce
Retailers embrace shopping via livestreaming, where social media influencers hawk products and get rapid sales
Findster: Portuguese pet tech corners the market
The number one pet location and activity tracker on Amazon, Findster has seen off cheaper rivals with its unique offer
Evermos is Indonesia's version of social commerce – and it's Sharia-compliant, too
Evermos targets the resale market, encouraging students and housewives to earn extra income by promoting products on their social media and WhatsApp networks
Indonesian online basic food startups like Sayurbox and Wahyoo have had as much as a fivefold jump in orders and are working to sustain strong sales post-social distancing
Haoyiku makes it possible to offer genuine products at lower prices
When e-commerce is combined with social media, everybody wins
Red Points: US$38 million Series C to power US conquest
The Barcelona-based startup is ramping up US sales and deep-tech capabilities for its online brand protection platform
SWITCH Singapore: Xpeng expects strong China EV growth after 3Q rebound, launches overseas expansion
Welcoming foreign player entry as potential boost to EV adoption, Xpeng President Brian Gu also notes attractiveness of overseas markets, especially Europe
Scoobic: Nifty electric three-wheelers for last-mile deliveries
Traveling up to 100 km on a single battery charge, Scoobic’s EVs, with delivery capacities of vans, is a sustainable solution to traffic jams and parking restrictions
From Porto to Phnom Penh: Last2Ticket expands to Asia
Their first stop is Cambodia, where tourism-related ticketing is big business yet underserved by technology. Emilía Simões, founder and CEO of the Portuguese e-ticketing startup, tells us more
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