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Founded in 1992 in Shanghai, Red Star Macalline is China's largest furniture retailer. By the end of 2017, it had built up a network of 256 shopping malls, offering home furnishings of about 20,000 brands across 177 cities in China. The company also engages in interior design and renovation. The company has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2015 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in January 2018, making it the first Chinese home furnishing company listed on both exchanges.
Founded in 1992 in Shanghai, Red Star Macalline is China's largest furniture retailer. By the end of 2017, it had built up a network of 256 shopping malls, offering home furnishings of about 20,000 brands across 177 cities in China. The company also engages in interior design and renovation. The company has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2015 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in January 2018, making it the first Chinese home furnishing company listed on both exchanges.
Established in Shanghai in 1992, Greenland Holding Group, also known as Greenland Group, is a state-owned real estate developer. It manages projects in over 100 cities in nine countries, including the US, Australia, Canada, the UK, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia. It holds assets worth nearly $120bn, and has ranked among Fortune Global 500 for nine consecutive years. The company went public in Shanghai in 2015. Beyond real estate, Greenland has diversified its portfolio by expanding into related sectors, such as retail and transportation.
Established in Shanghai in 1992, Greenland Holding Group, also known as Greenland Group, is a state-owned real estate developer. It manages projects in over 100 cities in nine countries, including the US, Australia, Canada, the UK, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia. It holds assets worth nearly $120bn, and has ranked among Fortune Global 500 for nine consecutive years. The company went public in Shanghai in 2015. Beyond real estate, Greenland has diversified its portfolio by expanding into related sectors, such as retail and transportation.
CEO and founder of Citibeats
Caballero is serial entrepreneur dedicated to purpose-driven entrepreneurship harnessing technology to support social initiatives. He was Head of New Media in Doctors Without Borders, has held senior level positions in multinational companies and co-founded tech startups in the field of social intelligence and analytic platforms.In 2013, he founded The Social Coin, an NGO for social movement and game-changing technology rewarding people for socially responsible acts. In 2018, the company launched Citibeats, a social intelligence platform deploying NLP and machine-learning to analyze online speech and convert it into relevant insights that governments, cities and companies can use to provide immediate response to social needs.
Caballero is serial entrepreneur dedicated to purpose-driven entrepreneurship harnessing technology to support social initiatives. He was Head of New Media in Doctors Without Borders, has held senior level positions in multinational companies and co-founded tech startups in the field of social intelligence and analytic platforms.In 2013, he founded The Social Coin, an NGO for social movement and game-changing technology rewarding people for socially responsible acts. In 2018, the company launched Citibeats, a social intelligence platform deploying NLP and machine-learning to analyze online speech and convert it into relevant insights that governments, cities and companies can use to provide immediate response to social needs.
Former technical development lead and co-founder of Graviky Labs
Nitesh Kadyan (also known as Nitesh Kumar) is a computer scientist, robotics engineer, inventor, maker and hacker. He was one of the three co-founders of Graviky Labs, a startup producing ink from captured carbon emissions. He worked at Graviky Labs from 2016–2018, during which he led its hardware development and prototyping. Currently, he works as a senior creative technologist at Lowe's Innovation Labs India.Kadyan holds a degree in computer science from the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore and did a research stint on AI and robotics at Freie University, Berlin. His background includes expertise in machine learning and embedded systems. Kadyan’s past projects include self-driving model cars, autonomous smart wheelchairs, an augmented reality interface for laser cutting, as well as machines that sketch and draw. He also founded a startup that does 3D printing in nearly any material, from plastic and metallic clay to chocolate, playdoh and fabric, and which was incubated at MIT Global Startup Labs 2014.Kadyan was named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers in 2016. He is a recipient of the Campus Diaries 25 Under 25 award, and is a two-time speaker at TEDx.
Nitesh Kadyan (also known as Nitesh Kumar) is a computer scientist, robotics engineer, inventor, maker and hacker. He was one of the three co-founders of Graviky Labs, a startup producing ink from captured carbon emissions. He worked at Graviky Labs from 2016–2018, during which he led its hardware development and prototyping. Currently, he works as a senior creative technologist at Lowe's Innovation Labs India.Kadyan holds a degree in computer science from the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore and did a research stint on AI and robotics at Freie University, Berlin. His background includes expertise in machine learning and embedded systems. Kadyan’s past projects include self-driving model cars, autonomous smart wheelchairs, an augmented reality interface for laser cutting, as well as machines that sketch and draw. He also founded a startup that does 3D printing in nearly any material, from plastic and metallic clay to chocolate, playdoh and fabric, and which was incubated at MIT Global Startup Labs 2014.Kadyan was named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers in 2016. He is a recipient of the Campus Diaries 25 Under 25 award, and is a two-time speaker at TEDx.
Founded under a different name in 2002, the company became UCAR in 2016. A comprehensive car services provider, it now operates in nearly 300 cities across China. It has served around 60 million Chinese users and manages a total of 400,000 vehicles. UCAR has four business units: car rental service provider zuche.com, chauffeured car service provider 10101111.com, auto e-commerce platform maimaiche.com and automotive financing service platform carbank.cn. It invests in automotive businesses and startups.
Founded under a different name in 2002, the company became UCAR in 2016. A comprehensive car services provider, it now operates in nearly 300 cities across China. It has served around 60 million Chinese users and manages a total of 400,000 vehicles. UCAR has four business units: car rental service provider zuche.com, chauffeured car service provider 10101111.com, auto e-commerce platform maimaiche.com and automotive financing service platform carbank.cn. It invests in automotive businesses and startups.
BOC International (China) Limited
With the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, BOC International (China) Limited was established in February 2002. It is jointly controlled by BOC International Holdings Limited, China National Petroleum Corporation, State Development & Investment Corporation, Hongta Tobacco Group Corporation, China General Technology (Group) Holding Limited, and Shanghai State-owned Assets Operation Corporation. Headquartered in Shanghai, BOC International (China) Limited has 115 branches in over 80 Chinese cities including Beijing and Shenzhen. BOC International (China) Limited engages in PE investment, alternative investment and futures business through its wholly-owned subsidiaries including BOC International Investment Co., Ltd. It also collaborates with BOC International Holdings Limited, which was established by Bank of China in Hong Kong in 1998, for marketing, risk management, and other business. BOC International (China) Limited went public on Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2020.
With the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, BOC International (China) Limited was established in February 2002. It is jointly controlled by BOC International Holdings Limited, China National Petroleum Corporation, State Development & Investment Corporation, Hongta Tobacco Group Corporation, China General Technology (Group) Holding Limited, and Shanghai State-owned Assets Operation Corporation. Headquartered in Shanghai, BOC International (China) Limited has 115 branches in over 80 Chinese cities including Beijing and Shenzhen. BOC International (China) Limited engages in PE investment, alternative investment and futures business through its wholly-owned subsidiaries including BOC International Investment Co., Ltd. It also collaborates with BOC International Holdings Limited, which was established by Bank of China in Hong Kong in 1998, for marketing, risk management, and other business. BOC International (China) Limited went public on Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2020.
Entrepreneur First is a global entrepreneur incubator program and early-startup investor. The incubator is an intensive six-month program for founders and aspiring entrepreneurs to help them develop ideas that can go into building their own companies. The program is held in six cities around the world: Bangalore; Berlin, London, Paris, Singapore and Toronto (Canada).Participants do not need to have a startup or a specific business idea to participate, and those who have established their own companies can seek partners or co-founders at the program. Roughly 40-50% of the cohort reach the “Launch” phase, where the participants have established their own companies and received investments from Entrepreneur First and potentially other VCs. Entrepreneur First can invest in a startup built by program participants in exchange for 10% equity. The exact amount invested varies: £80,000 for the European programs; S$75,000 for the Singapore and Bangalore programs; and C$100,000 for the Canada program.
Entrepreneur First is a global entrepreneur incubator program and early-startup investor. The incubator is an intensive six-month program for founders and aspiring entrepreneurs to help them develop ideas that can go into building their own companies. The program is held in six cities around the world: Bangalore; Berlin, London, Paris, Singapore and Toronto (Canada).Participants do not need to have a startup or a specific business idea to participate, and those who have established their own companies can seek partners or co-founders at the program. Roughly 40-50% of the cohort reach the “Launch” phase, where the participants have established their own companies and received investments from Entrepreneur First and potentially other VCs. Entrepreneur First can invest in a startup built by program participants in exchange for 10% equity. The exact amount invested varies: £80,000 for the European programs; S$75,000 for the Singapore and Bangalore programs; and C$100,000 for the Canada program.
Indonesia’s fashion industry is concentrated in large cities in Java. For those living elsewhere, Sale Stock’s low prices and free shipping are especially attractive.
Indonesia’s fashion industry is concentrated in large cities in Java. For those living elsewhere, Sale Stock’s low prices and free shipping are especially attractive.
Award-winning proptech Mayordomo expects total revenues to reach €75m by 2024, banking on rapid adoption of Smart Point shopping and locker delivery services across Europe.
Award-winning proptech Mayordomo expects total revenues to reach €75m by 2024, banking on rapid adoption of Smart Point shopping and locker delivery services across Europe.
R&D and business lead and co-founder of Graviky Labs
Anirudh Sharma is one of three co-founders of Graviky Labs, which makes ink out of carbon that is captured from pollution and purified using proprietary technology. This concept was born from Sharma’s experiments making ink from candle soot while doing his master’s at MIT Materials Lab. He currently leads R&D and business at the firm. Sharma’s interests include augmented reality, wearable computing and environmental projects. Over the years, he has developed and patented various technology products with social and environmental impact. He was formerly CTO and co-founder of India’s first wearable technology company, Ducere Technologies, which was later sold. This company makes Lechal, the world’s first smart haptic device for shoes, initially designed by Sharma as a navigation aid for the visually impaired. Sharma also previously worked for Imagin Group at Hewlett Packard Labs, on a multimodal speech and touch-based computer-aided design interface for large displays.Sharma holds a master's from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-led the activities of MIT Media Lab India from 2013–2015. He is a TED and TEDx speaker and has been included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Asia, MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35, and Foreign Policy magazine’s 100 Global Thinkers of 2016.
Anirudh Sharma is one of three co-founders of Graviky Labs, which makes ink out of carbon that is captured from pollution and purified using proprietary technology. This concept was born from Sharma’s experiments making ink from candle soot while doing his master’s at MIT Materials Lab. He currently leads R&D and business at the firm. Sharma’s interests include augmented reality, wearable computing and environmental projects. Over the years, he has developed and patented various technology products with social and environmental impact. He was formerly CTO and co-founder of India’s first wearable technology company, Ducere Technologies, which was later sold. This company makes Lechal, the world’s first smart haptic device for shoes, initially designed by Sharma as a navigation aid for the visually impaired. Sharma also previously worked for Imagin Group at Hewlett Packard Labs, on a multimodal speech and touch-based computer-aided design interface for large displays.Sharma holds a master's from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-led the activities of MIT Media Lab India from 2013–2015. He is a TED and TEDx speaker and has been included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Asia, MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35, and Foreign Policy magazine’s 100 Global Thinkers of 2016.
Across Indonesia's highways and alleyways, Karta is expanding the advertising reach of multinationals and local brands with its patented motorcycle-mounted billboards.
Across Indonesia's highways and alleyways, Karta is expanding the advertising reach of multinationals and local brands with its patented motorcycle-mounted billboards.
Shortlisting only the top 20% of housing stock for its clients, this short-term rentals platform carries out thorough checks; prioritizing safety, cleanliness and quality furnishings.
Shortlisting only the top 20% of housing stock for its clients, this short-term rentals platform carries out thorough checks; prioritizing safety, cleanliness and quality furnishings.
Connecting landlords directly with tenants seeking well-located rentals in big Chinese cities, Mogoroom also partners Ant Financial to scrap the deposit requirement for Alipay users.
Connecting landlords directly with tenants seeking well-located rentals in big Chinese cities, Mogoroom also partners Ant Financial to scrap the deposit requirement for Alipay users.
With sales already exceeding RMB 10m in 2018, HomeRun is launching new IoTs for pets including automatic cat litter boxes and smart collars.
With sales already exceeding RMB 10m in 2018, HomeRun is launching new IoTs for pets including automatic cat litter boxes and smart collars.
Qlue on international expansion, privacy concerns in smart cities
Qlue's CEO Rama Raditya and CCO Maya Arvini on protecting individual privacy when handling citizens' data in smart cities, the lack of clarity in regulation of use of facial recognition technology in Indonesia
Nodeflux: Automating computer vision analysis for the smart cities of tomorrow
Indonesia's first facial recognition tech company aims to become a central player in Jakarta's smart city push
Interview with Qlue CEO, part II: Smart cities in Indonesia and beyond
Continuing from the first part of an interview, Qlue CEO Rama Raditya discusses trends, achievements and challenges in smart city development
Foot Analytics: Turning pedestrian footfall into data for smart cities and retail
Applying sensors and proprietary algorithms to digitalize spaces, Foot Analytics gathers data and insights on customer behavior in retail spaces, stadia and airports
SWITCH Singapore 2021: How startups, corporates and government can co-create smart cities
The next generation of adaptive spaces will harness big data, deep tech and analytics to respond intelligently to both changing environments and human needs, says an expert panel
EXCLUSIVE: Qlue raising Series B funding, "confident" of turning profitable in 2020
Qlue is also targeting more enterprise clients as it expands overseas and improved accountability and management practices
Interview with Qlue CEO: "We didn't know what a smart city should look like"
Co-founder and CEO of Qlue, Indonesia's largest "smart city" company, Rama Raditya explains how citizen involvement – not high-tech – is the true innovation of smart cities and the agent for change; plus how his startup has grown from partnering governments to businesses, and more
Iomob: Universal mobility app to help people find best route from A to B
Rapid growth in MaaS will boost revenue to over €1m by 2020 for Spanish transport app Iomob
Omniflow gets €2 million boost for its solar-, wind-powered IoT street lights
Thanks to Portugal's Omniflow, renewable energy street lamps doubling up as Wi-Fi hotspots, e-chargers and traffic monitors may soon be ubiquitous street furniture in tomorrow's smart cities
FIWARE Accelerator: More open source ecosystem than accelerator
The European open source initiative to boost smart infrastructures and solutions is calling for new participants to join its unique acceleration ecosystem
Green Urban Data: Empowering cities to mitigate climate change
The Valencia-based startup is the first to mitigate urban temperature increases and provide healthy travel route suggestions using AI and big data
HypeLabs wins bumper US$3m seed funding to democratize connectivity
HypeLab's P2P mesh networking technology enables everyone to communicate within their own networks without needing internet, in cities, remote villages and even in disaster zones
Amid Covid-19, contactless smart mailbox startup Mayordomo eyes €75m revenue by 2024
Mayordomo's Smart Point app-locker system helps consumers get the best deals online while minimizing CO2 emissions from multiple vendors’ last-mile deliveries
Citibeats, a social trends monitoring tool for governments and businesses, wins €1.4m funding
Citibeats tracks and analyzes what the public is saying online in any language; wants to boost its presence in LatAm and Asia
Vadecity: Stop bicycle theft with an intelligent bike-parking system
The Barcelona-based startup wants more people to bike by offering flexible, affordable parking with its Vadebike solution
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