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Founded in 2008, Legend Star is an early-stage venture fund with about RMB 1.5 billion under management.
Founded in 2008, Legend Star is an early-stage venture fund with about RMB 1.5 billion under management.
CAS Star was established in September 2013 in Xi’an by several VC firms and the Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences. The high-tech startup incubator has also set up a RMB 5.2bn Xike Angel fund to specialize in the commercialization of the high-tech research projects. To date, Xike Angel has a portfolio of more than 230 startups with a total value of RMB 20bn.
CAS Star was established in September 2013 in Xi’an by several VC firms and the Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences. The high-tech startup incubator has also set up a RMB 5.2bn Xike Angel fund to specialize in the commercialization of the high-tech research projects. To date, Xike Angel has a portfolio of more than 230 startups with a total value of RMB 20bn.
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.
Ex-ESPN STAR new media marketing director.
On-demand professional chef service providing high-quality meals in the intimacy and privacy of one’s home, and enjoyed among family and friends.
On-demand professional chef service providing high-quality meals in the intimacy and privacy of one’s home, and enjoyed among family and friends.
Rewriting real-estate and hospitality models, leveraging technology, to expand and boost efficiencies, first-mover Tujia is China’s largest vacation rental platform offering high-quality accommodation, undercutting hotels.
Rewriting real-estate and hospitality models, leveraging technology, to expand and boost efficiencies, first-mover Tujia is China’s largest vacation rental platform offering high-quality accommodation, undercutting hotels.
Founded in 1972, Kleiner Perkins, formerly Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) is one of the world’s largest venture capital firms.The firm has raised $10bn through 20 venture funds and four growth funds and has invested in over 850 companies worldwide. Its China advisory team was founded in 2007 with a fund of $360m. It has invested in many of China’s star enterprises, including one of the country’s largest e-commerce platform JD.com.
Founded in 1972, Kleiner Perkins, formerly Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) is one of the world’s largest venture capital firms.The firm has raised $10bn through 20 venture funds and four growth funds and has invested in over 850 companies worldwide. Its China advisory team was founded in 2007 with a fund of $360m. It has invested in many of China’s star enterprises, including one of the country’s largest e-commerce platform JD.com.
The state-backed, Shanghai-based media and entertainment investment group controlled by media mogul Li Ruigang has made its name and fortune in China's most lucrative industries: media & entertainment, Internet & mobile, sport & lifestyle. CMC's portfolio includes Star China, IMAX China, Flagship Entertainment, Oriental DreamWorks, TVB, Whaley Technologies, Imagine Entertainment, Shaw Brothers, Caixin, Gewara, and more. Li, who started out as a lifestyle TV reporter, set up CMC in 2009 with a RMB 2 billion fund.
The state-backed, Shanghai-based media and entertainment investment group controlled by media mogul Li Ruigang has made its name and fortune in China's most lucrative industries: media & entertainment, Internet & mobile, sport & lifestyle. CMC's portfolio includes Star China, IMAX China, Flagship Entertainment, Oriental DreamWorks, TVB, Whaley Technologies, Imagine Entertainment, Shaw Brothers, Caixin, Gewara, and more. Li, who started out as a lifestyle TV reporter, set up CMC in 2009 with a RMB 2 billion fund.
Invest FWD A/S is an investment vehicle owned by Anders Holch Povlsen, founder of BESTSELLER and Heartland. It is also BESTSELLER’s investment arm for sustainable fashion. In June 2021, the firm made its investment by participating in a Series B round of Finnish cleantech Infinited Fiber. BESTSELLER’s sustainability innovation platform Fashion FWD Lab has been collaborating with Infinited Fiber over the past year to develop and patent Infinna™ fiber material. BESTSELLER has also signed a multi-year commercial agreement with Infinited Fiber to secure access to the startup’s regenerated fibers to be made from textile and other industrial waste.
Invest FWD A/S is an investment vehicle owned by Anders Holch Povlsen, founder of BESTSELLER and Heartland. It is also BESTSELLER’s investment arm for sustainable fashion. In June 2021, the firm made its investment by participating in a Series B round of Finnish cleantech Infinited Fiber. BESTSELLER’s sustainability innovation platform Fashion FWD Lab has been collaborating with Infinited Fiber over the past year to develop and patent Infinna™ fiber material. BESTSELLER has also signed a multi-year commercial agreement with Infinited Fiber to secure access to the startup’s regenerated fibers to be made from textile and other industrial waste.
Li is a TV presenter, entrepreneur and investor. Born in June 1970, she joined Beijing TV in 1993 as a news anchor. From 1995 to 1999, Li worked at CCTV as a TV show host. In 1999, she left CCTV and co-founded Fleet Entertainment with fellow TV host Dai Jun. The two co-hosted Super Talk Show from 2000 to 2016, one of the most highly viewed shows in China. Li founded cosmetics e-retailer Lefeng.com in 2008, skincare brand JPlus in 2009 and Star Venture Fund in 2015.
Li is a TV presenter, entrepreneur and investor. Born in June 1970, she joined Beijing TV in 1993 as a news anchor. From 1995 to 1999, Li worked at CCTV as a TV show host. In 1999, she left CCTV and co-founded Fleet Entertainment with fellow TV host Dai Jun. The two co-hosted Super Talk Show from 2000 to 2016, one of the most highly viewed shows in China. Li founded cosmetics e-retailer Lefeng.com in 2008, skincare brand JPlus in 2009 and Star Venture Fund in 2015.
Co-founder and Commissioner of Tanamduit
Indra Suryawan is the co-founder of Star Mercato Capitale, the company behind mutual fund investment platform Tanamduit. Between 1997 and 2001, he was the department head of business and development at Bank Bali. He later joined Jatis Solutions, which specializes in developing enterprise IT applications, leaving as deputy CEO in 2010. Between 2013 and 2017, Indra was the CEO of PT Digital Artha Media, which developed Bank Mandiri's e-cash system. Indra holds a master's in Management and Finance from Prasetiya Mulya Business School, Indonesia.
Indra Suryawan is the co-founder of Star Mercato Capitale, the company behind mutual fund investment platform Tanamduit. Between 1997 and 2001, he was the department head of business and development at Bank Bali. He later joined Jatis Solutions, which specializes in developing enterprise IT applications, leaving as deputy CEO in 2010. Between 2013 and 2017, Indra was the CEO of PT Digital Artha Media, which developed Bank Mandiri's e-cash system. Indra holds a master's in Management and Finance from Prasetiya Mulya Business School, Indonesia.
Co-founder and CEO of Tanamduit
Rini Hapsari is currently the CEO of Star Mercato Capitale, the company behind mutual fund investment platform Tanamduit. Her career spans IT and banking, working at Bank Bali and Lippo Bank between 1999 and 2004. From 2005 to 2010, she worked at enterprise IT firm Jatis Solutions, becoming the head of the division in charge of Jatis' Avantrade wealth management software. She was also vice president at Bakrie Telecom between 2012 and 2015. Rini graduated from the University of Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Anthropology.
Rini Hapsari is currently the CEO of Star Mercato Capitale, the company behind mutual fund investment platform Tanamduit. Her career spans IT and banking, working at Bank Bali and Lippo Bank between 1999 and 2004. From 2005 to 2010, she worked at enterprise IT firm Jatis Solutions, becoming the head of the division in charge of Jatis' Avantrade wealth management software. She was also vice president at Bakrie Telecom between 2012 and 2015. Rini graduated from the University of Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Anthropology.
Founder & CEO of Shuimu / Peinikan
Dubbed “star performer” in angel investor Leo Wang (Wang Lijie)’s portfolio. Big on social networks, Liu was part of China’s first social media generation. She worked in 13 different jobs before founding Shuimu. Her first “startup” experience was at aged 15, running an online store selling cut-out CDs on the then three-month-old Taobao, using her uncle’s Internet connection in a rural village in Shaanxi. Liu proclaims herself as “the most movie-savvy person in the internet circle, plus the most internet-savvy person in the movie circle” – i.e., the first to connect the two worlds in China.
Dubbed “star performer” in angel investor Leo Wang (Wang Lijie)’s portfolio. Big on social networks, Liu was part of China’s first social media generation. She worked in 13 different jobs before founding Shuimu. Her first “startup” experience was at aged 15, running an online store selling cut-out CDs on the then three-month-old Taobao, using her uncle’s Internet connection in a rural village in Shaanxi. Liu proclaims herself as “the most movie-savvy person in the internet circle, plus the most internet-savvy person in the movie circle” – i.e., the first to connect the two worlds in China.
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoolFarm
Star Wars fan and robotics engineer Gonçalo Cabrita was the CEO and co-founder of agtech CoolFarm for over three years until September 2018, when the company became insolvent. He has a master’s in Automation and Robotics from the University of Coimbra in Portugal. He was a research engineer at his alma mater's Institute of Systems and Robotics for two years until 2011. Since then, he has been working on his PhD, researching plume tracking and odor source detection algorithms for mobile robots.
Star Wars fan and robotics engineer Gonçalo Cabrita was the CEO and co-founder of agtech CoolFarm for over three years until September 2018, when the company became insolvent. He has a master’s in Automation and Robotics from the University of Coimbra in Portugal. He was a research engineer at his alma mater's Institute of Systems and Robotics for two years until 2011. Since then, he has been working on his PhD, researching plume tracking and odor source detection algorithms for mobile robots.
Xiangwushuo’s platform finds a new home for secondhand goods
This WeChat mini program doesn’t yet have a monetization strategy, but has still received over US$110 million in funding in one year
Roadstar.ai: A promising autonomous driving startup wrecked by infighting
No side benefits from the disputes, whether it is the founding team, investors or the employees
A new unicorn rises as OVO's $1bn valuation confirmed
The Lippo Group subsidiary continues to grow in strength as it battles for market share with Gojek’s e-wallet and others
Canika: A new app offering more budget-friendly weddings
Canika woos young couples with more flexible prices and options in Indonesia's $7bn wedding planning market
Biel Glasses: A pioneering solution for low vision sufferers
Biel Glasses offers a life-changing technology for people with low vision, a condition that is seven times more common than blindness
Koiki: Delivering social advancement, one parcel at a time
Social enterprise startup Koiki seeks to reduce the carbon footprint of e-commerce deliveries and provide jobs for Spain's most vulnerable people
Auara: Social enterprise and environmental sustainability in a bottle
Auara, with its 100% recycled-plastic mineral water bottles, aims to reduce its manufacturing carbon footprint while helping the most water-stressed citizens
Biomilq: Creating cell-based mothers’ milk in a lab
With the aim of helping women struggling to breastfeed, Bill Gates-backed Biomilq is disrupting the $45bn baby formula industry developing lab-grown breast milk from mammary epithelial cells
Gigacover: Providing a financial safety net for gig workers
Gigacover is eyeing multi-billion-dollar opportunities in income and healthcare protection and financial services for the 150m self-employed workers in Southeast Asia, about half of whom are underbanked
Cocuus: Industrial-scale solutions to design and print food
This Spanish startup is pioneering industrial-scale 3D food printing using inkjet and laser technology that prints up to 30 times faster with eye-catching food designs
Harnessing its innovative startups, Portugal builds a better cleantech ecosystem
With help from government and private-sector initiatives, Portuguese cleantech startups are playing an ever-increasing role in helping the country meet its energy challenges while cutting harmful greenhouse gases
Storial: Budding writers test their talent and turn a profit
By helping new authors monetize their work, Storial gives budding literary talent a launching pad
Ecertic Digital Solutions: A Spanish leader in online ID verification
The Spanish biometric tech startup offers online ID verification and tracked document solutions in a US$10 billion market set to double by 2022
Growing together: a look at the Indonesia Fintech Association (Aftech)
The Indonesia Fintech Association sets an example of how professional associations can help new industries grow faster and better
Bioo’s green power: Electricity, Wi-Fi from a flower pot
The Spanish startup has won accolades and fundings for its NASA-inspired fuel cells and energy-producing plants
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