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Co-founder and CEO of Tanijoy
Nanda Putra had been involved in the agriculture and F&B industries even as a student at Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia. Between 2009 and 2016, he ran his own arabica coffee plantation, opened two small restaurants and was CMO of a mushroom farm. In 2017, a year after graduating with a degree in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture, he started Tanijoy. Originally conceived as an online marketplace for fresh produce, Tanijoy has since pivoted into an agri-investment platform.
Nanda Putra had been involved in the agriculture and F&B industries even as a student at Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia. Between 2009 and 2016, he ran his own arabica coffee plantation, opened two small restaurants and was CMO of a mushroom farm. In 2017, a year after graduating with a degree in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture, he started Tanijoy. Originally conceived as an online marketplace for fresh produce, Tanijoy has since pivoted into an agri-investment platform.
Co-founder of TaniHub Group
Michael Sugianto joined the Startup Weekend 2015 event, while reading his bachelor's degree in Business Information System at Universitas Bina Nusantara. Michael and other team members spent over 54 hours developing the idea for a farm-to-table online marketplace. The team won the runner-up prize, and the business idea was further developed into TaniHub.Michael graduated in 2016 and decided to focus on building TaniHub full-time. In 2017, the TaniHub team also launched the agri-focused P2P lending platform TaniFund, expanding TaniHub into the TaniGroup.
Michael Sugianto joined the Startup Weekend 2015 event, while reading his bachelor's degree in Business Information System at Universitas Bina Nusantara. Michael and other team members spent over 54 hours developing the idea for a farm-to-table online marketplace. The team won the runner-up prize, and the business idea was further developed into TaniHub.Michael graduated in 2016 and decided to focus on building TaniHub full-time. In 2017, the TaniHub team also launched the agri-focused P2P lending platform TaniFund, expanding TaniHub into the TaniGroup.
Astra International is an Indonesian conglomerate most famous for its automotive importing and related businesses, although it has subsidiaries in finance, agri-business and property as well. The holding company, PT Astra International Tbk., is listed in the Indonesian stock exchange. Its investments so far have been focused in Indonesia. Companies like Gojek, Sayurbox, and Halodoc have become part of Astra’s portfolio.
Astra International is an Indonesian conglomerate most famous for its automotive importing and related businesses, although it has subsidiaries in finance, agri-business and property as well. The holding company, PT Astra International Tbk., is listed in the Indonesian stock exchange. Its investments so far have been focused in Indonesia. Companies like Gojek, Sayurbox, and Halodoc have become part of Astra’s portfolio.
Founded in 2017, Rekanext Capital Partners Pte Ltd is an early-stage VC firm based in Singapore and Jakarta. The VC focuses on scaling high potential startups in Southeast Asia to expand regionally by providing expertise, industry experience and networks. Its diverse investment portfolio includes agri-crowdfunding platform iGrow, chat and customer service developer Qiscus and architecture-focused VR Collab that has operations in Singapore and China.
Founded in 2017, Rekanext Capital Partners Pte Ltd is an early-stage VC firm based in Singapore and Jakarta. The VC focuses on scaling high potential startups in Southeast Asia to expand regionally by providing expertise, industry experience and networks. Its diverse investment portfolio includes agri-crowdfunding platform iGrow, chat and customer service developer Qiscus and architecture-focused VR Collab that has operations in Singapore and China.
Co-founder and COO of Tanijoy
Kukuh Budi Santoso graduated from Indonesia’s Universitas Brawijaya with a degree in Agriculture. While at university, he was an active in student organizations such as the IAAS (an international organization of agriculture students) and founded social enterprises. Prior to co-founding agri-investment platform Tanijoy, Kukuh ran Escape.id, a community-based tourism business.
Kukuh Budi Santoso graduated from Indonesia’s Universitas Brawijaya with a degree in Agriculture. While at university, he was an active in student organizations such as the IAAS (an international organization of agriculture students) and founded social enterprises. Prior to co-founding agri-investment platform Tanijoy, Kukuh ran Escape.id, a community-based tourism business.
Founded over 110 years ago from several small agricultural cooperative banks, the Dutch commercial banking group Rabobank has over 10m customers across 47 countries. The banking group’s Rabo Investments vehicle manages Rabo Ventures with a €120m fund investing globally in early-stage fintech and agtech startups. There is also a €30m fund-of-funds to partner with leading VCs in other funding rounds like the $12m funding round of Dutch e-scooter company GO Sharing.The Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund specializes in supporting enterprises involved in creating sustainable solutions for diverse food and agricultural sectors including livestock farms. Rabo F&A Innovation Fund currently has 11 agri-foodtech startups in its portfolio, including participation in a $12m Series A round of Vence, US-based virtual fencing tech company for livestock management.
Founded over 110 years ago from several small agricultural cooperative banks, the Dutch commercial banking group Rabobank has over 10m customers across 47 countries. The banking group’s Rabo Investments vehicle manages Rabo Ventures with a €120m fund investing globally in early-stage fintech and agtech startups. There is also a €30m fund-of-funds to partner with leading VCs in other funding rounds like the $12m funding round of Dutch e-scooter company GO Sharing.The Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund specializes in supporting enterprises involved in creating sustainable solutions for diverse food and agricultural sectors including livestock farms. Rabo F&A Innovation Fund currently has 11 agri-foodtech startups in its portfolio, including participation in a $12m Series A round of Vence, US-based virtual fencing tech company for livestock management.
CMO and Co-founder of Evja
Paolo Iasevoli has over 15 years of international experience in the digital sector across Italy, Germany and Luxembourg.Iasevoli is the CMO and co-founder of Evja, a pioneering Italian startup in the agri-tech sector that uses sensors, advanced agronomic models and AI-powered SaaS for precision farming.
Paolo Iasevoli has over 15 years of international experience in the digital sector across Italy, Germany and Luxembourg.Iasevoli is the CMO and co-founder of Evja, a pioneering Italian startup in the agri-tech sector that uses sensors, advanced agronomic models and AI-powered SaaS for precision farming.
Co-founder of Karsa
Alihan Tjohjono, also known as Ming, is a veteran businessman with experience in agribusiness. After earning his bachelor’s in Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, he worked in Singapore for the Sumitomo Trust and Banking Corporation. He returned to Indonesia in 2001 to assume the role of executive director of cosmetics manufacturer Astoria. In 2008, he became the CEO of Prima Agri Tech, an agrochemicals manufacturer. His latest venture, Karsa, is a social platform for farmers and agricultural stakeholders.
Alihan Tjohjono, also known as Ming, is a veteran businessman with experience in agribusiness. After earning his bachelor’s in Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, he worked in Singapore for the Sumitomo Trust and Banking Corporation. He returned to Indonesia in 2001 to assume the role of executive director of cosmetics manufacturer Astoria. In 2008, he became the CEO of Prima Agri Tech, an agrochemicals manufacturer. His latest venture, Karsa, is a social platform for farmers and agricultural stakeholders.
CEO and Co-founder of Jeff
Serial entrepreneur Eloi Gómez Cal (Santiago de Compostela, 1992) holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Food Science and Technology. He worked as President and Advisor in ACyTALE, The Food Science and Technology Association – part of the University of León in Spain. He later coordinated projects for Aqgri, developing a SaaS to improve quality processes in the agri-food sector. During this period, he also collaborated with Ceteris Paribus as a consultant on different European projects such as Horizon2020, Erasmus Plus and Fiware.
Serial entrepreneur Eloi Gómez Cal (Santiago de Compostela, 1992) holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Food Science and Technology. He worked as President and Advisor in ACyTALE, The Food Science and Technology Association – part of the University of León in Spain. He later coordinated projects for Aqgri, developing a SaaS to improve quality processes in the agri-food sector. During this period, he also collaborated with Ceteris Paribus as a consultant on different European projects such as Horizon2020, Erasmus Plus and Fiware.
Tokopedia is an Indonesian e-commerce marketplace, which in 2017 become the most popular site of its kind in Indonesia. Through partnerships with fintech companies, it has added new features that enable customers to buy gold and mutual funds. Besides foreign e-commerce marketplaces such as Lazada, Tokopedia’s closest rival is B2C/C2C marketplace Bukalapak, another Indonesian unicorn.
Tokopedia is an Indonesian e-commerce marketplace, which in 2017 become the most popular site of its kind in Indonesia. Through partnerships with fintech companies, it has added new features that enable customers to buy gold and mutual funds. Besides foreign e-commerce marketplaces such as Lazada, Tokopedia’s closest rival is B2C/C2C marketplace Bukalapak, another Indonesian unicorn.
UK-based Portuguese unicorn Farfetch is a global omni-channel marketplace for luxury fashion, ranging from established brands to cult and emerging designers. Entrepreneur José Neves started the company in 2007 to enable small designers and fashion retailers to become global players through a single online marketplace. Farfetch participated in the 2019 seed investment round for Didimo, a Portuguese 3D digital twin animation production startup based in Porto.
UK-based Portuguese unicorn Farfetch is a global omni-channel marketplace for luxury fashion, ranging from established brands to cult and emerging designers. Entrepreneur José Neves started the company in 2007 to enable small designers and fashion retailers to become global players through a single online marketplace. Farfetch participated in the 2019 seed investment round for Didimo, a Portuguese 3D digital twin animation production startup based in Porto.
China’s largest online classifieds marketplace 58.com was established in 2005. It originally focused on local community interest through providing free listing services. It listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange in 2013.
China’s largest online classifieds marketplace 58.com was established in 2005. It originally focused on local community interest through providing free listing services. It listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange in 2013.
CTO and co-founder of Refurbed
Jürgen Riedl studied software engineering at Vienna Technical University. The entrepreneur and investor became the CTO and co-founder of Refurbed in 2017. He was recruited by co-founders Peter Windischhofer and Amazon’s Renewed manager Kilian Kaminski to develop an Amazon-style e-commerce marketplace for refurbished electronic goods.
Jürgen Riedl studied software engineering at Vienna Technical University. The entrepreneur and investor became the CTO and co-founder of Refurbed in 2017. He was recruited by co-founders Peter Windischhofer and Amazon’s Renewed manager Kilian Kaminski to develop an Amazon-style e-commerce marketplace for refurbished electronic goods.
Founder and CEO of Yuemei
Xiang Xiaoqin sought plastic surgery in 2005 to regain her prenatal figure, but discovered it was difficult to find a reliable clinic in the highly opaque sector. This led her to found cosmetic surgery marketplace Yuemei. She is an economics graduate from Beijing Normal University and holds an MBA from the National University of Singapore.
Xiang Xiaoqin sought plastic surgery in 2005 to regain her prenatal figure, but discovered it was difficult to find a reliable clinic in the highly opaque sector. This led her to found cosmetic surgery marketplace Yuemei. She is an economics graduate from Beijing Normal University and holds an MBA from the National University of Singapore.
Co-founder and CEO of HelloBeauty
Prior to establishing the beauty services marketplace HelloBeauty, Dennish Tjandra was the Head of Account Management and Procurement at Zen Rooms, a budget hotel network founded by Rocket Internet. Before that, he had founded a few short-lived ventures and worked at Rodamas, a major Indonesian group of FMCG companies. Dennish graduated in Management at Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Indonesia.
Prior to establishing the beauty services marketplace HelloBeauty, Dennish Tjandra was the Head of Account Management and Procurement at Zen Rooms, a budget hotel network founded by Rocket Internet. Before that, he had founded a few short-lived ventures and worked at Rodamas, a major Indonesian group of FMCG companies. Dennish graduated in Management at Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Indonesia.
Marta Esteve: Talent, intuition and resolve – a winning formula for entrepreneurship
She founded her first two internet startups during the dot-com era. Today, Marta Esteve is considered one of the most influential and successful women entrepreneurs in the Spanish startup ecosystem
Zhenmeat: Offering a modern plant-based meat alternative in China
The Chinese startup is providing a product adapted for Chinese tastes in an emerging market.
Amid Covid-19 gloom, some bright spots in Portugal's tech startup scene
Despite a recession and doubling of the unemployment rate forecast this year, it's not all bad news for the Portuguese tech ecosystem
CarBlock eyes opportunities presented by the multi-billion car data market
This startup aims to transform the connected car and transportation industry by building a data circulation system based on blockchain
GeoDB: Empowering consumers through monetizing their digital data
Consumers and businesses, and not just tech giants, should tap the value of big data too, says blockchain-based data trading platform GeoDB, which has raised £5.5m since 2018
AgroCenta: Providing market access and credit to African smallholder farmers
AgroCenta’s platforms empower Ghanaian subsistence farmers, especially women, boosting productivity and sales with e-payments, micro-credits and insurance, and direct connections to buyers, cutting out the intermediaries
Plant-based meat faces backlash in China despite gaining traction
An innocuous video clip sparked debate on social media over plant-based meat, with suspicion about its nutritional value, cost-effectiveness and even the motives of foreign companies
Indonesian B2B e-procurement platforms: Disrupting long-standing practices
Indonesia’s B2B e-commerce players are winning over corporate clients with education and government support, growing a market forecast to be worth $13.4bn by 2023
Plant on Demand: Helping small-scale organic farmers to thrive, sustainably
Plant on Demand will soon deploy product PODX’s “prescriptive” analytics to boost organic farmers’ productivity and prices, by optimizing future crop yields to match seasonal sales trends
Pula: Pioneering insurtech helps to improve Africa's food security
With Kenyan insurtech Pula’s micro-insurance products, millions of farmers no longer have to bear the full risk of losses from natural disasters and crop failures
Smart Agrifood Summit 2021: A global innovation ecosystem is needed to catch up with other sectors
Investors from SVG Ventures/THRIVE, Pinduoduo and others agree that players must join forces to boost agrifood tech investment, internationally and across the value chain
This e-retailer uses influencers to sell niche brand cosmetics in high-growth markets
Huajuan Mall is a popular makeup e-mall for young women in smaller Chinese cities, turning little-known local brands into big hits
Indonesian P2P lending platform Investree expands to the Philippines
With local partner Filinvest Development Corporation, Investree Philippines will support the country’s SMEs with its lending-based crowdfunding platform
8villages is one of the first agritech startups in Indonesia, and the social media for farmers has since expanded into e-commerce and agriculture data collection
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
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