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Founder and CEO of Prodsmart
As the son of an industrialist in Portugal, Gonçalo Fortes grew up immersed in the family's manufacturing business. In 2005, the computer engineer founded IT consultancy Crazydog to develop software for diverse businesses. CEO Fortes and web developer Samuel Martins, both formerly from Lisbon's Superior Technical Institute, started to develop AI-based software to help manufacturers to achieve the Industry 4.0 productivity objectives.In 2014, Fortes and Martins co-founded Prodsmart and exited Crazydog. Fortes is dedicated to helping SMEs to transform their businesses into "smart" factories, drawing from his previous work experience as quality manager at electromechanical component producer Fapradiv.
As the son of an industrialist in Portugal, Gonçalo Fortes grew up immersed in the family's manufacturing business. In 2005, the computer engineer founded IT consultancy Crazydog to develop software for diverse businesses. CEO Fortes and web developer Samuel Martins, both formerly from Lisbon's Superior Technical Institute, started to develop AI-based software to help manufacturers to achieve the Industry 4.0 productivity objectives.In 2014, Fortes and Martins co-founded Prodsmart and exited Crazydog. Fortes is dedicated to helping SMEs to transform their businesses into "smart" factories, drawing from his previous work experience as quality manager at electromechanical component producer Fapradiv.
Co-founder and CTO of Veniam
Founding CTO of US car sharing platform Zipcar, Roy Russell received his bachelor's in Computer Engineering at MIT. Before Zipcar, he was in charge of speech recognition software development at Kurzweil AI and Lernout & Hauspie. He has served as co-founder and CTO of Veniam since 2013. Russell is married to Robin Chase, co-founder and executive chairman of Veniam and co-founder of Zipcar. Starting in 2010, Russell served as CTO of French car sharing startup Buzzcar (since merged with Drivy). Starting in 2007, he was CTO at US consultancy Meadow Networks and rideshare startup GoLoco. He is based in Boston.
Founding CTO of US car sharing platform Zipcar, Roy Russell received his bachelor's in Computer Engineering at MIT. Before Zipcar, he was in charge of speech recognition software development at Kurzweil AI and Lernout & Hauspie. He has served as co-founder and CTO of Veniam since 2013. Russell is married to Robin Chase, co-founder and executive chairman of Veniam and co-founder of Zipcar. Starting in 2010, Russell served as CTO of French car sharing startup Buzzcar (since merged with Drivy). Starting in 2007, he was CTO at US consultancy Meadow Networks and rideshare startup GoLoco. He is based in Boston.
CEO and Co-founder of Proppos FastPay
Nil Salomó Bellavista holds a Masters in Biotechnology and Bioengineering with a specialization in the field of tissue engineering. He worked on building a new 3D printing technique for organs before switching to AI. To do so, Bellavista embarked on a project to apply this technology to the hospitality industry, testing it out at the Nostrum outlet, a self-service food franchise, that he co-owns. The result is Proppos FastPay, an intelligent self-checkout solution powered by computer vision. Founded in 2018, Proppos is currently finalizing pilots with international clients and preparing for its official, commercial launch in 2020.
Nil Salomó Bellavista holds a Masters in Biotechnology and Bioengineering with a specialization in the field of tissue engineering. He worked on building a new 3D printing technique for organs before switching to AI. To do so, Bellavista embarked on a project to apply this technology to the hospitality industry, testing it out at the Nostrum outlet, a self-service food franchise, that he co-owns. The result is Proppos FastPay, an intelligent self-checkout solution powered by computer vision. Founded in 2018, Proppos is currently finalizing pilots with international clients and preparing for its official, commercial launch in 2020.
Co-founder of Volantis
Gayuh Tri Satria graduated from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Physics. While still in university, he and Bachtiar Rifai established Jogja Web Services, which provides digital advertising and other services to SMEs. The duo continued on to establish digital marketing consultancy WireHub, digital ad automation company Kofera and, most recently, AI-ready, “data unification” platform Volantis Technology. Between 2012 and 2018, he took on various jobs in other companies, including travel aggregator website Pegipegi, the Lazada Group and now-defunct, social travel site Burufly. He also worked as a blogger and graphic designer on a freelance basis.
Gayuh Tri Satria graduated from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in Physics. While still in university, he and Bachtiar Rifai established Jogja Web Services, which provides digital advertising and other services to SMEs. The duo continued on to establish digital marketing consultancy WireHub, digital ad automation company Kofera and, most recently, AI-ready, “data unification” platform Volantis Technology. Between 2012 and 2018, he took on various jobs in other companies, including travel aggregator website Pegipegi, the Lazada Group and now-defunct, social travel site Burufly. He also worked as a blogger and graphic designer on a freelance basis.
Co-founder, COO of SingularCover
Hoffman is the COO and co-founder of Spanish AI-enhanced insurtech SingularCover, where he has worked since 2018. He previously worked as COO for Spain-based gaming startup Playtomic and in Indonesia as the CEO and founder of e-commerce startup eTailwind, a partner of Lazada Group. Previously, he worked in Indonesia as the Vice-President of Strategy at Alibaba Group and in management positions covering southern Europe for Berlin-based Zalando, Europe’s leading online fashion platform.Hoffman holds a master’s degree from Madrid’s Carlos III University in International Business Management, with exchange program participation in Switzerland and Brazil.
Hoffman is the COO and co-founder of Spanish AI-enhanced insurtech SingularCover, where he has worked since 2018. He previously worked as COO for Spain-based gaming startup Playtomic and in Indonesia as the CEO and founder of e-commerce startup eTailwind, a partner of Lazada Group. Previously, he worked in Indonesia as the Vice-President of Strategy at Alibaba Group and in management positions covering southern Europe for Berlin-based Zalando, Europe’s leading online fashion platform.Hoffman holds a master’s degree from Madrid’s Carlos III University in International Business Management, with exchange program participation in Switzerland and Brazil.
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.
Structure Capital is San Francisco-based VC, established in 2013, that only invests in carbon-neutral startups. It has a special interest in A.I. and Big Data-based entities and currently manages a portfolio with 76 international startups. It has managed 13 exits to date, including Jobr and Guest Driven. ts recent investments include in the US$60m Series C financing round of multilingual AI-driven translation platform Unbabel and in the US$225m Series D round of accommodation platform and unicorn, Sonder.
Structure Capital is San Francisco-based VC, established in 2013, that only invests in carbon-neutral startups. It has a special interest in A.I. and Big Data-based entities and currently manages a portfolio with 76 international startups. It has managed 13 exits to date, including Jobr and Guest Driven. ts recent investments include in the US$60m Series C financing round of multilingual AI-driven translation platform Unbabel and in the US$225m Series D round of accommodation platform and unicorn, Sonder.
Toyota Tsusho Corp is a multi-market, multi-business listed company, focusing on industrial raw materials, agricultural products and technology. It is part of the Toyota Group with over 150 offices and 900 subsidiaries and affiliates around the world. Its diverse businesses span across the industrial, commercial and consumer sectors.In 2018, Toyota Tsusho and Microsoft started a partnership to build fish-farming tools using AI, IoT technologies and Microsoft Azure applications for improved water management. It also became Zipline’s first business investor to help expand the Silicon Valley unicorn’s drone operations to deliver lifesaving medical supplies to remote parts of the world.
Toyota Tsusho Corp is a multi-market, multi-business listed company, focusing on industrial raw materials, agricultural products and technology. It is part of the Toyota Group with over 150 offices and 900 subsidiaries and affiliates around the world. Its diverse businesses span across the industrial, commercial and consumer sectors.In 2018, Toyota Tsusho and Microsoft started a partnership to build fish-farming tools using AI, IoT technologies and Microsoft Azure applications for improved water management. It also became Zipline’s first business investor to help expand the Silicon Valley unicorn’s drone operations to deliver lifesaving medical supplies to remote parts of the world.
Founder and CEO of Geoblink
Ex-McKinsey consultant and Amadeus engineer Jaime Laulhé lived in New York, Paris and Hong Kong before returning to his native Madrid to work at McKinsey, where he spent two years. He holds degrees in IT Engineering from Madrid Polytechnic University and in Telecommunications Engineering from ENSIMAG in France, and an MBA from the University of Chicago and a master's in Mathematics from Institut Fourier, France.In New York and Hong Kong, he spent several years working in High Frequency Trading tech at Société Générale. He is founder and CEO of Geoblink, developing location tech AI solutions for retail, real estate and FMCG sectors.
Ex-McKinsey consultant and Amadeus engineer Jaime Laulhé lived in New York, Paris and Hong Kong before returning to his native Madrid to work at McKinsey, where he spent two years. He holds degrees in IT Engineering from Madrid Polytechnic University and in Telecommunications Engineering from ENSIMAG in France, and an MBA from the University of Chicago and a master's in Mathematics from Institut Fourier, France.In New York and Hong Kong, he spent several years working in High Frequency Trading tech at Société Générale. He is founder and CEO of Geoblink, developing location tech AI solutions for retail, real estate and FMCG sectors.
Iberis Capital is a Portuguese investor established in 2017. Currently with 10 investments with more than €100m under management, it invests in both tech and non-tech startups and in real estate. Iberis was founded by ex-partner at Oxy Capital Luís Quaresma and João Henriques, ex-CFO of Vodafone Portugal. One of its prominent portfolio companies is Australian medtech LBT Innovations that seeks to automate healthcare processes and, to date, has the only US Food and Drug Administration-cleared instrument leveraging AI in clinical microbiology. Its most recent investment was a participation in a €32m Series C investment round in December 2020 for Portugal-based international online print store, 360imprimir.
Iberis Capital is a Portuguese investor established in 2017. Currently with 10 investments with more than €100m under management, it invests in both tech and non-tech startups and in real estate. Iberis was founded by ex-partner at Oxy Capital Luís Quaresma and João Henriques, ex-CFO of Vodafone Portugal. One of its prominent portfolio companies is Australian medtech LBT Innovations that seeks to automate healthcare processes and, to date, has the only US Food and Drug Administration-cleared instrument leveraging AI in clinical microbiology. Its most recent investment was a participation in a €32m Series C investment round in December 2020 for Portugal-based international online print store, 360imprimir.
Adrian Cheng Chi-kong is a third generation heir to HK billionaire Cheng Yu-tung.Adrian Cheng Chi-kong founded K11 brand in 2008, and became Executive Vice-Chairman at New World Development in 2015.Besides traditional retail, he invests in more areas such as food, fashion, technology.He founded C Ventures to invest in the businesses that focus on millennials. C Ventures has invested in Moda Operandi, an American fashion startup, Flont, luxury jewelry rental service, among others.He invested in American AI startup ObEN and Chinese cooking video platform Daydaycook, etc, through K11.He also invested in Aibee, Hua Medicine and Xiaohongshu as individual investor.
Adrian Cheng Chi-kong is a third generation heir to HK billionaire Cheng Yu-tung.Adrian Cheng Chi-kong founded K11 brand in 2008, and became Executive Vice-Chairman at New World Development in 2015.Besides traditional retail, he invests in more areas such as food, fashion, technology.He founded C Ventures to invest in the businesses that focus on millennials. C Ventures has invested in Moda Operandi, an American fashion startup, Flont, luxury jewelry rental service, among others.He invested in American AI startup ObEN and Chinese cooking video platform Daydaycook, etc, through K11.He also invested in Aibee, Hua Medicine and Xiaohongshu as individual investor.
CEO of Acuilae
Cristina Sánchez López is a co-founder of AI software development company Acuilae. She has been Acuilae's CEO since April 2017 and is credited for creating ETHYKA, Acuilae's flagship product, which draws from her expertise as a data scientist. Sánchez had previously spent almost two decades working in the Accenture Group for large clients in Spain. She holds degrees in Statistics and Software Engineering from Madrid's Complutense University.
Cristina Sánchez López is a co-founder of AI software development company Acuilae. She has been Acuilae's CEO since April 2017 and is credited for creating ETHYKA, Acuilae's flagship product, which draws from her expertise as a data scientist. Sánchez had previously spent almost two decades working in the Accenture Group for large clients in Spain. She holds degrees in Statistics and Software Engineering from Madrid's Complutense University.
CTO and co-founder of Plant on Demand
Sergi Roca Puertas obtained a bachelor’s degree (2014) and a master’s (2016) in Industrial Technology Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. His master’s included Industrial Engineering at Finland’s Tampere University of Technology, where he participated in the research of glass fibers.In 2016, he also studied Foreign Trade, Logistics and Supply Management at Euroinnova Business School in Granada and completed work experience as a trading engineer at Madrid-based KL2B.Currently based in San Francisco bay area, he has been working as a deployment strategist at AI-powered analytics and marketing startup Jetlore in Silicon Valley since November 2016. In 2017, he co-founded Plant on Demand (POD) as CTO with an office in Ireland.
Sergi Roca Puertas obtained a bachelor’s degree (2014) and a master’s (2016) in Industrial Technology Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. His master’s included Industrial Engineering at Finland’s Tampere University of Technology, where he participated in the research of glass fibers.In 2016, he also studied Foreign Trade, Logistics and Supply Management at Euroinnova Business School in Granada and completed work experience as a trading engineer at Madrid-based KL2B.Currently based in San Francisco bay area, he has been working as a deployment strategist at AI-powered analytics and marketing startup Jetlore in Silicon Valley since November 2016. In 2017, he co-founded Plant on Demand (POD) as CTO with an office in Ireland.
Founded in 2011, Kika Tech is an international mobile input software developer based in Beijing. Released in 2017 and powered by an AI engine, its core product Kika Keyboard supports more than 20 languages and helps users communicate authentically by predicting intent and context to enhance expressive communication. The company has 500m users worldwide and, as of the end of 2018, earned monthly revenue of RMB 20m. Kika CTO Yao Conglei is also co-founder and CTO of Bailian.ai.
Founded in 2011, Kika Tech is an international mobile input software developer based in Beijing. Released in 2017 and powered by an AI engine, its core product Kika Keyboard supports more than 20 languages and helps users communicate authentically by predicting intent and context to enhance expressive communication. The company has 500m users worldwide and, as of the end of 2018, earned monthly revenue of RMB 20m. Kika CTO Yao Conglei is also co-founder and CTO of Bailian.ai.
Co-founder and AI Product Architect of Get.AI
Shadow Chi graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2008 and received his master‘s degree in computer-aided design from Tongji University in 2013. He specializes in innovative product design and development, and has worked at ZTE Corporation, China Merchants Bank, and ARKIE as product architect and designer. He founded online community MixLab in 2016 and has built it into an interdisciplinary hub for more than 35,000 designers and programmers. After co-founding Get.AI in 2018, he has served as its AI Product Architect.
Shadow Chi graduated with a bachelor's degree in design from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2008 and received his master‘s degree in computer-aided design from Tongji University in 2013. He specializes in innovative product design and development, and has worked at ZTE Corporation, China Merchants Bank, and ARKIE as product architect and designer. He founded online community MixLab in 2016 and has built it into an interdisciplinary hub for more than 35,000 designers and programmers. After co-founding Get.AI in 2018, he has served as its AI Product Architect.
China’s medical exoskeleton startups take on a promising but challenging market
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Alias Robotics: Award-winning cyber security pioneer reduces “clear and present danger” of robots
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Soon, a cute robot will bring you your online shopping
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Catalonia: Spain's fast-rising robotics hub and next opportunity
With the robotics sector on the rise in Catalonia, expect to see more growth ahead, driving opportunities in related segments, especially services
Dronak looks beyond the skies to a future of robotics
Dronak CEO Fabia Silva wants to make the world a better place through robotics innovation, but needs funding so the company can spread its tech wings past drones
Dorabot's aim for warehousing: No humans allowed
With a combination of AI, global partnerships and speed, Dorabot is leaping into the future
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
Fourier Intelligence: Quality rehabilitation robots at affordable prices
The startup has also launched an open-source platform to boost rehabilitation robotics and exoskeleton R&D and collaboration
Can AI make ethical decisions? Ethyka by Acuilae wants to train AI systems to reason like humans
Ethyka, an AI training module, sets the ethical principles and conditioning for AI systems in applications ranging from chatbots to autonomous cars
Li Zexiang and his game-changing plans to take Chinese robotics global
An early supporter of drone giant DJI, Professor Li Zexiang is building robotics hubs across China to pivot homegrown enterprises into global players
China’s startups have much to gain from the US-China trade war
The prolonged trade conflict may be exactly what Chinese startups need to strengthen their technological capabilities
Ambit Robotics: Automated crop spraying for Southeast Asia's smallholder farmers
Small, affordable crop-spraying robots can help farmers save on labor costs and protect humans from exposure to harmful chemicals
ARTICARES: Personalized, more affordable arm rehab therapy at home
Using adaptive AI, its H-Man robot works like an occupational therapist, assessing patient’s performance and adjusting the complexity of training tasks in real time
Zen Video: Using AI to automate video editing
Founded by a Carnegie Mellon roboticist, the Zen Video app reduces the time required to edit video clips to only a few minutes, meeting growing demand for short videos
Chinese startups join the race to address chip shortage amid funding boom
Would an overheated semiconductor startup scene and the ability to design cutting-edge chips be enough to help China achieve chip self-sufficiency?
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