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Co-founder and CEO of Agate
Arief Widhiyasa is an Agate co-founder and one of the original 18 members of the game development studio who met at Bandung Institute of Technology and began the company after graduation. He and his teammates did not have prior experience in running a business – Arief's bachelor's degree is in Computer Science – but they powered through and the company is still going strong more than 10 years later. Arief was named among Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Consumer Tech category.
Arief Widhiyasa is an Agate co-founder and one of the original 18 members of the game development studio who met at Bandung Institute of Technology and began the company after graduation. He and his teammates did not have prior experience in running a business – Arief's bachelor's degree is in Computer Science – but they powered through and the company is still going strong more than 10 years later. Arief was named among Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Consumer Tech category.
COO and Co-founder of Jeff
Rubén Muñoz Trapote holds a double degree in Economics and Actuarial Science and a degree in Finance.He’s one of the co-founders of Mr. Jeff, an online dry cleaning and laundry service with a presence in Europe, Asia and Latin America. There, he is responsible for the planning, implementation and management of online marketing strategy, focused on mobile-user acquisition and retention.Prior to Mr. Jeff, Muñoz mainly worked in financial and administration departments in diverse industry sectors.
Rubén Muñoz Trapote holds a double degree in Economics and Actuarial Science and a degree in Finance.He’s one of the co-founders of Mr. Jeff, an online dry cleaning and laundry service with a presence in Europe, Asia and Latin America. There, he is responsible for the planning, implementation and management of online marketing strategy, focused on mobile-user acquisition and retention.Prior to Mr. Jeff, Muñoz mainly worked in financial and administration departments in diverse industry sectors.
Founded in 1993, WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm investing in early to growth stage companies across the US, Greater China and Asia Pacific. The group has invested in more than 400 companies in the fields of healthcare, biotech, artificial intelligence, robotics, fintech, sustainability and new media. It manages seven venture capital funds with over 100 successful IPO and M&A exits. With three strategic offices in San Francisco, Beijing and Taipei, the group seeks investment opportunities both in the US and Asia.
Founded in 1993, WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm investing in early to growth stage companies across the US, Greater China and Asia Pacific. The group has invested in more than 400 companies in the fields of healthcare, biotech, artificial intelligence, robotics, fintech, sustainability and new media. It manages seven venture capital funds with over 100 successful IPO and M&A exits. With three strategic offices in San Francisco, Beijing and Taipei, the group seeks investment opportunities both in the US and Asia.
Co-founder and CEO of BlackGarlic
Michael Saputra is best known for establishing the successful food ordering website Klik-Eat with co-founder Willy Haryanto. They sold the business in June 2015 and went on to develop a meal kit startup BlackGarlic.An electrical engineering graduate from Purdue University in USA, Michael had worked briefly at Bosch, Whirlpool Corporation and Maxim Integrated Products before his master’s program at the University of Texas in Dallas. He made a career switch as a business analyst at Asia Pulp & Paper before co-founding Klik-Eat in June 2011.
Michael Saputra is best known for establishing the successful food ordering website Klik-Eat with co-founder Willy Haryanto. They sold the business in June 2015 and went on to develop a meal kit startup BlackGarlic.An electrical engineering graduate from Purdue University in USA, Michael had worked briefly at Bosch, Whirlpool Corporation and Maxim Integrated Products before his master’s program at the University of Texas in Dallas. He made a career switch as a business analyst at Asia Pulp & Paper before co-founding Klik-Eat in June 2011.
Co-founder and CTO of Koala Reading
Ren earned his doctorate in Data Mining from the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Peking University. Prior to co-founding Koala Reading, he worked at IBM China, where he worked on AI-based healthcare solutions provider Watson for Life Service; Sohu's Big Data Center, where he did R&D on its advertising recommendation system; and Microsoft Research Asia, where he helped develop the Chinese handwriting input model for Windows 10.
Ren earned his doctorate in Data Mining from the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Peking University. Prior to co-founding Koala Reading, he worked at IBM China, where he worked on AI-based healthcare solutions provider Watson for Life Service; Sohu's Big Data Center, where he did R&D on its advertising recommendation system; and Microsoft Research Asia, where he helped develop the Chinese handwriting input model for Windows 10.
Co-founder and CEO of Kargo Technologies
Tiger Fang is the CEO of logistics company Kargo Technologies. He was formerly the Country General Manager for Uber Indonesia. Prior to joining Uber in 2013 and leading its expansion into China, Fang was Assistant Vice President at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, where he had been an investment analyst. He had earlier moved to Asia in 2012 and had a brief stint at Rocket Internet's Lazada. Fang holds a bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii and was enrolled in Harvard Business School's Strategy & Leadership Executive Education program.
Tiger Fang is the CEO of logistics company Kargo Technologies. He was formerly the Country General Manager for Uber Indonesia. Prior to joining Uber in 2013 and leading its expansion into China, Fang was Assistant Vice President at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, where he had been an investment analyst. He had earlier moved to Asia in 2012 and had a brief stint at Rocket Internet's Lazada. Fang holds a bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii and was enrolled in Harvard Business School's Strategy & Leadership Executive Education program.
CTO and Co-founder of Fourier Intelligence
With a degree in Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xu Zhenhua has over 10 years of experience in robotics R&D. He previously worked as a senior R&D engineer at FANUC Robotics and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center, a joint venture between General Motors and SAIC Motor. Xu and Alex Gu co-founded Jinghe Robot in 2012 and Fourier Intelligence in 2015. Xu served as CTO at Fourier Intelligence from 2015 to 2018, at which time he left to found new exoskeleton startup ULS Robotics.
With a degree in Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xu Zhenhua has over 10 years of experience in robotics R&D. He previously worked as a senior R&D engineer at FANUC Robotics and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center, a joint venture between General Motors and SAIC Motor. Xu and Alex Gu co-founded Jinghe Robot in 2012 and Fourier Intelligence in 2015. Xu served as CTO at Fourier Intelligence from 2015 to 2018, at which time he left to found new exoskeleton startup ULS Robotics.
Baillee Gifford is a leading UK investment firm founded in Edinburgh in 1908. The firm is wholly owned by the partners, with its HQ in Edinburgh and offices in New York and London. A fourth office was opened in Hong Kong in 2015.Baillie Gifford was originally a law firm that switched to investments in 1909. Its first fund was The Straits Mortgage and Trust Company Limited that was set up to lend money to rubber planters in Asia. Clients include large US pension funds and international corporations in Japan and Australia. As of June 2020, assets under management were valued at £262bn.
Baillee Gifford is a leading UK investment firm founded in Edinburgh in 1908. The firm is wholly owned by the partners, with its HQ in Edinburgh and offices in New York and London. A fourth office was opened in Hong Kong in 2015.Baillie Gifford was originally a law firm that switched to investments in 1909. Its first fund was The Straits Mortgage and Trust Company Limited that was set up to lend money to rubber planters in Asia. Clients include large US pension funds and international corporations in Japan and Australia. As of June 2020, assets under management were valued at £262bn.
LionRock Capital is a family investment office based in Singapore. LionRock Capital adopt a fundamental, bottom-up research process to invest in long duration investment themes with a focus on growing markets in Asia.
LionRock Capital is a family investment office based in Singapore. LionRock Capital adopt a fundamental, bottom-up research process to invest in long duration investment themes with a focus on growing markets in Asia.
CCO and co-founder of Modulous Tech
Reimell Ragnauth is co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where he has worked since 2019. He also works part-time as a strategic investor to data analysis company iaidō and is a non-executive chairman at construction insulation company PMP Manufacturing.Before Modulous, he was chief business development officer at gold fintech startup Glint for a year and established its US office. He previously worked as the managing director of Spiralite Ductwork in the area of building energy efficiency from 2010-17. Prior to this, all of his positions were in the finance and investment area: at 3i Group as Associated Director of Quoted Private Equity 2007-9; at the Electra Group as a senior associate of the EQMC Fund 2006-7; at consultancy Deloitte as an associate director of private equity transaction services 2004-6; at Orbis Investments 2001-4 working in investment analysis; and as Manager of Business Recovery Services at PwC in London 1996-2000. Ragnauth holds a Master’s in Law from Cambridge University.
Reimell Ragnauth is co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where he has worked since 2019. He also works part-time as a strategic investor to data analysis company iaidō and is a non-executive chairman at construction insulation company PMP Manufacturing.Before Modulous, he was chief business development officer at gold fintech startup Glint for a year and established its US office. He previously worked as the managing director of Spiralite Ductwork in the area of building energy efficiency from 2010-17. Prior to this, all of his positions were in the finance and investment area: at 3i Group as Associated Director of Quoted Private Equity 2007-9; at the Electra Group as a senior associate of the EQMC Fund 2006-7; at consultancy Deloitte as an associate director of private equity transaction services 2004-6; at Orbis Investments 2001-4 working in investment analysis; and as Manager of Business Recovery Services at PwC in London 1996-2000. Ragnauth holds a Master’s in Law from Cambridge University.
Co-founder of Vence
Sky Kurtz graduated in finance at Arizona State University in 2004. He also completed a master’s in business administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2011.He started his corporate career in New York at Lehman Brothers where he worked as an analyst from 2004–2006. He went on to work at CCMP Capital as an associate for three years until 2009. After various board member roles in US, he became the VP of Francisco Partners in 2011, a global private equity firm based in San Francisco.In 2014, he became the CEO of Mateen Corporation that manufactures high-performance fiber-reinforced polymers in the UAE and New Zealand. In 2016, he co-founded Vence Corp, a virtual fencing device manufacturer for livestock management. Currently based in UAE, Kurtz also founded Pure Harvest Smart Farms in Abu Dhabi. He is the CEO of the Middle East’s first commercial-scale, semi-automated, hybrid greenhouse growing system. Kurtz is also an advisor at e-commerce beauty startup Powder.ae and an entrepreneur-in-residence at Shorooq Investments.
Sky Kurtz graduated in finance at Arizona State University in 2004. He also completed a master’s in business administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2011.He started his corporate career in New York at Lehman Brothers where he worked as an analyst from 2004–2006. He went on to work at CCMP Capital as an associate for three years until 2009. After various board member roles in US, he became the VP of Francisco Partners in 2011, a global private equity firm based in San Francisco.In 2014, he became the CEO of Mateen Corporation that manufactures high-performance fiber-reinforced polymers in the UAE and New Zealand. In 2016, he co-founded Vence Corp, a virtual fencing device manufacturer for livestock management. Currently based in UAE, Kurtz also founded Pure Harvest Smart Farms in Abu Dhabi. He is the CEO of the Middle East’s first commercial-scale, semi-automated, hybrid greenhouse growing system. Kurtz is also an advisor at e-commerce beauty startup Powder.ae and an entrepreneur-in-residence at Shorooq Investments.
Co-Founder and CEO of Kitabisa
On Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2016 list at age 24, Alfatih Timur (known as Timmy) holds a bachelor’s degree in Management from the University of Indonesia (UI). As a student, Timmy initiated UI Faculty of Economy’s first social service program that has since become an annual program where freshman students live and work in villages. He was also the program coordinator for UI’s Indonesia Leadership Development Program. Timmy had worked as a researcher at Indonesia Social Entrepreneurship Association (AKSI) and as an assistant to the CEO at Rumah Perubahan (literally, “House of Change”).
On Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2016 list at age 24, Alfatih Timur (known as Timmy) holds a bachelor’s degree in Management from the University of Indonesia (UI). As a student, Timmy initiated UI Faculty of Economy’s first social service program that has since become an annual program where freshman students live and work in villages. He was also the program coordinator for UI’s Indonesia Leadership Development Program. Timmy had worked as a researcher at Indonesia Social Entrepreneurship Association (AKSI) and as an assistant to the CEO at Rumah Perubahan (literally, “House of Change”).
Ex Co-founder and MD of Valuklik
Former Rocket Internet man Liviu Nedef is a digital marketing veteran. Liviu attained an MBA in 2012 at the IE Business School of Madrid in Spain. He is now based in Singapore as the regional head of digital marketing for HOOQ, a video-on-demand service, in November 2016. HOOQ is a joint venture comprising Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Brothers with offices in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and India. He had briefly joined Valuklik as co-founder and managing director, before moving to Ensogo as its regional Head of Marketing for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong until October 2016.
Former Rocket Internet man Liviu Nedef is a digital marketing veteran. Liviu attained an MBA in 2012 at the IE Business School of Madrid in Spain. He is now based in Singapore as the regional head of digital marketing for HOOQ, a video-on-demand service, in November 2016. HOOQ is a joint venture comprising Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Brothers with offices in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and India. He had briefly joined Valuklik as co-founder and managing director, before moving to Ensogo as its regional Head of Marketing for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong until October 2016.
Co-founder of Conclave
Serial entrepreneur Akbar Brojosaputro graduated from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in 2011. Akbar is involved in two other enterprises besides co-founding Conclave in September 2014 with three fellow ITB alumni. He had worked as a director at a financial services company Utoyo & Partners until October 2013. ITB graduates Marshall Utoyo and Aditya Hadiputra were the managing partner and CFO of Utoyo & Partners respectively. Akbar’s latest baby startup is Kappa Fantasy, a fantasy e-sports league that he co-founded in December 2015. Akbar has also been the chairman of Takeri Asia Manufacturing in Bandung since September 2012.
Serial entrepreneur Akbar Brojosaputro graduated from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in 2011. Akbar is involved in two other enterprises besides co-founding Conclave in September 2014 with three fellow ITB alumni. He had worked as a director at a financial services company Utoyo & Partners until October 2013. ITB graduates Marshall Utoyo and Aditya Hadiputra were the managing partner and CFO of Utoyo & Partners respectively. Akbar’s latest baby startup is Kappa Fantasy, a fantasy e-sports league that he co-founded in December 2015. Akbar has also been the chairman of Takeri Asia Manufacturing in Bandung since September 2012.
Keep: Social fitness app bags $80m Series E as Covid-19 lockdown fuels demand for virtual gyms
Keep becomes China’s first sports tech unicorn as number of fitness app users in the country almost doubled to 89m amid home confinement and gym closures
eShop Ventures: A costly spending spree to create the Spanish Amazon
Behind the downfall of one of Spain's most promising startups
SWITCH Singapore: Race in agrifood tech as a solution to feeding 10bn people
While the potential gains are huge, giving tech solutions to farmers, especially smallholders in developing countries, remains a work in progress
Future Food Asia 2021: Regenerative agriculture in Asia
The unique challenges facing regenerative agriculture in Asia require solutions different from those in the West, presenting opportunities for microfinancing and impact investment
Daniel Oliver: Building a "Facebook" for investments in biotech startups
The biologist and crowdfunding expert has pioneered the growth of Spanish biotech startups, providing access to early-stage investments, with support from scientific experts worldwide
Big Idea Ventures Founder Andrew D Ive: Asia will lead cell-based meat innovation
In a wide-ranging interview, the managing general partner of the US- and Singapore-based foodtech investor also expounds on his goal to extend sustainability to the rest of the food sector, combining good returns with doing good
Southeast Asian startups to keep riding digitalization, IPO boom, investors say
O2O business models and growing interest in ESG are also key themes, as regional startups gain $4.4bn of funding in first half of 2021
Taronga Ventures takes RealTechX to Singapore; plans Japan, US growth
The Australian proptech investor to focus on ESG in its acceleration program, including women under-representation and site safety
Exclusive: Patamar Capital to raise US$150 million, eyes Series B investments
The impact investment VC recently scored an exit at Indonesian online-to-offline group buying startup Mapan, when it was bought over by Go-Jek
Raising $50m second fund, Indogen Capital seeks more international partners and exits
Cooperation is key to Indogen's investment thesis, as it looks to help more foreign VCs and their portfolio startups find success in Southeast Asia's biggest market
Future Food Asia: Temasek, Continental Grain on investing in agrifood in Singapore and China
The two heavyweight investors discuss opportunities, needs and how agrifood startups can scale in Asian markets
TheVentures founders launch Singapore VC to drive deals in Southeast Asia
The Korean Viki co-founders return to Singapore as venture builders and investors, offering South Korean partnerships and “CTO-as-a-service” in Southeast Asia
Sequoia Capital China holds steady with investments in healthcare, biotech and green economy
China’s most active investor increases bets on sectors beyond the consumer internet and edtech recently hurt by regulatory clampdown
Kryha: Enabling big businesses' green practices with blockchain
Kryha’s blockchain systems help companies trace the movement and transformation of resources among multiple stakeholders without exposing sensitive information
South Summit wants to go global, as it launches Brazilian chapter
CEO Marta del Castillo on South Summit’s LatAm, Asia expansion plans; its net-zero pledge; her new role as co-head to further drive growth and more
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