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Founded in 2011, London-based Agronomics Limited’s principal investing interest is in environmentally-friendly alternatives to the traditional production of meat, wherever they may be located. There are currently 17 companies in its portfolio, all of them in the cellular-based or plant-based protein category and sustainable food production.Its most recent declared investments have been in the March 2021 $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech, and in the December 2020 undisclosed pre-seed round of Chinese cellular foodtech CellX.
Founded in 2011, London-based Agronomics Limited’s principal investing interest is in environmentally-friendly alternatives to the traditional production of meat, wherever they may be located. There are currently 17 companies in its portfolio, all of them in the cellular-based or plant-based protein category and sustainable food production.Its most recent declared investments have been in the March 2021 $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech, and in the December 2020 undisclosed pre-seed round of Chinese cellular foodtech CellX.
Founded in 2003 in New York, Vast Ventures has invested in over 70 early-stage companies, with a focus on companies tackling global problems or which are rooted in sustainability. It has managed 22 exits to date. It currently has 45 companies in its portfolio, the overwhelming majority of which are based in the Americas. Its most recent investments include participation in the May 2021 $8m seed round for Chilean rental management proptech player Houm, as well as the April 2021 $17m Series A round of MedChart, a Canadian healthcare data systems startup.
Founded in 2003 in New York, Vast Ventures has invested in over 70 early-stage companies, with a focus on companies tackling global problems or which are rooted in sustainability. It has managed 22 exits to date. It currently has 45 companies in its portfolio, the overwhelming majority of which are based in the Americas. Its most recent investments include participation in the May 2021 $8m seed round for Chilean rental management proptech player Houm, as well as the April 2021 $17m Series A round of MedChart, a Canadian healthcare data systems startup.
Xora Innovation is a subsidiary of the Singapore sovereign investment fund, Temasek. It was established as an early-stage deeptech investment platform that identifies startups connected with the Singapore science and technology ecosystem (although the startup can be based anywhere in the world). Xora plans to invest as a lead or co-lead in seed or Series A rounds, with later-stage investments being handled through Temasek. As of July 2021, Xora has invested in two companies based in Singapore: Allozymes, which provides enzyme engineering services, and Nuevocor, which is developing gene therapy for certain heart diseases.
Xora Innovation is a subsidiary of the Singapore sovereign investment fund, Temasek. It was established as an early-stage deeptech investment platform that identifies startups connected with the Singapore science and technology ecosystem (although the startup can be based anywhere in the world). Xora plans to invest as a lead or co-lead in seed or Series A rounds, with later-stage investments being handled through Temasek. As of July 2021, Xora has invested in two companies based in Singapore: Allozymes, which provides enzyme engineering services, and Nuevocor, which is developing gene therapy for certain heart diseases.
Security Trading Oy is a Finnish investment company located in Helsinki generating a turnover of $125m in sales. The firm recently invested in the biotech material startup Infinited Fiber, along with Adidas and Invest FWD A/S, which is BESTSELLER’s investment arm for sustainable fashion. Security Trading Oy was part of the Kone Corporation group that was re-organized by the Herlin family, with Antti Herlin as the controlling shareholder in 2005.
Security Trading Oy is a Finnish investment company located in Helsinki generating a turnover of $125m in sales. The firm recently invested in the biotech material startup Infinited Fiber, along with Adidas and Invest FWD A/S, which is BESTSELLER’s investment arm for sustainable fashion. Security Trading Oy was part of the Kone Corporation group that was re-organized by the Herlin family, with Antti Herlin as the controlling shareholder in 2005.
Co-founder and CMO of Keyfare
Wan Xuan has worked on investment and branding consulting for many years. After co-founding Keyfare, he leads the marketing and sales for the startup as its CMO.
Wan Xuan has worked on investment and branding consulting for many years. After co-founding Keyfare, he leads the marketing and sales for the startup as its CMO.
CEO and Co-founder of Landing.Jobs
Born in 1968, seasoned IT professional José Paiva graduated in Informatics from the University of Lisbon in 1992. After stints at Banco de Portugal and INESC, he spent 18 years working for the Portuguese IT firm Novabase. The executive director at Novabase Business Solutions in Brazil left to join Link Consulting as a director. He left after seven months to set up JOBBOX in 2013.Paiva met Pedro Oliveira at the Startup Lisboa incubator. They co-founded the online tech recruitment portal JOBBOX in 2013, with Paiva as CEO. JOBBOX was later rebranded as Landing.Jobs.
Born in 1968, seasoned IT professional José Paiva graduated in Informatics from the University of Lisbon in 1992. After stints at Banco de Portugal and INESC, he spent 18 years working for the Portuguese IT firm Novabase. The executive director at Novabase Business Solutions in Brazil left to join Link Consulting as a director. He left after seven months to set up JOBBOX in 2013.Paiva met Pedro Oliveira at the Startup Lisboa incubator. They co-founded the online tech recruitment portal JOBBOX in 2013, with Paiva as CEO. JOBBOX was later rebranded as Landing.Jobs.
Co-founder and CTO of Dekoruma
Despite his young age, Aruna Harsa has dabbled in developing various apps while still at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He exited a SaaS apps building solutions startup Dashell after two years in 2014.The Mathematics and Economics graduate then went on to develop an on-demand beauty services app Vanitee, but left the startup after only eight months when its Series A funding closed in 2015. Based in Singapore, the serial techpreneur is now co-founder and CTO of home decor and furniture e-commerce site Dekoruma.
Despite his young age, Aruna Harsa has dabbled in developing various apps while still at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He exited a SaaS apps building solutions startup Dashell after two years in 2014.The Mathematics and Economics graduate then went on to develop an on-demand beauty services app Vanitee, but left the startup after only eight months when its Series A funding closed in 2015. Based in Singapore, the serial techpreneur is now co-founder and CTO of home decor and furniture e-commerce site Dekoruma.
CTO and co-founder of CrowdDana
Handison Jaya graduated from Universitas Indonesia with a bachelor's in Computer Engineering. After graduating in 2015, he joined Bornevia, a now-defunct startup that created an email-focused CRM system for corporates. He left Bornevia in 2016 and joined Ematic, another email-based marketing service startup. He stayed at Ematic for almost three years and became a senior software engineer.In 2019, Handison left Ematic with work colleague Stevanus Iskandar Halim to develop an equity crowdfunding platform. Together with Halim's university acquaintance James Wiryadi, they co-founded CrowdDana.
Handison Jaya graduated from Universitas Indonesia with a bachelor's in Computer Engineering. After graduating in 2015, he joined Bornevia, a now-defunct startup that created an email-focused CRM system for corporates. He left Bornevia in 2016 and joined Ematic, another email-based marketing service startup. He stayed at Ematic for almost three years and became a senior software engineer.In 2019, Handison left Ematic with work colleague Stevanus Iskandar Halim to develop an equity crowdfunding platform. Together with Halim's university acquaintance James Wiryadi, they co-founded CrowdDana.
CTO and co-founder of Digitanimal by SensoWave
Ignacio Gómez Maqueda is co-founder and CTO at IoT and data startup SensoWave, as well as its brand Digitanimal, aimed at remote farming, where he has worked full-time since 2014. Prior to this, he worked as a researcher at Granada University and, before that, for seven years as an engineer at SensoWave fellow co-founder's startup Alfa Imaging in Madrid. Spanish-born Gómez holds both a master's degree and a PhD in Technology and Communications Systems from Madrid's Polytechnic University.
Ignacio Gómez Maqueda is co-founder and CTO at IoT and data startup SensoWave, as well as its brand Digitanimal, aimed at remote farming, where he has worked full-time since 2014. Prior to this, he worked as a researcher at Granada University and, before that, for seven years as an engineer at SensoWave fellow co-founder's startup Alfa Imaging in Madrid. Spanish-born Gómez holds both a master's degree and a PhD in Technology and Communications Systems from Madrid's Polytechnic University.
CEO and Co-founder of Codemao (Bianchengmao)
Li studied Human Computer Interaction as an undergrad at Shandong University and later as a graduate student at Université Paris Sud, EIT ICT LABS Master School and Technische Universität Berlin. His first startup taught children English using one-on-one teaching methods and his second helped international students studying in France settle in. Before finishing his graduate studies, Li recognized the potential of a startup that teaches children coding. In 2014, he left his graduate program, giving up three master's degrees, to start Codemao with his classmate and business partner Sun Yue.
Li studied Human Computer Interaction as an undergrad at Shandong University and later as a graduate student at Université Paris Sud, EIT ICT LABS Master School and Technische Universität Berlin. His first startup taught children English using one-on-one teaching methods and his second helped international students studying in France settle in. Before finishing his graduate studies, Li recognized the potential of a startup that teaches children coding. In 2014, he left his graduate program, giving up three master's degrees, to start Codemao with his classmate and business partner Sun Yue.
Founder and CEO of Halodoc
Jonathan Sudharta is the son of Sudharta, the founder of pharmaceutical conglomerate Mensa Group. He graduated from Curtin University, Australia with a bachelor's in Economics, specializing in electronic commerce. Jonathan has since helped to expand his family business, building a social media network for doctors and developing ApotikAntar, a service for delivering medicine from licensed pharmacies to customers. In 2016, he combined the medicine delivery service and online interaction with doctors to create Halodoc, a healthcare platform startup backed by the Mensa Group.
Jonathan Sudharta is the son of Sudharta, the founder of pharmaceutical conglomerate Mensa Group. He graduated from Curtin University, Australia with a bachelor's in Economics, specializing in electronic commerce. Jonathan has since helped to expand his family business, building a social media network for doctors and developing ApotikAntar, a service for delivering medicine from licensed pharmacies to customers. In 2016, he combined the medicine delivery service and online interaction with doctors to create Halodoc, a healthcare platform startup backed by the Mensa Group.
Co-founder and CTO of Feedloop
Software engineer Ronaldi Kurniawan was the only Android developer at YesBoss, an Indonesian virtual assistant startup. The Computer Science graduate from Universitas Bina Nusantara went on to work at financial product comparison website Cermati after YesBoss became inactive in 2016. YesBoss was later transformed into Kata.ai.Ronaldi had also worked at Thailand-based IT consultancy firm TN Corporation before returning to Indonesia to join Go-Jek. In May 2019, he left Go-Jek to team up again with Kata.ai co-founder Ahmad Rizqi Meydiarso to establish brand campaign builder startup Feedloop.
Software engineer Ronaldi Kurniawan was the only Android developer at YesBoss, an Indonesian virtual assistant startup. The Computer Science graduate from Universitas Bina Nusantara went on to work at financial product comparison website Cermati after YesBoss became inactive in 2016. YesBoss was later transformed into Kata.ai.Ronaldi had also worked at Thailand-based IT consultancy firm TN Corporation before returning to Indonesia to join Go-Jek. In May 2019, he left Go-Jek to team up again with Kata.ai co-founder Ahmad Rizqi Meydiarso to establish brand campaign builder startup Feedloop.
Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
The investment arm of Yamaha Motor Group (Japan) was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It focuses on industrial automation and transportation technology, and on smart and automated solutions in particular. Recent investments include automated strawberry picker Advanced Farm Technologies' US$7.5m Series A round and drone and robotics startup Exyn Technology's US$16m Series A round.
The investment arm of Yamaha Motor Group (Japan) was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It focuses on industrial automation and transportation technology, and on smart and automated solutions in particular. Recent investments include automated strawberry picker Advanced Farm Technologies' US$7.5m Series A round and drone and robotics startup Exyn Technology's US$16m Series A round.
Paris-based Orange Digital Ventures is part of French telco Orange and was established in 2015. It invests up to €150m in businesses with technology that aligns with Orange's development plans. It has a geographical focus on Africa and has made a commitment to boosting the continent's startup ecosystem through its 2017 €50m dedicated Africa fund. Recent investments include fintech Monzo's US$144m Series F round and B2C savings and investment marketplace Raisin's US$$114m Series D round.
Paris-based Orange Digital Ventures is part of French telco Orange and was established in 2015. It invests up to €150m in businesses with technology that aligns with Orange's development plans. It has a geographical focus on Africa and has made a commitment to boosting the continent's startup ecosystem through its 2017 €50m dedicated Africa fund. Recent investments include fintech Monzo's US$144m Series F round and B2C savings and investment marketplace Raisin's US$$114m Series D round.
Led by co-founder and Managing Partner Alexandre Barbosa, Faber Ventures is a pan-European venture capital firm with offices in Lisbon and London. It was founded in 2012 with VCs Caixa Capital and Shilling Capital Partners investors in Faber Ventures.The firm works alongside founders from idea to market, either as co-founders or angel investors, and typically continues to support the startup as seed co-investors. Faber Ventures also supports startups at the seed stage with financial investment and hands-on mentorship. The company has invested in 19 startups to date in varied sectors and managed two exits, Glitter and Gleam.
Led by co-founder and Managing Partner Alexandre Barbosa, Faber Ventures is a pan-European venture capital firm with offices in Lisbon and London. It was founded in 2012 with VCs Caixa Capital and Shilling Capital Partners investors in Faber Ventures.The firm works alongside founders from idea to market, either as co-founders or angel investors, and typically continues to support the startup as seed co-investors. Faber Ventures also supports startups at the seed stage with financial investment and hands-on mentorship. The company has invested in 19 startups to date in varied sectors and managed two exits, Glitter and Gleam.
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
Capaball: Empowering employees to upskill in tech as more businesses digitalize
The Spanish edtech platform for Fortune 500 clients and professionals is focused on developing new markets in Latin America
Carlos Guerrero: The legal guardian of tech startups
The lawyer and investor dives deep in the Spanish startup ecosystem, supporting young tech companies with both financial and specialized legal support
HOOP Carpool: Graduates bootstrap ride-sharing app to facilitate sustainable commuting
South Summit Malaga (Smart Mobility Encounters) winners Nathan Lehoucq and Andrea García Torrijos discuss their ride-sharing app for consumers and corporates
HeyGo's shattered dreams: Promising P2P classified services platform failed to scale
With 96,000 monthly active users, classified services app HeyGo grew in user numbers, but not revenue. It soon declared bankruptcy
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
US non-profit investor New Energy Nexus seeks to kickstart Indonesia’s clean energy sectors
With a “patient capital” approach to investments and a variety of programs, New Energy Nexus hopes to show that startups can lead the way in renewables and smart energy
Portugal oceantech II: Single-minded efforts to build an ecosystem of international reference
With dedicated accelerators and investment programs, supported by the EU’s vote of confidence, Portugal appears on track to lead in oceantech
WOOM: Spanish fertility femtech gets €2m funding to expand into new B2B2C markets
AI fertility app WOOM has also created an English-language version to reach more users in North America, Europe and Asia
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
Accelerating Asia bets on unicorn wave from MSME digitalization, logistics
The investor-accelerator’s sixth batch will start accepting applications in December, with greater ESG focus and a pledge to donate 1% of profit on investments to charity
RatedPower: Creating solar power plant designs in minutes
The Spanish startup is helping solar plants expand exponentially worldwide and revolutionizing the sector with its automated software
Startup shutdown: Some takeaways from BlackGarlic’s demise
Meal subscription service BlackGarlic shut down in July, blaming the high costs of customer acquisition and retention. Here’s a look at why the Blue Apron copy couldn't satisfy the Indonesian market’s palate
Lawtech startup Reclamador.es takes negligent companies to task
Reclamador.es’ team of top-notch lawyers has seen a 98% success rate in their fight for consumers’ rights, though scaling up has been difficult
Chinese DIY robotics startup Makeblock enters the classroom
Present in more than 140 countries, this ambitious startup is taking global STEM education by storm
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