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Pioneering SaaS with AI-refined content keeps healthcare workers up-to-date on the latest treatments, including clinical simulations with tests and research personalized to users.
Pioneering SaaS with AI-refined content keeps healthcare workers up-to-date on the latest treatments, including clinical simulations with tests and research personalized to users.
SoftBank announced its second Vision Fund of about $108bn in July 2019 to invest in technology startups across the world. SoftBank had originally planned to contribute $38bn to the new fund. However, its Vision Fund I was badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and losses resulting in lower valuations of its investments in Uber and WeWork.In February 2020, the Japanese conglomerate decided to inject more money into the Vision Fund II before raising new funds from other LPs. With $10bn committed to the second fund by the SoftBank Group, the new fund has now invested in 13 portfolio companies including co-leading the Series C round for XAG in November 2020.
SoftBank announced its second Vision Fund of about $108bn in July 2019 to invest in technology startups across the world. SoftBank had originally planned to contribute $38bn to the new fund. However, its Vision Fund I was badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and losses resulting in lower valuations of its investments in Uber and WeWork.In February 2020, the Japanese conglomerate decided to inject more money into the Vision Fund II before raising new funds from other LPs. With $10bn committed to the second fund by the SoftBank Group, the new fund has now invested in 13 portfolio companies including co-leading the Series C round for XAG in November 2020.
Lakestar is an international VC firm headquartered in Zurich. Founded in 2012 by Klaus Hommels, the VC has been an active early-stage investor since 2000. Its first fund was established in 2013 to invest in fast-growing tech startups across Europe and the US like Skype, Spotify, Facebook and Airbnb. The firm has offices in Zurich, Berlin, London, New York and Hong Kong with total investments of more than €1bn. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic in February 2020, Lakestar managed to raise a total of $735m for early and growth stage funds to be invested mainly in Europe. One-third of the funds will be designated to early-stage investments and two-thirds to growth-stage companies to drive international expansion. Part of the capital will also be used to strengthen the leadership team.
Lakestar is an international VC firm headquartered in Zurich. Founded in 2012 by Klaus Hommels, the VC has been an active early-stage investor since 2000. Its first fund was established in 2013 to invest in fast-growing tech startups across Europe and the US like Skype, Spotify, Facebook and Airbnb. The firm has offices in Zurich, Berlin, London, New York and Hong Kong with total investments of more than €1bn. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic in February 2020, Lakestar managed to raise a total of $735m for early and growth stage funds to be invested mainly in Europe. One-third of the funds will be designated to early-stage investments and two-thirds to growth-stage companies to drive international expansion. Part of the capital will also be used to strengthen the leadership team.
Mayfield Fund is one of Silicon Valley's oldest venture capital firms. Founded by Wally Davis and Thomas J Davis Jr in 1969, the VC is based in Menlo Park, California.Current investments include CRISPR-focused companies like Mammoth Biosciences and biotech startup iLoF,l which is focused on creating a digital library of optical fingerprints for non-invasive patient screening, early diagnostics and personalized medical treatments.. With a total of $2.5bn assets under management, the firm focuses mainly on early-stage to growth-stage investments. The VC has also backed startups like Marketo, Lyft and SolarCity. Most of Mayfield’s exits took place during the 2008 financial crisis and through subsequent funds.In April 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayfield announced two new funds which raised $750m in total. Mayfield XVI will invest in early-stage companies, while Mayfield Select II will focus on growth-stage companies outside its portfolio. The company said last year that it has raised a similar size fund every four years and has invested in 30 companies per fund. It primarily leads Series A investments.
Mayfield Fund is one of Silicon Valley's oldest venture capital firms. Founded by Wally Davis and Thomas J Davis Jr in 1969, the VC is based in Menlo Park, California.Current investments include CRISPR-focused companies like Mammoth Biosciences and biotech startup iLoF,l which is focused on creating a digital library of optical fingerprints for non-invasive patient screening, early diagnostics and personalized medical treatments.. With a total of $2.5bn assets under management, the firm focuses mainly on early-stage to growth-stage investments. The VC has also backed startups like Marketo, Lyft and SolarCity. Most of Mayfield’s exits took place during the 2008 financial crisis and through subsequent funds.In April 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayfield announced two new funds which raised $750m in total. Mayfield XVI will invest in early-stage companies, while Mayfield Select II will focus on growth-stage companies outside its portfolio. The company said last year that it has raised a similar size fund every four years and has invested in 30 companies per fund. It primarily leads Series A investments.
Established in 2007, Exago is an innovation management software and service provider for companies in 19 countries across four continents. Its clients include Shell, Carrefour and Barclays. Exago has offices in Lisbon, London, and São Paulo, Brazil.
Established in 2007, Exago is an innovation management software and service provider for companies in 19 countries across four continents. Its clients include Shell, Carrefour and Barclays. Exago has offices in Lisbon, London, and São Paulo, Brazil.
Co-founder and COO of Halodoc
Doddy Lukito has over 19 years of experience in both corporate management and technology roles. After earning a master's in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, USA, he worked at New York based software company TenFold between 1999 and 2003. Doddy later returned to Indonesia, joining software consulting firm infinITechnology and International Investment Communication Network. He also had a brief lecturing stint at Universitas Bina Nusantara. Doddy had previously co-founded Bistip, a peer-to-peer courier service startup, after which he joined pharmaceutical conglomerate Mensa Group through doctors-only social media LinkDokter, which was later the basis for healthcare platform Halodoc.
Doddy Lukito has over 19 years of experience in both corporate management and technology roles. After earning a master's in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, USA, he worked at New York based software company TenFold between 1999 and 2003. Doddy later returned to Indonesia, joining software consulting firm infinITechnology and International Investment Communication Network. He also had a brief lecturing stint at Universitas Bina Nusantara. Doddy had previously co-founded Bistip, a peer-to-peer courier service startup, after which he joined pharmaceutical conglomerate Mensa Group through doctors-only social media LinkDokter, which was later the basis for healthcare platform Halodoc.
Founder and CEO of Laku6
At the age of 19, Alvin Yap started his first business while studying at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore. The retail venture for customized phone screen covers was dissolved after one year in 2005. The young business student had also worked at McDonald's, becoming a crew leader within the first year in 2001.During his national service as a platoon sergeant in 2008, Alvin and friends often joined and won several business enterprise competitions. Alvin went on to set up mobile games portal TheMobileGamer that lasted for over six years until April 2015. Laku6 was established a month later.
At the age of 19, Alvin Yap started his first business while studying at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore. The retail venture for customized phone screen covers was dissolved after one year in 2005. The young business student had also worked at McDonald's, becoming a crew leader within the first year in 2001.During his national service as a platoon sergeant in 2008, Alvin and friends often joined and won several business enterprise competitions. Alvin went on to set up mobile games portal TheMobileGamer that lasted for over six years until April 2015. Laku6 was established a month later.
Furnished workplaces providing flexibility for post-Covid hybrid working arrangements, purpose-designed for early-stage startups requiring short-term rental and investment-free commitments.
Furnished workplaces providing flexibility for post-Covid hybrid working arrangements, purpose-designed for early-stage startups requiring short-term rental and investment-free commitments.
Elaia' focusses on digital and deeptech companies in their seed and growth phases. The firm’s portfolio includes 19 exited companies like Criteo and over 60 investments with a total of €350 million under management.The firm was founded in Paris in 2002 by a group of four professionals in the technology sector, private equity and operations with a cumulative experience of 75 years in investment and financing.
Elaia' focusses on digital and deeptech companies in their seed and growth phases. The firm’s portfolio includes 19 exited companies like Criteo and over 60 investments with a total of €350 million under management.The firm was founded in Paris in 2002 by a group of four professionals in the technology sector, private equity and operations with a cumulative experience of 75 years in investment and financing.
Lighthouse Capital is a boutique investment bank established in 2014. The firm has helped to raise finance for over 75 companies, completing more than 120 private funding deals worth over $11bn in total. Its portfolio of companies is valued at over $100bn, including 19 with unicorn status.Lighthouse Capital also manages four PE funds, worth $250bn, targeted at companies in the growth and later stages in emerging sectors.
Lighthouse Capital is a boutique investment bank established in 2014. The firm has helped to raise finance for over 75 companies, completing more than 120 private funding deals worth over $11bn in total. Its portfolio of companies is valued at over $100bn, including 19 with unicorn status.Lighthouse Capital also manages four PE funds, worth $250bn, targeted at companies in the growth and later stages in emerging sectors.
Established in 2017, Educapital invests in edtech, HR and training tech startups. The French VC has stakes in 19 companies, mostly based in Europe, including participation in the €5m Series B funding of French Supermood, a contractor’s workplace engagement tool.In the edtech space, Educapital has recently joined a R$1.7m seed investment round for Brazilian edtech Blox and a €10m Series B round for Preply, a Ukrainian edtech specializing in online language learning.
Established in 2017, Educapital invests in edtech, HR and training tech startups. The French VC has stakes in 19 companies, mostly based in Europe, including participation in the €5m Series B funding of French Supermood, a contractor’s workplace engagement tool.In the edtech space, Educapital has recently joined a R$1.7m seed investment round for Brazilian edtech Blox and a €10m Series B round for Preply, a Ukrainian edtech specializing in online language learning.
Adrian Suherman has over 19 years of management experience, including senior executive roles. He was the vice president of Indonesian telco Telkomsel and was also the CEO of aCommerce. Adrian was previously a software engineer for Sun Microsystems and had also worked at Sherikon Inc, Oracle, AT Kearney and LivingSocial.He is currently the CEO of Lippo Group’s digital branch and fintech firm OVO, as well as a commissioner of Lippo Group’s e-tailer MatahariMall.
Adrian Suherman has over 19 years of management experience, including senior executive roles. He was the vice president of Indonesian telco Telkomsel and was also the CEO of aCommerce. Adrian was previously a software engineer for Sun Microsystems and had also worked at Sherikon Inc, Oracle, AT Kearney and LivingSocial.He is currently the CEO of Lippo Group’s digital branch and fintech firm OVO, as well as a commissioner of Lippo Group’s e-tailer MatahariMall.
American private equity firm Warburg Pincus was established in 1966 and has since invested more than $55bn in more than 750 companies in more than 40 countries around the world. So far, the company has raised 19 private equity funds with over $90bn in assets under management. Its investment portfolio can be divided geographically into Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Its Asian portfolio includes tech companies, real estate, healthcare and more verticals, with many Chinese companies featured on the list.
American private equity firm Warburg Pincus was established in 1966 and has since invested more than $55bn in more than 750 companies in more than 40 countries around the world. So far, the company has raised 19 private equity funds with over $90bn in assets under management. Its investment portfolio can be divided geographically into Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Its Asian portfolio includes tech companies, real estate, healthcare and more verticals, with many Chinese companies featured on the list.
CFO and co-founder of Modulous Tech
Sarah Hordern is a co-founder, CFO and Group Development Leader at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where she has worked since 2019. She is simultaneously a non-executive director at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and at lenders Newbury Building Society. She was previously executive advisor at the Cambridge Code 2018-19, the first digital tool that measures subconscious drivers of behavior, and spent two years as COO at residential management company Meyrick Estate Management. From 1999 to 2014, she was a joint managing director in the area of property and finance at Newbury Racecourse, one of the UK’s largest horse-racing establishments, where she was responsible for the design and commercial negotiations for a new community of 1,500 homes. Prior to this, Hordern spent five years at PwC in corporate tax management. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Sarah Hordern is a co-founder, CFO and Group Development Leader at UK-based Modulous, the first end-to-end generative design and delivery solution for affordable, sustainable and modulized housing, where she has worked since 2019. She is simultaneously a non-executive director at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and at lenders Newbury Building Society. She was previously executive advisor at the Cambridge Code 2018-19, the first digital tool that measures subconscious drivers of behavior, and spent two years as COO at residential management company Meyrick Estate Management. From 1999 to 2014, she was a joint managing director in the area of property and finance at Newbury Racecourse, one of the UK’s largest horse-racing establishments, where she was responsible for the design and commercial negotiations for a new community of 1,500 homes. Prior to this, Hordern spent five years at PwC in corporate tax management. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Based in Sao Paulo, Maya Capital was co-founded in 2018 by Lara Lemann and Mônica Saggioro. The VC manages two funds that invest in early-stage startups in Latin America. The first is worth $26m and the second raised $15m in October 2020. Half of the amount raised will be invested in new startups, while the balance will fund Series A rounds of portfolio startups.Together with co-investors like Kaszek Ventures and Y Combinator, the VC has invested in 25 startups in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. Investments include plant-based foodtech NotCo, the car-rental operator Kovi and online education platform Trybe. Maya aims to increase its portfolio to 35 startups, focusing on post-Covid opportunities in diverse sectors like health, finance, mobility and logistics.
Based in Sao Paulo, Maya Capital was co-founded in 2018 by Lara Lemann and Mônica Saggioro. The VC manages two funds that invest in early-stage startups in Latin America. The first is worth $26m and the second raised $15m in October 2020. Half of the amount raised will be invested in new startups, while the balance will fund Series A rounds of portfolio startups.Together with co-investors like Kaszek Ventures and Y Combinator, the VC has invested in 25 startups in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. Investments include plant-based foodtech NotCo, the car-rental operator Kovi and online education platform Trybe. Maya aims to increase its portfolio to 35 startups, focusing on post-Covid opportunities in diverse sectors like health, finance, mobility and logistics.
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Indonesian smart city tech leader Qlue thrives amid Covid-19 with thermal scanner and B2G refocus
Plans to tilt its client portfolio toward B2B work are delayed as Qlue returns to its B2G roots
East Ventures raises funds, teams up with state agency to produce Covid-19 tests for Indonesia
East Ventures investee Nusantics has been working with state researchers to produce the prototype; expects mass production of the test kits soon
The B2B platform for greater route efficiency and sustainability in trucking raised €17m despite supply chain disruptions, economic uncertainties during Covid-19
Last-mile delivery disrupted post-Covid: How Spanish startups can show a better way forward
As the recent jump in online retail and home deliveries looks set to stay, startups are playing a key role in reshaping the Spanish last-mile logistics scene to meet new challenges
KK Fund, GK Plug and Play Indonesia set up online meets between VCs and startups amid Covid-19
VCs like Sequoia Capital, EV Growth, Monk's Hill Ventures and MDI Ventures are onboard to spot potential investments despite Covid-19 downturn
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
Paint-and-sip startup Bartega pivots online amid Covid-19, spreading the joy of painting to more
The Indonesian startup finds new opportunities for growth in its unexpected shift
8villages to refocus business, shelve B2C agri-ecommerce ops as Covid boost proves short-lived
Despite a spike in B2C demand during Indonesia’s initial lockdowns, 8villages customers returned to shopping offline once restrictions eased
Jakarta Smart City seeks startup solutions for life in post-Covid “new normal”
From collaborative working to cyberbullying, these startups will soon work with Indonesia’s first smart city agency
Coronavirus: Portuguese startups pitch in as nation battles pandemic
More than 120 startups join the #tech4COVID19 initiative, offering the public free medical help, meals for the vulnerable, online education and more
P2P financing platform Investree raises Series C, with $23.5m in first tranche
Indonesia's Investree closes key funding amid Covid-19 crisis; is applying for licenses in Thailand and the Philippines in regional expansion
Shrimp farming IoT startup JALA to launch franchise program by mid-2021
Despite delays to hardware manufacturing and global expansion during the pandemic, JALA achieved encouraging growth in 2020 and is gearing up for a pre-Series A fundraising round
“From a record year to a tragic year” – Investor Eneko Knorr on Spain’s 2020 startup funding
Startups should focus on profitability but for investors with leeway, there are still great opportunities, says Spanish angel investor Eneko Knorr. He shares his outlook, top picks and advice on riding out the Covid-19 crisis
UpHill: Helping doctors put the latest research into practice
Born out of practitioners’ difficulty in keeping up with latest treatments and protocols, UpHill now includes guidance on Covid-19
Indonesia 2021 outlook: VCs "cautiously optimistic" on Southeast Asia's largest country
Investors expect Indonesian startups to regain their growth opportunities when the economy reopens with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, even as some online living and working habits have stuck
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