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Roshni Mahtani graduated from the University of Upper Iowa, USA, with a bachelor’s in Mass Communication and Marketing in 2004. In 2009, Roshni founded a digital media company Tickled Media that manages the popular parenting portal TheAsianparent. She was also the executive producer of Untouchable: Children of God, a film that explores the stories of the most vulnerable people in Nepal and India. In 2014, she also co-founded a nonprofit organization Female Network to accelerate the ecosystem for female founders in Singapore to increase the percentage of female founded startups from 5% to 20% by 2020.
Roshni Mahtani graduated from the University of Upper Iowa, USA, with a bachelor’s in Mass Communication and Marketing in 2004. In 2009, Roshni founded a digital media company Tickled Media that manages the popular parenting portal TheAsianparent. She was also the executive producer of Untouchable: Children of God, a film that explores the stories of the most vulnerable people in Nepal and India. In 2014, she also co-founded a nonprofit organization Female Network to accelerate the ecosystem for female founders in Singapore to increase the percentage of female founded startups from 5% to 20% by 2020.
An experienced entrepreneur in internet business, Wen Chu founded the online community for media professionals No4media.com in 2001, the Guangzhou-based Click.com.cn in 2003, and the mobile entertainment website Moabc.com in 2005. Click.com.cn was acquired by the NASDAQ-listed company PACT in 2004. In March 2008, he founded the Great Wall Club (GWC), a communication platform for entrepreneurs and startups that has initiated and organized events such as the annual Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) since 2008 and the startup competition G-Startup Worldwide. He currently is the president and CEO of GWC. He invested Xpeng Motors as an angel investor in 2014.
An experienced entrepreneur in internet business, Wen Chu founded the online community for media professionals No4media.com in 2001, the Guangzhou-based Click.com.cn in 2003, and the mobile entertainment website Moabc.com in 2005. Click.com.cn was acquired by the NASDAQ-listed company PACT in 2004. In March 2008, he founded the Great Wall Club (GWC), a communication platform for entrepreneurs and startups that has initiated and organized events such as the annual Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) since 2008 and the startup competition G-Startup Worldwide. He currently is the president and CEO of GWC. He invested Xpeng Motors as an angel investor in 2014.
Founded in 2000 by Hans-Jurgen Schmitz and Mark Tluszcz, Mangrove Capital Partners is a Luxembourg-based fund. It has, as an early investor, backed four unicorns, namely, Skype, Wix, WalkMe and LetGo, as well as a multitude of other successful tech startups. It participates at all stages of investment and has made over 120 investments, including as lead investor in 40 of these. It has seen 15 exits to date, including Skype and, most recently, has invested in the Seed round of Attentive.us and in the Series B of K Health and Series A of Flo Health.
Founded in 2000 by Hans-Jurgen Schmitz and Mark Tluszcz, Mangrove Capital Partners is a Luxembourg-based fund. It has, as an early investor, backed four unicorns, namely, Skype, Wix, WalkMe and LetGo, as well as a multitude of other successful tech startups. It participates at all stages of investment and has made over 120 investments, including as lead investor in 40 of these. It has seen 15 exits to date, including Skype and, most recently, has invested in the Seed round of Attentive.us and in the Series B of K Health and Series A of Flo Health.
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2000 by Kate Mitchell and Rory O'Driscoll, Scale Venture Partners invests in 75% early revenue and 25% growth stage companies, with an average initial investment of US$8 million. It's mainly interested in startups that disrupt the workplace and it usually invests between US$5-25 million per funding round. It has invested in more than 200 companies to date and was the lead investor in more than 80 investments. Scale has managed 62 exits to date including DocuSign, Box, HubSpot, Exact Target and Realm. Its recent investments include in Keep Truckin, Pantheon and PubNub's Series D rounds.
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2000 by Kate Mitchell and Rory O'Driscoll, Scale Venture Partners invests in 75% early revenue and 25% growth stage companies, with an average initial investment of US$8 million. It's mainly interested in startups that disrupt the workplace and it usually invests between US$5-25 million per funding round. It has invested in more than 200 companies to date and was the lead investor in more than 80 investments. Scale has managed 62 exits to date including DocuSign, Box, HubSpot, Exact Target and Realm. Its recent investments include in Keep Truckin, Pantheon and PubNub's Series D rounds.
Established in 2012, Mountain Nazca is a Latin American VC with offices in Mexico, Chile and Colombia. Its operations are centered in México City, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Bogotá to back startups willing to consolidate their market positions in Latin American countries. The firm also facilitates cross-border investments between Europe, Latin America and the US. It has managed two exits to date, Petsy and Nubelo, and was the lead investor in 35 of its more than 60 investments. Its recent investments include Destacame's US$3 million Series A funding round, and the Series A funding rounds of Albo and Crehana.
Established in 2012, Mountain Nazca is a Latin American VC with offices in Mexico, Chile and Colombia. Its operations are centered in México City, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Bogotá to back startups willing to consolidate their market positions in Latin American countries. The firm also facilitates cross-border investments between Europe, Latin America and the US. It has managed two exits to date, Petsy and Nubelo, and was the lead investor in 35 of its more than 60 investments. Its recent investments include Destacame's US$3 million Series A funding round, and the Series A funding rounds of Albo and Crehana.
M12 is the venture capital arm of Microsoft, formerly known as Microsoft Ventures, founded in 2016 to invest in Series A rounds and beyond. M12 has invested in more than 70 startups to date and has managed four exits, all of them acquisitions: Comfy, Figure Eight, Bonsai and Frame. M12 is especially interested in enterprise software and its biggest investment to date was US$114 in Outreach's Series D round. It has also invested recently in Nautilus Labs' Series A and Onfido's Series C.The VC also awards a US$4 million Female Founders prize to boost the participation of women in tech.
M12 is the venture capital arm of Microsoft, formerly known as Microsoft Ventures, founded in 2016 to invest in Series A rounds and beyond. M12 has invested in more than 70 startups to date and has managed four exits, all of them acquisitions: Comfy, Figure Eight, Bonsai and Frame. M12 is especially interested in enterprise software and its biggest investment to date was US$114 in Outreach's Series D round. It has also invested recently in Nautilus Labs' Series A and Onfido's Series C.The VC also awards a US$4 million Female Founders prize to boost the participation of women in tech.
LocalGlobe is one of the most active VC firms in the UK. Founded by father and son Robin and Saul Klein in 1999 and focused on seed and early-stage fundings, the firm has undertaken over 200 investments to date.In 2019, LocalGlobe aims to launch a new sister fund called Latitude to help startups in their investment portfolio, to scale up and to continue after seed through later funding rounds. LocalGlobe has managed 28 exits to date including Graze, Bitly and Zoopla. Its recent investments include in Zencargo and Weengs' Series A rounds and in VOI Technology's Series B round.
LocalGlobe is one of the most active VC firms in the UK. Founded by father and son Robin and Saul Klein in 1999 and focused on seed and early-stage fundings, the firm has undertaken over 200 investments to date.In 2019, LocalGlobe aims to launch a new sister fund called Latitude to help startups in their investment portfolio, to scale up and to continue after seed through later funding rounds. LocalGlobe has managed 28 exits to date including Graze, Bitly and Zoopla. Its recent investments include in Zencargo and Weengs' Series A rounds and in VOI Technology's Series B round.
Total Energy Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of French multinational energy company Total. Headquartered in Paris with offices in San Francisco, its investment focus is in startups committed to reducing CO2 emissions through groundbreaking technologies and innovative models applied to clean-tech and sustainable energy, transport and waste management.Total Energy Ventures invests mainly by acquiring minority stakes in backed companies. The company has invested a total of US$200 million in more than 30 companies, with three exits to date. Recent investments include in Peg and Sunfire's Series C rounds and in Tado's Series F round that raised US$50 million.
Total Energy Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of French multinational energy company Total. Headquartered in Paris with offices in San Francisco, its investment focus is in startups committed to reducing CO2 emissions through groundbreaking technologies and innovative models applied to clean-tech and sustainable energy, transport and waste management.Total Energy Ventures invests mainly by acquiring minority stakes in backed companies. The company has invested a total of US$200 million in more than 30 companies, with three exits to date. Recent investments include in Peg and Sunfire's Series C rounds and in Tado's Series F round that raised US$50 million.
Alfonso Villanueva is a well known angel investor based in San Jose, California. He is currently also the Global Head of Strategy of Corporate Ventures and the CEO Office at Paypal, where he has worked since 2015. He has been an angel investor in various European, US, Asian and Latin American startups since 2008, investing in 13 companies to date. His last investment was in Spanish real estate developer Peranakan, where he invested €650,000 in debt financing. He has also invested in the Series A round of Spanish space transportation services company Zero 2 Infinity.
Alfonso Villanueva is a well known angel investor based in San Jose, California. He is currently also the Global Head of Strategy of Corporate Ventures and the CEO Office at Paypal, where he has worked since 2015. He has been an angel investor in various European, US, Asian and Latin American startups since 2008, investing in 13 companies to date. His last investment was in Spanish real estate developer Peranakan, where he invested €650,000 in debt financing. He has also invested in the Series A round of Spanish space transportation services company Zero 2 Infinity.
Next Chance Invest SL is part of the family firm Next Chance Group that was founded in 2010 by Nicolás Luca de Tena, a well-known Spanish entrepreneur and angel investor. Based in Madrid, the firm invested in the city's Spanish food delivery company La Nevera Roja in 2013. The "Red Fridge", acquired by Rocket Internet for €80m in 2016, was later sold on to Just Eat a year later. Next Chance normally invests between €500,000 and €2m on the scaling tech startups with annual turnover of over €2m.
Next Chance Invest SL is part of the family firm Next Chance Group that was founded in 2010 by Nicolás Luca de Tena, a well-known Spanish entrepreneur and angel investor. Based in Madrid, the firm invested in the city's Spanish food delivery company La Nevera Roja in 2013. The "Red Fridge", acquired by Rocket Internet for €80m in 2016, was later sold on to Just Eat a year later. Next Chance normally invests between €500,000 and €2m on the scaling tech startups with annual turnover of over €2m.
LEVO Capital is a US venture capital firm that focuses on seed investment for utility-based tech companies. Founded by real estate entrepreneur Weston Marcum, the VC has exited digital wallet fintech Evenly that was sold to Square.Based in his birthplace Louisville in Kentucky, Marcum built a successful real estate investment and management company Atlas Properties that later became the Atlas group of companies. The Furman University business graduate began investing in SMEs and tech startups through Levo Capital in 2011. Many of Levo's ventures, including downtown cafes, are also tenants in buildings owned by Marcum's Atlas group.
LEVO Capital is a US venture capital firm that focuses on seed investment for utility-based tech companies. Founded by real estate entrepreneur Weston Marcum, the VC has exited digital wallet fintech Evenly that was sold to Square.Based in his birthplace Louisville in Kentucky, Marcum built a successful real estate investment and management company Atlas Properties that later became the Atlas group of companies. The Furman University business graduate began investing in SMEs and tech startups through Levo Capital in 2011. Many of Levo's ventures, including downtown cafes, are also tenants in buildings owned by Marcum's Atlas group.
Itnig was formed in Barcelona in 2011 as an independent and private initiative of a serial-entrepreneurs and tech-enthusiast group.Headquartered in 22@, the tech district of Barcelona, the company offers startup mentoring and services including accounting, business and software development, legal and human resources. Itnig acts as a startup builder, counting on a network of more than 160 people and over 70 investors. The company has also created its own fund to invest a maximum of €100,000 per company without following up on the investment.To date, Itnig has contributed to forming six startups.
Itnig was formed in Barcelona in 2011 as an independent and private initiative of a serial-entrepreneurs and tech-enthusiast group.Headquartered in 22@, the tech district of Barcelona, the company offers startup mentoring and services including accounting, business and software development, legal and human resources. Itnig acts as a startup builder, counting on a network of more than 160 people and over 70 investors. The company has also created its own fund to invest a maximum of €100,000 per company without following up on the investment.To date, Itnig has contributed to forming six startups.
Making Ideas Business was founded in 2012 by a group of 51 students and professors after the end of the 2011-2012 Master in Internet Business at ISDI, an international institution that offers training and degree programs in digital business management.Along with mentoring and industry expertise, the fund provides tech startups in the Spanish ecosystem with seed investments. It has invested €260,000 in five companies to date.The group today includes more than 78 partners and angel investors that, in total, have more than 1,000 years of professional experience and 50,000 hours of training in the internet sector.
Making Ideas Business was founded in 2012 by a group of 51 students and professors after the end of the 2011-2012 Master in Internet Business at ISDI, an international institution that offers training and degree programs in digital business management.Along with mentoring and industry expertise, the fund provides tech startups in the Spanish ecosystem with seed investments. It has invested €260,000 in five companies to date.The group today includes more than 78 partners and angel investors that, in total, have more than 1,000 years of professional experience and 50,000 hours of training in the internet sector.
François Derbaix is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. In 1997, he began his career in business as a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group. He moved quickly into entrepreneurship. In 2000, he founded Toprural, a rural tourism platform that operates in 10 countries and earned €5m in 2009. In 2012, Toprural was acquired by HomeAway.He also co-founded Rentalia (acquired by Idealista in 2012), Indexa Capital, Bewa7er, Soysuper and Aplazame.Since leaving entrepreneurship, Derbaix has dedicated his time to supporting new internet projects as an angel investor in Spanish tech startups such as Kantox and Deporvillage.
François Derbaix is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. In 1997, he began his career in business as a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group. He moved quickly into entrepreneurship. In 2000, he founded Toprural, a rural tourism platform that operates in 10 countries and earned €5m in 2009. In 2012, Toprural was acquired by HomeAway.He also co-founded Rentalia (acquired by Idealista in 2012), Indexa Capital, Bewa7er, Soysuper and Aplazame.Since leaving entrepreneurship, Derbaix has dedicated his time to supporting new internet projects as an angel investor in Spanish tech startups such as Kantox and Deporvillage.
AIA Group is the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the group operates in 18 markets across Asia-Pacific. In 2014, AIA began to partner with venture capital firms to launch AIA Accelerator to support innovative and disruptive startups.AIA Group was originally founded in Shanghai, under the name of American Asiatic Underwriters. In 1939, the founder Cornelius Vander Starr relocated the head office to New York. AIA became a subsidiary of American International Group (AIG). AIA was listed in Hong Kong in 2010 and AIG sold all its shares of AIA Group in 2012.
AIA Group is the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the group operates in 18 markets across Asia-Pacific. In 2014, AIA began to partner with venture capital firms to launch AIA Accelerator to support innovative and disruptive startups.AIA Group was originally founded in Shanghai, under the name of American Asiatic Underwriters. In 1939, the founder Cornelius Vander Starr relocated the head office to New York. AIA became a subsidiary of American International Group (AIG). AIA was listed in Hong Kong in 2010 and AIG sold all its shares of AIA Group in 2012.
Jorge Dobón of Demium Startups: Precocious founder who prizes risk and failure
Thanks to its unique pre-incubation model, Jorge Dobón’s Demium Startups has supported hundreds of startups in less than six years, with a portfolio worth €130 million
Voicemod: Voice-tweaking tech that's conquering esports and streamers
Backed by esports and gaming VC BITKRAFT Ventures, Voicemod has become a leading name in voice modification tech for gamers and livestreamers, with 2.5m MAU across 65 countries
Triporate: Producing business travel itineraries and bookings 10x faster than human agents
Triporate helps corporates save time and money with its automated travel bookings from analyzing staff emails; it raised €1.3m recently
In Spain, women are busy launching startups
Official data show women-led startups are on the rise in Spain. We take you to some of the biggest names in the game
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
How Glovo became one of Spain’s hottest startups
The Barcelona-based on-demand delivery app by a 23-year-old aerospace engineer now spans 14 countries with 7,000 couriers
Startups join the fight in China's coronavirus crisis
Chinese startups have discovered their technologies can play a major role in the nationwide efforts to battle the coronavirus epidemic
Spanish AI startups unleash the power of virtual assistants
More Spanish deep technology firms are shifting the paradigms in human-machine interactions, overhauling customer experience
What Indonesia’s election could mean for startups and investors
Industry players voice their hopes, concerns and expectations as the April presidential election nears
Get fit and healthy with these Indonesian wellness startups
The wellness lifestyle trend continues to grow in popularity in Indonesia, and startups want a piece of the action
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
Psquared: Providing flexible workplaces to help early-stage startups
The Barcelona-based startup converts a variety of buildings to hybrid office spaces for flexible work brought about by Covid-19, includes a reservations system to manage desk and meeting spaces
SWITCH Singapore: Sustainability startups see growing demand from corporates
Sophie’s BioNutrients, Ubiik and Intello Labs also note new trends in technology and supply chain arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, across the food, manufacturing and e-commerce sectors
Portugal's health & medtech startups: Taking innovation and disruption to heart
Backed by local and foreign money, Portugal’s healthcare and medical technology startups are hungry to go global
Harnessing its innovative startups, Portugal builds a better cleantech ecosystem
With help from government and private-sector initiatives, Portuguese cleantech startups are playing an ever-increasing role in helping the country meet its energy challenges while cutting harmful greenhouse gases
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