Edward Tirtanata

Founders

Edward Tirtanata

Co-founder and CEO of Kopi Kenangan

Edward Tirtanata is best known for establishing Kopi Kenangan, the popular grab-and-go coffee chain. Prior to that, however, the finance and accounting graduate from Northeastern University, USA, had established Lewis & Carroll, a premium establishment serving artisanal tea. Unfortunately, the brand struggled to grow among Indonesia's budget-conscious youths, who preferred the cheaper bubble tea. Learning from the experience, he decided to eschew the Starbucks-style “third home” retail concept and opted for grab-and-go stalls that are cheaper to establish, but without abandoning the quality of the coffee served. The concept proved to be a hit, and Tirtanata's new venture became a nationwide sensation.Aside from his role as CEO of Kopi Kenangan, Tirtanata is getting more deeply involved in the F&B startup ecosystem. In February 2020, he joined Gojek and startup ecosystem builder Digitaraya in establishing Digitarasa, a new accelerator program for F&B businesses.

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Edward Widjonarko

Co-Founder of Cicil

INSEAD graduate Edward Widjonarko holds a bachelor’s degree from Bandung Institute of Technology. As an undergraduate, he was on the Dean’s List for six consecutive semesters, and graduated cum laude in 2008 with a GPA of 3.97. Prior to studying for an MBA at INSEAD in Singapore, Edward worked as a consultant at Arghajata Consulting and then as a project manager at boutique corporate advisory firm AJCapital Advisory. At INSEAD, Edward met Cicil co-founder Leslie Lim.

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Edward Harjanto

Co-founder of Arsitag

Armed with a master’s from Stanford University in 2012, Edward Harjanto worked briefly as an analyst at Morgan Stanley before joining the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a senior associate in March 2013. He left BCG in September 2015 to co-found Arsitag, an Indonesian architect directory startup. He met Arsitag’s two co-founders while studying in California and graduated in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

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James Prananto

Co-founder and COO of Kopi Kenangan

Before he became the COO of grab-and-go coffee chain Kopi Kenangan, James Prananto had built a career as an executive in Media Nusantara Citra (MNC), one of Indonesia's biggest media conglomerates. Prananto, who holds an MBA from the Loyola Marymount University, USA, started his career at Bakrie Brothers as an investment analyst. The stint only lasted for a few months before he joined MNC. Between 2013 and 2015, he worked his way up to become assistant head of investor relations and corporate finance. In 2015, he became the head of marketing for MNC's e-commerce branch, Mister Aladin, and held the role until 2018, a year after he established Kopi Kenangan with Edward Tirtanata.

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Edward Hamilton

Director and Founder of Mayordomo

UK-born serial entrepreneur Edward Hamilton founded his first tech startup, Lavalocker, in Barcelona in 2013 to provide on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning services. He later built on the smart-locker technology to establish Mayordomo that launched Smart Point in 2016, a digital vending system with smart lockers to offer personal shopping, delivery and pickups for over 200 categories of goods and services. Hamilton graduated in Business Administration from Berkeley, University of California in 2000. He worked for almost four years at WP Carey & Co in New York specializing in investments and acquisitions. In March 2006, he moved to London to work as a real estate equity investment manager at Barclay’s Capital. In 2010, he went to Spain to work as a Green Bean business coach for SMEs based in Barcelona. His latest venture is Droppo, which he co-founded in 2019. Based in Barcelona, Droppo is a zero-emission electric last-mile logistics transport network.

Investors

Chenshan Asset Management

Chenshan Asset Management was founded in 2016 by Jiang Jian, Edward Tian (Tian Suning) and Chen Haofei. Jiang is also the partner of China Broadband Capital and has led its investments in Dianping, Tujia, Babytree, etc. Tian is the board chairman of China Broadband Capital, founder of Nasdaq-listed AsiaInfo and former CEO of China Netcom Corporation. Chen is the managing director of China International Capital Corp (CICC).

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China Broadband Capital

The TMT-focused VC manages about RMB 10 billion, in three USD-denominated funds and the Tianjin Chengbai RMB-denominated fund. Founded in 2006 by Tian Suning (Edward), the former CEO of China Netcom Group and co-founder and CEO of AsiaInfo (China's first Internet technology provider) is widely regarded as a founder of China's Internet industry. CBC's key investments include Uber, LinkedIn, Evernote, AirBnB, Dianping and Qihoo 360.

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