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Founder of GirlUp
New media and branding pro Wu Jing is a graduate of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (now named BeiHang University), and a former staff of ELLE magazine and leading advertising agency BBDO. The founder of GirlUp is also a co-founder of Happy Together (Chunguangli), a startup incubator and venture capital firm focusing on internet projects.
New media and branding pro Wu Jing is a graduate of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (now named BeiHang University), and a former staff of ELLE magazine and leading advertising agency BBDO. The founder of GirlUp is also a co-founder of Happy Together (Chunguangli), a startup incubator and venture capital firm focusing on internet projects.
Co-founder of Mobvoi
Zhu graduated from Stanford University in 2012 with a master’s in Mechanical Engineering. That same year, he returned to China and co-founded Mobvoi. In 2014, Zhu left Mobvoi to work at IDG Capital Partners as the firm’s first Entrepreneur-In-Residence. A year later, he joined VC firm FreeS Fund, where he now serves as vice president.
Zhu graduated from Stanford University in 2012 with a master’s in Mechanical Engineering. That same year, he returned to China and co-founded Mobvoi. In 2014, Zhu left Mobvoi to work at IDG Capital Partners as the firm’s first Entrepreneur-In-Residence. A year later, he joined VC firm FreeS Fund, where he now serves as vice president.
Co-Founder and COO of Tokopedia
West Kalimantan native, Leontinus Alpha Edison, graduated from Atma Jaya University in Yogyakarta in 2003 with a bachelor’s in Information Technology. He worked as a website developer for various companies before becoming the General Manager of PT Indocom Mediatama, where he met co-founder William Tanuwijaya and future Tokopedia investor Victor Fungkong. Edison is also the co-founder of Indonesian VC firm Kolibra Capital.
West Kalimantan native, Leontinus Alpha Edison, graduated from Atma Jaya University in Yogyakarta in 2003 with a bachelor’s in Information Technology. He worked as a website developer for various companies before becoming the General Manager of PT Indocom Mediatama, where he met co-founder William Tanuwijaya and future Tokopedia investor Victor Fungkong. Edison is also the co-founder of Indonesian VC firm Kolibra Capital.
Founder and CEO of Estay
Former child prodigy armed with chemistry, law, accounting and economics degrees. Shi graduated in Chemistry from Sichuan University at aged 20. He is also a qualified lawyer and accountant, and a doctor of Economics (PhD, Xiamen University). He founded RichWise Capital, investing in many startups that later went public; and 8jee.com, a lifestyle services website that did not take off.
Former child prodigy armed with chemistry, law, accounting and economics degrees. Shi graduated in Chemistry from Sichuan University at aged 20. He is also a qualified lawyer and accountant, and a doctor of Economics (PhD, Xiamen University). He founded RichWise Capital, investing in many startups that later went public; and 8jee.com, a lifestyle services website that did not take off.
Founder and CEO of SCOOP, Founder of EV Hive
East Ventures co-founder Willson Cuaca graduated from Bina Nusantara University with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He worked at Singapore-based Red Sentry, a cyber security and network performance optimization company. In 2010 he co-founded East Ventures, a seed-early stage venture capital firm. That same year, he also co-founded Apps Foundry, a mobile company that developed the e-reader app SCOOP, among other things.
East Ventures co-founder Willson Cuaca graduated from Bina Nusantara University with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He worked at Singapore-based Red Sentry, a cyber security and network performance optimization company. In 2010 he co-founded East Ventures, a seed-early stage venture capital firm. That same year, he also co-founded Apps Foundry, a mobile company that developed the e-reader app SCOOP, among other things.
Co-founder of Investree
Amir Amiruddin graduated from Erasmus University in the Netherlands in 1994 and the University of Western Australia in 2011. Amir was formerly the managing director of AAA Securities, a director at Deutsche Bank Singapore and the managing director of Nomura Singapore. He is currently a partner at business and management consultancy Pascal Capital Asia in Singapore. Amir became a co-founder of Investree in October 2015.
Amir Amiruddin graduated from Erasmus University in the Netherlands in 1994 and the University of Western Australia in 2011. Amir was formerly the managing director of AAA Securities, a director at Deutsche Bank Singapore and the managing director of Nomura Singapore. He is currently a partner at business and management consultancy Pascal Capital Asia in Singapore. Amir became a co-founder of Investree in October 2015.
Co-founder and CEO of JULO
Adrianus Hitijahubessy was trained in Mechatronics, graduating in 2006 from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering. On graduation, he worked at banking firm Capital One, leaving in 2012 for eBay and later Cignifi, where he became head of product for credit scoring and marketplace lending. He left Cignifi in 2016, returning to Indonesia to establish microlending startup JULO the following year.
Adrianus Hitijahubessy was trained in Mechatronics, graduating in 2006 from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering. On graduation, he worked at banking firm Capital One, leaving in 2012 for eBay and later Cignifi, where he became head of product for credit scoring and marketplace lending. He left Cignifi in 2016, returning to Indonesia to establish microlending startup JULO the following year.
Co-Founder of Qraved
Cambridge and Stanford graduate Adrian Li was born in London to parents from Hong Kong and Malaysia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Cambridge University and an MBA from Stanford University. He is currently a board member of dating startup Paktor, media company MBDC, female online community Female Daily Network, technology development company Imaginato and food social network startup Qraved. He is also the founding and managing partner of venture capital firm Convergence Ventures.
Cambridge and Stanford graduate Adrian Li was born in London to parents from Hong Kong and Malaysia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Cambridge University and an MBA from Stanford University. He is currently a board member of dating startup Paktor, media company MBDC, female online community Female Daily Network, technology development company Imaginato and food social network startup Qraved. He is also the founding and managing partner of venture capital firm Convergence Ventures.
Co-founder, CEO and CFO of Growpal
Ahmad Rizqy Akbar is the CEO and CFO of Growpal, an investment crowdfunding platform for aquaculture and fishery projects. A graduate of Aquaculture studies from Indonesia’s Universitas Brawijaya, he has run his own fish and shrimp farm and had worked at Pertamina Dana Ventura, a venture capital fund owned by national oil and gas firm Pertamina. In 2017, he joined fellow Brawijaya graduate Paundra Noorbaskoro to establish Growpal.
Ahmad Rizqy Akbar is the CEO and CFO of Growpal, an investment crowdfunding platform for aquaculture and fishery projects. A graduate of Aquaculture studies from Indonesia’s Universitas Brawijaya, he has run his own fish and shrimp farm and had worked at Pertamina Dana Ventura, a venture capital fund owned by national oil and gas firm Pertamina. In 2017, he joined fellow Brawijaya graduate Paundra Noorbaskoro to establish Growpal.
Founder and CEO of MSParis of MSParis
With an educational background in finance and business, Xu spent seven years working in investment banking upon graduating from Columbia University in 2005. She worked at Deutsche Bank and Macquarie Capital in Hong Kong, where she helped major Chinese e-commerce companies such as Vipshop, Moonbasa and Alibaba with their overseas IPOs, among other financial needs. She is a CFA Charterholder. Xu founded Shanghai Qiansong Internet Technology Co., Ltd., the parent company of MSParis, in 2014.
With an educational background in finance and business, Xu spent seven years working in investment banking upon graduating from Columbia University in 2005. She worked at Deutsche Bank and Macquarie Capital in Hong Kong, where she helped major Chinese e-commerce companies such as Vipshop, Moonbasa and Alibaba with their overseas IPOs, among other financial needs. She is a CFA Charterholder. Xu founded Shanghai Qiansong Internet Technology Co., Ltd., the parent company of MSParis, in 2014.
Founder and Board Chairman of Panda iMedia
Leading media commentator and former Sina Weibo key man Shen Chen is a sociology graduate from Soochow University, and holds an MBA from the Capital University of Economics and Business. Previously at China Mobile and China Telecom, Shen, however, is better known for being part of the team at Sina Weibo who took the company public. With proceeds from his stock options, Shen founded Panda iMedia. Today, some 200 of his colleagues at Panda iMedia were also from Sina.
Leading media commentator and former Sina Weibo key man Shen Chen is a sociology graduate from Soochow University, and holds an MBA from the Capital University of Economics and Business. Previously at China Mobile and China Telecom, Shen, however, is better known for being part of the team at Sina Weibo who took the company public. With proceeds from his stock options, Shen founded Panda iMedia. Today, some 200 of his colleagues at Panda iMedia were also from Sina.
CEO and Co-founder of AllRead MLT
Miguel Silva-Constenla is a serial entrepreneur, investor and scientist. He has a master's in Physics and has worked for over 20 years in a wide variety of fields, including IT, venture capital and private equity. His passion for AI machine learning technologies led him to co-found Allread MLT in 2019. He is now the CEO of Allread MLT, which, through computer vision technology, character recognition and deep MLT, converts text, codes and symbols into big data.
Miguel Silva-Constenla is a serial entrepreneur, investor and scientist. He has a master's in Physics and has worked for over 20 years in a wide variety of fields, including IT, venture capital and private equity. His passion for AI machine learning technologies led him to co-found Allread MLT in 2019. He is now the CEO of Allread MLT, which, through computer vision technology, character recognition and deep MLT, converts text, codes and symbols into big data.
Co-founder and CEO of Seekmi
University of British Columbia alumna Clarissa Leung had worked as a software engineer at ATR Humanoid Robotics Computational Neuroscience, Panasonic and Barclays Investment bank before dipping her toes into the entrepreneurial world in Canada. After her MBA at Queen’s University in Ontario, Clarissa moved to Indonesia in 2014 to join venture capital fund AccelerAsia as managing director. However, she left a year later to become a co-founder of on-demand household services startup Seekmi and was appointed its CEO in 2016.
University of British Columbia alumna Clarissa Leung had worked as a software engineer at ATR Humanoid Robotics Computational Neuroscience, Panasonic and Barclays Investment bank before dipping her toes into the entrepreneurial world in Canada. After her MBA at Queen’s University in Ontario, Clarissa moved to Indonesia in 2014 to join venture capital fund AccelerAsia as managing director. However, she left a year later to become a co-founder of on-demand household services startup Seekmi and was appointed its CEO in 2016.
Co-Founder and COO of IDNtimes
Magna cum laude University of Southern California (USC) graduate, William Utomo, financed his studies through the A. Robert DeHart Memorial Scholarship and the Joseph Drown Foundation Scholarship. He co-founded IDNtimes with his brother, Winston Utomo, and became the COO of IDN Media group in June 2014. He had also worked as a Portfolio Manager at the USC Marshall Undergraduate Student Investment Funds and as an investment analyst at Cabrera Capital Markets LLC and AIA during 2013 and early 2014.
Magna cum laude University of Southern California (USC) graduate, William Utomo, financed his studies through the A. Robert DeHart Memorial Scholarship and the Joseph Drown Foundation Scholarship. He co-founded IDNtimes with his brother, Winston Utomo, and became the COO of IDN Media group in June 2014. He had also worked as a Portfolio Manager at the USC Marshall Undergraduate Student Investment Funds and as an investment analyst at Cabrera Capital Markets LLC and AIA during 2013 and early 2014.
Co-founder and CFO of Conclave
Graduating with a bachelor’s in Business Management and Finance from the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Indonesia, Aditya Hadiputra became the CFO of Utoyo & Partners in August 2011. He left the financial services company with its founding partner Marshall Utoyo in 2013. They decided to set up a coworking space hub Conclave in Jakarta, together with two other graduates from ITB. Based in Jakarta, Aditya has been CFO of Conclave since January 2013. He has also been working as an investment associate since July 2015 at MDI Ventures, Telkom’s venture capital arm.
Graduating with a bachelor’s in Business Management and Finance from the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Indonesia, Aditya Hadiputra became the CFO of Utoyo & Partners in August 2011. He left the financial services company with its founding partner Marshall Utoyo in 2013. They decided to set up a coworking space hub Conclave in Jakarta, together with two other graduates from ITB. Based in Jakarta, Aditya has been CFO of Conclave since January 2013. He has also been working as an investment associate since July 2015 at MDI Ventures, Telkom’s venture capital arm.
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