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Catalan Finance Institute (ICF)
Owned by the Catalan Government, the Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) is a public institution that offers a range of financing solutions, including loans and venture capital. ICF aims to boost private angel and seed investments within the Catalan entrepreneurial ecosystem, while diversifying its investment sources. In 2012, ICF started investing in early-stage startups based in the Catalan territory, providing equity loans of between €50,000 and €200,000. It also participates in syndicated funding within a network of Catalan business angels.
Owned by the Catalan Government, the Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) is a public institution that offers a range of financing solutions, including loans and venture capital. ICF aims to boost private angel and seed investments within the Catalan entrepreneurial ecosystem, while diversifying its investment sources. In 2012, ICF started investing in early-stage startups based in the Catalan territory, providing equity loans of between €50,000 and €200,000. It also participates in syndicated funding within a network of Catalan business angels.
Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang
Yangtze Delta Region Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang was co-founded by the provincial government of Zhejiang and Tsinghua University in 2003 for tech transfer. It has set up over 50 R&D platforms in the areas of life sciences, digital creativity, information technology and ecological environment and 11 offshore incubators in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. The institute manages over RMB 7.5bn of assets and also makes investments through its sub-funds with a total size of more than RMB 10bn. So far, it has incubated and invested in over 2,500 companies, 35 of whom have gone public or been acquired by listed companies.
Yangtze Delta Region Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang was co-founded by the provincial government of Zhejiang and Tsinghua University in 2003 for tech transfer. It has set up over 50 R&D platforms in the areas of life sciences, digital creativity, information technology and ecological environment and 11 offshore incubators in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. The institute manages over RMB 7.5bn of assets and also makes investments through its sub-funds with a total size of more than RMB 10bn. So far, it has incubated and invested in over 2,500 companies, 35 of whom have gone public or been acquired by listed companies.
Longtime internet businessman Eka Ginting is the founder and CEO of Indo.com, one of Indonesia’s first travel booking websites. Eka is also a commissioner of PT Rimba Raya Conservation, a company focused on forest restoration in Borneo.In recent years he has been involved in the burgeoning startup scene, becoming a mentor at Founders Institute and a board member in a few Indonesian startups. One of these startups is DanaDidik, a crowdfunding website for student loans.
Longtime internet businessman Eka Ginting is the founder and CEO of Indo.com, one of Indonesia’s first travel booking websites. Eka is also a commissioner of PT Rimba Raya Conservation, a company focused on forest restoration in Borneo.In recent years he has been involved in the burgeoning startup scene, becoming a mentor at Founders Institute and a board member in a few Indonesian startups. One of these startups is DanaDidik, a crowdfunding website for student loans.
Co-founder of Fenbushi Capital, China’s first venture capital firm that focuses exclusively on blockchain investment, and of Bitshares, a blockchain-based financial platform. Among the earliest investors and entrepreneurs in the blockchain industry, Shen has 12 years of experience in senior management at brokerages, hedge funds and investment banks. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and his master’s degree in Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Co-founder of Fenbushi Capital, China’s first venture capital firm that focuses exclusively on blockchain investment, and of Bitshares, a blockchain-based financial platform. Among the earliest investors and entrepreneurs in the blockchain industry, Shen has 12 years of experience in senior management at brokerages, hedge funds and investment banks. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and his master’s degree in Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Yangon-based social impact investor Phandeeyar Accelerator was born out of Code for Change Myanmar, a series of hackathons in 2014 and its accelerator is the Yangon chapter of Founder Institute. It is a keen part of Myanmar’s nascent tech ecosystem.With a $2m fund, the VC began investing in local startups in 2017 with a maximum funding of $25,000. It has invested in 17 companies including restaurant booking app Resdi and apartment sharing app Nay Var.
Yangon-based social impact investor Phandeeyar Accelerator was born out of Code for Change Myanmar, a series of hackathons in 2014 and its accelerator is the Yangon chapter of Founder Institute. It is a keen part of Myanmar’s nascent tech ecosystem.With a $2m fund, the VC began investing in local startups in 2017 with a maximum funding of $25,000. It has invested in 17 companies including restaurant booking app Resdi and apartment sharing app Nay Var.
The first to use digital technology to boost education standards in Indonesia, Ruangguru’s range of products enable students and teachers to produce better results.
The first to use digital technology to boost education standards in Indonesia, Ruangguru’s range of products enable students and teachers to produce better results.
Toyota AI Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Toyota Research Institute, is a Silicon Valley-based fund investing globally in startups with cutting-edge solutions in the AI, smart-mobility, autonomy, robotics, data and cloud spaces while leveraging the global expertise and technical resources of the Toyota Group.In 2015 Toyota created the Toyota Research Institute aiming to support the research on next-generation mobility, robotics and new materials. Toyota AI Ventures was founded in 2017 with initial funding of $100m.
Toyota AI Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Toyota Research Institute, is a Silicon Valley-based fund investing globally in startups with cutting-edge solutions in the AI, smart-mobility, autonomy, robotics, data and cloud spaces while leveraging the global expertise and technical resources of the Toyota Group.In 2015 Toyota created the Toyota Research Institute aiming to support the research on next-generation mobility, robotics and new materials. Toyota AI Ventures was founded in 2017 with initial funding of $100m.
Battle is a senior member of the Aspen Institute. He is on the boards of LinkedIn, Netflix, Expedia, OpenTable, Workday and FICO. Battle was once a global partner at Accenture.
Battle is a senior member of the Aspen Institute. He is on the boards of LinkedIn, Netflix, Expedia, OpenTable, Workday and FICO. Battle was once a global partner at Accenture.
Founder and CEO of Neetip
Antonius Stefanus is the founder and CEO of Neetip, a peer-to-peer shopping and courier platform. He took part in the Jakarta Founder Institute idea accelerator programme in 2016 and visited Silicon Valley with fellow Founder Institute graduates.
Antonius Stefanus is the founder and CEO of Neetip, a peer-to-peer shopping and courier platform. He took part in the Jakarta Founder Institute idea accelerator programme in 2016 and visited Silicon Valley with fellow Founder Institute graduates.
Born in 1961, Li Zexiang was an undergraduate at Central South Institute of Mining Metallurgy in 1978. From 1979 to 1992, he studied and worked in the US, earning a doctoral degree at the University of California, Berkeley in 1989. He worked as an AILab researcher at MIT in 1989. In 1990, he joined NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences as an associate professor.In 1992, he returned to China and worked as a professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ever since. In 1999, he founded motor control company Googol Tech. He is well-known for incubating DJI and became the chairman of Shenzhen-based drone and aerial photography systems company.
Born in 1961, Li Zexiang was an undergraduate at Central South Institute of Mining Metallurgy in 1978. From 1979 to 1992, he studied and worked in the US, earning a doctoral degree at the University of California, Berkeley in 1989. He worked as an AILab researcher at MIT in 1989. In 1990, he joined NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences as an associate professor.In 1992, he returned to China and worked as a professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ever since. In 1999, he founded motor control company Googol Tech. He is well-known for incubating DJI and became the chairman of Shenzhen-based drone and aerial photography systems company.
Ex-Yahoo COO Henrique De Castro is currently on the board of Target Corp. His work experience includes Google, Dell and McKinsey. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, and his MBA from the International Institute for Management Development.
Ex-Yahoo COO Henrique De Castro is currently on the board of Target Corp. His work experience includes Google, Dell and McKinsey. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, and his MBA from the International Institute for Management Development.
The Boston-based Grantham Environmental Trust is part of the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. The philanthropic organization was founded in 1997 by entrepreneurs Jeremy Grantham and his wife Hannelore as a private foundation controlled by family members. Grantham is chairman and co-founder of investment management firm GMO. The charitable trust has independent trustees like the CEOs of World Wildlife Fund US and the Rocky Mountain Institute. The trust’s Neglected Climate Opportunities LLC invests in little-funded yet promising climate change prevention technologies. Recent investments include the $12m Series A round of Vence, a US-based producer of a virtual fencing wearable for livestock management in May 2021 and the January 2021 investment round of US sustainable electrofuels producer Infinium.
The Boston-based Grantham Environmental Trust is part of the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. The philanthropic organization was founded in 1997 by entrepreneurs Jeremy Grantham and his wife Hannelore as a private foundation controlled by family members. Grantham is chairman and co-founder of investment management firm GMO. The charitable trust has independent trustees like the CEOs of World Wildlife Fund US and the Rocky Mountain Institute. The trust’s Neglected Climate Opportunities LLC invests in little-funded yet promising climate change prevention technologies. Recent investments include the $12m Series A round of Vence, a US-based producer of a virtual fencing wearable for livestock management in May 2021 and the January 2021 investment round of US sustainable electrofuels producer Infinium.
Prime Mont V.C is a private equity manager focused on investing in businesses with public listing potential and and in the integration, merger and reorganization of businesses in the Greater China capital markets. The team includes Institute of Economics (CASS) Deputy Director and Peking University HSBC Business School Professor Zhang Ping as its chief strategy officer.
Prime Mont V.C is a private equity manager focused on investing in businesses with public listing potential and and in the integration, merger and reorganization of businesses in the Greater China capital markets. The team includes Institute of Economics (CASS) Deputy Director and Peking University HSBC Business School Professor Zhang Ping as its chief strategy officer.
Lever VC was founded in 2018 by Nick Cooney, an early investor of Beyond Meat and Memphis Meats. He is also the co-founder of Good Food Institute. Lever has currently invested in 14 startups from the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America.Focused on investments in early-stage alternative protein companies, the firm announced the first close of its Lever VC Fund I in August 2020, with its fourth close at $46m in April 2021. The final close will be completed by June 2021. Investors in the fund include NFL and NBA athletes, British nobility, food businesses, alt-protein companies and family offices as limited partners.In June 2020, Lever launched a $28m joint investment fund and accelerator to invest in Chinese plant-based and cell-cultivated meat and dairy companies. The Lever China Alternative Protein Fund will invest RMB 40m in alt-protein companies in mainland China over the next four years.
Lever VC was founded in 2018 by Nick Cooney, an early investor of Beyond Meat and Memphis Meats. He is also the co-founder of Good Food Institute. Lever has currently invested in 14 startups from the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America.Focused on investments in early-stage alternative protein companies, the firm announced the first close of its Lever VC Fund I in August 2020, with its fourth close at $46m in April 2021. The final close will be completed by June 2021. Investors in the fund include NFL and NBA athletes, British nobility, food businesses, alt-protein companies and family offices as limited partners.In June 2020, Lever launched a $28m joint investment fund and accelerator to invest in Chinese plant-based and cell-cultivated meat and dairy companies. The Lever China Alternative Protein Fund will invest RMB 40m in alt-protein companies in mainland China over the next four years.
Mónica Delclaux has over 30 years of professional experience in the financial sector, specializing in stock markets. She is a member of the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts and the Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Management (AECA).Delclaux is the CFO of Magallanes Value Investors SA SGIIC, a Spanish asset management company offering portfolio management, equity, financial planning, and advisory services.
Mónica Delclaux has over 30 years of professional experience in the financial sector, specializing in stock markets. She is a member of the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts and the Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Management (AECA).Delclaux is the CFO of Magallanes Value Investors SA SGIIC, a Spanish asset management company offering portfolio management, equity, financial planning, and advisory services.
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
Mobike founder Hu Weiwei: A crazy idea that touched millions of lives
In just three years, Hu Weiwei has changed the way over 150 million people travel in the city with her company’s dockless bikes
How Xiaomi founder Lei Jun became a billionaire by pursuing passion, not fortune
From young man deconstructing and rebuilding smartphones at Kingsoft to top of the smartphone world as founder and chair of Xiaomi, Lei has always let his interests lead the way
Luo Yonghao: Maverick founder who gave Smartisan its allure, but couldn't build a winner
The Smartisan founder and internet celebrity is making a comeback with live commerce, after failing to sell enough smartphones at his own company
ID Capital CEO & founder Isabelle Decitre, an early mover investing in Asian agrifood startups
An early backer of Ynsect, one of the best-funded insect protein startups to date, Decitre sees growing interest in agrifood tech startups, but notes they still need to offer exit opportunities
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
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
SWITCH Singapore 2021: Benefits and challenges of AI applications in healthcare
Medical experts and healthcare startups agree AI can contribute more to healthcare beyond improving diagnosis and personalized treatment, but hurdles still remain
Li Zexiang and his game-changing plans to take Chinese robotics global
An early supporter of drone giant DJI, Professor Li Zexiang is building robotics hubs across China to pivot homegrown enterprises into global players
TreeFrog Therapeutics: Mimicking how stem cells grow in the human body
The French biotech’s proprietory technology to cultivate pluripotent stem cells in a 3D environment can be scaled to mass-produce high-quality cells to treat diseases such as Parkinson’s
Despite a lack of infrastructure and threats from middlemen, Aruna continues to help Indonesian fishing communities find buyers for their catch and manage their money better.
For your X-ray records, just check the cloud
A Chinese startup has built a digital medical image library on the cloud, bringing ease and cost savings to patients, doctors and hospitals countrywide
iLoF: Accelerating access to personalized medicine, from a drop of blood
Backed by Microsoft’s venture fund M12, Mayfield and Melinda Gates’s Pivotal Ventures, iLoF focuses on painless screening to facilitate disease detection, forecasting and drug development, from Alzheimer’s to Covid-19
Amartha CEO and founder apologizes for Covid-19 letter that mixed government work with his business
Andi Taufan retracted the letter, saying haste to support Covid-19 prevention program led to administrative errors, after public uproar and allegations of conflict of interest
Carbo Culture: Adapting indigenous techniques to remove and store CO2
By turning biomass into biochar, the startup’s technology locks carbon into a stable, solid form, with a storage life of over 2,000 years
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