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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.
HighPitch 2020: Yogyakarta chapter won by on-demand lab testing and solar cell startups
Judges lauded the variety of ideas, but said startups could improve their presentations and clearly state the problems they are solving
Wondaswim recycles dumped fishing nets to make sustainable swimwear, reduce ocean pollution
Lisbon-based startup by German co-founders creates sustainable swimwear for all body sizes, targeted at millennials
Delectatech: "Food data" proves its value in Spain's Covid-hit F&B industry
Delectatech deploys AI, NLP and big data to help restaurants and food suppliers optimize business information, decisions and operations
Dipole Tech: Using blockchain to democratize access to renewable energy in Asia
Having established key markets in the Philippines and Thailand, China’s Dipole Tech is next gaining ground at home for its energy trading app
Bluepha to boost PHA bioplastics production with $30m fresh funding
The Beijing-based startup aims to produce 10,000 tons of PHA bioplastic a year and build a SynBio community through its STEM education spinoff, Bluepha Lab
ScentRealm: Digitally reproducing scents on demand
Unlike colors and sounds, scents are hard to code and digitalize. ScentRealm has not only done it, but has also opened its scent editor and database to the public
Oscillum: The intelligent label to reduce food waste
The Spanish biotech startup has developed sensors embedded in biodegradable plastic labels to monitor “product freshness” beyond expiration dates, helping consumers to avoid food waste and save money
Sequoia Capital China holds steady with investments in healthcare, biotech and green economy
China’s most active investor increases bets on sectors beyond the consumer internet and edtech recently hurt by regulatory clampdown
Cogo: Tech that helps you cut your real-time carbon footprint through daily choices
Currently operating in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, Cogo is raising $20m to bring its emissions tracking technology to companies and consumers in Asia, Europe and the US
China's new unicorn: Secondhand electronics platform Aihuishou now worth US$1.5 billion
Aihuishou's latest funding round is the largest yet for a secondhand electronics platform
Exovite: Revolutionary treatment for broken bones and assisted surgery
Medtech startup Exovite combines 3D printing technology and remote treatment to improve rehabilitation of broken bones, and employs mixed reality to assist surgery
SWORD Health: Reinventing the wheel for physiotherapy
AI-powered healthcare tech brings relief to overworked and understaffed physiotherapy providers
360imprimir: “We want to be the Amazon of corporate products and marketing services”
Online printing services platform 360imprimir recently raised €18m, one of Portugal's biggest funding rounds, for its global expansion
Creatio Energy Systems: From personal hobby to Iberian enabler of IoT technology
Creatio develops fully compatible sensors with a matching SaaS platform, meeting fast-growing IoT demand in Spain, where there are only a few local players
EatTasty: Portugal's sustainable meal delivery service has arrived in Spain
EatTasty's different and more sustainable business model turns the on-demand food delivery sector on its head
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