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Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google started out as a web search engine. It then grew into a provider of various web services (e.g., email, web publishing) and subsequently became one of the world’s biggest tech companies, standing alongside Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. As an investor, Google is notably one of the earliest investors in Chinese internet giants Baidu and Meituan-Dianping.
Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google started out as a web search engine. It then grew into a provider of various web services (e.g., email, web publishing) and subsequently became one of the world’s biggest tech companies, standing alongside Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. As an investor, Google is notably one of the earliest investors in Chinese internet giants Baidu and Meituan-Dianping.
Formerly known as Google Ventures, GV is the investment arm of Alphabet Inc. Although Alphabet is its sole limited partner, the VC operates independently from Google. It invests in seed, venture and growth-stage funding rounds with more than 300 companies in its portfolio worth over $5bn. Headquartered in California’s Mountain View, GV has offices in San Francisco, Boston, New York and London. The VC has been actively involved in Silicon Valley’s investment rounds for prominent startups like Uber, Slack, Ripple, Impossible Foods, Lime and Medium.
Formerly known as Google Ventures, GV is the investment arm of Alphabet Inc. Although Alphabet is its sole limited partner, the VC operates independently from Google. It invests in seed, venture and growth-stage funding rounds with more than 300 companies in its portfolio worth over $5bn. Headquartered in California’s Mountain View, GV has offices in San Francisco, Boston, New York and London. The VC has been actively involved in Silicon Valley’s investment rounds for prominent startups like Uber, Slack, Ripple, Impossible Foods, Lime and Medium.
Co-founder of Jide Technology (Remix)
Ex-Googler David Ko (Gao Heng) holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Washington University. After graduation, he joined two startups in succession of which the latter was acquired by Google. He joined Google US and was appointed to the Shanghai Office in 2011 where he served as staff software engineer. In his eight years at Google, he worked on a number of projects, including WebCrawler, Google Finance, Google Suggest, cloud input method, AdWords.
Ex-Googler David Ko (Gao Heng) holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Washington University. After graduation, he joined two startups in succession of which the latter was acquired by Google. He joined Google US and was appointed to the Shanghai Office in 2011 where he served as staff software engineer. In his eight years at Google, he worked on a number of projects, including WebCrawler, Google Finance, Google Suggest, cloud input method, AdWords.
Co-founder and CEO of Attentive
Daniel Araújo first became interested in startups while earning his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management at Católica Porto Business School. He went on to earn his master’s in International Business Development from the American Business School in Paris. After five years working in research and analytics at Google UK and Ireland, Araújo returned to Portugal to launch startup Attentive in 2015. He also co-founded online Portuguese startup and events directory NovaWeb with his brother Pedro while at Google. Araújo is also a mentor at the accelerator Techstars and a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum's Lisbon Hub.
Daniel Araújo first became interested in startups while earning his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management at Católica Porto Business School. He went on to earn his master’s in International Business Development from the American Business School in Paris. After five years working in research and analytics at Google UK and Ireland, Araújo returned to Portugal to launch startup Attentive in 2015. He also co-founded online Portuguese startup and events directory NovaWeb with his brother Pedro while at Google. Araújo is also a mentor at the accelerator Techstars and a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum's Lisbon Hub.
Co-founder and CMO of IDCloudHost
During his time at Telkom University, Muhammad Mufid Luthfi was an active student; with internships at startups like Tokopedia and Kitabisa, as well as student ambassador roles with Google and Mozilla. In 2015, he co-founded two businesses: Rias Pesta, a wedding services firm based in Riau, and IDCloudHost, a web hosting service startup.Mufid graduated in 2016 with a degree in Information Systems. He is also a trainer at Google Indonesia’s GAPURA program and a business development advisor at Gamebrott, a gaming news portal.
During his time at Telkom University, Muhammad Mufid Luthfi was an active student; with internships at startups like Tokopedia and Kitabisa, as well as student ambassador roles with Google and Mozilla. In 2015, he co-founded two businesses: Rias Pesta, a wedding services firm based in Riau, and IDCloudHost, a web hosting service startup.Mufid graduated in 2016 with a degree in Information Systems. He is also a trainer at Google Indonesia’s GAPURA program and a business development advisor at Gamebrott, a gaming news portal.
Alpha Startups was founded by Xu Siqing, former managing director of WI Harper China, and Jiang Yameng, former co-managing partner of Sinovation Ventures. It offers customized services to each project in which it invests. Alpha Startups provides the startups it invests in with three to six months of free workspace and helps them receive follow-on financing.
Alpha Startups was founded by Xu Siqing, former managing director of WI Harper China, and Jiang Yameng, former co-managing partner of Sinovation Ventures. It offers customized services to each project in which it invests. Alpha Startups provides the startups it invests in with three to six months of free workspace and helps them receive follow-on financing.
Demium Startups is a startup incubator with offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. It has two other branches: Demium Games that focuses on the video-gaming sector and Oarsis, oriented to startups working on VR/AR-related technology.
Demium Startups is a startup incubator with offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. It has two other branches: Demium Games that focuses on the video-gaming sector and Oarsis, oriented to startups working on VR/AR-related technology.
500 Startups is a global venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley.
500 Startups is a global venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley.
Backed by Lyft CEO and the Rothschilds trust, regulated equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs opens startup investing–usually exclusive to VCs and the super rich–to retail investors.
Backed by Lyft CEO and the Rothschilds trust, regulated equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs opens startup investing–usually exclusive to VCs and the super rich–to retail investors.
Purple Bull Startups was founded by Cheetah Mobile CEO Fu Sheng and former China Central Television news anchor Zhang Quanling in September 2015. It invests in early-stage tech startups. A team of seasoned investors offer the firm’s startups three months of entrepreneurship training as well as counseling services.
Purple Bull Startups was founded by Cheetah Mobile CEO Fu Sheng and former China Central Television news anchor Zhang Quanling in September 2015. It invests in early-stage tech startups. A team of seasoned investors offer the firm’s startups three months of entrepreneurship training as well as counseling services.
Co-founder of Jide Technology (Remix)
Another “haigui” (Chinese overseas returnee), Ben Luk (or Lu Yunsheng) had worked at Microsoft and Oracle before joining Google in 2003. At Google, he held different positions in the US global headquarters, and the Beijing and HK offices. Luk led the development of Google Maps APAC. He holds a BS in Computer Science, Cornell University; and an MS in Computer Engineering, Stanford University.
Another “haigui” (Chinese overseas returnee), Ben Luk (or Lu Yunsheng) had worked at Microsoft and Oracle before joining Google in 2003. At Google, he held different positions in the US global headquarters, and the Beijing and HK offices. Luk led the development of Google Maps APAC. He holds a BS in Computer Science, Cornell University; and an MS in Computer Engineering, Stanford University.
Award-winning Sheetgo offers state-of-the-art data management and spreadsheets using cloud technology to avoid costly mistakes, manual maintenance and accessibility issues.
Award-winning Sheetgo offers state-of-the-art data management and spreadsheets using cloud technology to avoid costly mistakes, manual maintenance and accessibility issues.
Co-founder of Jide Technology (Remix)
Stanford-educated Chau joined Google in 2000 as its 103rd staff, and was the first engineer on AdWords, RPC, Google Talk, among other projects, with expertise in Android development. He left Google in 2008 and became an angel investor. Among the companies in his portfolio, most failed except Lightinthebox.com, which went public on NYSE in 2013. Chau holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Stanford-educated Chau joined Google in 2000 as its 103rd staff, and was the first engineer on AdWords, RPC, Google Talk, among other projects, with expertise in Android development. He left Google in 2008 and became an angel investor. Among the companies in his portfolio, most failed except Lightinthebox.com, which went public on NYSE in 2013. Chau holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
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.
Singapore-based VC Jungle Ventures set up its SeedPlus fund in 2016. The SGD 25m fund is backed by a diverse range of investors including Eight Roads, Infocomm Investments, Accel Partners, RNT Associates, SGInnovate and Cisco. A fund run by Jungle Ventures partner and Indian tycoon Ratan Tata has also contributed to SeedPlus.Early-stage investments of SGD 0.5–1m are available for startups in Southeast Asia. The fund also provides hands-on expertise and support services, including resources from partners like Google SEA and PwC Singapore.
Singapore-based VC Jungle Ventures set up its SeedPlus fund in 2016. The SGD 25m fund is backed by a diverse range of investors including Eight Roads, Infocomm Investments, Accel Partners, RNT Associates, SGInnovate and Cisco. A fund run by Jungle Ventures partner and Indian tycoon Ratan Tata has also contributed to SeedPlus.Early-stage investments of SGD 0.5–1m are available for startups in Southeast Asia. The fund also provides hands-on expertise and support services, including resources from partners like Google SEA and PwC Singapore.
The Watertree Project: Eliminating single-use plastic water bottles in Malaysia
With high-profile Malaysian corporate clients under its belt, the startup is in no hurry to raise funds, preferring to focus on raising public awareness and winning mindshare
EXCLUSIVE: Qlue raising Series B funding, "confident" of turning profitable in 2020
Qlue is also targeting more enterprise clients as it expands overseas and improved accountability and management practices
Zen Video: Using AI to automate video editing
Founded by a Carnegie Mellon roboticist, the Zen Video app reduces the time required to edit video clips to only a few minutes, meeting growing demand for short videos
Using sensors and machine learning, Jejak.in wants to make conservation programs count
Launched this year, Jejak.in is helping big corporates like Danone-Aqua in environmental projects and a major B2C carbon-offsetting partnership is next
8villages to refocus business, shelve B2C agri-ecommerce ops as Covid boost proves short-lived
Despite a spike in B2C demand during Indonesia’s initial lockdowns, 8villages customers returned to shopping offline once restrictions eased
CoRTP: Building sustainable supply chains with returnable packaging
The Shanghai-based startup’s award-winning returnable transit packaging reduced carbon emissions in 2020 by 250,000 tons, and the figure is estimated to reach 8m by 2030
Kuorum: a SaaS that enables citizen participation
Kuorum generates citizen engagement webpages in less than a minute to cope with Spain’s mandate of digitalizing administrative procedures by the end of 2020
Indonesia transport ministry to regulate ride-hailing app discounts
Despite criticism from riders and drivers, the ministry will cooperate with business competition supervisor to curb excessive discounts and prevent price wars
IOMED: Delivering structured, extractable patient big data and helping Spain's Covid-19 response
The medtech cuts the time spent on finding candidates for medical research by 90% and last month secured €2m in seed funding to take its software overseas
Yimutian: China agriculture e-commerce's comeback kid
As the world’s most populous country faces potential food supply shortages, Yimutian, China’s No. 1 agro trading marketplace, is seeing more opportunities
Qairos Energies: Mass producing green hydrogen from industrial hemp
The French startup is seeking a €19m Series B round to produce industrial quantities of green hydrogen and is planning a “circular economy” partnership with local farmers
Xampla: Making strong, low-cost biodegradable plastic from peas
Inspired by the strength of spider silk, the Cambridge University spinoff has produced a plant-based, completely compostable alternative to microplastics
Supercharging and battery swap in race to cut EV charging times in China
Supercharging can slash EV charging times but has technological challenges. Hence battery swapping is on the rise in China, with state support
Bound4Blue’s aeronautical tech propels first sustainable shipping vessel in the Pacific
Winning €5m fresh funding, Bound4Blue also scores with its EC-backed pilot, the first of its kind, offering new possibilities to cargo vessels seeking sustainable transportation
Soul Parking aims to solve Indonesia's motorcycle problem with unique parking spaces
Known for its “Instagrammable” space-saving parking solutions, Soul Parking has adapted to Covid conditions with disinfecting service and contactless transactions to attract more riders
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