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The municipal government of Wuhan launched Wuhan S&T Angel Venture Fund in September 2013. With RMB 300 million under management, the fund is operated by Wuhan S&T Angel Venture Fund Management Co., Ltd. It invests mainly in the information technology, new materials, advanced equipment manufacturing, biomedicine, new energy, automotive, energy conservation, environmental protection and modern agriculture fields.
The municipal government of Wuhan launched Wuhan S&T Angel Venture Fund in September 2013. With RMB 300 million under management, the fund is operated by Wuhan S&T Angel Venture Fund Management Co., Ltd. It invests mainly in the information technology, new materials, advanced equipment manufacturing, biomedicine, new energy, automotive, energy conservation, environmental protection and modern agriculture fields.
H&S Investment is a German investment company and accredited member of the Business Angels Network Germany (BAND). Founded by Martin Heubeck and Ulrich Stommel, the fund focuses on new technologies and innovations counting on over 25 years of experience in technology companies in Germany and overseas.
H&S Investment is a German investment company and accredited member of the Business Angels Network Germany (BAND). Founded by Martin Heubeck and Ulrich Stommel, the fund focuses on new technologies and innovations counting on over 25 years of experience in technology companies in Germany and overseas.
Hirokazu “Hiro” Mashita is a founder and director at M&S Partners Pte Ltd, a venture capital firm based in Singapore. A prolific business angel, he is known to have invested in more than 20 Indian startups in 2015 alone, earning him the nickname “Super Angel from Japan”.
Hirokazu “Hiro” Mashita is a founder and director at M&S Partners Pte Ltd, a venture capital firm based in Singapore. A prolific business angel, he is known to have invested in more than 20 Indian startups in 2015 alone, earning him the nickname “Super Angel from Japan”.
Co-founder of FarmCloud
Pedro S. Sarmento is a Portuguese technology entrepreneur and co-founder of FarmCloud, where he was head of strategy from its founding in April 2016 until June 2017. From June 2017 until April 2018, Sarmento was head of product for PriOps, a blockchain API data sharing platform, after which he assumed the CFO role at Kolokium Blockchain Technologies, the firm that commercializes PriOps' product. Sarmento had previously worked in a variety of entrepreneurial roles, including in the aquaculture and used goods sectors. He holds an MBA specializing in Management from Lisbon Lusiada University.
Pedro S. Sarmento is a Portuguese technology entrepreneur and co-founder of FarmCloud, where he was head of strategy from its founding in April 2016 until June 2017. From June 2017 until April 2018, Sarmento was head of product for PriOps, a blockchain API data sharing platform, after which he assumed the CFO role at Kolokium Blockchain Technologies, the firm that commercializes PriOps' product. Sarmento had previously worked in a variety of entrepreneurial roles, including in the aquaculture and used goods sectors. He holds an MBA specializing in Management from Lisbon Lusiada University.
Biotech Bluepha has secured close to $100m Series B funding to boost bioplastics production and R&D to develop greener solutions for industrial manufacturers.
Biotech Bluepha has secured close to $100m Series B funding to boost bioplastics production and R&D to develop greener solutions for industrial manufacturers.
Co-founder and CEO of Akseleran
Ivan Nikolas Tambunan is a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur who co-founded the P2P lending site Akseleran. After graduating from Universitas Indonesia in 2009 with a Bachelor's in Law, Ivan worked as an associate at AFS Partnership, handling various corporate law cases in civil and criminal courts. He left in 2011 for a short stint at the Makarim & Taira S law firm. In 2012, he joined Allen & Overy as a transactional banking lawyer. Before he left Allen & Overy in 2017, he advised various clients, including the Artha Graha Group and Macquarie. He and his co-founders started developing Akseleran in 2016 and launched an early version in March 2017.Ivan earned a Master's degree in Law & Finance from Queen Mary University of London. His thesis was on the topic of crowdfunding and became part of the inspiration behind establishing Akseleran.
Ivan Nikolas Tambunan is a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur who co-founded the P2P lending site Akseleran. After graduating from Universitas Indonesia in 2009 with a Bachelor's in Law, Ivan worked as an associate at AFS Partnership, handling various corporate law cases in civil and criminal courts. He left in 2011 for a short stint at the Makarim & Taira S law firm. In 2012, he joined Allen & Overy as a transactional banking lawyer. Before he left Allen & Overy in 2017, he advised various clients, including the Artha Graha Group and Macquarie. He and his co-founders started developing Akseleran in 2016 and launched an early version in March 2017.Ivan earned a Master's degree in Law & Finance from Queen Mary University of London. His thesis was on the topic of crowdfunding and became part of the inspiration behind establishing Akseleran.
Pawoon enables SMEs to automate POS and business transactions to create a real-time data kitchen through its cloud-based mobile technology.
Pawoon enables SMEs to automate POS and business transactions to create a real-time data kitchen through its cloud-based mobile technology.
The first Chinese rehabilitation robotics company to have its robots used for clinical and research purposes in major rehabilitation hospitals and institutions worldwide.
The first Chinese rehabilitation robotics company to have its robots used for clinical and research purposes in major rehabilitation hospitals and institutions worldwide.
Co-founder and CEO of Tiaoguoshi
The author of the earliest book on the online-to-offline (O2O) business model in China “Theory of O2O Evolution”, and an iResearch columnist, Yu Jinhua was an independent scholar before joining fresh fruit business Tiaoguoshi in May 2014, and transforming it into a roaring O2O success. He also once served as general manager, independent brands, at beauty e-retailer Lefeng.com, and vice-president of D&S Media Group, as well as created PR firm REBRAND. Aka Banzhuandayu, his online moniker, Yu was born in the 1970s and is married to fellow Tiaoguoshi co-founder Xiao Hongtao.
The author of the earliest book on the online-to-offline (O2O) business model in China “Theory of O2O Evolution”, and an iResearch columnist, Yu Jinhua was an independent scholar before joining fresh fruit business Tiaoguoshi in May 2014, and transforming it into a roaring O2O success. He also once served as general manager, independent brands, at beauty e-retailer Lefeng.com, and vice-president of D&S Media Group, as well as created PR firm REBRAND. Aka Banzhuandayu, his online moniker, Yu was born in the 1970s and is married to fellow Tiaoguoshi co-founder Xiao Hongtao.
Founder and CEO of ParkBox
Founder and CEO of ParkBox. Huang graduated from Zhejiang University with a bachelor’s in Engineering and Industrial Design. In 2016, she received her master’s in Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. She worked at P&G for almost four years and then at Philips for five years. ParkBox is her first entrepreneurial venture.
Founder and CEO of ParkBox. Huang graduated from Zhejiang University with a bachelor’s in Engineering and Industrial Design. In 2016, she received her master’s in Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. She worked at P&G for almost four years and then at Philips for five years. ParkBox is her first entrepreneurial venture.
Invest FWD A/S is an investment vehicle owned by Anders Holch Povlsen, founder of BESTSELLER and Heartland. It is also BESTSELLER’s investment arm for sustainable fashion. In June 2021, the firm made its investment by participating in a Series B round of Finnish cleantech Infinited Fiber. BESTSELLER’s sustainability innovation platform Fashion FWD Lab has been collaborating with Infinited Fiber over the past year to develop and patent Infinna™ fiber material. BESTSELLER has also signed a multi-year commercial agreement with Infinited Fiber to secure access to the startup’s regenerated fibers to be made from textile and other industrial waste.
Invest FWD A/S is an investment vehicle owned by Anders Holch Povlsen, founder of BESTSELLER and Heartland. It is also BESTSELLER’s investment arm for sustainable fashion. In June 2021, the firm made its investment by participating in a Series B round of Finnish cleantech Infinited Fiber. BESTSELLER’s sustainability innovation platform Fashion FWD Lab has been collaborating with Infinited Fiber over the past year to develop and patent Infinna™ fiber material. BESTSELLER has also signed a multi-year commercial agreement with Infinited Fiber to secure access to the startup’s regenerated fibers to be made from textile and other industrial waste.
Cheers Capital Partners is a PE investment firm focusing on early- and growth-stage investment in internet, IT, culture & media and consumption & retail sectors.
Cheers Capital Partners is a PE investment firm focusing on early- and growth-stage investment in internet, IT, culture & media and consumption & retail sectors.
Based in Porto, Nuno Miller joined Sonae as head of digital channels in 2015 and eventually became the chief digital and information officer at Sonae S&F in March 2018. He was CIO at Farfetch for three years until 2014 when he was named as European CIO of the year by CIONET and INSEAD.Graduating as an IT engineer in 1994, Miller initially worked as a systems engineer at DTTI for four years before joining Deloitte's as a business unit manager. He completed an executive MBA at EUDEM in 2002 and became the CIO and director of Organtex.
Based in Porto, Nuno Miller joined Sonae as head of digital channels in 2015 and eventually became the chief digital and information officer at Sonae S&F in March 2018. He was CIO at Farfetch for three years until 2014 when he was named as European CIO of the year by CIONET and INSEAD.Graduating as an IT engineer in 1994, Miller initially worked as a systems engineer at DTTI for four years before joining Deloitte's as a business unit manager. He completed an executive MBA at EUDEM in 2002 and became the CIO and director of Organtex.
H&M’s first shop was founded 74 years ago in Sweden by Erling Persson under the name “Hennes”, Swedish for "hers" since the shop was selling only women's apparel. In 1968, Persson expanded into menswear by acquiring Swedish retailer Mauritz Widforss. Hence the rebranding of the company into Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). In 1974, H&M was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Since then, H&M has expanding internationally opening its first store in London and the rest of Europe and also to the US in early 2000.In 2008, the company also moved into the home furnishings segment and launched H&M Home stores worldwide. The fashion chain can now be found across Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East. The group expanded further by acquiring fast-fashion brands like Weekday, Monki and Cheap Monday. In April 2021, H&M Group announced a collaboration with textile cleantech Infinited Fiber to launch proof-of-concept denim created wholly from regenerated textile waste as part of its commitment to use only recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030.
H&M’s first shop was founded 74 years ago in Sweden by Erling Persson under the name “Hennes”, Swedish for "hers" since the shop was selling only women's apparel. In 1968, Persson expanded into menswear by acquiring Swedish retailer Mauritz Widforss. Hence the rebranding of the company into Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). In 1974, H&M was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Since then, H&M has expanding internationally opening its first store in London and the rest of Europe and also to the US in early 2000.In 2008, the company also moved into the home furnishings segment and launched H&M Home stores worldwide. The fashion chain can now be found across Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East. The group expanded further by acquiring fast-fashion brands like Weekday, Monki and Cheap Monday. In April 2021, H&M Group announced a collaboration with textile cleantech Infinited Fiber to launch proof-of-concept denim created wholly from regenerated textile waste as part of its commitment to use only recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030.
Chinese startup Cambricon Technologies challenges Nvidia’s dominance in AI chip market
This ambitious AI chip maker takes aim at the future with a series of world-class products
An AI future as seen through Chinese retail
Retail provides a good contemporary case study for how an AI future might look in China
Chinese startup Xianghuanji takes a gamble on smartphone leasing
Now you can rent the newest phones for half the price of an upgrade
In depth: The business ecosystems China’s tech giants and unicorns build
Startups could accept to join Alibaba, Tencent or other tech giants in their ecosystems and scale quickly. Or they could say no and keep their independence. But do they really have a choice?
300 million users in 3 years: Cracking e-commerce the Pinduoduo way
The dark horse of online retail is our key to understanding China's new consumer growth story
YITU takes smart healthcare to the next level
AI programs developed by this Chinese medtech startup provide more accurate diagnoses by reading medical images in conjunction with patients’ medical records
China's recycling startups seek cost-effective ways to make waste management profitable
The high costs of smart garbage bins and automation to sort out recycling have created new headaches for homes and offices
NotCo: Will this Bezos-backed plant-based foodtech be Chile's first unicorn?
Armed with $85m Series C funding, NotCo has expanded to the US, competing head-on with popular US alt-protein brands for a foothold in the multibillion-dollar vegan market
Waste management startup Magalarva aims for profitability with new factory, B2B services
Partnerships with supermarkets and waste transporters provide Magalarva with new revenue streams and sources of production input as the company ramps up its manufacturing activities
Ricult: Providing smallholder farmers easier access to capital
Based in Pakistan and Thailand, Ricult’s mobile app platform provides advanced weather forecasting, easy loan applications and direct market access to help farmers increase productivity and profits
SWITCH Singapore: Sustainability startups see growing demand from corporates
Sophie’s BioNutrients, Ubiik and Intello Labs also note new trends in technology and supply chain arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, across the food, manufacturing and e-commerce sectors
A sub-second response time in cloud computing? Yes, with QingCloud, you can
Unusually for China, this five-year old startup chose to pursue slow expansion instead of a rapid growth model – a move that's now giving it an edge over the competition
This Tencent-backed startup helps content creators make real money with their own e-shops in WeChat
Indonesian local crafts marketplace Qlapa shuts down
Series A funding failed to keep startup afloat as business remains unprofitable, regional heavyweights close in
Why is it so hard for Chinese edtech startups to make money in an alluring market?
Parents’ willingness to pay and investors’ enthusiasm are not enough to ensure a profitable future for edtechs that still lack a viable business model
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