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CEO and Co-founder of Coinffeine
Alberto Gómez Toribio is a computer engineer and an influential blockchain expert in Spain. In 2013, he co-founded Coinffeine, a P2P cryptocurrency exchange platform and the first to on-board a banking investor. Coinffeine consulted institutions including the Bank of Spain, the US Federal Reserve and the European Commission during development of the platform. In 2015, Toribio established the blockchain division within the Barrabés Group to launch blockchain startups projects. He has also worked as a technology expert for Sony Entertainment and Telefonica R&D. Currently he is working on projects developing blockchain strategies to identify business opportunities and new innovative product design.
Alberto Gómez Toribio is a computer engineer and an influential blockchain expert in Spain. In 2013, he co-founded Coinffeine, a P2P cryptocurrency exchange platform and the first to on-board a banking investor. Coinffeine consulted institutions including the Bank of Spain, the US Federal Reserve and the European Commission during development of the platform. In 2015, Toribio established the blockchain division within the Barrabés Group to launch blockchain startups projects. He has also worked as a technology expert for Sony Entertainment and Telefonica R&D. Currently he is working on projects developing blockchain strategies to identify business opportunities and new innovative product design.
CEO and Founder of DGene
Yu Jingyi earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology in 2000. He went on to obtain a doctorate in Computer and Electronic Engineering from MIT in 2005.From 2005 to 2015, he was a professor at the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at the University of Delaware. In 2015, he returned to China and joined ShanghaiTech University as the director of the Virtual Reality and Visual Computing Center. He is currently the dean of the School of Information Science and Technology. He founded DGene as CEO in May 2016. His research focuses on computer vision, computational imaging, computer graphics and bioinformatics.
Yu Jingyi earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology in 2000. He went on to obtain a doctorate in Computer and Electronic Engineering from MIT in 2005.From 2005 to 2015, he was a professor at the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at the University of Delaware. In 2015, he returned to China and joined ShanghaiTech University as the director of the Virtual Reality and Visual Computing Center. He is currently the dean of the School of Information Science and Technology. He founded DGene as CEO in May 2016. His research focuses on computer vision, computational imaging, computer graphics and bioinformatics.
CEO and co-founder of FROGS
After starting his career in Indonesian automotive conglomerate Astra, businessman Kiwi Aliwarga left the country in 1998 to establish United Machinery in Myanmar with business partner Daw Marlar Win. The United Machinery Group (UMG) is now one of Myanmar's biggest conglomerates. Its original core business, ranging from distribution of generators and other heavy machinery, has been transformed and expanded to include media, leisure and F&B.The venture capital arm UMG Idealab seeks and supports innovative business ideas from the region to bring back to Myanmar. Through UMG Idealab, Aliwarga is exploring various new technologies including passenger-carrying drone taxis. He recently co-founded FROGS in Indonesia with former aircraft engineer Asro Nasiri.
After starting his career in Indonesian automotive conglomerate Astra, businessman Kiwi Aliwarga left the country in 1998 to establish United Machinery in Myanmar with business partner Daw Marlar Win. The United Machinery Group (UMG) is now one of Myanmar's biggest conglomerates. Its original core business, ranging from distribution of generators and other heavy machinery, has been transformed and expanded to include media, leisure and F&B.The venture capital arm UMG Idealab seeks and supports innovative business ideas from the region to bring back to Myanmar. Through UMG Idealab, Aliwarga is exploring various new technologies including passenger-carrying drone taxis. He recently co-founded FROGS in Indonesia with former aircraft engineer Asro Nasiri.
Chairman and Founder of Dingdang Medicine Express
Born in Jiangxi Province in 1962, Yang Wenlong is a traditional Chinese pharmacist and senior economist. The MBA graduate from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business ran a traditional Chinese medicine business from 1982 to 1987 in Zhangshu. He also founded the Jiangxi Kangmei Medical & Healthcare Co Ltd in 1998 and the Renhe Group in 2001.He is the chairman of Renhe Group and Dingdang Medicine Express. He is a member of the national committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and a member of the central committee of the China National Democratic Construction Association.
Born in Jiangxi Province in 1962, Yang Wenlong is a traditional Chinese pharmacist and senior economist. The MBA graduate from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business ran a traditional Chinese medicine business from 1982 to 1987 in Zhangshu. He also founded the Jiangxi Kangmei Medical & Healthcare Co Ltd in 1998 and the Renhe Group in 2001.He is the chairman of Renhe Group and Dingdang Medicine Express. He is a member of the national committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and a member of the central committee of the China National Democratic Construction Association.
Yu is the founder and chairman of NYSE-listed New Oriental Education & Technology Group. Upon graduating from Peking University with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1985, he started teaching English at his alma mater. Yu resigned from the university in 1991 and, two years later, founded the New Oriental School, where students learned how to pass the TOEFL exam or score high on the GRE. In 2014, he co-founded Hongtai Capital Holdings (Aplus Capital), which manages over RMB 20 billion in assets, with fellow entrepreneur Sheng Xitai. As an angel investor, Yu invests mainly in edtech startups.
Yu is the founder and chairman of NYSE-listed New Oriental Education & Technology Group. Upon graduating from Peking University with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1985, he started teaching English at his alma mater. Yu resigned from the university in 1991 and, two years later, founded the New Oriental School, where students learned how to pass the TOEFL exam or score high on the GRE. In 2014, he co-founded Hongtai Capital Holdings (Aplus Capital), which manages over RMB 20 billion in assets, with fellow entrepreneur Sheng Xitai. As an angel investor, Yu invests mainly in edtech startups.
One of the earliest and independent VC firms in China, Chengwei Capital was founded in Shanghai in 1999. It’s also the first and only evergreen fund in China.With Yale University Endowment as its largest investor, the VC limited partners also include institutional investors from around the world. With a portfolio of about 30 companies, the firm mainly invests in manufacturing, consumer goods, education, internet and petroleum & natural gas.In 2012, Chengwei and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) jointly launched the $100m CEIBS-Chengwei Venture Capital Fund to invest in early- and growth-stage companies founded or managed by CEIBS alumni. The VC also seeks to support entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses over a long period of time, acting as their long-term business partner.
One of the earliest and independent VC firms in China, Chengwei Capital was founded in Shanghai in 1999. It’s also the first and only evergreen fund in China.With Yale University Endowment as its largest investor, the VC limited partners also include institutional investors from around the world. With a portfolio of about 30 companies, the firm mainly invests in manufacturing, consumer goods, education, internet and petroleum & natural gas.In 2012, Chengwei and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) jointly launched the $100m CEIBS-Chengwei Venture Capital Fund to invest in early- and growth-stage companies founded or managed by CEIBS alumni. The VC also seeks to support entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses over a long period of time, acting as their long-term business partner.
TRATON is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group and one of the world’s largest producer of commercial vehicles. It manufactures light-duty commercial vehicles, trucks and buses at 29 production and assembly sites in 17 countries.The company is now focusing on developing electric trucks and announced in March 2021 that it will invest a total of €1.6bn in e-mobility R&D by 2025. In September 2020, it partnered with self-driving trucking startup TuSimple to mass produce driverless trucks.In March 2021, Navistar stockholders approved the acquisition of Navistar by TRATON. Subject to regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to be completed by mid-May.
TRATON is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group and one of the world’s largest producer of commercial vehicles. It manufactures light-duty commercial vehicles, trucks and buses at 29 production and assembly sites in 17 countries.The company is now focusing on developing electric trucks and announced in March 2021 that it will invest a total of €1.6bn in e-mobility R&D by 2025. In September 2020, it partnered with self-driving trucking startup TuSimple to mass produce driverless trucks.In March 2021, Navistar stockholders approved the acquisition of Navistar by TRATON. Subject to regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to be completed by mid-May.
Founded in Silicon Valley by serial investor and founder of Google Ventures Bill Marris, Section 32 has multiple investment interests with medicine and biotech key amongst them. Marris himself has invested in over 500 companies, with over one-third resulting in IPO or M&A. Fifty of his portfolio companies have exceeded $1bn valuations, including Uber. Section 32 currently has 48 companies in its portfolio. Its most recent investments have included in Canadian remote medicine platform Cover Health’s $43m Series B round and in the $100m Series B round of US cancer detection software C2i Genomics, both in April 2021. In March 2021, it participated in the $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech.
Founded in Silicon Valley by serial investor and founder of Google Ventures Bill Marris, Section 32 has multiple investment interests with medicine and biotech key amongst them. Marris himself has invested in over 500 companies, with over one-third resulting in IPO or M&A. Fifty of his portfolio companies have exceeded $1bn valuations, including Uber. Section 32 currently has 48 companies in its portfolio. Its most recent investments have included in Canadian remote medicine platform Cover Health’s $43m Series B round and in the $100m Series B round of US cancer detection software C2i Genomics, both in April 2021. In March 2021, it participated in the $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech.
Co-founder and CEO of Mapan by Ruma
Indonesia’s most prominent young social entrepreneur Aldi Haryopratomo was in the Harvard Business School class of 2011, where his peers included Go-Jek founder Nadiem Makarim and Grab founders Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling.Aldi began his career as a security consultant for Ernst & Young. After a one-year stint at the Boston Consulting Group, Aldi worked with Sean Dewitt and Budiman Wikarsa from the Grameen Foundation to develop Ruma, a business-in-a-box startup for low-income Indonesians in 2009. Ruma launched the “Arisan Mapan” group-buying app in 2014.Aldi also holds a Computer Engineering degree from Purdue University. He was selected as a Young Global Leader in the 2012 World Economic Forum.
Indonesia’s most prominent young social entrepreneur Aldi Haryopratomo was in the Harvard Business School class of 2011, where his peers included Go-Jek founder Nadiem Makarim and Grab founders Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling.Aldi began his career as a security consultant for Ernst & Young. After a one-year stint at the Boston Consulting Group, Aldi worked with Sean Dewitt and Budiman Wikarsa from the Grameen Foundation to develop Ruma, a business-in-a-box startup for low-income Indonesians in 2009. Ruma launched the “Arisan Mapan” group-buying app in 2014.Aldi also holds a Computer Engineering degree from Purdue University. He was selected as a Young Global Leader in the 2012 World Economic Forum.
Chief Scientist and Co-founder of AISpeech
After receiving his master’s in Automation from Tsinghua University in 2002, Yu joined the Machine Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where he obtained his doctorate in Engineering in 2006. Yu was a co-founder of VocallQ, a UK-based voice technology startup. Apple acquired the firm in 2015. Yu returned to China in 2008. In 2012, he set up the SpeechLab, which specializes in intelligent speech recognition technology R&D, at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a professor at SJTU.
After receiving his master’s in Automation from Tsinghua University in 2002, Yu joined the Machine Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, where he obtained his doctorate in Engineering in 2006. Yu was a co-founder of VocallQ, a UK-based voice technology startup. Apple acquired the firm in 2015. Yu returned to China in 2008. In 2012, he set up the SpeechLab, which specializes in intelligent speech recognition technology R&D, at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a professor at SJTU.
Co-founder and COO of Hangry
Trained in mass communications and media studies, Andreas Resha has held marketing and analyst roles in various industries. After graduating from Universitas Pelita Harapan, Indonesia, in 2009, Resha worked as an analyst for insurance company AIA, handling the bancassurance and direct telemarketing sections. He worked at AIA until 2015, leaving his position at the company’s Strategic Initiative Office to briefly work as CFO at a specialty coffee store in Bali. In 2016, he joined accounting software startup Jurnal as CFO for a year, and occupied the same role in financial products comparison website Cermati until early 2019. He then joined payments company OVO, where he met Abraham Viktor and Robin Tan. The three would work together to start their own F&B business, Hangry.
Trained in mass communications and media studies, Andreas Resha has held marketing and analyst roles in various industries. After graduating from Universitas Pelita Harapan, Indonesia, in 2009, Resha worked as an analyst for insurance company AIA, handling the bancassurance and direct telemarketing sections. He worked at AIA until 2015, leaving his position at the company’s Strategic Initiative Office to briefly work as CFO at a specialty coffee store in Bali. In 2016, he joined accounting software startup Jurnal as CFO for a year, and occupied the same role in financial products comparison website Cermati until early 2019. He then joined payments company OVO, where he met Abraham Viktor and Robin Tan. The three would work together to start their own F&B business, Hangry.
Co-founder, CTO of Bodyswaps
Tom Szirtes is co-founder and CTO at UK-based VR edtech for soft-skills training Bodyswaps, where he has worked since the start of 2020. Prior to that, he was managing director at London-based AR and VR design startup Mbryonic, where he worked for almost seven years. Before Mbryonic, he was project manager at Orange for almost three years, where he worked in gamification at the giant’s R&D lab in London.Szirtes also worked for six years at SEGA Europe in game development and as a developer and a contractor in other organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bristol in the UK.
Tom Szirtes is co-founder and CTO at UK-based VR edtech for soft-skills training Bodyswaps, where he has worked since the start of 2020. Prior to that, he was managing director at London-based AR and VR design startup Mbryonic, where he worked for almost seven years. Before Mbryonic, he was project manager at Orange for almost three years, where he worked in gamification at the giant’s R&D lab in London.Szirtes also worked for six years at SEGA Europe in game development and as a developer and a contractor in other organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Bristol in the UK.
Co-founder, CTO of VEnvirotech
Patricia Aymà Maldonado is the Spanish CTO and co-founder of 100% biodegradable plastic tech VEnvirotech, where she has worked since 2017. Before this, she had completed a year’s stint working in circular-economy R&D projects at LEILAT Technological Center and in 2016 she completed her master’s research at the University of Barcelona. This was in the field of environmental biotechnology, namely polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Aymà has considerable training in biotechnology with a master’s in environmental engineering in 2016 from the University of Barcelona and a first degree in the subject from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. In 2017, she also gained entry to the youth entrepreneurship acceleration program Yuzz Santander, a Santander Bank initiative.
Patricia Aymà Maldonado is the Spanish CTO and co-founder of 100% biodegradable plastic tech VEnvirotech, where she has worked since 2017. Before this, she had completed a year’s stint working in circular-economy R&D projects at LEILAT Technological Center and in 2016 she completed her master’s research at the University of Barcelona. This was in the field of environmental biotechnology, namely polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Aymà has considerable training in biotechnology with a master’s in environmental engineering in 2016 from the University of Barcelona and a first degree in the subject from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. In 2017, she also gained entry to the youth entrepreneurship acceleration program Yuzz Santander, a Santander Bank initiative.
Jungle Ventures was founded by serial entrepreneur Anurag Srivastava and business angel Amit Anand in Singapore. Anurag arrived in Singapore in 1993 and established interior design Space Matrix group in 2006. Amit was a vice chairman of Business Angels Network South East Asia (BANSEA). He is currently a member of the Advisory Council for Ethics in AI & Data in Singapore.The VC specializes in the finance, retail, software, media, travel and hospitality sectors. Investments include budget hotel network RedDoorz, microfinancing fintech Kredivo, photography services platform SweetEscape and digital logistics Waresix.
Jungle Ventures was founded by serial entrepreneur Anurag Srivastava and business angel Amit Anand in Singapore. Anurag arrived in Singapore in 1993 and established interior design Space Matrix group in 2006. Amit was a vice chairman of Business Angels Network South East Asia (BANSEA). He is currently a member of the Advisory Council for Ethics in AI & Data in Singapore.The VC specializes in the finance, retail, software, media, travel and hospitality sectors. Investments include budget hotel network RedDoorz, microfinancing fintech Kredivo, photography services platform SweetEscape and digital logistics Waresix.
Scottish Enterprise, a public arm of the Scottish Government, facilitates investments and economic growth of businesses in the eastern, central, and southern areas of Scotland. Led by Chairman Bob Keiller, Scottish Enterprise fulfills the objectives of the Scottish Government. It employs 1,100 staff across 14 offices in the UK and 33 overseas.Founded in 1975 as the Scottish Development Agency (SDA), it changed into Scottish Enterprise in 1991. Its operative structure was initially formed by Local Enterprise Companies (LECs) with boards led by local entrepreneurs. Since 2000, former limited companies have become wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Scottish Enterprise.Based on its performance report for 2017–2018, Scottish Enterprise has helped portfolio companies with £315m in R&D funds and secured capital investment of £215m.
Scottish Enterprise, a public arm of the Scottish Government, facilitates investments and economic growth of businesses in the eastern, central, and southern areas of Scotland. Led by Chairman Bob Keiller, Scottish Enterprise fulfills the objectives of the Scottish Government. It employs 1,100 staff across 14 offices in the UK and 33 overseas.Founded in 1975 as the Scottish Development Agency (SDA), it changed into Scottish Enterprise in 1991. Its operative structure was initially formed by Local Enterprise Companies (LECs) with boards led by local entrepreneurs. Since 2000, former limited companies have become wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Scottish Enterprise.Based on its performance report for 2017–2018, Scottish Enterprise has helped portfolio companies with £315m in R&D funds and secured capital investment of £215m.
Plant-based meat faces backlash in China despite gaining traction
An innocuous video clip sparked debate on social media over plant-based meat, with suspicion about its nutritional value, cost-effectiveness and even the motives of foreign companies
Clear Plate: Anti-food waste AI that rewards the diners who finish their food
Taking little steps to make a big difference in fighting food waste, Clear Plate engages with digital natives to spread the message
Smart Bees wants to capitalize on China's two-children policy
High property prices fuel demand for Smart Bees' bespoke smart tech-equipped furniture that maximizes living spaces for families and young homeowners
3D printing foodtech Natural Machines joins Euronext's pre-IPO training program
With its 3D printed vegan candies and snowflake pizzas, Natural Machines already has more than 300 companies using its Foodini food printer, which it’s upgrading with laser tech for simultaneous cooking too
CarBlock eyes opportunities presented by the multi-billion car data market
This startup aims to transform the connected car and transportation industry by building a data circulation system based on blockchain
Sequoia China Seed Fund: Growing an era of deep-tech startups
Managing Partner Neil Shen wants to help deep-tech and enterprise tech startups get investments more easily, across quantum computing, semiconductors, synthetic biology and more
Tuvalum: Fast-growing vertical marketplace for used quality bikes
Banking on organic reach, Tuvalum has set its sights on a €40 billion market
Forget Instacart. Now you can get groceries from the vending machine downstairs
A Beijing startup has created a faster way for customers to purchase milk and eggs – just pop downstairs, buy from its smart vending machine and pay by smartphone
No dine-in, no problem: Hangry’s cloud kitchens thrive amid Covid-19
Learning from global F&B franchises has helped Hangry expand rapidly, maintain quality and set expansion goals despite the pandemic
This voice technology startup empowers both developers and machines
AISpeech shifted its business from education to IoT but has always remained focused on voice interaction between humans and machines
Les Nouveaux Affineurs: Disrupting centuries-old French cheese culture
Backed by Michelin-star chefs and investors, Les Noveaux Affineurs is gearing up to be a global player in the billion-dollar vegan cheese market
After a Covid-led boom in 2020, what next for China's K-12 edtech?
Unicorns Yuanfudao and Zuoyebang raised more than $6bn combined last year as demand for online learning continues to grow, but some smaller players are running out of cash
Will China ride into a car-sharing future?
Chinese car-sharing startups face reckoning as more than 500 players crowd into a fast-growing, but young, market
UBTECH: CES robotics star wants to bring humanoid robots to every family
UBTECH’s next-generation bipedal robot recently made an impressive global debut, and the startup’s founder has once again become the focus of attention
Bukalapak CEO under fire for tweet about Indonesia’s R&D budget
Achmad Zaky is the latest top startup executive to get embroiled in a politically charged social media storm
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