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As the Korean conglomerate’s gateway to deep tech startups and innovation, Samsung NEXT covers product development, investment, M&A and partnerships in a single entity to complement Samsung’s hardware business. Outside of South Korea, Samsung NEXT has offices in Berlin, Tel Aviv and in the US in New York, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. Its portfolio currently includes 55 companies with recent investments including in Series A rounds for Tetrate, Brodmann17 and RapidDeploy, as well as Healthy.io's Series B. It has managed 13 exits to date, including LoopPay, Automated Insights and EyeVerify. The VC was established in 2013.
As the Korean conglomerate’s gateway to deep tech startups and innovation, Samsung NEXT covers product development, investment, M&A and partnerships in a single entity to complement Samsung’s hardware business. Outside of South Korea, Samsung NEXT has offices in Berlin, Tel Aviv and in the US in New York, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. Its portfolio currently includes 55 companies with recent investments including in Series A rounds for Tetrate, Brodmann17 and RapidDeploy, as well as Healthy.io's Series B. It has managed 13 exits to date, including LoopPay, Automated Insights and EyeVerify. The VC was established in 2013.
Kim Jung is a South Korean businessman and the man behind Nexon, Korea's largest gaming company. He is Chairman and CEO of NXC Corporation, Nexon’s holding company. NXC diversified into cryptocurrency and holds 83% of Korbit, a Seoul-based exchange.In 2016, Kim was accused of bribery, having favoured a prosecutor who was his university friend. Although he was found not guilty due to lack of evidence, Kim resigned as a director of Nexon.Kim is also partner at Collaborative Fund, a New York-based VC firm.
Kim Jung is a South Korean businessman and the man behind Nexon, Korea's largest gaming company. He is Chairman and CEO of NXC Corporation, Nexon’s holding company. NXC diversified into cryptocurrency and holds 83% of Korbit, a Seoul-based exchange.In 2016, Kim was accused of bribery, having favoured a prosecutor who was his university friend. Although he was found not guilty due to lack of evidence, Kim resigned as a director of Nexon.Kim is also partner at Collaborative Fund, a New York-based VC firm.
ATM Capital is a China-based venture capital firm with a focus on Southeast Asia. In 2017, ATM Capital participated in the seed round of Indonesian coworking space operator Rework (now GoWork). Its its partners have invested in Go-Jek, Rocket Internet and several Chinese companies. It closed its US$200 million fund in January 2019.
ATM Capital is a China-based venture capital firm with a focus on Southeast Asia. In 2017, ATM Capital participated in the seed round of Indonesian coworking space operator Rework (now GoWork). Its its partners have invested in Go-Jek, Rocket Internet and several Chinese companies. It closed its US$200 million fund in January 2019.
Co-founder, CPO and Growth Hacker of Fabelio
Before becoming co-founder, CPO and growth hacker at Fabelio in February 2016, Filippo Lombardi was a commercial director at Linio Panama electronic marketplace until December 2015. He had also worked at the Lazada Group in Indonesia since September 2012 as the head of web analytics and as onsite UX optimization marketing VP for Southeast Asia until 2014. Filippo obtained a bachelor’s in Business Administration and Management and a master’s in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University in Italy.
Before becoming co-founder, CPO and growth hacker at Fabelio in February 2016, Filippo Lombardi was a commercial director at Linio Panama electronic marketplace until December 2015. He had also worked at the Lazada Group in Indonesia since September 2012 as the head of web analytics and as onsite UX optimization marketing VP for Southeast Asia until 2014. Filippo obtained a bachelor’s in Business Administration and Management and a master’s in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University in Italy.
Founder and CEO of Xiangwushuo
Founder and CEO of Xiangwushuo. Sun has ten years’ experience in the retail and internet industries in China and the US. In 2011, he received his MBA from Stanford University. After graduation, Sun worked as head of retail business at Asia Miles for three years, where he was in charge of virtual currency and data management as well as new market entry and P&L. His three years of experience with point redemption finance systems helped him start Xiangwushuo.
Founder and CEO of Xiangwushuo. Sun has ten years’ experience in the retail and internet industries in China and the US. In 2011, he received his MBA from Stanford University. After graduation, Sun worked as head of retail business at Asia Miles for three years, where he was in charge of virtual currency and data management as well as new market entry and P&L. His three years of experience with point redemption finance systems helped him start Xiangwushuo.
Co-founder and Chief Community Officer of Du'Anyam
Hanna Keraf’s career reflects her focus on helping underserved communities in her birthplace Flores, Indonesia. After earning a bachelor’s in Business Administration at Japan’s Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, she worked for NGO Swisscontact, that encourages economic development by supporting local businesses. She then moved on to work for Sahabat Cipta Foundation, an NGO focusing on supporting local farmers.In 2014, she joined Azalea Ayuningtyas and Melia Winata to establish Du’Anyam, a social enterprise that aims to empower women through wicker crafting.
Hanna Keraf’s career reflects her focus on helping underserved communities in her birthplace Flores, Indonesia. After earning a bachelor’s in Business Administration at Japan’s Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, she worked for NGO Swisscontact, that encourages economic development by supporting local businesses. She then moved on to work for Sahabat Cipta Foundation, an NGO focusing on supporting local farmers.In 2014, she joined Azalea Ayuningtyas and Melia Winata to establish Du’Anyam, a social enterprise that aims to empower women through wicker crafting.
Co-founder and CEO of Agate
Arief Widhiyasa is an Agate co-founder and one of the original 18 members of the game development studio who met at Bandung Institute of Technology and began the company after graduation. He and his teammates did not have prior experience in running a business – Arief's bachelor's degree is in Computer Science – but they powered through and the company is still going strong more than 10 years later. Arief was named among Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Consumer Tech category.
Arief Widhiyasa is an Agate co-founder and one of the original 18 members of the game development studio who met at Bandung Institute of Technology and began the company after graduation. He and his teammates did not have prior experience in running a business – Arief's bachelor's degree is in Computer Science – but they powered through and the company is still going strong more than 10 years later. Arief was named among Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Consumer Tech category.
COO and Co-founder of Jeff
Rubén Muñoz Trapote holds a double degree in Economics and Actuarial Science and a degree in Finance.He’s one of the co-founders of Mr. Jeff, an online dry cleaning and laundry service with a presence in Europe, Asia and Latin America. There, he is responsible for the planning, implementation and management of online marketing strategy, focused on mobile-user acquisition and retention.Prior to Mr. Jeff, Muñoz mainly worked in financial and administration departments in diverse industry sectors.
Rubén Muñoz Trapote holds a double degree in Economics and Actuarial Science and a degree in Finance.He’s one of the co-founders of Mr. Jeff, an online dry cleaning and laundry service with a presence in Europe, Asia and Latin America. There, he is responsible for the planning, implementation and management of online marketing strategy, focused on mobile-user acquisition and retention.Prior to Mr. Jeff, Muñoz mainly worked in financial and administration departments in diverse industry sectors.
Founded in 1993, WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm investing in early to growth stage companies across the US, Greater China and Asia Pacific. The group has invested in more than 400 companies in the fields of healthcare, biotech, artificial intelligence, robotics, fintech, sustainability and new media. It manages seven venture capital funds with over 100 successful IPO and M&A exits. With three strategic offices in San Francisco, Beijing and Taipei, the group seeks investment opportunities both in the US and Asia.
Founded in 1993, WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm investing in early to growth stage companies across the US, Greater China and Asia Pacific. The group has invested in more than 400 companies in the fields of healthcare, biotech, artificial intelligence, robotics, fintech, sustainability and new media. It manages seven venture capital funds with over 100 successful IPO and M&A exits. With three strategic offices in San Francisco, Beijing and Taipei, the group seeks investment opportunities both in the US and Asia.
Beatriz González is Spain’s first and only female head of a venture capital firm. In 2013, she founded Seaya Ventures and became the MD of one of Spain’s top 10 VC funds. The VC also has interests in South America. Its portfolio includes 17 mid to large startups like Cabify, Glovo and Wallbox. The VC focuses on the internet, digital and media sectors, backing startups with investments of €5–10 million each. González is also a board member for numerous startups including Cabify and Glovo. As an angel investor, she has invested in the pre-seed and seed rounds of Spanish femtech WOOM.
Beatriz González is Spain’s first and only female head of a venture capital firm. In 2013, she founded Seaya Ventures and became the MD of one of Spain’s top 10 VC funds. The VC also has interests in South America. Its portfolio includes 17 mid to large startups like Cabify, Glovo and Wallbox. The VC focuses on the internet, digital and media sectors, backing startups with investments of €5–10 million each. González is also a board member for numerous startups including Cabify and Glovo. As an angel investor, she has invested in the pre-seed and seed rounds of Spanish femtech WOOM.
CEO and Co-founder of 4D ShoeTech
Antonio Lin was admitted as a freshman of College of Mathematics and Informatics in South China Agricultural University in 2015. He also founded a 3D printing company in 2015. The business encountered financial problems and was later shut down.But in March 2016, the global entrepreneur incubator Blackbox picked Lin’s company as one of the ten teams with potential to be trained in Silicon Valley for a week. It was during this training program that Lin met Qiu Chen from Tsinghua University and Zhou Zhiheng, the general manager of Michael Antonio Footwear Group’s business in China.Lin quickly pivoted the focus of his company to 3D printing of footwear and became the CEO of 4D ShoeTech.
Antonio Lin was admitted as a freshman of College of Mathematics and Informatics in South China Agricultural University in 2015. He also founded a 3D printing company in 2015. The business encountered financial problems and was later shut down.But in March 2016, the global entrepreneur incubator Blackbox picked Lin’s company as one of the ten teams with potential to be trained in Silicon Valley for a week. It was during this training program that Lin met Qiu Chen from Tsinghua University and Zhou Zhiheng, the general manager of Michael Antonio Footwear Group’s business in China.Lin quickly pivoted the focus of his company to 3D printing of footwear and became the CEO of 4D ShoeTech.
Co-founder and CEO of BlackGarlic
Michael Saputra is best known for establishing the successful food ordering website Klik-Eat with co-founder Willy Haryanto. They sold the business in June 2015 and went on to develop a meal kit startup BlackGarlic.An electrical engineering graduate from Purdue University in USA, Michael had worked briefly at Bosch, Whirlpool Corporation and Maxim Integrated Products before his master’s program at the University of Texas in Dallas. He made a career switch as a business analyst at Asia Pulp & Paper before co-founding Klik-Eat in June 2011.
Michael Saputra is best known for establishing the successful food ordering website Klik-Eat with co-founder Willy Haryanto. They sold the business in June 2015 and went on to develop a meal kit startup BlackGarlic.An electrical engineering graduate from Purdue University in USA, Michael had worked briefly at Bosch, Whirlpool Corporation and Maxim Integrated Products before his master’s program at the University of Texas in Dallas. He made a career switch as a business analyst at Asia Pulp & Paper before co-founding Klik-Eat in June 2011.
Co-founder and CTO of Koala Reading
Ren earned his doctorate in Data Mining from the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Peking University. Prior to co-founding Koala Reading, he worked at IBM China, where he worked on AI-based healthcare solutions provider Watson for Life Service; Sohu's Big Data Center, where he did R&D on its advertising recommendation system; and Microsoft Research Asia, where he helped develop the Chinese handwriting input model for Windows 10.
Ren earned his doctorate in Data Mining from the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Peking University. Prior to co-founding Koala Reading, he worked at IBM China, where he worked on AI-based healthcare solutions provider Watson for Life Service; Sohu's Big Data Center, where he did R&D on its advertising recommendation system; and Microsoft Research Asia, where he helped develop the Chinese handwriting input model for Windows 10.
Co-founder and CEO of Kargo Technologies
Tiger Fang is the CEO of logistics company Kargo Technologies. He was formerly the Country General Manager for Uber Indonesia. Prior to joining Uber in 2013 and leading its expansion into China, Fang was Assistant Vice President at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, where he had been an investment analyst. He had earlier moved to Asia in 2012 and had a brief stint at Rocket Internet's Lazada. Fang holds a bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii and was enrolled in Harvard Business School's Strategy & Leadership Executive Education program.
Tiger Fang is the CEO of logistics company Kargo Technologies. He was formerly the Country General Manager for Uber Indonesia. Prior to joining Uber in 2013 and leading its expansion into China, Fang was Assistant Vice President at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, where he had been an investment analyst. He had earlier moved to Asia in 2012 and had a brief stint at Rocket Internet's Lazada. Fang holds a bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii and was enrolled in Harvard Business School's Strategy & Leadership Executive Education program.
CTO and Co-founder of Fourier Intelligence
With a degree in Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xu Zhenhua has over 10 years of experience in robotics R&D. He previously worked as a senior R&D engineer at FANUC Robotics and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center, a joint venture between General Motors and SAIC Motor. Xu and Alex Gu co-founded Jinghe Robot in 2012 and Fourier Intelligence in 2015. Xu served as CTO at Fourier Intelligence from 2015 to 2018, at which time he left to found new exoskeleton startup ULS Robotics.
With a degree in Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xu Zhenhua has over 10 years of experience in robotics R&D. He previously worked as a senior R&D engineer at FANUC Robotics and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center, a joint venture between General Motors and SAIC Motor. Xu and Alex Gu co-founded Jinghe Robot in 2012 and Fourier Intelligence in 2015. Xu served as CTO at Fourier Intelligence from 2015 to 2018, at which time he left to found new exoskeleton startup ULS Robotics.
South Summit 2021: Lessons in expanding to Asia from experts on the ground
Cast aside your Eurocentric mindsets, China-based SOSV’s Oscar Ramos and Brinc’s Heriberto Saldivar tell startups, why they should expand to the region, and how best to do it
South Summit wants to go global, as it launches Brazilian chapter
CEO Marta del Castillo on South Summit’s LatAm, Asia expansion plans; its net-zero pledge; her new role as co-head to further drive growth and more
TheVentures founders launch Singapore VC to drive deals in Southeast Asia
The Korean Viki co-founders return to Singapore as venture builders and investors, offering South Korean partnerships and “CTO-as-a-service” in Southeast Asia
Future Food Asia 2021 announces finalists for $100,000 prize
Ten startups from agrifood tech and cleantech sectors will pitch during the five-day conference, are also eligible for two more prizes from sponsors Cargill and Thai Wah
Accelerating Asia bets on unicorn wave from MSME digitalization, logistics
The investor-accelerator’s sixth batch will start accepting applications in December, with greater ESG focus and a pledge to donate 1% of profit on investments to charity
Accelerating Asia's Amra Naidoo: We’re at an inflection point in Southeast Asia
Accelerating Asia’s co-founder Amra Naidoo reveals how the program adapts its curriculum to meet startups’ needs and the challenges accelerator programs face during the pandemic
Spanish VR edtech Play2Speak targets China's K-12 market
Keen on the multibillion-dollar tutoring market in Asia, Play2Speak creates VR immersive learning to help kids overcome the fear of learning a new language
Future Food Asia 2021: Regenerative agriculture in Asia
The unique challenges facing regenerative agriculture in Asia require solutions different from those in the West, presenting opportunities for microfinancing and impact investment
South Summit 2021: European seed investment is booming post-Covid
Investors from The Fund, Northzone and Pale Blue Dot highlight climate change, consumer credit and business tools as hot areas to follow
Taronga Ventures takes RealTechX to Singapore; plans Japan, US growth
The Australian proptech investor to focus on ESG in its acceleration program, including women under-representation and site safety
Inspired by kangaroos, ProAgni wants to wean the livestock farming industry off antibiotics
Australia’s ProAgni is making grain-feed supplements to improve livestock growth, negate antibiotic use and even reduce methane emissions, all based on kangaroo gut health research
SingularCover: Spanish SME insurance sector disruptor is Virtual South Summit winner
AI-honed personalization is proving successful in the underserved SME insurtech vertical
Singrow to start selling Singapore-grown strawberries in March, plans $15m Series A this year
Singrow also plans to offer locally grown produce across Southeast Asia, starting with strawberries farmed in energy-efficient greenhouses
Bukalapak CEO Achmad Zaky steps down, ex-banker Rachmat Kaimuddin to take over
Rumors of a leadership change first surfaced in August as the Indonesian unicorn and its co-founder got a bad press
TroopTravel: Growth opportunities in Big Data corporate travel analytics
International award-winner TroopTravel wants to be the ultimate choice for global travellers.
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