Startup Lisboa
-
DATABASE (570)
-
ARTICLES (690)
CEO and Founder of Modoo
Ma Jiliang graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013 with a degree in Industrial and System Engineering. He also has a degree in Applied Mathematics. While studying, Ma had internship roles as a lab and program manager with companies in Suzhou, China.In 2012, he started working as a program manager at AI startup Mobvoi in Beijing. After his graduation, he continued to work at Mobvoi until 2014. He founded medtech Modoo as CEO in 2015. He wanted to produce a more effective and safer fetal-monitoring device that can be used by pregnant women at home.
Ma Jiliang graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013 with a degree in Industrial and System Engineering. He also has a degree in Applied Mathematics. While studying, Ma had internship roles as a lab and program manager with companies in Suzhou, China.In 2012, he started working as a program manager at AI startup Mobvoi in Beijing. After his graduation, he continued to work at Mobvoi until 2014. He founded medtech Modoo as CEO in 2015. He wanted to produce a more effective and safer fetal-monitoring device that can be used by pregnant women at home.
CEO and Founder of Xiaoe Tech
Bao Chunjian graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2006 with a master’s degree in Computer Science. He then joined Tencent where he worked for nine years on the R&D of major data-related technologies rising to the level of a T4 expert engineer (the highest title an engineer can achieve in Tencent). In 2015, Bao Chunjian recruited a few former Tencent employees and founded a startup to help blue-collar workers find jobs but that business failed in 2016. He then started Xiaoe Tech.
Bao Chunjian graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2006 with a master’s degree in Computer Science. He then joined Tencent where he worked for nine years on the R&D of major data-related technologies rising to the level of a T4 expert engineer (the highest title an engineer can achieve in Tencent). In 2015, Bao Chunjian recruited a few former Tencent employees and founded a startup to help blue-collar workers find jobs but that business failed in 2016. He then started Xiaoe Tech.
Co-founder of Findster, Founder and CEO of SWORD Health
Having seen his parents struggle to provide his brother with intensive physical rehabilitation, Virgílio Bento (b. 1984) understood the many pain points faced by the patients and their families. Bento graduated from the University of Aveiro with a master’s in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, and went on to pursue a PhD in Electrical Engineering. There, he developed SWORD Phoenix which would go on to be the technology behind SWORD Health, a startup Bento founded and of which he is currently CEO. Bento is also a co-founder of Findster Technologies, a dual pet tracker and fitness tech.
Having seen his parents struggle to provide his brother with intensive physical rehabilitation, Virgílio Bento (b. 1984) understood the many pain points faced by the patients and their families. Bento graduated from the University of Aveiro with a master’s in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, and went on to pursue a PhD in Electrical Engineering. There, he developed SWORD Phoenix which would go on to be the technology behind SWORD Health, a startup Bento founded and of which he is currently CEO. Bento is also a co-founder of Findster Technologies, a dual pet tracker and fitness tech.
Co-founder, CEO of Meatable
Krijn De Nood is the Dutch co-founder and CEO at cell-based meat startup Meatable, the first to claim a highly scalable culture technology with the use of pluripotent stem cells, where he has worked since 2018. He previously worked at McKinsey for six-and-a-half years in Amsterdam, New York and in Kenya. Prior to that, he worked as an equity derivatives trader at derivative trading company All Options after a short stint at Barclays Capital.De Nood holds two first degrees from the University of Amsterdam, in philosophy and in economics and finance.
Krijn De Nood is the Dutch co-founder and CEO at cell-based meat startup Meatable, the first to claim a highly scalable culture technology with the use of pluripotent stem cells, where he has worked since 2018. He previously worked at McKinsey for six-and-a-half years in Amsterdam, New York and in Kenya. Prior to that, he worked as an equity derivatives trader at derivative trading company All Options after a short stint at Barclays Capital.De Nood holds two first degrees from the University of Amsterdam, in philosophy and in economics and finance.
co-founder and CEO of YITU Healthcare
Leo Zhu received his PhD in Statistics from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he specialized in statistical modeling of computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI), He was a student of Professor Alan Yuille whose PhD in theoretical physics was supervised by Dr Stephen Hawking. Prior to co-founding and becoming the CEO of China’s leading AI technology startup YITU Healthcare, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AI laboratory and a research fellow at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.
Leo Zhu received his PhD in Statistics from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he specialized in statistical modeling of computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI), He was a student of Professor Alan Yuille whose PhD in theoretical physics was supervised by Dr Stephen Hawking. Prior to co-founding and becoming the CEO of China’s leading AI technology startup YITU Healthcare, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AI laboratory and a research fellow at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.
Co-Founder of Gadjian
Islamic finance and marketing expert Else Fernanda earned his bachelor’s in Accounting from Universitas Indonesia, the national university; a master’s in Finance from the University of Strathclyde; and a certificate in Human Resources from Atma Jaya University. After working in the finance industry, he founded an Islamic finance and marketing consulting company in 2004. In 2011, he co-founded the Paramadina Islamic Management Institute (PIMI). He co-founded FAST8, a human resources tech company, in 2008 with his wife, Afia Fitriati. They also founded Gadjian, an HR management SaaS startup. Today, Else is also a lecturer at Paramadina University and a member of Sharia Supervisory Board for four companies.
Islamic finance and marketing expert Else Fernanda earned his bachelor’s in Accounting from Universitas Indonesia, the national university; a master’s in Finance from the University of Strathclyde; and a certificate in Human Resources from Atma Jaya University. After working in the finance industry, he founded an Islamic finance and marketing consulting company in 2004. In 2011, he co-founded the Paramadina Islamic Management Institute (PIMI). He co-founded FAST8, a human resources tech company, in 2008 with his wife, Afia Fitriati. They also founded Gadjian, an HR management SaaS startup. Today, Else is also a lecturer at Paramadina University and a member of Sharia Supervisory Board for four companies.
Co-founder and CEO of HarukaEdu
An Accounting graduate from Indonesia, Novistiar Rustandi went to the US to obtain an MBA and a master’s in Information Systems Technology at the George Washington University.He worked as a manager at PwC in Washington DC for seven years before returning home in 2011 to set up Nextweb Technologies. He was also a director at a startup incubator Jakarta Founder Institute for almost five years. He became a co-founder and the CEO of PT Haruka Evolusi Digital Utama in April 2013. He also lectures at Bina Nusantara University and Surya University during his free time.
An Accounting graduate from Indonesia, Novistiar Rustandi went to the US to obtain an MBA and a master’s in Information Systems Technology at the George Washington University.He worked as a manager at PwC in Washington DC for seven years before returning home in 2011 to set up Nextweb Technologies. He was also a director at a startup incubator Jakarta Founder Institute for almost five years. He became a co-founder and the CEO of PT Haruka Evolusi Digital Utama in April 2013. He also lectures at Bina Nusantara University and Surya University during his free time.
Co-founder and ex-CTO of Kata.ai, Co-founder and CEO of Feedloop
Ahmad Rizqi Meydiarso is a highly skilled programmer specializing in platform design. He completed a bachelor’s and a master’s in Computer Engineering at the Hamburg University of Technology in Germany, under the Infotronik-Programm sponsored by Airbus.After graduating in 2014, he worked at Airbus Defence and Space for a year, developing simulators for various applications including one for the Eurofighter Typhoon. In 2015, he co-founded YesBoss, a virtual assistant app, now known as chatbot engine Kata.ai. He served as CTO until end 2018, stepping back to focus on his own startup Feedloop. Ahmad remains an advisor for Kata.ai.
Ahmad Rizqi Meydiarso is a highly skilled programmer specializing in platform design. He completed a bachelor’s and a master’s in Computer Engineering at the Hamburg University of Technology in Germany, under the Infotronik-Programm sponsored by Airbus.After graduating in 2014, he worked at Airbus Defence and Space for a year, developing simulators for various applications including one for the Eurofighter Typhoon. In 2015, he co-founded YesBoss, a virtual assistant app, now known as chatbot engine Kata.ai. He served as CTO until end 2018, stepping back to focus on his own startup Feedloop. Ahmad remains an advisor for Kata.ai.
Founder & CEO of Shuimu / Peinikan
Dubbed “star performer” in angel investor Leo Wang (Wang Lijie)’s portfolio. Big on social networks, Liu was part of China’s first social media generation. She worked in 13 different jobs before founding Shuimu. Her first “startup” experience was at aged 15, running an online store selling cut-out CDs on the then three-month-old Taobao, using her uncle’s Internet connection in a rural village in Shaanxi. Liu proclaims herself as “the most movie-savvy person in the internet circle, plus the most internet-savvy person in the movie circle” – i.e., the first to connect the two worlds in China.
Dubbed “star performer” in angel investor Leo Wang (Wang Lijie)’s portfolio. Big on social networks, Liu was part of China’s first social media generation. She worked in 13 different jobs before founding Shuimu. Her first “startup” experience was at aged 15, running an online store selling cut-out CDs on the then three-month-old Taobao, using her uncle’s Internet connection in a rural village in Shaanxi. Liu proclaims herself as “the most movie-savvy person in the internet circle, plus the most internet-savvy person in the movie circle” – i.e., the first to connect the two worlds in China.
Co-founder and CEO of Mambu
Ukraine-born entrepreneur Eugene Danilkis holds a bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia and a master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University. His expertise in design and technology kickstarted his career. From 2005 to 2008, Danilkis designed NASA-approved software for the International Space Station at Canadian spacetech MDA. He now designs software for fintechs and banks through Mambu, a Berlin-based startup he co-founded in 2011, of which he is also CEO. Danilkis has also been employed by both Carnegie Mellon University and the University of British Columbia to work in software and web development.
Ukraine-born entrepreneur Eugene Danilkis holds a bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia and a master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University. His expertise in design and technology kickstarted his career. From 2005 to 2008, Danilkis designed NASA-approved software for the International Space Station at Canadian spacetech MDA. He now designs software for fintechs and banks through Mambu, a Berlin-based startup he co-founded in 2011, of which he is also CEO. Danilkis has also been employed by both Carnegie Mellon University and the University of British Columbia to work in software and web development.
Co-founder and CTO of Tiket.com
Natali Ardianto is a fast and skilled web developer with over 16 years of programming experience. He worked as an IT instructor and as a web developer while reading a degree in Computer Science and a master’s in Information Technology at Universitas Indonesia.He and colleagues had built a golf booking platform in just three months in 2010. He left Golfnesia in 2011 to help launch Tiket.com within 100 days of co-founding the startup. He had also co-founded Urbanesia in 2008, but left the urban lifestyle directory in 2010 before it was acquired by the Kompas Group in 2012.
Natali Ardianto is a fast and skilled web developer with over 16 years of programming experience. He worked as an IT instructor and as a web developer while reading a degree in Computer Science and a master’s in Information Technology at Universitas Indonesia.He and colleagues had built a golf booking platform in just three months in 2010. He left Golfnesia in 2011 to help launch Tiket.com within 100 days of co-founding the startup. He had also co-founded Urbanesia in 2008, but left the urban lifestyle directory in 2010 before it was acquired by the Kompas Group in 2012.
Founder and CEO of ePeizhen
However, by July 2016 he had left the company, and joined Phoenix Television as a vice-president and the general manager of Phoenix News Services. ePeizhen was acquired by Paiyipai (a online healthcare company) in September that year. In January 2015, he founded ePeizhen, a mobile healthcare startup. With 15 years of experience in the Chinese internet industry, Yue Jianxiong was the general manager of Sohu News at the peak of his career, committing years to building it into one of China’s top online news sites. He left Sohu in August 2014.
However, by July 2016 he had left the company, and joined Phoenix Television as a vice-president and the general manager of Phoenix News Services. ePeizhen was acquired by Paiyipai (a online healthcare company) in September that year. In January 2015, he founded ePeizhen, a mobile healthcare startup. With 15 years of experience in the Chinese internet industry, Yue Jianxiong was the general manager of Sohu News at the peak of his career, committing years to building it into one of China’s top online news sites. He left Sohu in August 2014.
Founder and CEO of Drone Hopper
Pablo Flores Peña pursued his undergraduate and master’s studies in aeronautical engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. On graduation in 2005, he joined the Airbus Group where he is currently the chief engineer for the A320 jetliner family. Besides his work at Airbus, he also founded Drone Hopper and became its CEO in 2015. He received the 2017 award for aeronautical innovation from the Official Spanish Association of Aeronautical Engineers (COIAE) for his work at Drone Hopper, a startup dedicated to the design and manufacture of self-guided drones for fire extinction and large crops fumigation.
Pablo Flores Peña pursued his undergraduate and master’s studies in aeronautical engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. On graduation in 2005, he joined the Airbus Group where he is currently the chief engineer for the A320 jetliner family. Besides his work at Airbus, he also founded Drone Hopper and became its CEO in 2015. He received the 2017 award for aeronautical innovation from the Official Spanish Association of Aeronautical Engineers (COIAE) for his work at Drone Hopper, a startup dedicated to the design and manufacture of self-guided drones for fire extinction and large crops fumigation.
Bruno Bianchi of Spotahome
Bruno Bianchi always wanted to be his own boss. He started a Costa del Sol Spanish jewelry import business in 2004, sourcing from Thailand and India. Then he became the sales director of Miguel Ángel Palomo SA to expand the Spanish olive business internationally. He had also worked as a cook in Ireland and Denmark.The Argentinian speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian and Danish. The COO of Spotahome joined the startup as a co-founder at a later stage when the proptech idea was revived by CEO Artacho.
Bruno Bianchi always wanted to be his own boss. He started a Costa del Sol Spanish jewelry import business in 2004, sourcing from Thailand and India. Then he became the sales director of Miguel Ángel Palomo SA to expand the Spanish olive business internationally. He had also worked as a cook in Ireland and Denmark.The Argentinian speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian and Danish. The COO of Spotahome joined the startup as a co-founder at a later stage when the proptech idea was revived by CEO Artacho.
CEO of Ecertic
Raúl Tapias Herranz was previously a sales manager with Galp Energy. While coordinating a digital transformation project at Galp, Tapias decided to leave behind 17 years in the energy sector to establish digital identity startup Ecertic, where he is currently CEO. Tapias holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Carlos III University in Madrid, which he partially studied in Maastricht in the Netherlands, as well as completing a master's in Marketing and Sales Management from IE Business School.
Raúl Tapias Herranz was previously a sales manager with Galp Energy. While coordinating a digital transformation project at Galp, Tapias decided to leave behind 17 years in the energy sector to establish digital identity startup Ecertic, where he is currently CEO. Tapias holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Carlos III University in Madrid, which he partially studied in Maastricht in the Netherlands, as well as completing a master's in Marketing and Sales Management from IE Business School.
Pushed by Covid-19, Landing.Jobs repositions itself as IT talent ecosystem
The Portuguese tech jobs portal is pivoting into global talent hub with Future.Works, providing AI-driven recruitment services, training and career management for IT professionals
Portugal's Prodsmart takes AI, IoT-based manufacturing to US factories
Smart factories can cut wastage by 80% and improve inventory, production and supply chains, tackling US$200 billion worth of losses
Heptasense wins trust at a time of (lax) global surveillance
There may be some 700 million surveillance cameras running worldwide in today's age of global security threats, yet 98% of them are unmonitored. A Lisbon-based startup is promising real-time response and greater reliability in security tech
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
Women entrepreneurs get ahead faster in Portugal
Still a long way to go for equality, but female founders in Portugal have made significant headstarts as tech innovators
Coronavirus: Portuguese startups pitch in as nation battles pandemic
More than 120 startups join the #tech4COVID19 initiative, offering the public free medical help, meals for the vulnerable, online education and more
In Portugal tourism tech gets disrupted, in time for post-Covid-19 era
As Portugal reopens to tourists early next month, the sector is banking on a new generation of tourism tech startups to enable safety and reassure visitors
Startup shutdown: Some takeaways from BlackGarlic’s demise
Meal subscription service BlackGarlic shut down in July, blaming the high costs of customer acquisition and retention. Here’s a look at why the Blue Apron copy couldn't satisfy the Indonesian market’s palate
Lawtech startup Reclamador.es takes negligent companies to task
Reclamador.es’ team of top-notch lawyers has seen a 98% success rate in their fight for consumers’ rights, though scaling up has been difficult
Chinese DIY robotics startup Makeblock enters the classroom
Present in more than 140 countries, this ambitious startup is taking global STEM education by storm
Indonesia agritech startup HARA goes on the blockchain
What began as a way to help farmers make data-driven decisions has unexpectedly expanded into blockchain. How does HARA plan to use this technology to improve outcomes in agriculture?
HighPitch 2020: Goers wins Indonesia's national startup competition
Event ticketing startup Goers gains new revenue streams with pivot to helping leisure spots go online; hotel SaaS Izy and on-demand medical testing service CekLab also in top three
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
Chinese startup Xianghuanji takes a gamble on smartphone leasing
Now you can rent the newest phones for half the price of an upgrade
Intracity delivery startup Fengxiansheng takes on the Middle East
Backed by the most popular online shopping platform in the Middle East, Hangzhou's No. 1 intracity delivery startup Fengxiansheng (“Mr Wind”) is expanding to the region
Sorry, we couldn’t find any matches for“Startup Lisboa”.
POPULAR DATABASE
