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Co-founder and CEO of Cakap by Squline
Tomy Yunus is co-founder and CEO of Cakap (formerly known as Squline). He graduated from Universitas Bina Nusantara with a bachelor's in Computer Engineering in 2009, after which he pursued further education in China, graduating with a master's in Chinese Economy from Renmin University. While attending Chinese lessons at the Beijing Language and Culture Center, Tomy met future Squline co-founder Yohan Limerta. After working for two years in China, including a short stint as project lead at Pactera, Tomy returned to Indonesia in 2013 to establish Squline, an online language learning platform.
Tomy Yunus is co-founder and CEO of Cakap (formerly known as Squline). He graduated from Universitas Bina Nusantara with a bachelor's in Computer Engineering in 2009, after which he pursued further education in China, graduating with a master's in Chinese Economy from Renmin University. While attending Chinese lessons at the Beijing Language and Culture Center, Tomy met future Squline co-founder Yohan Limerta. After working for two years in China, including a short stint as project lead at Pactera, Tomy returned to Indonesia in 2013 to establish Squline, an online language learning platform.
CEO and co-founder of Tutellus.io
Miguel Caballero is a serial entrepreneur with about 18 years experience building tech companies in the infrastructure, edtech and blockchain ecosystems. He co-founded Neomedia Wireless, an engineering firm specialized in wireless infrastructure, which provided consultancy services to the city councils of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza and IT companies like Indra and Orange.Since 2013, he is the founder and CEO of Tutellus.com, an edtech P2P platform in Spanish-speaking countries. More recently, he co-launched Tutellus.io, an innovative, decentralized blockchain-powered edtech platform that tokenizes the education system based on collaborative and incentive-based models.
Miguel Caballero is a serial entrepreneur with about 18 years experience building tech companies in the infrastructure, edtech and blockchain ecosystems. He co-founded Neomedia Wireless, an engineering firm specialized in wireless infrastructure, which provided consultancy services to the city councils of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza and IT companies like Indra and Orange.Since 2013, he is the founder and CEO of Tutellus.com, an edtech P2P platform in Spanish-speaking countries. More recently, he co-launched Tutellus.io, an innovative, decentralized blockchain-powered edtech platform that tokenizes the education system based on collaborative and incentive-based models.
CEO and founder of M Mandarin
Dou received her master's degree in International Chinese Language Education from Shandong University in 2014. She worked in the TCSL (Teaching Chinese as a Second Language) sector for over 10 years, including as a TCSL teacher at the Confucius Institute in South Korea, as product manager at the Confucius Institute Headquarters and the Open University of China and as teacher at Shandong University. Before founding Funnybean Technology, parent company of M Mandarin, in 2016, she helped design the app Hello HSK - a platform for foreigners to learn and prepare for the HSK tests.
Dou received her master's degree in International Chinese Language Education from Shandong University in 2014. She worked in the TCSL (Teaching Chinese as a Second Language) sector for over 10 years, including as a TCSL teacher at the Confucius Institute in South Korea, as product manager at the Confucius Institute Headquarters and the Open University of China and as teacher at Shandong University. Before founding Funnybean Technology, parent company of M Mandarin, in 2016, she helped design the app Hello HSK - a platform for foreigners to learn and prepare for the HSK tests.
Hongtai Capital Holdings (Aplus Capital)
Well-known entrepreneur Yu Minhong and Sheng Xitai, a senior investment banker, co-founded Aplus Capital in November 2014. In November 2017, Aplus Capital formally changed its name to Hongtai Capital Holdings. By the end of 2018, the assets under its management have amounted to over RMB 20 billion. Hongtai Capital Holdings mainly invests in startups in various stages of growth and focuses on sectors of artificial intelligence, big data, consumer products, entertainment, education, manufacturing and fintech.
Well-known entrepreneur Yu Minhong and Sheng Xitai, a senior investment banker, co-founded Aplus Capital in November 2014. In November 2017, Aplus Capital formally changed its name to Hongtai Capital Holdings. By the end of 2018, the assets under its management have amounted to over RMB 20 billion. Hongtai Capital Holdings mainly invests in startups in various stages of growth and focuses on sectors of artificial intelligence, big data, consumer products, entertainment, education, manufacturing and fintech.
Focus Technology was founded in 1996 and headquartered in Nanjing, following a state policy to strengthen and develop the industrialization and digitalization of China. In 2013, the company expanded to the US and started its cross-border e-commerce business.Focus is mainly involved in Internet Plus, bringing digitalization to overseas trading, insurance, business procurement, education and medical services. Made-in-China.com, Abiz.com and xyz.cn are the main e-commerce platforms of Focus.
Focus Technology was founded in 1996 and headquartered in Nanjing, following a state policy to strengthen and develop the industrialization and digitalization of China. In 2013, the company expanded to the US and started its cross-border e-commerce business.Focus is mainly involved in Internet Plus, bringing digitalization to overseas trading, insurance, business procurement, education and medical services. Made-in-China.com, Abiz.com and xyz.cn are the main e-commerce platforms of Focus.
Founder and CEO of Halodoc
Jonathan Sudharta is the son of Sudharta, the founder of pharmaceutical conglomerate Mensa Group. He graduated from Curtin University, Australia with a bachelor's in Economics, specializing in electronic commerce. Jonathan has since helped to expand his family business, building a social media network for doctors and developing ApotikAntar, a service for delivering medicine from licensed pharmacies to customers. In 2016, he combined the medicine delivery service and online interaction with doctors to create Halodoc, a healthcare platform startup backed by the Mensa Group.
Jonathan Sudharta is the son of Sudharta, the founder of pharmaceutical conglomerate Mensa Group. He graduated from Curtin University, Australia with a bachelor's in Economics, specializing in electronic commerce. Jonathan has since helped to expand his family business, building a social media network for doctors and developing ApotikAntar, a service for delivering medicine from licensed pharmacies to customers. In 2016, he combined the medicine delivery service and online interaction with doctors to create Halodoc, a healthcare platform startup backed by the Mensa Group.
Vice-President and co-founder of Santara
Serial entrepreneur Afrig Wasiso is the co-founder of the Inspira Group, a constellation of SMEs that he and his associates established from 2012. Wasiso started his entrepreneurial journey after graduating with an MBA from Osmania University, India. He started with Super Cover, a business that produced protective cover cloth for cars and motorcycles. As the business grew, Wasiso continued to establish other new SMEs in his native Yogyakarta, placing them under the umbrella of Inspira Group. Prior to establishing equity crowdfunding platform Santara, he founded photo printing service ID Photobook and continues to serve as its CEO.
Serial entrepreneur Afrig Wasiso is the co-founder of the Inspira Group, a constellation of SMEs that he and his associates established from 2012. Wasiso started his entrepreneurial journey after graduating with an MBA from Osmania University, India. He started with Super Cover, a business that produced protective cover cloth for cars and motorcycles. As the business grew, Wasiso continued to establish other new SMEs in his native Yogyakarta, placing them under the umbrella of Inspira Group. Prior to establishing equity crowdfunding platform Santara, he founded photo printing service ID Photobook and continues to serve as its CEO.
co-founder of YITU Healthcare
Lin Chenxi was the first director of technology at Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of the Alibaba Group. From 2008 to 2012, he led a team of more than 100 senior engineers to successfully set up Apsara, the largest, distributed cloud computing operating system with independent intellectual property rights in China. Before joining the Alibaba Group, Lin worked for Microsoft Research Asia in the fields of machine learning, computer vision, information retrieval and distributed systems. In 2012, he joined Leo Zhu as cofounder and chief technology officer of YITU Healthcare.
Lin Chenxi was the first director of technology at Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of the Alibaba Group. From 2008 to 2012, he led a team of more than 100 senior engineers to successfully set up Apsara, the largest, distributed cloud computing operating system with independent intellectual property rights in China. Before joining the Alibaba Group, Lin worked for Microsoft Research Asia in the fields of machine learning, computer vision, information retrieval and distributed systems. In 2012, he joined Leo Zhu as cofounder and chief technology officer of YITU Healthcare.
DFS Lab is a fintech-centric incubator/accelerator company with a focus on emerging markets. Supported by a US$4.8 million grant from the Gates Foundation, many of the portfolio companies provide fintech products and also help to improve the financial literacy education for people in developing countries. About 50% of the startups are run by female co-founders and 73% originate from the emerging markets.
DFS Lab is a fintech-centric incubator/accelerator company with a focus on emerging markets. Supported by a US$4.8 million grant from the Gates Foundation, many of the portfolio companies provide fintech products and also help to improve the financial literacy education for people in developing countries. About 50% of the startups are run by female co-founders and 73% originate from the emerging markets.
Shanghai-based Shengyin Incubation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shengyin Investment, specialized in private equity investment, merger & acquisition, investment consultancy and startup incubation. It invests mainly in early-stage startups in agritech, new retail, education and enterprise services. Shengyin Incubation is also eyeing commercial opportunities brought by new technologies such as AI, blockchain and IoT. Since its establishment in 2006, Shengyin Incubation has invested in over 100 startups, of which 26 have been listed on China's stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Shanghai-based Shengyin Incubation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shengyin Investment, specialized in private equity investment, merger & acquisition, investment consultancy and startup incubation. It invests mainly in early-stage startups in agritech, new retail, education and enterprise services. Shengyin Incubation is also eyeing commercial opportunities brought by new technologies such as AI, blockchain and IoT. Since its establishment in 2006, Shengyin Incubation has invested in over 100 startups, of which 26 have been listed on China's stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Based in the municipality of Falkenburg, the Bertebos Foundation was founded in 1994 by Olof and Brita Stenström to promote education and scientific research in the food industry. The family-run foundation holds 30% shares in the family business Bertegruppen AB. The group’s food brand portfolio includes producer of ice-cream and sorbets SIA Glass and Berte Qvarn that runs a dairy farm, flour mill and bakery.
Based in the municipality of Falkenburg, the Bertebos Foundation was founded in 1994 by Olof and Brita Stenström to promote education and scientific research in the food industry. The family-run foundation holds 30% shares in the family business Bertegruppen AB. The group’s food brand portfolio includes producer of ice-cream and sorbets SIA Glass and Berte Qvarn that runs a dairy farm, flour mill and bakery.
One of the earliest VC/PE firms in China, Shenzhen GTJA Investment focuses on the healthcare/biotech industry. It manages about RMB 10 billion and has invested in more than 100 companies since its inception in 2001.
One of the earliest VC/PE firms in China, Shenzhen GTJA Investment focuses on the healthcare/biotech industry. It manages about RMB 10 billion and has invested in more than 100 companies since its inception in 2001.
Shinhan is a Korea-based investment bank that provides commercial and consumer banking-related financial and investment services, aiming to help clients achieve their goals by providing financial products and services that meet the latest trends while delivering high returns. It seeks innovative new solutions using a methodology it calls "creative finance," which it believes will attract more clients, in turn increasing Shinhan’s corporate value and leading to a "virtuous cycle of shared prosperity."
Shinhan is a Korea-based investment bank that provides commercial and consumer banking-related financial and investment services, aiming to help clients achieve their goals by providing financial products and services that meet the latest trends while delivering high returns. It seeks innovative new solutions using a methodology it calls "creative finance," which it believes will attract more clients, in turn increasing Shinhan’s corporate value and leading to a "virtuous cycle of shared prosperity."
Indonesia's largest media conglomerate, Kompas Gramedia controls the country's national newspaper, Kompas, and operates the country's biggest bookstore chain, Gramedia. It also runs its own publishing house, Gramedia Pustaka Utama. With Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Kompas Gramedia co-founded tech incubator and coworking space Skystar Ventures. The media conglomerate also backed Skystar Capital, a separate and independent investment arm from Skystar Ventures. Kompas Gramedia was founded in 1965.
Indonesia's largest media conglomerate, Kompas Gramedia controls the country's national newspaper, Kompas, and operates the country's biggest bookstore chain, Gramedia. It also runs its own publishing house, Gramedia Pustaka Utama. With Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Kompas Gramedia co-founded tech incubator and coworking space Skystar Ventures. The media conglomerate also backed Skystar Capital, a separate and independent investment arm from Skystar Ventures. Kompas Gramedia was founded in 1965.
Founder of Xiaohongshu (RED)
Beijing Foreign Studies University graduate formerly employed at Bertelsmann AG and Norway Supreme Group. Miranda Qu was also the only Chinese judge at the 2014 InnoApps Huawei EU-China App Hackathon.
Beijing Foreign Studies University graduate formerly employed at Bertelsmann AG and Norway Supreme Group. Miranda Qu was also the only Chinese judge at the 2014 InnoApps Huawei EU-China App Hackathon.
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
Squirrel AI: Edtech's AI-based personalized tutoring eases load for students and teachers
Used by more than 3m students, unicorn Squirrel AI tracks learning outcomes in real time and adapts teaching, proving more effective than traditional methods
New sectors, strategies come into play as investors respond to China's Big Tech curbs
Amid the crackdown on China’s tech giants, some investors are sussing out less risky sectors, while heavyweights like BlackRock and Fidelity stay in for the long haul
Quant Group makes personal loans safer, easier in China
Using big data and AI, Chinese fintech startup Quant Group simplifies and accelerates loan processing, and assures monetary security for financial institutions
Yu Minhong: Rags-to-riches education guru
When the New Oriental founder was working in the rice paddies as a teenager, it never occurred to him that he would become the richest teacher in China one day
Rainier: Decade-long dedication to VR research bears fruit in edtech market
Beijing-based Rainier is using VR technology to improve safety in lab experiments at universities and high schools, even primary schools
Start with the little things: 5 Indonesian social impact startups
From providing student loans to empowering marginalized groups and farmers, these Indonesian startups are revitalizing local communities
China edtech companies pivot to survive private tutoring crackdown
AI adaptive personalized learning is the bright star, attracting investors and corporates
Tutellus.io: Creating social change by tokenizing education
Tutellus.io has built an incentive-based tokenized education system to boost students’ motivation and teachers’ commitment while facilitating global access to education
Venturra Capital's Raditya Pramana: Bear market "very close now"
In an interview, the Indonesian VC firm's newest partner also charts out the course for their new fund, Venturra Discovery
Covid-19 symptoms checker and contact-tracing apps, virtual classrooms and 3D video-conferencing platforms are among the array of solutions for homebound adults and kids
Gojek CEO resigns to join Indonesia's new cabinet; named education minister
Nadiem Makarim was confirmed as Indonesia's education and culture minister and will become "a passive shareholder" in Gojek
For equality in education, Odilo brings books in the cloud free to millions worldwide
The "Amazon for digital content" Spanish edtech startup delivers virtual libraries and classrooms to kids and adults worldwide
Koala Reading: Using AI to help children read, learn better in Chinese
This edtech app matches Chinese students with reading materials based on level, not age or grade in school
Smile and Learn: The “Netflix of education” for three to 12 year olds
Smile and Learn lets schools offer AI-enabled personalized learning to every child in every classroom, for the price of a book
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