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TI Platform Management is a US-based investment firm founded by Alex Bangash and Trang T Nguyen, who are also the founders of LP network and investment news platform TrustedInsight. Founded in 2015, the firm seeks out disruptive business models and invests in a range of categories, from furniture and home construction to healthcare and deep-tech. It has invested in Singapore-based enzyme engineering startup Allozymes, B2B pharmacy fulfillment service TruePill, and supply chain management startup Tyltgo.
TI Platform Management is a US-based investment firm founded by Alex Bangash and Trang T Nguyen, who are also the founders of LP network and investment news platform TrustedInsight. Founded in 2015, the firm seeks out disruptive business models and invests in a range of categories, from furniture and home construction to healthcare and deep-tech. It has invested in Singapore-based enzyme engineering startup Allozymes, B2B pharmacy fulfillment service TruePill, and supply chain management startup Tyltgo.
E²JDJ was founded in New Orleans in 2020 with an agtech and foodtech focus, including in the areas of cellular agriculture and synthetic biology. It has six startups in its portfolio and makes diverse investments. Its most recent disclosed investment was in the $4.7m July 2021 seed funding round of NovoNutrients, the US-based biotech producer of alt-protein from fermentation using CO2 and other emissions.
E²JDJ was founded in New Orleans in 2020 with an agtech and foodtech focus, including in the areas of cellular agriculture and synthetic biology. It has six startups in its portfolio and makes diverse investments. Its most recent disclosed investment was in the $4.7m July 2021 seed funding round of NovoNutrients, the US-based biotech producer of alt-protein from fermentation using CO2 and other emissions.
Jointly managed by Fondo de Fondos and Sun Mountain Capital, Mexico Ventures leads venture capital strategies in Mexico and USA. The VC offers solutions to add value to diverse business portfolios. Starting with minimum investments of US$1 million, the firm has interests in companies and other funds. It is based at the offices of the Mexican Capital Investment Corporation in Mexico City and also has operations in Santa Fe and New Mexico.
Jointly managed by Fondo de Fondos and Sun Mountain Capital, Mexico Ventures leads venture capital strategies in Mexico and USA. The VC offers solutions to add value to diverse business portfolios. Starting with minimum investments of US$1 million, the firm has interests in companies and other funds. It is based at the offices of the Mexican Capital Investment Corporation in Mexico City and also has operations in Santa Fe and New Mexico.
Kinzon Capital was co-founded by several former senior executives of Fosun Kinzon Capital (now called Fosun RZ Capital) in 2016. It invests primarily in early- and growth-stage TMT companies from China and the US. Kinzon Capital has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Silicon Valley and has invested RMB 2 billion in potential companies.
Kinzon Capital was co-founded by several former senior executives of Fosun Kinzon Capital (now called Fosun RZ Capital) in 2016. It invests primarily in early- and growth-stage TMT companies from China and the US. Kinzon Capital has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Silicon Valley and has invested RMB 2 billion in potential companies.
Prometheus Capital was founded in 2012 as a family fund of Wang Jianlin, founder and chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group, China's biggest real estate conglomerate, and his son Wang Sicong. It is now owned and controlled by Wang Sicong. With over US$1 billion assets under management, the firm invests mainly in early- and growth-stage startups in the real estate, consumer products, entertainment and fintech sectors around the world. It has made investments worth RMB 3 billion in total.
Prometheus Capital was founded in 2012 as a family fund of Wang Jianlin, founder and chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group, China's biggest real estate conglomerate, and his son Wang Sicong. It is now owned and controlled by Wang Sicong. With over US$1 billion assets under management, the firm invests mainly in early- and growth-stage startups in the real estate, consumer products, entertainment and fintech sectors around the world. It has made investments worth RMB 3 billion in total.
Bojiang Capital was founded in Shanghai in September 2005. The investment management group has branches in Hong Kong, Beijing, Zhejiang and Shenzhen. It also has offices in Silicon Valley and Los Angeles in the US.Bojiang mainly invests in the primary equity market and focuses on high-tech young companies in the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) industry, big data, artificial intelligence, corporate services, fintech, new materials and culture.
Bojiang Capital was founded in Shanghai in September 2005. The investment management group has branches in Hong Kong, Beijing, Zhejiang and Shenzhen. It also has offices in Silicon Valley and Los Angeles in the US.Bojiang mainly invests in the primary equity market and focuses on high-tech young companies in the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) industry, big data, artificial intelligence, corporate services, fintech, new materials and culture.
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.
Horizons Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that manages the personal investments of Li Ka-shing, one of Hong Kong’s richest businessmen. Horizons’ investments cover a wide range of tech, media, and telecommunications companies. Standouts include artificial intelligence company DeepMind (acquired by Google in 2014), plant-based meat replacement makers Impossible Foods, and video conferencing software Zoom. It has also backed consumer-facing businesses like Atomo Coffee in Australia, Kopi Kenangan in Indonesia, and US-based distilled spirits company Endless West.
Horizons Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that manages the personal investments of Li Ka-shing, one of Hong Kong’s richest businessmen. Horizons’ investments cover a wide range of tech, media, and telecommunications companies. Standouts include artificial intelligence company DeepMind (acquired by Google in 2014), plant-based meat replacement makers Impossible Foods, and video conferencing software Zoom. It has also backed consumer-facing businesses like Atomo Coffee in Australia, Kopi Kenangan in Indonesia, and US-based distilled spirits company Endless West.
Founded in Boston in 2015, Material Impact is a science-based investment fund backing products that make an impact on real-world problems. It currently has 10 companies in its portfolio, from seed to Series C investments. Its most recent investments have been in the $50m 2020 Series C round of SOURCE Global (formerly Zero Mass Water), the premier off-grid drinking water production tech using solar-powered panels, and in the 2020 $12m Series A round of US electronics protective substance producer actnano.
Founded in Boston in 2015, Material Impact is a science-based investment fund backing products that make an impact on real-world problems. It currently has 10 companies in its portfolio, from seed to Series C investments. Its most recent investments have been in the $50m 2020 Series C round of SOURCE Global (formerly Zero Mass Water), the premier off-grid drinking water production tech using solar-powered panels, and in the 2020 $12m Series A round of US electronics protective substance producer actnano.
Enagás Emprende, part of the Spanish Transmission System Operator (TS) Enagás, is an investment venture backing and accelerating technology-based startups in their scale-up phase. Its portfolio investment mainly includes companies providing renewable gases, green hydrogen, and biomethane, but also sustainable mobility and energy efficiency. With 50 years of experience in energy infrastructures across Spain, the US, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Albania, Greece and Italy, Enagás provides its portfolio startups with mentoring and expertise acting as investors, clients and industry partners.
Enagás Emprende, part of the Spanish Transmission System Operator (TS) Enagás, is an investment venture backing and accelerating technology-based startups in their scale-up phase. Its portfolio investment mainly includes companies providing renewable gases, green hydrogen, and biomethane, but also sustainable mobility and energy efficiency. With 50 years of experience in energy infrastructures across Spain, the US, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Albania, Greece and Italy, Enagás provides its portfolio startups with mentoring and expertise acting as investors, clients and industry partners.
New York-based Humboldt Fund invests in startups with the potential to solve critical issues of our time across the areas of food production, healthcare, energy, and construction and manufacturing materials. It currently has 14 companies in its portfolio. Its most recent investments include in the March 2021 $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech, and in the February 2021 $16m seed round of US biotech Cellino Biotech.
New York-based Humboldt Fund invests in startups with the potential to solve critical issues of our time across the areas of food production, healthcare, energy, and construction and manufacturing materials. It currently has 14 companies in its portfolio. Its most recent investments include in the March 2021 $48m Series A round of Dutch cell-based meat startup Meatable which leverages pluripotent stem cells for the first time in foodtech, and in the February 2021 $16m seed round of US biotech Cellino Biotech.
Founded in 2010, WestSummit Capital is a US-focused, growth-stage venture capital fund with a strong presence in Silicon Valley, Beijing, Hong Kong and Dublin. It has a total of over $400m under management, and invests in the mobile, internet, cloud computing, big data and IoT sectors. In 2013, it participated in a Series C $20m investment in Twitch, the world's leading video platform and community for gamers, which was acquired by Amazon in August 2014 for close to $1bn.
Founded in 2010, WestSummit Capital is a US-focused, growth-stage venture capital fund with a strong presence in Silicon Valley, Beijing, Hong Kong and Dublin. It has a total of over $400m under management, and invests in the mobile, internet, cloud computing, big data and IoT sectors. In 2013, it participated in a Series C $20m investment in Twitch, the world's leading video platform and community for gamers, which was acquired by Amazon in August 2014 for close to $1bn.
CEO and founder of Diamond Foundry
Martin Roscheisen is an American-Austrian tech entrepreneur. He is CEO and co-founder of US-based unicorn Diamond Foundry, the first certified carbon-neutral producer of lab-grown diamonds. He has worked there since 2012, prior to the company’s official establishment in 2013.Roscheisen holds a PhD in computer science from Stanford University, where his classmates included Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. He is one of the first generation of internet entrepreneurs, and has been involved in starting a number of companies. Before starting Diamond Foundry, Roscheisen headed the $640m solar startup Nanosolar from 2002–2010 as its CEO and founder. This was Silicon Valley's first solar power tech startup financed by American venture capital and, at the time, the highest-valued solar startup.When Nanosolar closed due to cheaper competition from China, much of its remaining technical expertise and resources went to setting up Diamond Foundry.In addition, Roscheisen was also formerlyCEO and the founder of eGroups. One of the first social media platforms to reach 50m users, the firm was acquired by Yahoo!.CTO and co-founder of enterprise software firm TradingDynamics, which sold to Ariba for $1.2bn.CTO and co-founder of FindLaw, a leading Internet legal site eventually sold to Thomson Reuters.In 2003, Fortune Magazine named Roscheisen one of America’s 40 Under 40, and one of the top 10 entrepreneurs in the country.
Martin Roscheisen is an American-Austrian tech entrepreneur. He is CEO and co-founder of US-based unicorn Diamond Foundry, the first certified carbon-neutral producer of lab-grown diamonds. He has worked there since 2012, prior to the company’s official establishment in 2013.Roscheisen holds a PhD in computer science from Stanford University, where his classmates included Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. He is one of the first generation of internet entrepreneurs, and has been involved in starting a number of companies. Before starting Diamond Foundry, Roscheisen headed the $640m solar startup Nanosolar from 2002–2010 as its CEO and founder. This was Silicon Valley's first solar power tech startup financed by American venture capital and, at the time, the highest-valued solar startup.When Nanosolar closed due to cheaper competition from China, much of its remaining technical expertise and resources went to setting up Diamond Foundry.In addition, Roscheisen was also formerlyCEO and the founder of eGroups. One of the first social media platforms to reach 50m users, the firm was acquired by Yahoo!.CTO and co-founder of enterprise software firm TradingDynamics, which sold to Ariba for $1.2bn.CTO and co-founder of FindLaw, a leading Internet legal site eventually sold to Thomson Reuters.In 2003, Fortune Magazine named Roscheisen one of America’s 40 Under 40, and one of the top 10 entrepreneurs in the country.
Co-CEO, co-founder of Psquared
Argentinian native Nicolas Araujo Müller is co-CEO and co-founder at Psquared, Spain’s first flexible workplace management and design company for hybrid workspaces. He has worked there since its foundation in April 2018, originally as part of startup hub CoBuilder, and is now its CFO. He is also a part-time advisor and investor at startup development agency We Are Grit, since its launch in 2020.Earlier, Araujo was CFO and co-founder at digital talent agency Bandit, for two years, until 2017. Before that, he held the same roles at his previous Barcelona-based startup, Nubelo, another tech recruitment agency for freelancers, between 2012 and 2016, when it was acquired by Freelancer.com. In 2016, Araujo was a visiting professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona on digital economy.His first startup was Work At Home in Argentina, where he was a co-founder for two years from 2011–13, for which he won local innovation prizes. Prior to this, Araujo held various management consultancy roles, working in business analysis and research at Ernst & Young, Standard & Poor’s and Accenture, from 2008–2012, and completed a stint at the US embassy in Buenos Aires. He is also a founding member of Argentina’s entrepreneur organization, ASEA, established in 2013. Araujo holds a degree in economics from CEMA University, Buenos Aires and a qualification from Harvard University in negotiation. In 2017 and 2013, Araujo was named in Forbes Argentina’s 30 Promesas list of young entrepreneurs.
Argentinian native Nicolas Araujo Müller is co-CEO and co-founder at Psquared, Spain’s first flexible workplace management and design company for hybrid workspaces. He has worked there since its foundation in April 2018, originally as part of startup hub CoBuilder, and is now its CFO. He is also a part-time advisor and investor at startup development agency We Are Grit, since its launch in 2020.Earlier, Araujo was CFO and co-founder at digital talent agency Bandit, for two years, until 2017. Before that, he held the same roles at his previous Barcelona-based startup, Nubelo, another tech recruitment agency for freelancers, between 2012 and 2016, when it was acquired by Freelancer.com. In 2016, Araujo was a visiting professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona on digital economy.His first startup was Work At Home in Argentina, where he was a co-founder for two years from 2011–13, for which he won local innovation prizes. Prior to this, Araujo held various management consultancy roles, working in business analysis and research at Ernst & Young, Standard & Poor’s and Accenture, from 2008–2012, and completed a stint at the US embassy in Buenos Aires. He is also a founding member of Argentina’s entrepreneur organization, ASEA, established in 2013. Araujo holds a degree in economics from CEMA University, Buenos Aires and a qualification from Harvard University in negotiation. In 2017 and 2013, Araujo was named in Forbes Argentina’s 30 Promesas list of young entrepreneurs.
Co-CEO and Co-founder of Notpla (formerly Skipping Rocks Lab)
Rodrigo García González graduated in Architecture at the Technical University of Madrid (ETSAM) in 2009 and also completed various PhD courses in advanced architecture at his alma mater.In 2006, the architect student joined an EU Asia-Link sustainable humane habitat program that included stints at the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University in India. He also won a SMILE scholarship to study industrial design at Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile for one year. In 2011, he obtained a scholarship to study industrial design and business at Umeå Institute of Design in Sweden. In 2014, he completed two master’s programs in innovation design engineering run by London’s Imperial College and Royal College of Art.In July 2014, he co-founded Skipping Rocks Lab, that was later pivoted into Notpla, a UK-based startup that develops compostable and edible packaging materials made of seaweed and other plants.Since 2007, he has worked with various institutions in Europe, Latin America and the US including Cornell University, CEPT, Imperial College and Royal College of Art. In 2016, he became a senior lecturer for a degree program in product and furniture design at Kingston University.He has two patents for his work on structural and deployable systems. His designs have also been featured in prestigious art centers like the Cite de l'Architecture of Paris and the Venice Biennale of Architecture.Other projects include the Hop! suitcase that can follow the user by tracking the signal of the user’s mobile phone and Aer, an artificial cloud that can evaporate “drinkable” water from the sea. He also developed Zipizip, an architectural system that enables the construction of several floors of a building in a few hours.
Rodrigo García González graduated in Architecture at the Technical University of Madrid (ETSAM) in 2009 and also completed various PhD courses in advanced architecture at his alma mater.In 2006, the architect student joined an EU Asia-Link sustainable humane habitat program that included stints at the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University in India. He also won a SMILE scholarship to study industrial design at Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile for one year. In 2011, he obtained a scholarship to study industrial design and business at Umeå Institute of Design in Sweden. In 2014, he completed two master’s programs in innovation design engineering run by London’s Imperial College and Royal College of Art.In July 2014, he co-founded Skipping Rocks Lab, that was later pivoted into Notpla, a UK-based startup that develops compostable and edible packaging materials made of seaweed and other plants.Since 2007, he has worked with various institutions in Europe, Latin America and the US including Cornell University, CEPT, Imperial College and Royal College of Art. In 2016, he became a senior lecturer for a degree program in product and furniture design at Kingston University.He has two patents for his work on structural and deployable systems. His designs have also been featured in prestigious art centers like the Cite de l'Architecture of Paris and the Venice Biennale of Architecture.Other projects include the Hop! suitcase that can follow the user by tracking the signal of the user’s mobile phone and Aer, an artificial cloud that can evaporate “drinkable” water from the sea. He also developed Zipizip, an architectural system that enables the construction of several floors of a building in a few hours.
8villages is one of the first agritech startups in Indonesia, and the social media for farmers has since expanded into e-commerce and agriculture data collection
Plant on Demand: Helping small-scale organic farmers to thrive, sustainably
Plant on Demand will soon deploy product PODX’s “prescriptive” analytics to boost organic farmers’ productivity and prices, by optimizing future crop yields to match seasonal sales trends
Red Points: US$38 million Series C to power US conquest
The Barcelona-based startup is ramping up US sales and deep-tech capabilities for its online brand protection platform
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
AgroCenta: Providing market access and credit to African smallholder farmers
AgroCenta’s platforms empower Ghanaian subsistence farmers, especially women, boosting productivity and sales with e-payments, micro-credits and insurance, and direct connections to buyers, cutting out the intermediaries
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
Yudha Kartohadiprodjo wants to empower Indonesian farmers
Kartohadiprodjo founded Karsa, an agritech social media startup, to arm farmers with better knowledge and information sharing
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
Indonesia's aquaculture startup eFishery eyes 1m farmer users in region
Bandung-based eFishery has diversified to fish sales and loan services, seeking to replicate its success in 10 countries in Southeast and South Asia, starting with Thailand
Nongguanjia: Housekeeper of Chinese farmers' fortunes
Combining fintech and e-commerce, Nongguanjia started by monetizing land circulation, to help hundreds of millions of Chinese farmers get financing and thrive
Crowde-funding Indonesia's fields
Agritech startup Crowde offers retail investors direct access to Indonesia’s US$25 billion agricultural sector, transforming the way traditional farmers fund, run and grow their businesses
Future Food Asia: Covid-19 sparked dramatic shifts in agriculture in China and India
Key Chinese players from e-commerce giant Pinduoduo and and agritech VC Omnivore share their insights at last week’s agrifood conference by ID Capital
Pula: Pioneering insurtech helps to improve Africa's food security
With Kenyan insurtech Pula’s micro-insurance products, millions of farmers no longer have to bear the full risk of losses from natural disasters and crop failures
For crop pest control, McFly does all the thinking
Chinese agtech startup McFly deploys data-driven crop health and pesticide monitoring systems so farmers get higher-quality yields and less wastage
Vence: Virtual fencing for sustainable livestock rearing
The startup uses GPS and AI algorithms to create virtual fences that work with animal collars for more efficient management of livestock and grasslands
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