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Inspired by community-supported agriculture (CSA), Thousands of Farmers provides an e-commerce platform enabling consumers to subscribe to farm harvests in advance and share their profits.
Inspired by community-supported agriculture (CSA), Thousands of Farmers provides an e-commerce platform enabling consumers to subscribe to farm harvests in advance and share their profits.
DFS168.com is a B2C e-commerce platform for agricultural materials. DFS168.com sells to major agricultural provinces in China such as Jiangxi, Heibei and Anhui. Upon noticing Chinese farmers' lack of agricultural expertise and technical knowledge, the team at DFS168.com came up with the idea of building an agricultural education platform. However, the company decided not to launch the business itself, worried farmers might misinterpret the platform as simply a means to sell more products. Instead, founder Yan Zitong co-founded Tiantian Xuenong, an independent company, with Zhao Guang, and DFS168.com assumed the role of angel investor.
DFS168.com is a B2C e-commerce platform for agricultural materials. DFS168.com sells to major agricultural provinces in China such as Jiangxi, Heibei and Anhui. Upon noticing Chinese farmers' lack of agricultural expertise and technical knowledge, the team at DFS168.com came up with the idea of building an agricultural education platform. However, the company decided not to launch the business itself, worried farmers might misinterpret the platform as simply a means to sell more products. Instead, founder Yan Zitong co-founded Tiantian Xuenong, an independent company, with Zhao Guang, and DFS168.com assumed the role of angel investor.
Founder of Thousands of Farmers
Before founding Thousands of Farmers in 2020, Chen worked at an agritech company developing apps and mini programs for management and marketing.
Before founding Thousands of Farmers in 2020, Chen worked at an agritech company developing apps and mini programs for management and marketing.
Founded in Washington DC in 2016, AV Ventures is co-founded by US not-for-profit organizations, the Agricultural Cooperative Development International and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance.AV Ventures focuses on supporting SMEs that facilitate financing for farmers to improve sustainable supply chain management and boost social impact in Africa and Central Asia. Investments in tech startups include the $790,000 seed round of AgroCenta in January 2021. Through AV Frontiers in Bishkek, the VC also recently participated in April’s investment round of Kyrgyzstan-based ololoAkJol Resort, a hub for digital nomads, or independent remote workers.
Founded in Washington DC in 2016, AV Ventures is co-founded by US not-for-profit organizations, the Agricultural Cooperative Development International and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance.AV Ventures focuses on supporting SMEs that facilitate financing for farmers to improve sustainable supply chain management and boost social impact in Africa and Central Asia. Investments in tech startups include the $790,000 seed round of AgroCenta in January 2021. Through AV Frontiers in Bishkek, the VC also recently participated in April’s investment round of Kyrgyzstan-based ololoAkJol Resort, a hub for digital nomads, or independent remote workers.
Based in San Francisco, the Mulago Foundation is a philanthropic foundation designed to carry on the life work of pediatrician Rainer Arnhold who died in 1993 while working in the mountains of Bolivia. He originally set up the Mulago Foundation in 1968, naming it after a hospital in Uganda. His Jewish family, bankers for generations, continued to support the foundation for impact investing across diverse sectors and geographies, with scalable solutions to alleviate poverty.It has invested in 61 companies to date. Successful ventures include: Kenya’s Komaza that raised $28m in its 2020 Series B and Myanmar’s Proximity Finance, a fintech for small-holder farmers that raised $14m in 2020. Komaza helps poor families turn dry land into small-scale, income-generating tree farms, benefiting more than 2m farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Based in San Francisco, the Mulago Foundation is a philanthropic foundation designed to carry on the life work of pediatrician Rainer Arnhold who died in 1993 while working in the mountains of Bolivia. He originally set up the Mulago Foundation in 1968, naming it after a hospital in Uganda. His Jewish family, bankers for generations, continued to support the foundation for impact investing across diverse sectors and geographies, with scalable solutions to alleviate poverty.It has invested in 61 companies to date. Successful ventures include: Kenya’s Komaza that raised $28m in its 2020 Series B and Myanmar’s Proximity Finance, a fintech for small-holder farmers that raised $14m in 2020. Komaza helps poor families turn dry land into small-scale, income-generating tree farms, benefiting more than 2m farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Targeting the multibillion-dollar global games market, Alkemis Games wants to make world-class mobile games for mid-core players in Indonesia and abroad.
Targeting the multibillion-dollar global games market, Alkemis Games wants to make world-class mobile games for mid-core players in Indonesia and abroad.
Based in Frankfurt, GreenTec Capital Partners is a German social impact investor that focuses on supporting African tech and non-tech startups. The VC plans to increase its investment portfolio to a total of 400 enterprises by 2023. Its current stake in 20 startups is estimated to be €32.5m. In 2020, GreenTec joined the pre-seed round of Nigerian online food cooperative Principally and seed round of Freshbag, a farmers’ marketplace in Cameroon. Recent investments also include AgroCenta’s seed funding in January 2021.
Based in Frankfurt, GreenTec Capital Partners is a German social impact investor that focuses on supporting African tech and non-tech startups. The VC plans to increase its investment portfolio to a total of 400 enterprises by 2023. Its current stake in 20 startups is estimated to be €32.5m. In 2020, GreenTec joined the pre-seed round of Nigerian online food cooperative Principally and seed round of Freshbag, a farmers’ marketplace in Cameroon. Recent investments also include AgroCenta’s seed funding in January 2021.
Co-founder of Karsa
Yudha Kartohadiprodjo formerly worked as an editor and publisher at Femina Group, one of Indonesia’s leading magazine and media groups. In 2016, he joined forces with agritech veteran Alihan Tjohjono to establish Karsa, a social platform for farmers and agricultural stakeholders.
Yudha Kartohadiprodjo formerly worked as an editor and publisher at Femina Group, one of Indonesia’s leading magazine and media groups. In 2016, he joined forces with agritech veteran Alihan Tjohjono to establish Karsa, a social platform for farmers and agricultural stakeholders.
Co-Founder of IWAK
Surabaya native, Rian Adam Rajagede, holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). He co-founded IWAK, a crowdfunding platform for freshwater fish farmers. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science at UGM while working as a lecturer of Algorithm and Data Structure at his alma mater.
Surabaya native, Rian Adam Rajagede, holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). He co-founded IWAK, a crowdfunding platform for freshwater fish farmers. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science at UGM while working as a lecturer of Algorithm and Data Structure at his alma mater.
Founder and CEO of Farm Friend
Born in a farming family, Yu Yang graduated from the National University of Defense Technology with a master's in computer science. He was the co-founder and CTO of drone startup Linker Networks Inc, before co-founding Farm Friend in 2016 to build a platform connecting farmers and drone operators. He is currently the CEO of Farm Friend.
Born in a farming family, Yu Yang graduated from the National University of Defense Technology with a master's in computer science. He was the co-founder and CTO of drone startup Linker Networks Inc, before co-founding Farm Friend in 2016 to build a platform connecting farmers and drone operators. He is currently the CEO of Farm Friend.
Founder and CEO of Angon
Agif Arianto has been raising livestock as a hobby since high school. Having learned about the problems that Indonesian farmers face, especially ones caused by dishonest middlemen, he has resolved to alleviate these woes. He founded Angon as a trading platform for users to invest directly in quality livestock which can be subsequently sold for profit.
Agif Arianto has been raising livestock as a hobby since high school. Having learned about the problems that Indonesian farmers face, especially ones caused by dishonest middlemen, he has resolved to alleviate these woes. He founded Angon as a trading platform for users to invest directly in quality livestock which can be subsequently sold for profit.
Not-for-profit social impact investor, Rabo Foundation, is a subsidiary of Rabobank based in the Netherlands. The bank specializes in sustainability-oriented banking, food and agriculture financing.Founded in Utrecht in 1974, Rabo Foundation actively invests in the Netherlands and 22 emerging markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. It mainly focuses on funding for social enterprises, especially savings and credit cooperatives and producer organizations for smallholder farmers. It currently has investments in 26 startups including participation in AgroCenta’s $790,000 seed round in January 2021. Rabo has also pumped in $500,000 in Dutch fintech Geldfit.nl, a debt prevention and counseling app service.
Not-for-profit social impact investor, Rabo Foundation, is a subsidiary of Rabobank based in the Netherlands. The bank specializes in sustainability-oriented banking, food and agriculture financing.Founded in Utrecht in 1974, Rabo Foundation actively invests in the Netherlands and 22 emerging markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. It mainly focuses on funding for social enterprises, especially savings and credit cooperatives and producer organizations for smallholder farmers. It currently has investments in 26 startups including participation in AgroCenta’s $790,000 seed round in January 2021. Rabo has also pumped in $500,000 in Dutch fintech Geldfit.nl, a debt prevention and counseling app service.
Co-Founder and Web Developer of IWAK
Gadjah Mada University (UGM) graduate, Ade Armyatna Yusfantri, holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He is currently the co-founder and web developer of IWAK, a crowdfunding platform for freshwater fish farmers. Previous to IWAK, Ade had also co-founded Meseji together with Rushan. The Web-based application helps SMEs to automate their text message (SMS) marketing efforts.
Gadjah Mada University (UGM) graduate, Ade Armyatna Yusfantri, holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He is currently the co-founder and web developer of IWAK, a crowdfunding platform for freshwater fish farmers. Previous to IWAK, Ade had also co-founded Meseji together with Rushan. The Web-based application helps SMEs to automate their text message (SMS) marketing efforts.
Eragano is gearing up to become a one-stop mobile platform that provides end-to-end farming and financing solutions to Indonesia’s 37 million smallholder farmers.
Eragano is gearing up to become a one-stop mobile platform that provides end-to-end farming and financing solutions to Indonesia’s 37 million smallholder farmers.
Agritech platform 8villages helps farmers to become business-savvy and reap more profit by connecting directly to suppliers, customers and public stakeholders.
Agritech platform 8villages helps farmers to become business-savvy and reap more profit by connecting directly to suppliers, customers and public stakeholders.
Chinese startups feel the chill of capital winter as VC activities slow
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Mycorena: Fungi-based vegan protein challenging traditional plant-based ingredients
Award-winning Swedish biotech startup is scaling production of mycoprotein to become a key player in the emerging market for functional proteins
Because Animals: Pioneering cultured meat for pets
The biotech startup is disrupting the pet food processing industry with cell-based food to minimize environmental “pawprints” and promote animal welfare
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
Alex Deans, youth creator of wearable tech for the blind, discusses the inventing process
He started with just CA$100 worth of GPS shields and wires at aged 12. Now the 20-year-old student is readying to take his iAid navigation device for the visually impaired to market
Atomian: The powerful cognitive software that thinks, works like the human brain
Combining natural language processing with big data, Atomian enables easy, quick and real-time access to information in databases and documents
Jojonomic's fintech PaaS helps corporates automate reimbursement, prevent fraud
Jojonomic is used by big companies including Pertamina Patra Niaga, Lazada, Tokopedia and Gojek
Jungle.ai: Tapping data and AI to prevent outages and breakdowns
Forewarned is forearmed. Performance predictions by Jungle.ai can help save billions of dollars and hours of frustration caused by sudden power failures
Allen Zhang: Father of WeChat and its string of innovations
Get to know the man behind the app in every Chinese user's smartphone
Belva Devara: The whiz kid transforming Indonesia’s education sector
Recently made advisor to the Indonesian president, edtech Ruangguru founder and CEO Belva Devara has also begun mentoring and promoting new startups in Indonesia
Last-mile delivery tech pioneer Mox expands into e-commerce amid Covid-19 online shopping surge
Last-mile logistical solutions provider Mox scaled its business across markets during the Covid-19 lockdown and is looking to raise €8.2m
Meatable: Cell-based meat startup secures $47m Series A for scalable technology
The Dutch startup offers a pioneering technology for quickly scaling cell-based meat production while eliminating the need for animal-derived growth media
TreeFrog Therapeutics: Mimicking how stem cells grow in the human body
The French biotech’s proprietory technology to cultivate pluripotent stem cells in a 3D environment can be scaled to mass-produce high-quality cells to treat diseases such as Parkinson’s
Petit Pli: Origami-inspired clothes that still fit, even after the body has grown
Founded by a young aeronautical engineer, Petit Pli produces stylish, sustainable pleated garments made from recycled plastic that expand up to seven sizes
Indonesia's Green Rebel Foods to take its Asian-inspired plant-based meat regional
F&B veteran duo behind the Burgreens spinoff plans Series A fundraising by end-2021 for manufacturing and regional expansion
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