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Crowdcube Capital Ltd is an equity crowdfunding platform established by Darren Westlake and Luke Lang in 2011. The company is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. Over the past decade, Crowdcube’s 1.1m users have invested over £1bn. The company became profitable in the second half of 2020. In June 2021, CEO Westlake announced the upcoming launch of secondary marketplace Cubex, dubbed the community IPO. Crowdcube started out as an early-stage crowdfunding platform like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The platform earns commissions from successful fundraising campaigns. Investors of the funded companies can also buy and sell shares through the platform. In 2018, Crowdcube introduced a new investor fee at 1.5% of the total investment, capped at £250.
Crowdcube Capital Ltd is an equity crowdfunding platform established by Darren Westlake and Luke Lang in 2011. The company is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. Over the past decade, Crowdcube’s 1.1m users have invested over £1bn. The company became profitable in the second half of 2020. In June 2021, CEO Westlake announced the upcoming launch of secondary marketplace Cubex, dubbed the community IPO. Crowdcube started out as an early-stage crowdfunding platform like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The platform earns commissions from successful fundraising campaigns. Investors of the funded companies can also buy and sell shares through the platform. In 2018, Crowdcube introduced a new investor fee at 1.5% of the total investment, capped at £250.
Cambridge Enterprise Venture Partners
A Cambridge-based investor, founded in 2006, that exists to support spin-off companies created at the city’s university with an emphasis on social impact. It currently has 57 companies in its portfolio, almost entirely in the areas of life and physical sciences, which have, in total, raised over £2bn in further investment and grant funding.Its most recent investments include in the June 2021 £3m seed round of Gallium Nitride semiconductor engineering company Porotech and in the January 2021 $20m Series A round of quantum computing innovators Riverlane.
A Cambridge-based investor, founded in 2006, that exists to support spin-off companies created at the city’s university with an emphasis on social impact. It currently has 57 companies in its portfolio, almost entirely in the areas of life and physical sciences, which have, in total, raised over £2bn in further investment and grant funding.Its most recent investments include in the June 2021 £3m seed round of Gallium Nitride semiconductor engineering company Porotech and in the January 2021 $20m Series A round of quantum computing innovators Riverlane.
Suzhou Wujiang Orient State-Owned Capital Investment Management
Suzhou Wujiang Orient State-Owned Capital Investment Management is a state-owned company established in 2001 in Suzhou with the mission to facilitate industrial development in Wujiang District, Suzhou. It currently manages assets worth over RMB 20bn. It’s also the limited partner of some renowned VC funds including Source Code Capital, Legend Capital, Kinzon Capital and Oriza Holdings. As of May 2021, three of its portfolio companies and 27 of its sub-funds had gone public.While making investments in companies, the investor is more focused on attracting investment firms in Wujiang to offer support to them. Beyond that, it’s also committed to supporting small-sized early-stage startups, so as to bring new blood for industrial development in the region.
Suzhou Wujiang Orient State-Owned Capital Investment Management is a state-owned company established in 2001 in Suzhou with the mission to facilitate industrial development in Wujiang District, Suzhou. It currently manages assets worth over RMB 20bn. It’s also the limited partner of some renowned VC funds including Source Code Capital, Legend Capital, Kinzon Capital and Oriza Holdings. As of May 2021, three of its portfolio companies and 27 of its sub-funds had gone public.While making investments in companies, the investor is more focused on attracting investment firms in Wujiang to offer support to them. Beyond that, it’s also committed to supporting small-sized early-stage startups, so as to bring new blood for industrial development in the region.
Founded by Feng Bo, who left China for San Francisco at aged 18 and returning in 1994, as one of technology-focused boutique investment bank Robertson Stephens' first bankers in China. Feng set up Ceyuan Ventures in 2004, focusing on early-stage IT and emerging growth firms in China. Notable investments include Jiayuan, Qihoo 360, Dianping and Meitu. Feng Bo is the brother of Feng Tao, another leading investor, and founder and head of NewMargin Ventures.
Founded by Feng Bo, who left China for San Francisco at aged 18 and returning in 1994, as one of technology-focused boutique investment bank Robertson Stephens' first bankers in China. Feng set up Ceyuan Ventures in 2004, focusing on early-stage IT and emerging growth firms in China. Notable investments include Jiayuan, Qihoo 360, Dianping and Meitu. Feng Bo is the brother of Feng Tao, another leading investor, and founder and head of NewMargin Ventures.
Founded by Zhang Guiping, brother of Suning Commerce Group Chairman Zhang Jindong. The Zhang brothers co-founded Suning in 1987 and divided the business in 1999 into Suning Universal, listed as one of the top 20 real estate companies in China, and Suning Commerce, one of the largest appliance retailers in China. The investment conducted by Suning Universal in China mainly focuses on culture and entertainment industry. Suning Universal is expanding to the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, Australia, France and South Korea, seeking investment opportunities in real estate, entertainment, healthcare, and culture industries.
Founded by Zhang Guiping, brother of Suning Commerce Group Chairman Zhang Jindong. The Zhang brothers co-founded Suning in 1987 and divided the business in 1999 into Suning Universal, listed as one of the top 20 real estate companies in China, and Suning Commerce, one of the largest appliance retailers in China. The investment conducted by Suning Universal in China mainly focuses on culture and entertainment industry. Suning Universal is expanding to the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, Australia, France and South Korea, seeking investment opportunities in real estate, entertainment, healthcare, and culture industries.
Gopher Asset Management is a subsidiary of Noah Holdings, China’s first and largest independent wealth management company and only NYSE-listed wealth manager. Set up in 2010, Gopher’s assets under management reached RMB 86.7 billion in 2015, up 74.3% from 2014. Of these assets, PE/VC assets more than tripled to comprise 43.7% of total portfolio in 2015, versus 20.9% in 2014. Gopher’s investments cover nearly 1,000 high-growth companies in TMT, mobile Internet, IoT, healthcare, high-tech manufacturing and more. In 2016, it is focusing on Internet-based businesses relating to big data in healthcare, education, culture and finance.
Gopher Asset Management is a subsidiary of Noah Holdings, China’s first and largest independent wealth management company and only NYSE-listed wealth manager. Set up in 2010, Gopher’s assets under management reached RMB 86.7 billion in 2015, up 74.3% from 2014. Of these assets, PE/VC assets more than tripled to comprise 43.7% of total portfolio in 2015, versus 20.9% in 2014. Gopher’s investments cover nearly 1,000 high-growth companies in TMT, mobile Internet, IoT, healthcare, high-tech manufacturing and more. In 2016, it is focusing on Internet-based businesses relating to big data in healthcare, education, culture and finance.
RakSul is a Japanese online and outsourcing commercial printing services platform, with almost US$72 million in total equity funding in August 2016. Its US$350,000 Prinzio seed investment is its first venture outside Japan, giving it a 20% stake in the Indonesian printing startup.Founder and CEO Yasukane Matsumoto is set to acquire more printing start-ups in the Philippines and Singapore as part of the expansion into Southeast Asia. The Tokyo-based startup is often dubbed the Uber of printing, with flyers accounting for 60% of total print orders. It expected to start making profits in 2016.
RakSul is a Japanese online and outsourcing commercial printing services platform, with almost US$72 million in total equity funding in August 2016. Its US$350,000 Prinzio seed investment is its first venture outside Japan, giving it a 20% stake in the Indonesian printing startup.Founder and CEO Yasukane Matsumoto is set to acquire more printing start-ups in the Philippines and Singapore as part of the expansion into Southeast Asia. The Tokyo-based startup is often dubbed the Uber of printing, with flyers accounting for 60% of total print orders. It expected to start making profits in 2016.
Founded in 2013, Telstra’s muru-D accelerator has so far worked with 44 startups, with total revenue generated of over AUD 7.8 million. Telstra also has another venture capital arm that connects with technology businesses at a much later stage in their life cycles and looks to build strategic alliances. muru-D companies receive AUD 20,000 at the start of the program and if they achieve specific milestones by the midpoint of the program they unlock a further AUD 20,000. The accelerator has also dropped the requirement that companies raise AUD15,000 from mentors and investors.
Founded in 2013, Telstra’s muru-D accelerator has so far worked with 44 startups, with total revenue generated of over AUD 7.8 million. Telstra also has another venture capital arm that connects with technology businesses at a much later stage in their life cycles and looks to build strategic alliances. muru-D companies receive AUD 20,000 at the start of the program and if they achieve specific milestones by the midpoint of the program they unlock a further AUD 20,000. The accelerator has also dropped the requirement that companies raise AUD15,000 from mentors and investors.
Hadi Wenas joined the Lippo Group in 2015 as the current CEO of Lippo’s e-commerce site MatahariMall. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Hadi was able to work as an applications engineer at Oracle while reading a master’s degree in Computer Science at Stanford University in the US. He returned to Indonesia and worked at McKinsey in Jakarta for six years before jumping into the tech scene as a co-founder and managing director of Zalora Indonesia. After exiting Zalora in 2013, he became the CEO of tech firm aCommerce until June 2015.
Hadi Wenas joined the Lippo Group in 2015 as the current CEO of Lippo’s e-commerce site MatahariMall. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Hadi was able to work as an applications engineer at Oracle while reading a master’s degree in Computer Science at Stanford University in the US. He returned to Indonesia and worked at McKinsey in Jakarta for six years before jumping into the tech scene as a co-founder and managing director of Zalora Indonesia. After exiting Zalora in 2013, he became the CEO of tech firm aCommerce until June 2015.
Yale University’s Physics and Philosophy graduate Justin Kan is a tech millionaire. The American Korean became famous by broadcasting his life through a webcam on the Justin.tv website that later evolved into the global video game streaming platform Twitch. After an internship working on endless spreadsheets, Yale’s former Men of Branford Calendar model decided to become a technopreneur in 2005. He became a partner of Y Combinator in 2014 but left in 2017 to focus on Justin Kan Enterprises, Titanic’s End and Whale. He recently founded Atrium LTS and became CEO of the law services platform.
Yale University’s Physics and Philosophy graduate Justin Kan is a tech millionaire. The American Korean became famous by broadcasting his life through a webcam on the Justin.tv website that later evolved into the global video game streaming platform Twitch. After an internship working on endless spreadsheets, Yale’s former Men of Branford Calendar model decided to become a technopreneur in 2005. He became a partner of Y Combinator in 2014 but left in 2017 to focus on Justin Kan Enterprises, Titanic’s End and Whale. He recently founded Atrium LTS and became CEO of the law services platform.
Vincent Rosso, the co-founder of Consentio and BlaBlaCar Spain is also the chairman of GOI Travel SL. The industrial engineer has a wide range of work experience including working as an aerospace and telecom software engineer at Dassault Data Services after obtaining his master’s in 1994. He also worked as sales manager at IT firms Interwoven and Kabira Technology.He decided to become a tech investor and co-founder in 2009 with BlaBlaCar. Since then, Rosso supported more startups and eventually established SeedPod Capital in 2015 to manage all his investments.
Vincent Rosso, the co-founder of Consentio and BlaBlaCar Spain is also the chairman of GOI Travel SL. The industrial engineer has a wide range of work experience including working as an aerospace and telecom software engineer at Dassault Data Services after obtaining his master’s in 1994. He also worked as sales manager at IT firms Interwoven and Kabira Technology.He decided to become a tech investor and co-founder in 2009 with BlaBlaCar. Since then, Rosso supported more startups and eventually established SeedPod Capital in 2015 to manage all his investments.
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.
Carex Logistics is a logistics industry leader in Spain. Headquartered in Murcia, the company is involved in cargo shipping, integral logistics, domestic and international freight; as well as national and international couriers. Carex is one of the first logistics company in Europe to use blockchain technology.The founder and president of Carex Logistics is Ricardo Rúbio, a sector expert with over 30 years of experience in cargo shipping. He is also a business angel and advisor in startups that provide logistic solutions to innovate and digitalize the industry through cutting-edge technologies.
Carex Logistics is a logistics industry leader in Spain. Headquartered in Murcia, the company is involved in cargo shipping, integral logistics, domestic and international freight; as well as national and international couriers. Carex is one of the first logistics company in Europe to use blockchain technology.The founder and president of Carex Logistics is Ricardo Rúbio, a sector expert with over 30 years of experience in cargo shipping. He is also a business angel and advisor in startups that provide logistic solutions to innovate and digitalize the industry through cutting-edge technologies.
Guangkong Zhongying Capital was founded in August 2016 by China Everbright, a state-owned enterprise that engages mainly in banking, securities, insurance and investment management, and Focus Media, the operator of the largest out-of-home advertising network in China. It invests mainly in the sectors of consumption upgrade, recreation, corporate services, fintech and artificial intelligence.
Guangkong Zhongying Capital was founded in August 2016 by China Everbright, a state-owned enterprise that engages mainly in banking, securities, insurance and investment management, and Focus Media, the operator of the largest out-of-home advertising network in China. It invests mainly in the sectors of consumption upgrade, recreation, corporate services, fintech and artificial intelligence.
An entrepreneur and investor in new technologies and digital business, Manuel Serrano has extensive experience in the field of digital transformation and startups' mentoring.He is the managing director and founder of FHIOS Smart Knowledge, a company that specializes in consultancy services for digital innovation, where he has worked since 2012. Serrano is also a committee member of FC Barcelona, the city's famous soccer club, and an investor in fast-growing Spanish startups like Red Points, Wysee and CITIBOX. He has also managed and founded several IT companies in the Barcelona area.
An entrepreneur and investor in new technologies and digital business, Manuel Serrano has extensive experience in the field of digital transformation and startups' mentoring.He is the managing director and founder of FHIOS Smart Knowledge, a company that specializes in consultancy services for digital innovation, where he has worked since 2012. Serrano is also a committee member of FC Barcelona, the city's famous soccer club, and an investor in fast-growing Spanish startups like Red Points, Wysee and CITIBOX. He has also managed and founded several IT companies in the Barcelona area.
The Store Front: Striving to disrupt streaming with just rewards for musicians
Dubbing itself “the most equitable store around,” The Store Front aims to provide the fairest possible digital sales platform for musicians
Kolase: Crowdfunding platform for Indonesian musicians
Started by music industry veterans, Kolase sees a promising online market in contemporary music fandom
SFTC: Riding on the rise of independent music and alternative media
From recording music sessions for its YouTube channel, Sounds From The Corner has expanded into content production, reflecting Indonesia’s fast-evolving media landscape
This Portuguese startup lets you bet on your favorite musicians
Whether you’re a fan, groupie or just a good old-fashioned music lover, Tradiio is selling crowdfunding as the best way to put your money where your mouth is
Digital Union: Fighting fake users in China's mobile app industry
The Beijing-based cybersecurity startup is helping developers spot fake app downloads, so their ad money don’t go to waste
TMiRob's medical robots lighten the load of doctors and nurses in hospitals
The robots also reach an operating room three minutes faster than human nurses – that's more time for saving lives
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
Voicemod: Voice-tweaking tech that's conquering esports and streamers
Backed by esports and gaming VC BITKRAFT Ventures, Voicemod has become a leading name in voice modification tech for gamers and livestreamers, with 2.5m MAU across 65 countries
Inspired by rowdy teenagers: the Musical.ly story
Now better known as TikTok, the original Musical.ly was the only Chinese social app to have cracked the Western market – before it got snapped up by Bytedance and joined its stable of short video apps
Backed by pharmas, doctors, medtech startup DyCare is expanding fast across Europe
Its remote musculoskeletal rehabilitation and monitoring system sets to improve rehabilitation outcomes in an overtaxed sector
Impact investing: Spanish startups with a cause and the ecosystem backing them
As more thought and money go into socially and environmentally responsible projects, Spanish entrepreneurs, investors and big businesses are following suit
From Naples to Dhaka: Italo-Dutch precision farming startup Evja eyes funding for R&D, sales boost
Evja has a second office in the Dutch “Food Valley” and is investing to boost its advanced agronomic modeling, to stave off rising competition
Evix Safety's helmet with an airbag is a world-first for cycling safety
Evix Safety is launching a “smart” cycling helmet fitted with an airbag to prevent thousands of neck injuries from accidents
MatMap: Making the construction sector more sustainable
Alicante-based startup MatMap gives a second lease of life to used construction materials that account for almost a third of EU waste
Drone Hopper: Firefighters of the future
A senior Airbus engineer from Spain has developed heavy-duty autonomous drones to quell wildfires safely
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