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Launched in 2003, Dianping is China's most popular restaurant-reviewing and group-buying service. It merged with closest rival Meituan in October 2015, in a US$15 billion deal.
Launched in 2003, Dianping is China's most popular restaurant-reviewing and group-buying service. It merged with closest rival Meituan in October 2015, in a US$15 billion deal.
Danish asset management company Maj Invest was established in 2005. Based in Copenhagen, it is owned by the management, employees and Danish institutional investors, PKA, Realdania and PBU. Its main businesses are in asset management and private equity. It recently ventured into the financial services sector with Maj Bank.In 2009, Maj Invest launched into international private equity activities, with offices in Singapore, Indonesia’s Jakarta,Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and Lima in Peru. Its Maj Invest Equity Southeast Asia II K/S, worth US$90 million, is still looking for new investment opportunities in the region.
Danish asset management company Maj Invest was established in 2005. Based in Copenhagen, it is owned by the management, employees and Danish institutional investors, PKA, Realdania and PBU. Its main businesses are in asset management and private equity. It recently ventured into the financial services sector with Maj Bank.In 2009, Maj Invest launched into international private equity activities, with offices in Singapore, Indonesia’s Jakarta,Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and Lima in Peru. Its Maj Invest Equity Southeast Asia II K/S, worth US$90 million, is still looking for new investment opportunities in the region.
Founded in 2010, Hosen Capital is a PE firm under the New Hope Group. With RMB 5 billion under management, Hosen Capital focuses on the consumption upgrading and industrial upgrading of the agricultural and food sectors. Its investors include New Hope Group, West Hope Group, Delong Steel, Temasek Holdings, ADM and Mitsui & Co.
Founded in 2010, Hosen Capital is a PE firm under the New Hope Group. With RMB 5 billion under management, Hosen Capital focuses on the consumption upgrading and industrial upgrading of the agricultural and food sectors. Its investors include New Hope Group, West Hope Group, Delong Steel, Temasek Holdings, ADM and Mitsui & Co.
Founded in 2011, the knowledge capital fund is an initiative from the InKemia IUCT Group to focus on innovation and the licensing of patents in the biotech sectors. InKemia supports the life science industry through R&D grant programs, technical consultancy and training. It specializes in areas such as chemical synthesis, biotech, bio-catalysis, quality control and EU releases of new products. InKemia also supports local entrepreneurs through the Manuel Arroyo Award for Young Entrepreneurs with the aim to promote local cooperative economic development.
Founded in 2011, the knowledge capital fund is an initiative from the InKemia IUCT Group to focus on innovation and the licensing of patents in the biotech sectors. InKemia supports the life science industry through R&D grant programs, technical consultancy and training. It specializes in areas such as chemical synthesis, biotech, bio-catalysis, quality control and EU releases of new products. InKemia also supports local entrepreneurs through the Manuel Arroyo Award for Young Entrepreneurs with the aim to promote local cooperative economic development.
China Merchants Capital (CMC), the investment management platform of China Merchants Group, was established in 2012 with a registered capital of RMB 1 billion. As of the end of 2014, it had assets under management worth nearly US$3 billion. CMC invests mainly in the infrastructure, medical & pharmaceutical, financial services, real estate, high-tech, agriculture & foods, media, equipment machinery, mining and energy sectors, among others.
China Merchants Capital (CMC), the investment management platform of China Merchants Group, was established in 2012 with a registered capital of RMB 1 billion. As of the end of 2014, it had assets under management worth nearly US$3 billion. CMC invests mainly in the infrastructure, medical & pharmaceutical, financial services, real estate, high-tech, agriculture & foods, media, equipment machinery, mining and energy sectors, among others.
Vostok New Ventures is a Swedish investment company that invests globally in companies with network effects, founded in 2007. It has a special focus on the areas of real estate, recruitment and job sites, travel and transportation services and general classified ads. It participates in growth-stage companies and has invested in 27 companies, 18 of which as leading investor. Its exits are Avito, Quandoo and Delivery Hero.
Vostok New Ventures is a Swedish investment company that invests globally in companies with network effects, founded in 2007. It has a special focus on the areas of real estate, recruitment and job sites, travel and transportation services and general classified ads. It participates in growth-stage companies and has invested in 27 companies, 18 of which as leading investor. Its exits are Avito, Quandoo and Delivery Hero.
Partech Ventures is a global venture capital firm established in San Francisco in 1982 as Paribas Technologies, a subsidiary of French bank Paribas that currently holds €1.3 billion in assets under its management. In addition to San Francisco, Partech also has offices in Paris, Berlin and Dakar, Senegal, with the latter focused exclusively on African startups. The company is now based in Paris and has invested in over 300 companies across different funding stages with 48 exits to date.
Partech Ventures is a global venture capital firm established in San Francisco in 1982 as Paribas Technologies, a subsidiary of French bank Paribas that currently holds €1.3 billion in assets under its management. In addition to San Francisco, Partech also has offices in Paris, Berlin and Dakar, Senegal, with the latter focused exclusively on African startups. The company is now based in Paris and has invested in over 300 companies across different funding stages with 48 exits to date.
Ataria Ventures is an early stage fund that offers predominantly Latin American investors and corporations access to technology startups in Israel and Silicon Valley. It has invested in more than 30 startups across a variety of industries and sectors, including Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Virtual Reality, foodtech, agritech, consumer, and health.
Ataria Ventures is an early stage fund that offers predominantly Latin American investors and corporations access to technology startups in Israel and Silicon Valley. It has invested in more than 30 startups across a variety of industries and sectors, including Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Virtual Reality, foodtech, agritech, consumer, and health.
Pere Valles is an entrepreneur and angel investor in the Spanish startup ecosystem, sitting on the board of several companies. Valles has been chairman of Spanish digital voting platform Scytl since 2004. In 2018, he was appointed CEO of travel platform Exoticca, which sells long haul touring holidays and has a presence in Spain, France and the UK. He had been a financial director of GlobalNet and a senior manager at KPMG's mergers & acquisitions group in the US.
Pere Valles is an entrepreneur and angel investor in the Spanish startup ecosystem, sitting on the board of several companies. Valles has been chairman of Spanish digital voting platform Scytl since 2004. In 2018, he was appointed CEO of travel platform Exoticca, which sells long haul touring holidays and has a presence in Spain, France and the UK. He had been a financial director of GlobalNet and a senior manager at KPMG's mergers & acquisitions group in the US.
Based in Shanghai, BA Capital focuses on investments in various consumer sectors. The VC, a subsidiary of Black Ant Group in Shenzhen, was founded in 2016 by three partners Chen Feng, He Yu and Zhang Peiyuan
Based in Shanghai, BA Capital focuses on investments in various consumer sectors. The VC, a subsidiary of Black Ant Group in Shenzhen, was founded in 2016 by three partners Chen Feng, He Yu and Zhang Peiyuan
Gemboom Venture Capital was founded in Shenzhen in 2016 and mainly invests in early-stage startups from angel to Series A rounds. It specializes in high-tech, industrial upgrades and consumables. The VC invests primarily in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu.
Gemboom Venture Capital was founded in Shenzhen in 2016 and mainly invests in early-stage startups from angel to Series A rounds. It specializes in high-tech, industrial upgrades and consumables. The VC invests primarily in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu.
Established in 2016, LEADx Capital Partners is a German-based VC and is the investment arm of major retailer METRO Group. Since its founding, the VC has invested in 36 different companies, with a special focus on European retail, the same sector as METRO Group. It has already had one successful exit, the M&A of GuestU, which provides free internet to tourists. LEADx was the lead investor in the €18m Series B round of online printing marketplace 360imprimir, known as 360 Onlineprint in markets outside Iberia and Latin America.
Established in 2016, LEADx Capital Partners is a German-based VC and is the investment arm of major retailer METRO Group. Since its founding, the VC has invested in 36 different companies, with a special focus on European retail, the same sector as METRO Group. It has already had one successful exit, the M&A of GuestU, which provides free internet to tourists. LEADx was the lead investor in the €18m Series B round of online printing marketplace 360imprimir, known as 360 Onlineprint in markets outside Iberia and Latin America.
Established in 2015, EQT Ventures is a Stockholm-based investor that describes itself as "half VC, half startup." It has invested in more than 50 companies, acting as lead investor in almost two-thirds of its investments, to date, of a total investment fund of €566m. EQT Ventures invests across sectors locally and globally and has successfully managed the exits of two Scandinavian startups.
Established in 2015, EQT Ventures is a Stockholm-based investor that describes itself as "half VC, half startup." It has invested in more than 50 companies, acting as lead investor in almost two-thirds of its investments, to date, of a total investment fund of €566m. EQT Ventures invests across sectors locally and globally and has successfully managed the exits of two Scandinavian startups.
Boruide Investment was founded in Shenzhen in late 2013. It specializes in early-stage investments in IoT, artificial intelligence, consumer goods, entertainment and media.
Boruide Investment was founded in Shenzhen in late 2013. It specializes in early-stage investments in IoT, artificial intelligence, consumer goods, entertainment and media.
Founded in Beijing in 2015, Frees Fund is an asset management company with a portfolio valued at RMB 3.6bn. Frees primarily invests in early-stage startups in diverse sectors including fintech, education, healthcare, entertainment, hardware, intelligent manufacturing and SaaS. The VC is incorporated as Shanghai Ziyou Investment Management Co Ltd.
Founded in Beijing in 2015, Frees Fund is an asset management company with a portfolio valued at RMB 3.6bn. Frees primarily invests in early-stage startups in diverse sectors including fintech, education, healthcare, entertainment, hardware, intelligent manufacturing and SaaS. The VC is incorporated as Shanghai Ziyou Investment Management Co Ltd.
Yali Bio: Recreating a juicy steak in plant-based alternatives
Founded by the former head of Impossible Foods’ pilot plant, this Bay Area genomics and foodtech startup is one of the first to engineer a better fat for plant-based meat
QOA: Gourmet guilt-free chocolate, without the cocoa
Munich-based QOA transforms industrial food waste into vegan chocolate, enabling consumers to avoid the sustainability and ethical issues of cocoa production
OLIO: Zero food waste app expands with new product categories, going global
Recent $43m Series B funding will let sustainability app more than triple hiring, add homemade products and household goods to product listings
Southeast Asian startups to keep riding digitalization, IPO boom, investors say
O2O business models and growing interest in ESG are also key themes, as regional startups gain $4.4bn of funding in first half of 2021
Indonesian angel investor network ANGIN launches agrifood incubator
Program targets ESG investment and builds on the strong potential of Indonesia’s agriculture sector, which kept growing despite the Covid-19 pandemic
Smart Agrifood 2021: SVG Ventures's Hartnett, Land O'Lakes's Bekele on disruption in agrifood chain
How US farming cooperative Land O'Lakes and leading CPG brands are working with famers and tech firms to overcome agritech challenges, transform the whole value chain
Smart Agrifood Summit 2021: A global innovation ecosystem is needed to catch up with other sectors
Investors from SVG Ventures/THRIVE, Pinduoduo and others agree that players must join forces to boost agrifood tech investment, internationally and across the value chain
Forward Fooding: Ranking the world's agrifood startups on success and sustainability
The collaborative platform has opened applications for its FoodTech500 global ranking of agrifood startups; counts over 7,000 startups and scaleups mapped so far
Stockeld Dreamery: Vegan cheese created together with chefs
Backed by €16.5m in new funding, Stockeld Dreamery sets to expand into Europe and North America, and double its team to 50 a year on
Meatable joins Royal DSM to create growth media specific for cell-based meat tech
The R&D between the biotech startup and fellow Dutch nutrition conglomerate could help scale and drive the commercial viability of lab-grown meat
MIWA Technologies: Reducing food waste and packaging with smart refill vending system
MIWA’s solution lets consumers buy exact refill quantities in personalized containers, eradicating need for single-use plastics throughout the supply chain
Senior Deli: Creating easy-to-swallow, appealing food for dysphagia sufferers
Already supplying to over 200 senior homes and hospitals, the Future Food Asia 2021 co-winner uses proprietary tech to make nutritious, affordable texture-modified foods for people with swallowing difficulties
Dao Foods unfazed by China tech crackdown, says alternative proteins aligned with state goals
Impact investor Dao Foods expects government support for alternative proteins to come, as it announces second batch of startups, diversifying into fermentation and cell-based proteins
AquaCultured Foods: World's first whole-cut vegan seafood made through microbial fermentation
Armed with its fermentation technology and proprietary strain of fungi, AquaCultured is closing an oversubscribed funding round, raising more than $1.5m to launch its non-GMO seafood alternatives, with plans to expand to more food verticals and overseas
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