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Founder and CEO of Eventec
Born in 1992, Huang is pursuing her doctoral degree in Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. While studying for her master's at UESTC in 2016, she founded a robotics startup. Huang and her team developed a badminton robot that played against Premier Li Keqiang and also won the Best Innovative Robotic Technology Award at the 2016 World Robotics Conference. In 2017, she was nominated for University Student of the Year by China Campus magazine.
Born in 1992, Huang is pursuing her doctoral degree in Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. While studying for her master's at UESTC in 2016, she founded a robotics startup. Huang and her team developed a badminton robot that played against Premier Li Keqiang and also won the Best Innovative Robotic Technology Award at the 2016 World Robotics Conference. In 2017, she was nominated for University Student of the Year by China Campus magazine.
Co-founder, CEO of YouClap
José Alberto Rocha is the Portuguese co-founder and CEO of YouClap, where he has worked since 2016. Rocha holds a Master's in IT Management Systems from the University of Aveiro and has also studied business and management. YouClap was developed at the university's incubator IERA. Rocha also worked as an Investment Officer at NU-RISE, a medtech startup also based at IERA. He is an avid adventure sports fan, which was one of his inspirations for developing YouClap.
José Alberto Rocha is the Portuguese co-founder and CEO of YouClap, where he has worked since 2016. Rocha holds a Master's in IT Management Systems from the University of Aveiro and has also studied business and management. YouClap was developed at the university's incubator IERA. Rocha also worked as an Investment Officer at NU-RISE, a medtech startup also based at IERA. He is an avid adventure sports fan, which was one of his inspirations for developing YouClap.
Co-founder and CEO of RRQ (Rex Regum Qeon)
Pauline is the co-founder and CEO of Indonesian eSports team RRQ. He was a professional eSports athlete in the early 2000s and turned to management when he was asked to join RRQ in 2013. He is also Chairman of the Indonesian eSports Federation (FEI). Pauline studied at the London School of Public Relations in Jakarta. He was previously a Product Director at Qeon Interactive, an online gaming company, and ran a gaming center called Xzis Gaming Village in Jakarta.
Pauline is the co-founder and CEO of Indonesian eSports team RRQ. He was a professional eSports athlete in the early 2000s and turned to management when he was asked to join RRQ in 2013. He is also Chairman of the Indonesian eSports Federation (FEI). Pauline studied at the London School of Public Relations in Jakarta. He was previously a Product Director at Qeon Interactive, an online gaming company, and ran a gaming center called Xzis Gaming Village in Jakarta.
Head of Customer Success and co-founder of Blox
Carlos Ricci Ricci has an MBA in marketing from Minas Gerais Catholic Pontifical University and an MBA in business finance from the Getulio Vargas Foundation.He has worked in banking for over 30 years, including more than 14 years in sales and risk management at Banco Fidis. He also worked as an account manager at ABN AMRO bank for over 16 years. He is now the co-founder and Head of Customer Success of edtech startup Blox.
Carlos Ricci Ricci has an MBA in marketing from Minas Gerais Catholic Pontifical University and an MBA in business finance from the Getulio Vargas Foundation.He has worked in banking for over 30 years, including more than 14 years in sales and risk management at Banco Fidis. He also worked as an account manager at ABN AMRO bank for over 16 years. He is now the co-founder and Head of Customer Success of edtech startup Blox.
CEO and Co-founder of Solatom
Miguel Frasquet Herraiz is passionate about the energy sector, having worked for six years on projects in China, the UAE and several European countries, as well as four years at the CTAER (Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energy) as an engineer and solar R&D coordinator. In 2016, Frasquet co-founded Solatom based on his PhD thesis and is currently the CEO of the startup that develops solar concentrators for industrial applications.
Miguel Frasquet Herraiz is passionate about the energy sector, having worked for six years on projects in China, the UAE and several European countries, as well as four years at the CTAER (Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energy) as an engineer and solar R&D coordinator. In 2016, Frasquet co-founded Solatom based on his PhD thesis and is currently the CEO of the startup that develops solar concentrators for industrial applications.
Co-Founder and Chief Business Development of iGrow
Gadjah Mada University (UGM) graduate Jim Oklahoma holds a bachelor’s degree in Statistics. Prior to co-founding iGrow, Jim worked as Data Evaluator and then as Monitor and Control Section Head at Pamapersada Nusantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of a heavy equipment distributor in Indonesia.
Gadjah Mada University (UGM) graduate Jim Oklahoma holds a bachelor’s degree in Statistics. Prior to co-founding iGrow, Jim worked as Data Evaluator and then as Monitor and Control Section Head at Pamapersada Nusantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of a heavy equipment distributor in Indonesia.
Founder and CEO of Zhinanmao
Former partner, Mount Venture Capital; vice president, Power Capital. The economics graduate from Jiangsu University is an avid backpacker and certified tour guide. A serial entrepreneur too (with previous startups in bicycle rental, education and training, e-commerce, F&B).
Former partner, Mount Venture Capital; vice president, Power Capital. The economics graduate from Jiangsu University is an avid backpacker and certified tour guide. A serial entrepreneur too (with previous startups in bicycle rental, education and training, e-commerce, F&B).
Co-founder of Dana+
Holding an MBA from Lancaster University, UK, Yang co-founded Dana+ with Ren Xinxin and Lv Xin in 2015. He’s also a partner of Lidafeng Investment, and of Ming Capital, an investment management company co-founded by popular Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming.
Holding an MBA from Lancaster University, UK, Yang co-founded Dana+ with Ren Xinxin and Lv Xin in 2015. He’s also a partner of Lidafeng Investment, and of Ming Capital, an investment management company co-founded by popular Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming.
Founder and CEO of Xiachufang
Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology graduate; a former product manager at popular social network Douban, and one of its earliest designers. UGC expert and core member of UCDChina (User-Centered Design China), a community bringing in design/research methods from overseas.
Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology graduate; a former product manager at popular social network Douban, and one of its earliest designers. UGC expert and core member of UCDChina (User-Centered Design China), a community bringing in design/research methods from overseas.
Co-founder and CTO of Codacy
Universidade Nova de Lisboa graduate João Caxaria is a seasoned software engineer, having developed software at Inosat, Checkfree, Focus Business Solution, Feel Fine Games, 6PM Holdings PLC and Infusion. Before co-founding Codacy, Caxaria co-founded web and mobile application development company Imaginary Cloud.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa graduate João Caxaria is a seasoned software engineer, having developed software at Inosat, Checkfree, Focus Business Solution, Feel Fine Games, 6PM Holdings PLC and Infusion. Before co-founding Codacy, Caxaria co-founded web and mobile application development company Imaginary Cloud.
Founder and CEO of YH Global
Founder and CEO of YH Global. Serial innovator in supply chain businesses. He received his EMBA at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, started a fledgling logistics service in 1997, and won the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award for China.
Founder and CEO of YH Global. Serial innovator in supply chain businesses. He received his EMBA at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, started a fledgling logistics service in 1997, and won the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award for China.
Mount Venture Capital is an early-stage investment firm focusing on the mobile Internet, consumer Internet, big data, and cloud computing sectors.
Mount Venture Capital is an early-stage investment firm focusing on the mobile Internet, consumer Internet, big data, and cloud computing sectors.
Azure Ventures is an Indonesian-based VC. It has backed e-mail marketing SaaS company MailTarget and IT-focused headhunting platform Ekrut.
Azure Ventures is an Indonesian-based VC. It has backed e-mail marketing SaaS company MailTarget and IT-focused headhunting platform Ekrut.
Co-founder and Head of Communication and Design of CoolFarm
João Igor graduated with a degree in Communication, Design and Media Studies from the School of Education of Coimbra (ESEC) in 2008. The digital marketer worked for four years at Imagemplus until 2012, when he co-founded mobile software development firm CoolApps, together with CoolFarm co-founders Liliana Marques and Eduardo Esteves. In July 2014, he co-founded indoor farming agtech CoolFarm and worked as marketing and communications manager until June 2018. He was communications manager at relocation startup Moviinn for one year until 2015. Currently based in Lisbon, he now a marketing communications specialist with London's HR recruitment firm Transformify.
João Igor graduated with a degree in Communication, Design and Media Studies from the School of Education of Coimbra (ESEC) in 2008. The digital marketer worked for four years at Imagemplus until 2012, when he co-founded mobile software development firm CoolApps, together with CoolFarm co-founders Liliana Marques and Eduardo Esteves. In July 2014, he co-founded indoor farming agtech CoolFarm and worked as marketing and communications manager until June 2018. He was communications manager at relocation startup Moviinn for one year until 2015. Currently based in Lisbon, he now a marketing communications specialist with London's HR recruitment firm Transformify.
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
ID Capital CEO & founder Isabelle Decitre, an early mover investing in Asian agrifood startups
An early backer of Ynsect, one of the best-funded insect protein startups to date, Decitre sees growing interest in agrifood tech startups, but notes they still need to offer exit opportunities
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
BeeHero: Agritech for bee health and better crop pollination
Combining AI, smart sensors and the world’s largest bee database, BeeHero accurately predicts disorders in colonies, helping beekeepers reduce the mortality rate of bees vital for crop pollination
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
Smart Agrifood Summit 2019 big winner Agri Marketplace makes fair trade easy
Winner of Best Startup and Best Innovative Agrifood Startup, Agri Marketplace presented its fast, transparent and interconnected crop trading platform at Málaga Smart Agrifood Summit 2019
Loones' cooperative e-marketplace connects farmers directly with agrifood businesses
Loones, Spain's first cooperative-based e-marketplace for bulk produce, helps traditional agricultural producers go digital
European agritech is the new global focus, as startup investments nearly doubled in 2019
Last year, European agritech surpassed China for the first time in investments received, with openings in multiple subsectors from big data to blockchain
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
Sophie's Bionutrients: Alternative protein from microalgae
Inspired by fish in the ocean, the startup developed microalgae-based flour that can take on unlimited forms, textures or colors to make almost any alt protein product
AgNext seeks less food loss, fairer prices for farmers with food quality analysis tech
Taking computer vision and chemical analysis to the fields for quick crop quality checks, Punjab-based AgNext eyes Asian expansion, and insurtech, fintech opportunities
iOLAND: Farm management technology created for and by farmers
Precision farming startup iOLAND provides farmers recommendations based on data collected by its IoT devices and refined by machine learning
Plant-based meat faces backlash in China despite gaining traction
An innocuous video clip sparked debate on social media over plant-based meat, with suspicion about its nutritional value, cost-effectiveness and even the motives of foreign companies
Big Idea Ventures Founder Andrew D Ive: Asia will lead cell-based meat innovation
In a wide-ranging interview, the managing general partner of the US- and Singapore-based foodtech investor also expounds on his goal to extend sustainability to the rest of the food sector, combining good returns with doing good
HEMAV: World’s leading drone services company for agriculture
Now a global leader known for its industry-targeted software, HEMAV has expanded to 15 countries, working with utilities, farms and public bodies
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