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CTO and Co-founder of Evja
Antonio Affinito, is an Italian electronic engineer with over 15 years of experience in radar system engineering at Leonardo Finmeccanica.Since 2015, he’s been the CTO of Evja, a pioneering Italian startup in the agritech sector that combines sensors, advanced agronomic models and AI-powered SaaS for precision farming.
Antonio Affinito, is an Italian electronic engineer with over 15 years of experience in radar system engineering at Leonardo Finmeccanica.Since 2015, he’s been the CTO of Evja, a pioneering Italian startup in the agritech sector that combines sensors, advanced agronomic models and AI-powered SaaS for precision farming.
Highly successful in the Middle East, Jolly Information Technology is a Chinese cross-border e-commerce company that sells products to over 175 territories with over 20 million registered users. It currently has branches or local operating teams in Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, the Silicon Valley, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Dubai. Its online shopping app Jolly is the best-known app in the Middle East.
Highly successful in the Middle East, Jolly Information Technology is a Chinese cross-border e-commerce company that sells products to over 175 territories with over 20 million registered users. It currently has branches or local operating teams in Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, the Silicon Valley, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Dubai. Its online shopping app Jolly is the best-known app in the Middle East.
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.
As one of the original enterprises of the Japanese Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Motors started its automotive business in the pre-World War era. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries produced and imported cars for local use. The automotive company became part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance in 2016 after Nissan acquired a controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Indonesia's Gojek is its latest investment to expand into the ride-hailing tech sector in Southeast-Asia.
As one of the original enterprises of the Japanese Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Motors started its automotive business in the pre-World War era. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries produced and imported cars for local use. The automotive company became part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance in 2016 after Nissan acquired a controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Indonesia's Gojek is its latest investment to expand into the ride-hailing tech sector in Southeast-Asia.
Co-Founder and CEO of Zuoyehezi (Homework Box)
A finance major who founded a software company in his junior year, Liu Ye studied at the University of International Business and Economics. He went on to head the software company Yinmai Technology for six years. He left Yinmai in 2014 to try his luck in the Internet industry, attracted by its vast potential.
A finance major who founded a software company in his junior year, Liu Ye studied at the University of International Business and Economics. He went on to head the software company Yinmai Technology for six years. He left Yinmai in 2014 to try his luck in the Internet industry, attracted by its vast potential.
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.
Co-founder and CEO of ProSehat
Gregorius Bimantoro is a serial entrepreneur. He founded a marketing agency for healthcare issues Atoma Medical in 2009, while training as a doctor at Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya in Indonesia. He also set up a healthcare website TanyaDok in 2012 and continues to lecture on healthcare entrepreneurship at Atma Jaya. The online pharmacy ProSehat is his latest venture.
Gregorius Bimantoro is a serial entrepreneur. He founded a marketing agency for healthcare issues Atoma Medical in 2009, while training as a doctor at Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya in Indonesia. He also set up a healthcare website TanyaDok in 2012 and continues to lecture on healthcare entrepreneurship at Atma Jaya. The online pharmacy ProSehat is his latest venture.
Co-founder and COO of ProSehat
After graduating as a doctor at Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya in Indonesia, Agnes Susanto joined Atoma Medical as operations manager in 2011. She completed a master’s in Public Health, Hospital and Healthcare Facilities at the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in 2016. She also co-founded ProSehat, a medical e-commerce startup as an offshoot of Atoma Medical.
After graduating as a doctor at Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya in Indonesia, Agnes Susanto joined Atoma Medical as operations manager in 2011. She completed a master’s in Public Health, Hospital and Healthcare Facilities at the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in 2016. She also co-founded ProSehat, a medical e-commerce startup as an offshoot of Atoma Medical.
Founder and CEO of Yuemei
Xiang Xiaoqin sought plastic surgery in 2005 to regain her prenatal figure, but discovered it was difficult to find a reliable clinic in the highly opaque sector. This led her to found cosmetic surgery marketplace Yuemei. She is an economics graduate from Beijing Normal University and holds an MBA from the National University of Singapore.
Xiang Xiaoqin sought plastic surgery in 2005 to regain her prenatal figure, but discovered it was difficult to find a reliable clinic in the highly opaque sector. This led her to found cosmetic surgery marketplace Yuemei. She is an economics graduate from Beijing Normal University and holds an MBA from the National University of Singapore.
Founder and CEO of Paprika
A graduate in Marketing from RMIT University in Australia, Kalvin Yap made his entrepreneurial debut in 2015 when he decided to set up PT Paprika Multi Media. Prior to running the Paprika loyalty rewards app for SMEs, he had worked for nine years as a purchasing manager at a timber and wood products company PT Budi Tamora Permai.
A graduate in Marketing from RMIT University in Australia, Kalvin Yap made his entrepreneurial debut in 2015 when he decided to set up PT Paprika Multi Media. Prior to running the Paprika loyalty rewards app for SMEs, he had worked for nine years as a purchasing manager at a timber and wood products company PT Budi Tamora Permai.
Co-founder and CTO of eFishery
Chrisna Aditya graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree in 2011 at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. He founded a mobile app development business and ran it for one year. In 2012, he joined fellow ITB alumnus Gibran Huzaifah to set up aquaculture startup PT Multidaya Teknologi Nusantara. The company later launched the eFishery automatic fish feeder system.
Chrisna Aditya graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree in 2011 at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. He founded a mobile app development business and ran it for one year. In 2012, he joined fellow ITB alumnus Gibran Huzaifah to set up aquaculture startup PT Multidaya Teknologi Nusantara. The company later launched the eFishery automatic fish feeder system.
Co-founder and CEO of Sleekr
Suwandi Soh is an experienced business consultant with a background in industrial engineering. Prior to founding HR management platform Sleekr, he worked as a Six Sigma consultant at Premysis Consulting and was a partner at SSCX, an Indonesian management consulting firm.Suwandi graduated from Universitas Trisakti, Indonesia, with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering.
Suwandi Soh is an experienced business consultant with a background in industrial engineering. Prior to founding HR management platform Sleekr, he worked as a Six Sigma consultant at Premysis Consulting and was a partner at SSCX, an Indonesian management consulting firm.Suwandi graduated from Universitas Trisakti, Indonesia, with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering.
Co-founder and CEO of Orange 100
Prior to co-founding Orange 100, Leng ran a company that provided creative PR ideas to shopping malls. He also worked for Baidu's C2C e-commerce platform youa.com, which was subsequently integrated into leho.com. Leng has significant experience in business operations, marketing, sales and business development.
Prior to co-founding Orange 100, Leng ran a company that provided creative PR ideas to shopping malls. He also worked for Baidu's C2C e-commerce platform youa.com, which was subsequently integrated into leho.com. Leng has significant experience in business operations, marketing, sales and business development.
Founder and CEO of Haoyiku
Wu worked at Alibaba from 2005 to 2014, where he served as general manager of bargain deal site Juhuasuan and founder of Taobao Open Platform. In 2015, he launched online grocery retail platform Shandiangou (also known as 52Shangou) with fellow former Alibaba employee Wang Yongsen. In 2017, Wu left Shandiangou to found Haoyiku.
Wu worked at Alibaba from 2005 to 2014, where he served as general manager of bargain deal site Juhuasuan and founder of Taobao Open Platform. In 2015, he launched online grocery retail platform Shandiangou (also known as 52Shangou) with fellow former Alibaba employee Wang Yongsen. In 2017, Wu left Shandiangou to found Haoyiku.
CEO & Co-founder of Airhopping
Carlos Montesinos, 25, is Co-founder, CEO, and CPO of Airhopping, a digital platform that enables multiple-destination travel planning at the lowest possible price. Montesinos launched the company upon graduating from Valencia's EDEM Business School with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He also studied Business Administration at the Development University in Chile.
Carlos Montesinos, 25, is Co-founder, CEO, and CPO of Airhopping, a digital platform that enables multiple-destination travel planning at the lowest possible price. Montesinos launched the company upon graduating from Valencia's EDEM Business School with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He also studied Business Administration at the Development University in Chile.
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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