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A former investment banker, Wen Ronghui holds an MBA from Peking University. Before founding Talkmate, Wen spent five years in education both as a university lecturer and as a principal of a Beijing language school owned by Nasdaq-listed China Bilingual Technology & Education Group. Prior to that, he was an investment banker for eight years, taking more than 10 companies public.

Lei Xiaoliang is a product veteran and the former product manager of Netease. He became an entrepreneur, co-founding social networking app Momo in 2011, through the invitation of Momo founder Tang Yan (who was chief editor at Netease then).  Lei first headed product development at Momo, and has been the co-president of Momo since June 2014. He currently heads its game business.

Asier Vitorica is a Psychology graduate who has over six years of social media management experience.  In 2016, he joined Demium Startups' incubation program and subsequently co-founded Triporate, a startup that applies AI to corporate travel planning. At Triporate, Vitorica oversees strategic integration, manages product and competitor analysis and is responsible for the design and control of project roadmaps.

Ahmad Qois started developing an idea for a capsule hotel that was to become Bobobox in 2017. While still studying for his Communications Management degree at Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia, he also co-founded DAPP Indonesia, a Bandung-based men’s fashion brand. He also briefly worked for Mengundang, a startup that produces customized wedding invitation websites.

Jose Francis Cianni is the Italian-born co-founder and CEO and CFO for Italy of Italo-Spanish insect protein manufacturer Nutrinsect, where he has worked since 2016. Cianni is also in charge of HR and admin and previously worked as a sports technical director.   

Anderson Sumarli is the CEO and co-founder of Ajaib, an online investment advisory startup. Anderson worked at JP Morgan and IBM before joining the Boston Consulting Group. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, as well as a bachelor’s in finance from Cornell University. He met Ajaib's two other co-founders during his time at these institutions. 

Founded in Beijing in May 2015, Chunxiao Capital mainly invests in angel/seed to Series B funding rounds. With staff of 22, the VC has invested in over 50 companies by March 2019. Investments include technology innovations in fintech, big data and AI. Other investment sectors involve corporate services, Industry 4.0, B2B and SaaS for industrial enterprises and consumer-oriented businesses like retail, sports, maternal and infant care.In May 2019, the Asset Management Association of China revoked Chunxiao's private equity certification due to links with five online P2P lending firms facing default problems.

Rothenberg Ventures is a Silicon Valley VC, also previously known as Frontier Technology Venture Capital. Based in San Francisco, the VC was also a spin-off from River Ecosystem. Founded with seed capital of $5m raised by Mike Rothenberg in 2012, the firm has invested in more than 100 startups in VR/AR, AI, machine learning, drones, robotics and space. In 2016, the VC and its founder were investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2018, Rothenberg himself and the VC were charged with fraud. Rothenberg has resigned from the firm and agreed to be barred from the brokerage and investment advisory business for five years. The SEC is seeking $18.8m disgorgement penalties and $9m civil penalty plus $3.7m pre-judgement interest.

BayWa Venture GmbH is a subsidiary company of BayWa AG, the German agriculture, energy and construction conglomerate.Putting digitalization at the core of its agriculture strategy, the company is looking to expand its core business into digital services within the existing businesses. It is investigating new digital business models and stand-alone concepts through collaboration with emerging startups focusing on cutting-edge technologies in the agrifood tech space.BayWa started to invest in startups in 2012 mainly focused on online customer management, services and sales platforms. In 2015, the company purchased Farm Facts, a German farm management SaaS and in 2017 invested in Abundant Robotics, a US-based automated harvest company. One of the firms’ most recent investments has been Evja, an Italian startup developing precision farming hardware based on advanced agronomic models and machine learning technology.

Samsung Venture Investment, or Samsung Ventures, is the VC investment arm of South Korean diversified conglomerate Samsung Group. It is a separate entity from Samsung NEXT.Samsung Ventures primarily invests in semiconductors, telecommunications tech, software and internet companies, as well as biotechnology and medical companies. The VC is built to support new innovations that can lead to further improvements in Samsung’s existing businesses, which includes smartphones, home appliances, and components like OLED panels and Li-ion batteries.Samsung Ventures has invested in healthcare and wellness tech companies like Indonesia’s telehealth service Alodokter, posture correction device makers Posture360, and Noom, an app for dieting and exercise. In the sensors front, Samsung Ventures has invested in Sense Photonics, a startup creating 3D computer vision based on lidar for industrial and automotive (self-driving) purposes. Besides these companies, Samsung Ventures has also invested in insurtech companies and even gaming companies, such as Pokémon Go developer Niantic.

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based VC set up in 2005 that currently has more than $3bn of assets under management. It invests across the tech, aerospace and biotechnology sectors and has been an early backer of some of the most impactful tech companies including Airbnb, Facebook, and SpaceX. It has a key interest in solving major problems such as the opioid crisis in the US.Its recent investments include in the June 2021 $85m Series C round of Portuguese home physiotherapy tech solution SWORD Health, the world’s fastest-growing musculoskeletal solution, and in the July 2021 $80m Series C round of residential real estate platform Sundae. The company has managed over 80 exits including Facebook and Spotify and has made over 500 investments, leading approximately one-third of these. 

Founded in 2008, Delian Capital focuses on healthcare, TMT, high-end manufacturing, new materials, new energy, and resources utilization in environmental protection, with RMB 2 billion of funds under management.

JJ VC is a joint initiative by JJ.cn and a group of investors specialized in TMT investment. JJ.cn is a leading developer and operator in online board and card games.

LINE Ventures is the venture capital arm of LINE Corporation, a mobile app and internet services company based in Japan. LINE Corp is, in turn, a subsidiary of the Korean internet conglomerate NAVER.

Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, GnB Accelerator is a part of Fenox Venture Capital. With access to Fenox’s international network of investors, entrepreneurs and advisors, GnB Accelerator supports early stage startups in diverse industries.

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