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CEO and co-founder of Zipline International
After graduating in economics and biotech at Harvard in 2009, Keller Rinaudo joined BCG in San Francisco but left to become a professional rock climber in November 2010. He has climbed alpine cliffs in France, underwater caves in Kentucky and the limestone towers of Yangshuo, China.In July 2011, Rinaudo became an entrepreneur, specializing robotics and drones, with over nine patents under his name. He founded Romotive that made inexpensive small robots using mobile phones as their computing system, machine vision system and wireless communication system.Romotive was pivoted into Zipline International in 2014 to design and manufacture make drones for the delivery of critical medical supplies in remote parts of the world.
After graduating in economics and biotech at Harvard in 2009, Keller Rinaudo joined BCG in San Francisco but left to become a professional rock climber in November 2010. He has climbed alpine cliffs in France, underwater caves in Kentucky and the limestone towers of Yangshuo, China.In July 2011, Rinaudo became an entrepreneur, specializing robotics and drones, with over nine patents under his name. He founded Romotive that made inexpensive small robots using mobile phones as their computing system, machine vision system and wireless communication system.Romotive was pivoted into Zipline International in 2014 to design and manufacture make drones for the delivery of critical medical supplies in remote parts of the world.
VP, CMO and co-founder of XAG
Justin Gong graduated in business information systems at the University of Sydney Business School in 2010. He also has a master’s degree from Sydney Film School and Top Education Institute in Australia.While working at XAG, he attended a doctorate program jointly launched by Paris Dauphine University and Tsinghua University from 2017 to 2020. Gong joined XAG in September 2013, responsible for corporate strategy, overseas expansion and marketing.In October 2016, he founded XAIRCRAFT Academy to educate a new generation of farmers by providing them with online courses and offline training. In 2018, Gong was named in the Forbes China “30 Under 30” list. He now serves as VP and CMO at XAG.
Justin Gong graduated in business information systems at the University of Sydney Business School in 2010. He also has a master’s degree from Sydney Film School and Top Education Institute in Australia.While working at XAG, he attended a doctorate program jointly launched by Paris Dauphine University and Tsinghua University from 2017 to 2020. Gong joined XAG in September 2013, responsible for corporate strategy, overseas expansion and marketing.In October 2016, he founded XAIRCRAFT Academy to educate a new generation of farmers by providing them with online courses and offline training. In 2018, Gong was named in the Forbes China “30 Under 30” list. He now serves as VP and CMO at XAG.
CEO and Co-founder of Kuaishou
Su Hua quit his PhD studies at China’s prestigious Tsinghua University. In 2006, he joined Google as an engineer working on ads search. In October 2008, he left Google and started over 33 projects but all failed.A year later, he joined Baidu and worked for over two years as a core engineer and team leader for its search engine marketing system Fengchao. He left Baidu to establish search engine startup One Box that was acquired by Alibaba.In June 2013, Su was introduced to Cheng Yixiao who had already founded GIF Kuaishou in 2011. They decided to join forces and pivot GIF Kuaishou into a video-sharing app, with Su as CEO and Cheng as CPO.
Su Hua quit his PhD studies at China’s prestigious Tsinghua University. In 2006, he joined Google as an engineer working on ads search. In October 2008, he left Google and started over 33 projects but all failed.A year later, he joined Baidu and worked for over two years as a core engineer and team leader for its search engine marketing system Fengchao. He left Baidu to establish search engine startup One Box that was acquired by Alibaba.In June 2013, Su was introduced to Cheng Yixiao who had already founded GIF Kuaishou in 2011. They decided to join forces and pivot GIF Kuaishou into a video-sharing app, with Su as CEO and Cheng as CPO.
Co-Founder and CEO of Qerja
The founder of two companies, Veronika Linardi earned her bachelor’s in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin, and her master’s in Strategic Digital Marketing and Management Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon. Her work experience includes the Indonesian subsidiary of Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand, CNN and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Previous to Qerja, Veronika founded Linardi Associates, an executive recruitment agency.
The founder of two companies, Veronika Linardi earned her bachelor’s in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin, and her master’s in Strategic Digital Marketing and Management Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon. Her work experience includes the Indonesian subsidiary of Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand, CNN and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Previous to Qerja, Veronika founded Linardi Associates, an executive recruitment agency.
Co-founder and Chairman of Paprika
Based in North Sumatra, Wiyono Sumono joined the co-founding team of Indonesian rewards and cashback app Paprika. In 2014, Wiyono and Kalvin Yap were majority shareholders in e-commerce startup Alikolo that later became defunct in April 2015. Both of them had also worked in the timber commodity business and were keen to invest in their own startup Paprika.
Based in North Sumatra, Wiyono Sumono joined the co-founding team of Indonesian rewards and cashback app Paprika. In 2014, Wiyono and Kalvin Yap were majority shareholders in e-commerce startup Alikolo that later became defunct in April 2015. Both of them had also worked in the timber commodity business and were keen to invest in their own startup Paprika.
Co-founder and CTO of Nodeflux
After graduating from Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bogor (ITB) with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Faris Rahman worked as a freelance app developer and project coordinator who built custom HR and accounting solutions for Indonesian companies. Faris also had a stint with multinational firm KBR Inc and started a short-lived venture, Travellist-tour. In 2016, he established computer vision startup Nodeflux.
After graduating from Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bogor (ITB) with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Faris Rahman worked as a freelance app developer and project coordinator who built custom HR and accounting solutions for Indonesian companies. Faris also had a stint with multinational firm KBR Inc and started a short-lived venture, Travellist-tour. In 2016, he established computer vision startup Nodeflux.
Co-founder and CCO of Sampingan
Margana Mohamad studied Management and Entrepreneurship at Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, from 2010 to 2014. As a student, he had run his own Bandung-based bartending and kitchen consultancy, which he left in 2016 to join pharmaceutical giant GSK. Between 2017 and 2018, Margana was managing director at outsourcing firm Palu Business Services, after which he established gig marketplace startup Sampingan.
Margana Mohamad studied Management and Entrepreneurship at Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, from 2010 to 2014. As a student, he had run his own Bandung-based bartending and kitchen consultancy, which he left in 2016 to join pharmaceutical giant GSK. Between 2017 and 2018, Margana was managing director at outsourcing firm Palu Business Services, after which he established gig marketplace startup Sampingan.
Co-founder and CEO of Factorial
Jordi Romero is a co-founder and CEO of Spanish human resource startup Factorial. He is a computer science engineer who is a partner at Itnig, a Barcelona-based venture builder. Romero was previously CTO and VP for business development at Redbooth, a cloud-based SaaS project management tool that facilitates collaboration and communication between teams.
Jordi Romero is a co-founder and CEO of Spanish human resource startup Factorial. He is a computer science engineer who is a partner at Itnig, a Barcelona-based venture builder. Romero was previously CTO and VP for business development at Redbooth, a cloud-based SaaS project management tool that facilitates collaboration and communication between teams.
Co-founder of Waterdrop and general manager of Shuidi Bao of Waterdrop (Shuidi)
Yang Guang studied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo from 2005 to 2010. He returned to China in 2010 and worked at Deloitte from 2010 to 2013, China eCapital Corporation from 2013 to 2015 and Meituan Dianping's strategic investment unit from 2015 to 2016. In 2016, he co-founded Waterdrop and is now the general manager of Waterdrop Insurance Mall.
Yang Guang studied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo from 2005 to 2010. He returned to China in 2010 and worked at Deloitte from 2010 to 2013, China eCapital Corporation from 2013 to 2015 and Meituan Dianping's strategic investment unit from 2015 to 2016. In 2016, he co-founded Waterdrop and is now the general manager of Waterdrop Insurance Mall.
Co-founder and CTO of Delman
Theodorus Budiyanto graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After graduating in 2016, he joined data analytics company Splunk as a software engineer. In 2018, he returned to Indonesia to join university classmate Surya Halim and former teaching assistant Raymond Christopher to establish Delman, their own data wrangling and analytics company.
Theodorus Budiyanto graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After graduating in 2016, he joined data analytics company Splunk as a software engineer. In 2018, he returned to Indonesia to join university classmate Surya Halim and former teaching assistant Raymond Christopher to establish Delman, their own data wrangling and analytics company.
Billed as the world’s first online venture capital platform, launched in 2012 in San Francisco, FundersClub is a marketplace that allows accredited investors to become equity holders in managed venture funds, which then fund pre-screened private companies. It has invested in more than 340 companies to date, valued at more than US$7.6 billion and has seen 35 exits. The platform has invested more than US$115 million to date across sectors and technologies in companies from 21 different countries. Recent investments include in SendBird's Series B, that raised US$52 million, and Zentail's Series A that raised US$5 million.
Billed as the world’s first online venture capital platform, launched in 2012 in San Francisco, FundersClub is a marketplace that allows accredited investors to become equity holders in managed venture funds, which then fund pre-screened private companies. It has invested in more than 340 companies to date, valued at more than US$7.6 billion and has seen 35 exits. The platform has invested more than US$115 million to date across sectors and technologies in companies from 21 different countries. Recent investments include in SendBird's Series B, that raised US$52 million, and Zentail's Series A that raised US$5 million.
Kibo Ventures is a Madrid-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Alquilino Peña, Jose Maria Amusategui and Javier Torremocha with €114 million under management. The firm is supported by a network of 31 international co-investors who offer access to foreign markets, especially to the US and Latin America, as well as digital-savvy operating partners who provide guidance on technology matters. As of July 2018, Kibo had invested in 44 companies, five of which it has successfully exited, including Blink Booking (acquired by Groupon in 2013), Ducksboard (acquired by New Relic in 2014) and Trip4real (acquired by AirBnB in 2016).
Kibo Ventures is a Madrid-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Alquilino Peña, Jose Maria Amusategui and Javier Torremocha with €114 million under management. The firm is supported by a network of 31 international co-investors who offer access to foreign markets, especially to the US and Latin America, as well as digital-savvy operating partners who provide guidance on technology matters. As of July 2018, Kibo had invested in 44 companies, five of which it has successfully exited, including Blink Booking (acquired by Groupon in 2013), Ducksboard (acquired by New Relic in 2014) and Trip4real (acquired by AirBnB in 2016).
Established in August 2017, Insignia Ventures Partners is a newly-founded VC by former Sequoia Capital partner Yinglan Tan, a Stanford and Carnegie Mellon alumnus who joined Sequoia in 2012. He had also worked for 3i, Taiwanese AI startup Appier and has been with Indonesia’s Tokopedia since 2014.Starting with maiden funds worth US$120 million, Insignia has invested US$1 million in Indonesia’s B2B platform for the F&B sector Stoqo. Its lead round of US$3.5 million, for co-working spaces EV Hive in September 2017, was joined by Intudo Ventures, Pandu Sjahrir and other prominent angel investors.
Established in August 2017, Insignia Ventures Partners is a newly-founded VC by former Sequoia Capital partner Yinglan Tan, a Stanford and Carnegie Mellon alumnus who joined Sequoia in 2012. He had also worked for 3i, Taiwanese AI startup Appier and has been with Indonesia’s Tokopedia since 2014.Starting with maiden funds worth US$120 million, Insignia has invested US$1 million in Indonesia’s B2B platform for the F&B sector Stoqo. Its lead round of US$3.5 million, for co-working spaces EV Hive in September 2017, was joined by Intudo Ventures, Pandu Sjahrir and other prominent angel investors.
A serial entrepreneur, Lu is the founder of car rental company CAR Inc. He is also chairman and founding CEO of car services provider UCAR. In 2003, he founded Beijing Huaxia United Technology Co Ltd, a company that now controls around 67% of China Telecom’s VOIP business in Beijing. In 1995, Lu founded DITEL Technology, a trading company for telecom equipment and supplier of system integration services. He received his bachelor's degree in Industrial Electric Automation from the University of Science & Technology of Beijing and his EMBA from Peking University.
A serial entrepreneur, Lu is the founder of car rental company CAR Inc. He is also chairman and founding CEO of car services provider UCAR. In 2003, he founded Beijing Huaxia United Technology Co Ltd, a company that now controls around 67% of China Telecom’s VOIP business in Beijing. In 1995, Lu founded DITEL Technology, a trading company for telecom equipment and supplier of system integration services. He received his bachelor's degree in Industrial Electric Automation from the University of Science & Technology of Beijing and his EMBA from Peking University.
Born in 1979, Cheng is an entrepreneur from Hong Kong. He is the third-generation heir of the Cheng Yu-tung family, which founded the New World and Chow Tai Fook empire. With a BA from Harvard University, Cheng joined the family business in 2015, serving as executive vice chairman at New World Development. In 2008, he invented the concept of “museum-retail” - incorporating art into shopping - by founding the K11 luxury shopping mall brand. In 2017, Cheng and veteran investor Clive Ng cofounded C Ventures, which funds technology-driven businesses from the art, media and fashion sectors.
Born in 1979, Cheng is an entrepreneur from Hong Kong. He is the third-generation heir of the Cheng Yu-tung family, which founded the New World and Chow Tai Fook empire. With a BA from Harvard University, Cheng joined the family business in 2015, serving as executive vice chairman at New World Development. In 2008, he invented the concept of “museum-retail” - incorporating art into shopping - by founding the K11 luxury shopping mall brand. In 2017, Cheng and veteran investor Clive Ng cofounded C Ventures, which funds technology-driven businesses from the art, media and fashion sectors.
Place to Plug: Symbiosis in scaling with the electric vehicle sector
Launched commercially just five months ago, EV-charging infrastructure platform Place to Plug has already attracted attention from investors in Silicon Valley and Asia
Soon, a cute robot will bring you your online shopping
Using robots to automate last-mile delivery, Zhen Robotics wants to help the logistics industry slash costs and boost customer satisfaction.
KK Fund, GK Plug and Play Indonesia set up online meets between VCs and startups amid Covid-19
VCs like Sequoia Capital, EV Growth, Monk's Hill Ventures and MDI Ventures are onboard to spot potential investments despite Covid-19 downturn
FarmCloud: Effective husbandry management to help feed the world
Global meat consumption is increasing and, consequently, so is intensive farming, meaning FarmCloud's one-stop animal husbandry management solution comes at the right moment
ARTICARES: Personalized, more affordable arm rehab therapy at home
Using adaptive AI, its H-Man robot works like an occupational therapist, assessing patient’s performance and adjusting the complexity of training tasks in real time
Polaroo: An expense app that finds the best deals and automates payments
Take control of your finances and save money and time with Polaroo's personalized expenses app
Xhockware's YouBeep app for speedy checkout, higher customer spending
Besides cutting checkout time to under 1 minute, this in-store shopping app also has other bright ideas: targeted marketing, allergy warnings, even wine-pairing tips
Wallbox’s bumper funding boosts Spain’s EV charging sector
Wallbox’s generic EV charging systems are sold in 40 countries, including the US and China; attracting major backers like Seaya Ventures, Spanish utility Iberdrola and US VC Endeavor
HumanITcare: Covid-19 spurs demand for telemedicine across Spain and beyond
The startup’s revenue is expected to exceed €10m by 2024 due to rapid digital transformation of healthcare services and a growing market for AI-powered medtechs
Tipped for unicorn status, BeON Energy is making solar power accessible to the masses
BeON Energy plans to raise the energy sector's largest Series A investment round in 2020
Portugal oceantech II: Single-minded efforts to build an ecosystem of international reference
With dedicated accelerators and investment programs, supported by the EU’s vote of confidence, Portugal appears on track to lead in oceantech
New sectors, strategies come into play as investors respond to China's Big Tech curbs
Amid the crackdown on China’s tech giants, some investors are sussing out less risky sectors, while heavyweights like BlackRock and Fidelity stay in for the long haul
Indonesia launches national pitch competition HighPitch 2020 to re-energize its startup ecosystem
With 43 VC investors so far joining as judges and mentors, HighPitch 2020 aims to reconnect investors with young startups across the country amid Covid-19
Can Indonesia plug its tech talent gap to keep its digital economy growing?
Local institutions are stepping up to boost tech skills among students and jobseekers, as the government opens the way for more foreign talent joining startups
HighPitch 2020: Goers wins Indonesia's national startup competition
Event ticketing startup Goers gains new revenue streams with pivot to helping leisure spots go online; hotel SaaS Izy and on-demand medical testing service CekLab also in top three
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