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CEO and Co-founder of Coinffeine
Alberto Gómez Toribio is a computer engineer and an influential blockchain expert in Spain. In 2013, he co-founded Coinffeine, a P2P cryptocurrency exchange platform and the first to on-board a banking investor. Coinffeine consulted institutions including the Bank of Spain, the US Federal Reserve and the European Commission during development of the platform. In 2015, Toribio established the blockchain division within the Barrabés Group to launch blockchain startups projects. He has also worked as a technology expert for Sony Entertainment and Telefonica R&D. Currently he is working on projects developing blockchain strategies to identify business opportunities and new innovative product design.
Alberto Gómez Toribio is a computer engineer and an influential blockchain expert in Spain. In 2013, he co-founded Coinffeine, a P2P cryptocurrency exchange platform and the first to on-board a banking investor. Coinffeine consulted institutions including the Bank of Spain, the US Federal Reserve and the European Commission during development of the platform. In 2015, Toribio established the blockchain division within the Barrabés Group to launch blockchain startups projects. He has also worked as a technology expert for Sony Entertainment and Telefonica R&D. Currently he is working on projects developing blockchain strategies to identify business opportunities and new innovative product design.
CEO and Founder of DGene
Yu Jingyi earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology in 2000. He went on to obtain a doctorate in Computer and Electronic Engineering from MIT in 2005.From 2005 to 2015, he was a professor at the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at the University of Delaware. In 2015, he returned to China and joined ShanghaiTech University as the director of the Virtual Reality and Visual Computing Center. He is currently the dean of the School of Information Science and Technology. He founded DGene as CEO in May 2016. His research focuses on computer vision, computational imaging, computer graphics and bioinformatics.
Yu Jingyi earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the California Institute of Technology in 2000. He went on to obtain a doctorate in Computer and Electronic Engineering from MIT in 2005.From 2005 to 2015, he was a professor at the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at the University of Delaware. In 2015, he returned to China and joined ShanghaiTech University as the director of the Virtual Reality and Visual Computing Center. He is currently the dean of the School of Information Science and Technology. He founded DGene as CEO in May 2016. His research focuses on computer vision, computational imaging, computer graphics and bioinformatics.
CTO and co-founder of X1 Wind / PivotBuoy
Carlos Casanova is the CTO and co-founder of X1 Wind, a company developing a downwind turbine technology to reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) in offshore wind plants, named the PivotBuoy system. He conceived the concept that paved the way for PivotBuoy in 2012 during his MSc studies in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Prior to X1 Wind, Casanova worked as an engineer in companies developing similar solutions in the field of wind turbines and floating offshore systems, including Bluewater and Adwen Offshore.From 2012 to 2014, Casanova also was Research Assistant at MIT, investigating floating wind turbine advanced controls.
Carlos Casanova is the CTO and co-founder of X1 Wind, a company developing a downwind turbine technology to reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) in offshore wind plants, named the PivotBuoy system. He conceived the concept that paved the way for PivotBuoy in 2012 during his MSc studies in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Prior to X1 Wind, Casanova worked as an engineer in companies developing similar solutions in the field of wind turbines and floating offshore systems, including Bluewater and Adwen Offshore.From 2012 to 2014, Casanova also was Research Assistant at MIT, investigating floating wind turbine advanced controls.
Founder and CEO of PrivyID
Marshall Pribadi is the founder and CEO of digital signature startup PrivyID, the first of its kind in Indonesia. In 2014, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Law from Universitas Indonesia. Between 2012 and 2015, he worked at PT Buana Media Teknologi, the digital payments and voucher company that operates GudangVoucher.com. Marshall had been developing the business idea for PrivyID and pitching to investors since 2014, eventually establishing the company in 2016.
Marshall Pribadi is the founder and CEO of digital signature startup PrivyID, the first of its kind in Indonesia. In 2014, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Law from Universitas Indonesia. Between 2012 and 2015, he worked at PT Buana Media Teknologi, the digital payments and voucher company that operates GudangVoucher.com. Marshall had been developing the business idea for PrivyID and pitching to investors since 2014, eventually establishing the company in 2016.
COO and co-founder of Intelligent Learning
Tian Yang was among the first batch of Alibaba's data product managers. The product director of Alibaba International was also the head of overseas marketing and customer operations for Taobao.com and created online retail service AliExpress.In January 2018, he joined former Alibaba colleagues Yang Renbin and Li Guibin to set up edtech platform Intelligent Learning in Hangzhou. He is now the COO of the math learning company.
Tian Yang was among the first batch of Alibaba's data product managers. The product director of Alibaba International was also the head of overseas marketing and customer operations for Taobao.com and created online retail service AliExpress.In January 2018, he joined former Alibaba colleagues Yang Renbin and Li Guibin to set up edtech platform Intelligent Learning in Hangzhou. He is now the COO of the math learning company.
CEO and founder of Kuaikan (formerly Kuaikan Comic)
Chen gained several million fans on Weibo (Chinese Twitter) from the comics she wrote about her and her boyfriend. She sold hundreds of thousands of comic books while she was still in college. After graduation, Chen founded Kuaikan Comic in 2014. The artist-turned-entrepreneur turned the startup into one of the top mobile comic platforms in China within three years. The startup changed its name to Kuaikan in August 2021
Chen gained several million fans on Weibo (Chinese Twitter) from the comics she wrote about her and her boyfriend. She sold hundreds of thousands of comic books while she was still in college. After graduation, Chen founded Kuaikan Comic in 2014. The artist-turned-entrepreneur turned the startup into one of the top mobile comic platforms in China within three years. The startup changed its name to Kuaikan in August 2021
Bohai Financial Investment Holding (formerly Bohai Leasing)
Bohai Leasing is an Asia-based international comprehensive leasing industry group, and the largest container leasing service provider in the world. Since 2015, Bohai Leasing has begun its investment into the Bohai Life Insurance and Lianxun Securities, building up a large financial holding group with leasing as core business supplemented and enhanced by other financial services.
Bohai Leasing is an Asia-based international comprehensive leasing industry group, and the largest container leasing service provider in the world. Since 2015, Bohai Leasing has begun its investment into the Bohai Life Insurance and Lianxun Securities, building up a large financial holding group with leasing as core business supplemented and enhanced by other financial services.
Prime Mont V.C is a private equity manager focused on investing in businesses with public listing potential and and in the integration, merger and reorganization of businesses in the Greater China capital markets. The team includes Institute of Economics (CASS) Deputy Director and Peking University HSBC Business School Professor Zhang Ping as its chief strategy officer.
Prime Mont V.C is a private equity manager focused on investing in businesses with public listing potential and and in the integration, merger and reorganization of businesses in the Greater China capital markets. The team includes Institute of Economics (CASS) Deputy Director and Peking University HSBC Business School Professor Zhang Ping as its chief strategy officer.
A veteran businessman, Diono Nurjadin is the president and CEO of Cardig Aero Services that is also a logistics partner of Kargo.co.id. He worked for Peregrine Securities in Singapore before returning to Indonesia in 1994. He was also the chairman of the now-defunct Mandala Airlines. Diono is a member of ANGIN, a network of Indonesian angel investors.
A veteran businessman, Diono Nurjadin is the president and CEO of Cardig Aero Services that is also a logistics partner of Kargo.co.id. He worked for Peregrine Securities in Singapore before returning to Indonesia in 1994. He was also the chairman of the now-defunct Mandala Airlines. Diono is a member of ANGIN, a network of Indonesian angel investors.
China Minsheng Investment Group
China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG) is the largest privately owned investment group in China, with RMB 50 billion in registered capital. It was initiated by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and its Global Advisory Council includes the former prime ministers of France, Italy and Pakistan, and various other global experts and Nobel Prize winners.
China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG) is the largest privately owned investment group in China, with RMB 50 billion in registered capital. It was initiated by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and its Global Advisory Council includes the former prime ministers of France, Italy and Pakistan, and various other global experts and Nobel Prize winners.
Juan Campmany Ibañez is one of the founders of Tandem Campmany Guasch, a Spanish advertising agency that merged with the network DDB Worldwide in 1979. In 1997, he was appointed the CEO of DDB Madrid. Campmany is well known as an industry expert, responsible for shaping Spain’s advertising industry for over 40 years.
Juan Campmany Ibañez is one of the founders of Tandem Campmany Guasch, a Spanish advertising agency that merged with the network DDB Worldwide in 1979. In 1997, he was appointed the CEO of DDB Madrid. Campmany is well known as an industry expert, responsible for shaping Spain’s advertising industry for over 40 years.
Established in 2011, ShouTaiJinXin Fund is the institutional manager of a private fund under Shoutai Group. Qualified for private securities investment, equity investment and venture capital investment, ShouTaiJinXin Fund invests in the fields of education, automobile, transportation, healthcare, entertainment, corporate services, among others. By the end of 2016, it had managed funds worth RMB 60 billion in total.
Established in 2011, ShouTaiJinXin Fund is the institutional manager of a private fund under Shoutai Group. Qualified for private securities investment, equity investment and venture capital investment, ShouTaiJinXin Fund invests in the fields of education, automobile, transportation, healthcare, entertainment, corporate services, among others. By the end of 2016, it had managed funds worth RMB 60 billion in total.
China Culture Industrial Investment Fund
In 2011, the China Culture Industrial Investment Fund was founded by the Ministry of Finance, BOC International Holdings Limited, China International Television Corporation and Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair Co., Ltd. It has RMB 20 billion in assets under management. The fund has invested more than RMB 3.5 billion in 40 startups and projects.
In 2011, the China Culture Industrial Investment Fund was founded by the Ministry of Finance, BOC International Holdings Limited, China International Television Corporation and Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair Co., Ltd. It has RMB 20 billion in assets under management. The fund has invested more than RMB 3.5 billion in 40 startups and projects.
Shanghai Zhangjiang Science & Technology Investment Corporation (ZJ STIC) was founded in 2005. The company has invested in almost 100 startups. ZJ STIC has also launched the RMB 1 billion Zhangjiang Sino-Century Venture Capital Fund, which invests primarily in the sectors of advanced manufacturing, energy conservation, environmental protection, etc.
Shanghai Zhangjiang Science & Technology Investment Corporation (ZJ STIC) was founded in 2005. The company has invested in almost 100 startups. ZJ STIC has also launched the RMB 1 billion Zhangjiang Sino-Century Venture Capital Fund, which invests primarily in the sectors of advanced manufacturing, energy conservation, environmental protection, etc.
Rolf Schrömgens is best known as the CEO and co-founder of travel marketplace Trivago, where he has worked since 2006. The German entrepreneur is also a prolific early-stage investor.His most recent investments include participation in the €1.15m seed round of fintech StudentFinance and €8m Series A funding for German biotech innes.
Rolf Schrömgens is best known as the CEO and co-founder of travel marketplace Trivago, where he has worked since 2006. The German entrepreneur is also a prolific early-stage investor.His most recent investments include participation in the €1.15m seed round of fintech StudentFinance and €8m Series A funding for German biotech innes.
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
Carlos Guerrero: The legal guardian of tech startups
The lawyer and investor dives deep in the Spanish startup ecosystem, supporting young tech companies with both financial and specialized legal support
Alpha JWC Ventures bets on Indonesian fintech, analytics startups for big impact
A commitment to mentoring and supporting its portfolio companies also lies at the core of its business
Exclusive: Patamar Capital to raise US$150 million, eyes Series B investments
The impact investment VC recently scored an exit at Indonesian online-to-offline group buying startup Mapan, when it was bought over by Go-Jek
How Sequoia Capital China is helping its portfolio startups get through the Covid-19 crisis
The renowned investor is also making big bets on the opportunities that lie head
Amartha CEO and founder apologizes for Covid-19 letter that mixed government work with his business
Andi Taufan retracted the letter, saying haste to support Covid-19 prevention program led to administrative errors, after public uproar and allegations of conflict of interest
Faraday Venture Partners’ MP Gonzalo Tradacete: “We are actively looking for startups”
Amid the Covid-19 slump, Faraday Venture Partners' CIO and MP shares his expectations for startup investments and favored sectors, the measures his firm has taken so far to help investees ride out the crisis, and more.
EXCLUSIVE: Mexico’s Trendier invests in Chicfy as part of €1 million deal
Spain's most popular secondhand fashion marketplace and media darling gets lifeline as it struggles financially to stay afloat
Beatriz González: Seaya Ventures head and Spanish tech VC trailblazer
From Cabify to Glovo, the only woman to head a Spanish VC firm has backed some of the country’s most successful startups to date
Chinese startups feel the chill of capital winter as VC activities slow
The goods news is investors still have plenty of money. They just become more cautious when making investment decisions
Alodokter wants personalised healthcare on tap
The Indonesian healthcare startup recently got a US$9 million Series B funding for expansion.
After a Covid-led boom in 2020, what next for China's K-12 edtech?
Unicorns Yuanfudao and Zuoyebang raised more than $6bn combined last year as demand for online learning continues to grow, but some smaller players are running out of cash
Bigle Legal’s SaaS platform offers quick, affordable legal document auto-generation
Bigle Legal generates customized legal documents at the click of a button, dramatically cutting down on human error and time spent
Xu Jinghong: Champion of young entrepreneurs and high-tech startups
Under Xu Jinghong’s leadership, Tsinghua Holdings grew its assets sevenfold and incubated over 10,000 businesses. In his new role as VC investor, Xu wants to nurture startups into future global leaders
Shilling Capital Partners: Growing Portuguese tech businesses from seed
An early mover, the influential angel investing firm is accelerating local techs into Brazil and globally
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