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| 23.02.2025 | Alami's Workforce Reduction: A Strategic Shift Towards Sustainability | In a bold move, Alami, an Indonesian fintech firm, is set to cut 40% of its workforce. This decision marks a significant shift in strategy as the company aims for sustainable growth. The layoffs will primarily impact the research and develo... |
| 18.02.2025 | Alami to shed 40% of workforce amid strategy shift | Premium Content
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| 17.02.2025 | Alami to shed 40% of workforce amid strategy shift | Premium Content
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| 10.02.2025 | To encourage at least $220 M in investments in deep tech startups, SEEDS Capital appointed 20 new partners | Twenty new local and international partners have been added by SEEDS Capital (SEEDS), the investment division of Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), to co-invest in cutting-edge deep tech startups based in Singapore.
According to a stateme... |
| 22.01.2025 | Indonesia’s Bythen raised $5 M Seed funding from Vector, Skystar Capital | A $5 million seed round of funding led by Vector Inc. and Skystar Capital has been raised by Bythen, an Indonesian platform that makes lovable digital characters for online creators.
The company said in a statement on Tuesday that prominent... |
| 20.01.2025 | East Ventures, a pioneer in Southeast Asia's venture capital scene, closes its inaugural GP-led secondary transaction with Coller Capital | JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- East Ventures, a pioneering and leading venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, announced today that it has closed its inaugural GP-led secondary transaction. Led by a global s... |
| 18.01.2025 | Great entrepreneurs aren’t born. They are made | Community Content
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Willson Cuaca · 1d ago · 3 min readGreat entrepreneurs aren’t... |
| 17.01.2025 | Deals in brief: Aevice Health secures new funding, Temasek’s GenZero invests in BeZero Carbon, Airwallex completes acquisition of MexPago, and more | Aevice Health secures funding from Denka and Elev8.vc
Aevice Health, a Singapore-based medtech company, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Denka and Elev8.vc. The company specializes in advanced respiratory monitoring solution... |
| 09.11.2024 | The AI Transcription Showdown: Meeting.ai vs. Otter.ai | The landscape of AI transcription is evolving rapidly. As technology advances, competition heats up. Two players are at the forefront: Meeting.ai and Otter.ai. Both aim to capture the market, but their approaches differ significantly.
Speec... |
| 07.11.2024 | Battle of the AI transcribers: Meeting.ai takes on Otter.ai | Premium Content
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Glenn Kaonang · 8h ago · 6 min readBattle of the AI transcribers: Meeting.ai takes ... |
| 17.09.2024 | Zevero's Bold Leap: $7 Million to Transform Carbon Accounting | In a world grappling with climate change, Zevero emerges as a beacon of hope. This Singapore-based carbon accounting platform recently secured $7 million in seed funding. The investment, led by Spiral Capital, with contributions from East V... |
| 17.09.2024 | London-based Zevero raises €6.2 million to streamline supply chain carbon reporting | Zevero, a global carbon accounting platform, announced its inaugural €6.2 million seed funding round. The investment was led by Spiral Capital, with participation from East Ventures and several angel investors. This first raise marks a mile... |
| 17.09.2024 | Zevero raises $7M to bolster carbon accounting | Zevero, a global carbon accounting platform is proud to announce its inaugural seed funding round. The investment was led by Spiral Capital, with participation from East Ventures and several angel investors. This first raise marks a milesto... |
| 30.08.2024 | Chicken, ice cream, and travel gear: new bets from SEA VCs | Premium Content
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| 07.05.2024 | East Ventures, Genesia Ventures lead $1m round of Indonesian F&B tech firm | InvestmentsNews
Jofie Yordan · 4h ago · 1 min readEast Ventures, Genesia Ventures lead $1m round of Indonesian F&B tech firm
The Runchise team / Photo credit: Runchise
Runchise, an Indonesia-based F&B management and culinary franchi... |
| 19.04.2024 | East Ventures bets on Indonesia’s PathGen to improve cancer diagnoses | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 1d ago · 2 min readEast Ventures bets on Indonesia’s PathGen to improve cancer diagnoses
PathGen co-founders Michael Rampangilei (left) and Susanti / Photo credit: PathGen
Cancer has grown mor... |
| 19.03.2024 | Leading Indonesian Fintech JULO Pioneers Healthcare Financing for Any Hospital, Any Dentist, Any Clinic in a Few Clicks | JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its commitment to financial inclusion in Indonesia, JULO has launched a distinctive nationwide healthcare financing feature. JULO Health is now available to finance Indonesians' ... |
| 01.03.2024 | East Ventures, Temasek Foundation launch second climate tech competition | GreentechNews
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 4 Mar 2024 · 2 min readEast Ventures, Temasek Foundation launch second climate tech competition
Winners of the 2023 Climate Impact Innovations Challenge / Photo credit: East Ventures
East Ventures and T... |
| 09.02.2024 | East Ventures names first partner for South Korea fund | InvestmentsNews
Jofie Yordan · 15 Feb 2024 · 2 min readEast Ventures names first partner for South Korea fund
Sang Han, partner at East Ventures’ South Korea fund / Photo credit: East Ventures
East Ventures has appointed Sang Han as its fir... |
| 04.12.2023 | 12/17 (Sunday) 14:00~ Presentations will be held by BSS students aiming to start a business in the northern region of Ibaraki Prefecture! | - |
| 04.12.2023 | 12/17 (Sunday) 14:00~ Presentations will be held by BSS students aiming to start a business in the northern region of Ibaraki Prefecture! | Shibik Power Co., Ltd.
[12/17 (Sunday) 14:00~] Presentations will be held by BSS students aiming to start a business in the northern region of Ibaraki Prefecture!
At Kenkoku BSS, an entrepreneurship school for people who want to start a bus... |
| 29.10.2023 | Korea Investment Partners is the latest Korean VC firm to launch a Southeast Asia fund | More South Korean investors are putting money into Southeast Korea startups, creating an “investment corridor” between the two regions. The latest one is KIPSEA. Short for Korea Investment Partners Southeast Asia, KIPSEA has a Singapore-bas... |
| 20.10.2023 | Deals in brief: Employment Hero completes Series F round, Darwinium and Cosmos Innovation raise Series A funding, and more | Sustainability continues to pose an ongoing challenge that demands innovative solutions, and an emerging trend indicates that startups with creative ideas to address these pressing issues are securing fresh funds.
Skykraft, for example, is ... |
| 19.10.2023 | Deals in brief: Stilt Studios raises USD 10 million, East Ventures unveils healthcare fund, PayPal invests in two female-focused funds, and more | Stilt Studios raises USD 10 million to build sustainability-focused modular homes
The Indonesia-based sustainable modular home manufacturer has secured USD 10 million in both debt and equity funding. These funds will be utilized to expedite... |
| 18.10.2023 | Indonesia-focused VC firm East Ventures launches $30m healthcare fund | East Ventures has launched a $30-million healthcare fund which is expected to be closed soon, Willson Cuaca, founder and managing partner of the Indonesia-focused venture capital firm, told the media on Wednesday. |
| 18.10.2023 | East Ventures launches $30m fund for healthcare investments | InvestmentsNews
Miguel Cordon · 18 Oct 2023 · 2 min readEast Ventures launches $30m fund for healthcare investments
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East Ventures is launching a dedicated fund for healthcare investments, with US$30 million alread... |
| 12.10.2023 | Introducing the six finalists of Startup Arena 2023 | ConferencePaid partnershipStartup Arena
Winston Zhang · 13 Oct 2023 · 3 min readIntroducing the six finalists of Startup Arena 2023
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Lights, cameras, and lots of action.
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| 10.10.2023 | Deals in brief: Circular completes seed round, Gobi Partners leads investment in Ejen2u, seven China deals, and more | Circular secures USD 7.6 million in seed funding round
The Singapore-based tech subscription service has secured USD 7.6 million in a seed funding round led by AirTree Ventures. This latest round of funding has raised Circular Valuation to ... |
| 04.10.2023 | East Ventures launches $100m South Korea fund with SV Investment | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 6 Oct 2023 · 2 min readEast Ventures launches $100m South Korea fund with SV Investment
The MoU signing ceremony for East Ventures and SV Investment’s US$100 million new fund was attended by I... |
| 27.09.2023 | We’ve got over $250k in prizes for the finalists of Startup Arena Pitch Battle 2023 | ConferencePaid partnershipStartup Arena
Stefanie Yeo · 27 Sep 2023 · 3 min readWe’ve got over $250k in prizes for the finalists of Startup Arena Pitch Battle 2023
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The 2023 Startup Arena Pitch Battle, a key part of our fl... |
| 21.09.2023 | Presenting the judges for this year’s Startup Arena Pitch Battle | ConferencePaid partnershipStartup Arena
Stefanie Yeo · 25 Sep 2023 · 3 min readPresenting the judges for this year’s Startup Arena Pitch Battle
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The 2023 Tech in Asia Conference is less than a month away, which means that... |
| 14.09.2023 | Novelship bags $9.5m to boost presence across SEA | EcommerceNews
Lokesh Choudhary · 14 Sep 2023 · 2 min readNovelship bags $9.5m to boost presence across SEA
Novelship founder Richard Xia (left) with rapper Snoop Dogg (second from right) / Photo credit: Novelship
Novelship, a Singapore-base... |
| 29.07.2023 | Founders, are you ready to put your best pitch forward? | AnnouncementsConferenceStartup Arena
Willis Wee · 1d ago · 3 min readFounders, are you ready to put your best pitch forward?
Dear community,
It’s that time of the year again – we’re gearing up for the annual Tech in Asia Conference. This ye... |
| 08.07.2023 | Eratani nets $2m to boost Indonesia’s agri supply chain | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Deepti Sri · 10 Jul 2023 · 2 min readEratani nets $2m to boost Indonesia’s agri supply chain
Eratani CEO Andrew Soeherman / Photo credit: Eratani
A lack of streamlined logistics and supply chain issues have been said... |
| 14.06.2023 | East Ventures launches its annual Sustainability Report 2023 | East Ventures Sustainability Report 2023 provides an in-depth illustration of East Ventures' sustainability journey of catalyzing impact within its ecosystem
Serving as the second report, East Ventures Sustainability Report 2023 reinforces ... |
| 13.06.2023 | East Ventures grows AUM to $1.5b as ESG takes priority for investments | NewsStartups
Deepti Sri · 14 Jun 2023 · 2 min readEast Ventures grows AUM to $1.5b as ESG takes priority for investments
East Ventures partner Avina Sugiarto / Photo credit: East Ventures
Indonesia-based VC firm East Ventures is putting ESG... |
| 07.06.2023 | DailySocial.id founder on managing new fund amid startup malaise | InvestmentsMediaNews
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 13 Jun 2023 · 2 min readDailySocial.id founder on managing new fund amid startup malaise
DS/X Ventures founding partner Rama Mamuaya / Photo credit: Rama Mamuaya
For Rama Mamuaya, the CEO and fou... |
| 31.05.2023 | East Ventures, Crestone Venture Capital co-led $3.5 M Seed funding raised by Ringkas | Digital mortgage platform Ringkas, based in Indonesia, revealed on Wednesday that it had raised US $3.5 million in a seed round co-led by East Ventures and Crestone Venture Capital.
According to a statement from Ringkas, additional investor... |
| 22.05.2023 | Indonesian VC East Ventures Raises US$250 Million for Its Growth Plus Fund | Indonesia-focused venture capital firm East Ventures announced the first and final close of its US$250 million Growth Plus fund. The fund will specifically target its own portfolio companies that demonstrate strong potential.
East Ventures ... |
| 16.05.2023 | Indonesia-focused VC firm East Ventures raises $250m for Growth Plus fund | Indonesia-focused venture capital firm East Ventures has announced raising $250 million in the first and final close of its latest fund, Growth Plus.
The new fund, which brings East Ventures’s total funds raised to date to $835 million, wil... |
| 15.05.2023 | East Ventures closes $250m fund for portfolio firms | InvestmentsNews
Miguel Cordon · 16 May 2023 · 1 min readEast Ventures closes $250m fund for portfolio firms
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East Ventures has secured US$250 million for the first and final closing of its Growth Plus fund, which ... |
| 06.04.2023 | East Ventures launched East Ventures - Digital Competitiveness Index 2023 | Digital competitiveness is becoming more equal, realizing equitable digital nation
East Ventures together with Katadata Insight Center (KIC) and PwC Indonesia launched East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2023 with the the... |
| 20.03.2023 | ETANA HAS SECURED FINANCING FROM DEG, EAST VENTURES AND OTHER GLOBAL INVESTORS | JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia (Etana), an Indonesian biopharmaceutical company, has secured a new round of investment led by DEG followed by Yunfeng Capital, HighLight Capital and East... |
| 13.03.2023 | East Ventures leads Vietnamese e-pharmacy Medigo's $2m Series A | East Ventures, an Indonesia-based sector-agnostic venture capital firm, has led Vietnam-based e-pharmacy startup Medigo’s $2 million Series A funding round with participation from Pavilion Capital and Touchstone Partners, per a statement on... |
| 08.03.2023 | Uniting the public, private and civil sectors across technology and impact to explore how pioneering platforms can foster social good | Join 2,000 technology and impact leaders to examine how technology-based and data-driven solutions can be applied to long-standing social challenges.
SINGAPORE, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry practitioners, policymakers, investors, ... |
| 29.11.2022 | Unilever’s VC arm, East Ventures led $6 M Series A funding secured by Esqa | With participation from East Ventures, the global consumer products giant’s venture arm, Esqa, an Indonesian cosmetics brand, has secured US $6 million in a series A fundraising round.
The agreement represents Southeast Asia’s first beauty ... |
| 27.11.2022 | TipTip uses a hyperlocal strategy to help Southeast Asian creators monetize | There are a lot of talented people, like chefs and musicians, in Southeast Asia who can earn money through their work online, says TipTip founder Albert Lucius. But many of them don’t have the social media clout to attract advertisers. TipT... |
| 21.09.2022 | Meet the judges of Startup Arena Pitch Battle 2022 | ConferenceStartup ArenaTIA Partnership
Stefanie Yeo · 8h ago · 3 min readMeet the judges of Startup Arena Pitch Battle 2022
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The 2022 Tech in Asia Conference has kicked off at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, which means th... |
| 19.09.2022 | Introducing the six finalist startups of Startup Arena 2022 | ConferenceStartup ArenaTIA Partnership
Winston Zhang · 16h ago · 3 min readIntroducing the six finalist startups of Startup Arena 2022
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Six contenders will go head to head in the grand finals of this year’s Startup Arena ... |
| 13.09.2022 | SG Web3 platform concludes oversubscribed pre-seed round | CryptoInvestmentsNewsStartups
Xavier Kong · 13 Sep 2022 · 1 min readSG Web3 platform concludes oversubscribed pre-seed round
Singapore Web3 gaming and NFT discovery platform Playground has concluded its oversubscribed pre-seed funding round... |
| 01.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Planted’s $72m for whole-cut ‘chicken,’ genomics startup Pattern snags $35m | Swiss alt-protein startup Planted raised Series B funding to expand its line of whole-cut plant-based chicken items. Agtech and genomics startup Pattern also announced Series B funding, while carbon-neutral milk company closed a Series A ro... |
| 17.08.2022 | Founders, we’re looking for more potential ESG unicorns | AnnouncementsConferenceStartup Arena
Willis Wee · 5h ago · 3 min readFounders, we’re looking for more potential ESG unicorns
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Startup Arena has always been a highlight of our annual Tech in Asia Conference. It’s an avenue for... |
| 21.07.2022 | India’s beauty D2C space is booming, but SEA’s may be even bigger | Premium Content
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Samreen Ahmad · 21 Jul 2022 · 7 min readIndia’s beauty D2C space is booming, but SE... |
| 14.07.2022 | East Ventures, Vertex back Indonesian blue-collar jobs platform’s $8m raise | AcquisitionsInvestmentsNewsStartups
Qishin Tariq · 19 Jul 2022 · 2 min readEast Ventures, Vertex back Indonesian blue-collar jobs platform’s $8m raise
Pintarnya, an Indonesia-based job platform focused on blue-collar workers, has raised US$... |
| 13.07.2022 | East Ventures names ex-Indies Capital exec as new partner | ManagementNews
Xavier Kong · 18 Jul 2022 · 1 min readEast Ventures names ex-Indies Capital exec as new partner
East Ventures has appointed Avina Sugiarto as a partner of the firm, promoting her from her previous role as venture partner, whi... |
| 07.07.2022 | Ex-Uber exec’s earned-wage startup raises $4.3m from East Ventures, others | FintechInvestmentsNewsStartups
Qishin Tariq · 14h ago · 2 min readEx-Uber exec’s earned-wage startup raises $4.3m from East Ventures, others
Indonesian earned-wage access startup Kini raised US$4.3 million of seed funding in a round led by ... |
| 27.06.2022 | East Ventures leads $4.5m in Indonesian cold-chain startup | Business-to-businessInvestmentsNewsStartups
Xavier Kong · 27 Jun 2022 · 1 min readEast Ventures leads $4.5m in Indonesian cold-chain startup
Fresh Factory, an Indonesia-based cold-chain fulfillment startup, has secured seed funding of US$4.... |
| 22.06.2022 | East Ventures leads Malaysian D2C ecommerce firm’s $29m series B | EcommerceInvestmentsNewsStartups
Jenina Ibañez · 1d ago · 1 min readEast Ventures leads Malaysian D2C ecommerce firm’s $29m series B
RPG Commerce, a Malaysia-headquartered ecommerce firm, has raised US$29 million in a series B funding round... |
| 16.06.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Little Leaf Farms bags $300m, Wonder lands $340m to cook meals curbside | Mega-rounds this week went to controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company Little Leaf Farms and food delivery concept Wonder. Magic Spoon, best known for its “high-protein, low carb” cereal, finally landed in retail (and raised more fu... |
| 16.06.2022 | East Ventures led $18.1 M funding raised by Ismaya Group | Ismaya Group, an Indonesian food and beverage firm, has secured $18.1 million in a fundraising round headed by East Ventures, with current investor Falcon House Partners also participating.
The new money will be used to help the firm expand... |
| 14.06.2022 | Here Are Indonesia’s Most Well-Funded Fintechs | These past years have seen Indonesia emerging into one of the hottest fintech markets in Southeast Asia, attracting local and foreign investors with the prospect of leveraging technology to address the massive pool of unbanked and underbank... |
| 01.06.2022 | 24 Fintech Founders And Investors Make Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia 2022 List | Forbes has released its annual 30 Under 30 Asia list, recognizing 300 young entrepreneurs, leaders and trailblazers in Asia Pacific (APAC), all under the age of 30, across 10 different categories.
In Finance & Venture Capital, the 30 ho... |
| 24.05.2022 | Indonesia’s regional digital gap narrows: East Ventures report | News
Jenina Ibañez · 24 May 2022 · 2 min readIndonesia’s regional digital gap narrows: East Ventures report
The digital gap between regions in Indonesia has continued to shrink after the pandemic sped up the use of internet-based platforms ... |
| 13.05.2022 | Indonesian developer taps East Ventures, others for smart-city fund | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Qishin Tariq · 12h ago · 1 min readIndonesian developer taps East Ventures, others for smart-city fund
Indonesian property developer Sinar Mas Land has launched the Urban Gateway Fund (UGF), an early-stage fund for s... |
| 11.05.2022 | Indonesia’s East Ventures Raises US$550 Million for Its Latest Fund | East Ventures, an Indonesia-focused venture capital firm, has raised a total of US$ 550 million in the final close of its latest funds.
The venture firm said that it will allocate US$ 150 million for early-stage deals and US$ 400 million fo... |
| 05.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Zepto bags $200m, Stanford launches climate change school | This week, Indian “instant delivery” e-grocer Zepto got closer to unicorn status with its Series D fundraise, while Colombia’s RobinFood raised funds to expand its ghost kitchen network across Latin America. Elsewhere, cultivated leather st... |
| 21.04.2022 | NextGen, East Ventures back $1.3m seed round of VN sustainability firm | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Miguel Cordon · 21 Apr 2022 · 2 min readNextGen, East Ventures back $1.3m seed round of VN sustainability firm
Equo, a Vietnam-based sustainability startup, has raised US$1.3 million in a seed round led by NextGen Ve... |
| 20.04.2022 | East Ventures launches its inaugural Sustainability Report 2022 | East Ventures has recorded more than US$ 86 billion of annualized GMV and US$ 6.7 billion of follow-on funding; strengthening its leading position in the Southeast Asia region to bring more impacts to the society.
East Ventures - Sustainabi... |
| 20.04.2022 | East Ventures launches its inaugural Sustainability Report 2022 | East Ventures has recorded more than US $86 billion of annualized GMV and US$ 6.7 billion of follow-on funding; strengthening its leading position in the Southeast Asia region to bring more impacts to the society.
East Ventures – Sustainabi... |
| 06.04.2022 | The Parentinc, SEA's #1 Parent-Tech Company, Raises US$22M in Series D Funding Round Led by East Ventures | SINGAPORE, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Parentinc, a fast-growing tech company headquartered in Singapore, today announces that it has successfully closed a US$22M round. The round comprised a mixture of primary and secondary investmen... |
| 14.03.2022 | East Ventures becomes Indonesia's first venture capital firm to sign UN Principles for Responsible Investment | JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia, has officially become a UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatory as part of its... |
| 08.03.2022 | Exclusive: East Ventures leads $600k seed round of Singapore D2C firm | Premium Content
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| 07.03.2022 | East Ventures, collaborates with Katadata and PwC Indonesia, released East Ventures - Digital Competitiveness Index 2022 Report | JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm of investment in technology startups and the most active in Indonesia, together with Katadata Insight Center and PwC Indonesi... |
| 06.03.2022 | Economist Impact: Last chance to register! Asia’s unmissable technology event of 2022 starts TOMORROW | Technology for Change Week Asia: Applying technology for the social good takes place this week online and in-person, March 8th – 11th 2022.
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 March 2022 – More than 2,000 attendees have already registered fo... |
| 04.03.2022 | East Ventures leads $20m funding for SG lifestyle startup | BlockchainInvestmentsNewsStartups
Aditya Hadi Pratama · 7 Mar 2022 · 1 min readEast Ventures leads $20m funding for SG lifestyle startup
Mighty Jaxx, a Singapore-based manufacturer of collectibles and lifestyle products, has raised US$20 mi... |
| 02.03.2022 | Economist Impact: Technology for Change Week Asia – Applying technology for the social good | A dynamic virtual week exploring how technology-based solutions can be applied to long-standing social challenges
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| 22.02.2022 | Indonesia’s innovative startups are the catalyst for increasing investment | In recent years, the explosive growth of Indonesia’s startup scene has grabbed global headlines. Its capital city, Jakarta, ranks third on Startup Genome’s 2021 “Emerging Ecosystems” with a combined startup valuation of USD 34 billion. Much... |
| 16.02.2022 | Decentralized Finance (DeFI) Next Growth Phase Will Be Driven by So-Called “MetaFi” | The upcoming growth in decentralized finance (DeFi) will be driven by the ability to embed DeFi applications into the open metaverse.
This concept, which venture capital (VC) firm Outlier Ventures refers to as MetaFi, or metaverse finance, ... |
| 10.02.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Protix bags $57m for bugs, Endless West gets $60m for molecular spirits | This week, the Netherlands’ Protix bagged big bucks for insect protein, while US-based Cooks Venture secured capital to breed slower-growing chickens.
Over in the cryptocurrency world, an initiative born as a joke might actually wind up as ... |
| 26.01.2022 | Intellect Closes US$10M Series A to Scale Mental Healthcare Across Asia | Funding round is led by HOF Capital; new investors include Headline, East Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, DG Daiwa Ventures and Pioneer Fund.
Existing investor Insignia Ventures Partners and notable angel investors
Funding will be used to rap... |
| 15.11.2021 | SaladStop aims to be ‘Asia’s leading personalized nutrition company’ after $8.9m raise | Singapore-based food and beverage chain SaladStop has raised S$12 million ($8.88 million) in VC funding with a view to “fostering more tech-enabled growth,” it announced today.
The Series B round was led by Singaporean sovereign fund Temase... |
| 11.11.2021 | TreeDots nets $11m Series A funding for its food surplus marketplace | TreeDots, an online marketplace aimed at fighting waste and loss in the agrifood value chain, has raised $11 million funding, it announced today.
The Series A round was co-led by Amasia, a climate change-focused VC firm based in the San Fra... |
| 04.10.2021 | East Ventures led US $1.1 M seed funding raised by Luwjistik | Luwjistik, a Singapore-based e-logistics firm, secured a seed investment round headed by East Ventures with participation from Arise, a fund created by cooperation between MDI Ventures-Finch and Global Founders Capital. The funds will be us... |
| 10.09.2021 | Indonesian cloud kitchen startup Legit banks $3m seed funding | Legit Group, an Indonesian cloud kitchen startup offering several delivery-only restaurant brands, has raised 43 billion rupiah ($3.02 million) in seed funding. East Ventures led the round, with fellow Jakarta-based VC firm AC Ventures join... |
| 08.09.2021 | Pasarnow scores $3.3m seed funding to upgrade Indonesia’s fresh food supply chain | E-grocery platform Pasarnow has raised $3.3 million in funding as it seeks to upgrade Indonesia’s highly fragmented, and often inefficient, supply chain for fresh produce.
Jakarta-based VC East Ventures led the round, with Amand Ventures, P... |
| 08.09.2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Amazon launches agronomy in India & agroforestry in… the Amazon | In the past seven days, Amazon launched an agronomy platform in India and an agroforestry scheme in… well, the Amazon.
Elsewhere, Carbon Robotics, Plantible, and Olio raised big rounds; while the EU gave the all-clear for insect protein pro... |
| 18.08.2021 | Agrifoodtech Digest: Wendy’s plans 700 parking lot ghost kitchens; Knowde nets $72m | AFN‘s weekly Agrifoodtech Digest is our selection of the top funding, partnership, and product launch headlines reported by us and other sources these past seven days.
🇺🇸 Burger chain Wendy’s plans 700 ghost kitchens by 2025 in partnership ... |
| 02.08.2021 | Founders, we’re looking for future ESG unicorns | AnnouncementsConferenceStartup Arena
Willis Wee · 2 Aug 2021 · 3 min readFounders, we’re looking for future ESG unicorns
Dear community,
Startup Arena has always been one of the most anticipated parts of our annual Tech in Asia Conference, ... |
| 29.06.2021 | Fairbanc Secures Funding from ADB Ventures, Accion Venture Lab, East Ventures, and Sampoerna to Scale Indonesian's Micro Merchant's Access to Embedded Credit Products | JAKARTA, Indonesia and SINGAPORE, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairbanc announced it has raised an undisclosed seven figures investment in a pre-Series A from ADB Ventures, the Asian Development Bank's venture arm, Accion Venture Lab, East... |
| 01.03.2021 | BrioHR raises $1.3M ahead of Y Combinator’s demo day | As the next Y Combinator demo day approaches, more startups from the current Winter 2021 batch are showing up in our inboxes. One of the most interesting from the mix is BrioHR, which is building human resources (HR) software for Southeast ... |
| 06.01.2021 | Indonesian robo-advisor app Bibit raises $30 million led by Sequoia Capital India | Bibit, a robo-advisor app that wants to make investing more accessible in Indonesia, has raised $30 million from Sequoia Capital India. Returning investors East Ventures, EV Growth, AC Ventures and 500 Startups also participated.
This fundi... |
| 10.09.2020 | SoftBank-backed logistics platform Waresix raises $100m | Indonesian logistics startup Waresix has closed its Series B round, revealing that it has raised a total of $100 million since the start of the year.
In a statement, it said the investment came from new backers including local conglomerate ... |
| 14.07.2020 | Farm-to-fork models, new retail drove $165m agrifoodtech funding in Indonesia last year | Singaporean agrifoodtech startups may have secured the most funding overall last year, as highlighted by AgFunder’s recently released ASEAN Agrifoodtech Investment Report. But take one large outlier in the city-state — retail tech provider ... |
| 03.07.2020 | Meet BukuWarung, the bookkeeping app built for Indonesia’s 60 million “micromerchants” | Original Post by BukuWarung |
| 02.07.2020 | Meet BukuWarung, the bookkeeping app built for Indonesia’s 60 million “micromerchants” | In Indonesia, there are about 60 million “micromerchants,” typically small store owners who sell food and other staple items, and have close relationships with their customers. Many often extend informal lines of credit to shoppers, but muc... |
| 01.07.2020 | East Ventures Raises New Seed Fund | Willson Cuaca, Co-founder and Managing Partner East Ventures.
Jakarta, Indonesia-based East Ventures held a first close of its eighth vehicle for active early-stage tech startups.
The new fund aims to raise US$88m from limited partners incl... |
| 30.04.2020 | Indonesia Digest: East Ventures raises $609k for COVID-19 test kits; BukuKas bags seed funding | Premium
Early-stage venture capital firm East Ventures has met its 10 billion rupiah ($609,000) fundraising target to procure 100,000 COVID-19 test kits, while Sequoia Capital India has led a seed funding round in Jakarta-based digital ledg... |
| 20.04.2020 | Gojek acquires mPOS startup Moka for a reported $120m to boost its food merchant platform | Southeast Asian food delivery giant Gojek has agreed to acquire mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) startup Moka, according to a regulatory notice.
The Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU) – Indonesia’s competition regulator – published a notifi... |
| 23.03.2020 | Indonesian microbiome profiling startup Nusantics scores seed funding | Investors are catching on to the idea that biotechnology has a central role to play in solving the world’s mounting food security issues. But most of the capital being invested in ag biotechnology isn’t going into the most affected markets.... |
| 02.01.2020 | Singaporean Venture Capital Firm EV Growth Closes US$250M Fund | EV Growth, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, closed its first fund, at US$250M.
Backers included Asian based family offices and two of Asia’s largest sovereign wealth funds, among others.
Launched in March 2018, EV Growth is a joint v... |
