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| 22.08.2024 | Thousands protest Indonesian parliament’s move to subvert court ruling, pave way for Jokowi’s son to contest in local elections | Listen to this article
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| 15.08.2024 | Mowilex: A Beacon of Sustainability and Innovation in Indonesia | In the bustling landscape of Indonesia's corporate world, few names shine as brightly as PT Mowilex Indonesia. This paint and coatings manufacturer has carved a niche for itself, not just as a market leader, but as a model of sustainability... |
| 13.08.2024 | Here's why Deloitte named Mowilex one of Indonesia's best managed companies for a third consecutive year | Key news highlights:
Mowilex won an Indonesia's Best Managed Companies award from Deloitte for the third year in a row.
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| 13.08.2024 | Here's why Deloitte named Mowilex one of Indonesia's best managed companies for a third consecutive year | Key news highlights:
Mowilex won an Indonesia's Best Managed Companies award from Deloitte for the third year in a row.
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| 19.07.2024 | TikTok Shop’s GMV soared in 2023, putting Shopee and Lazada on edge | Shopee now has undeniable proof that TikTok’s e-commerce push in Southeast Asia is a force to reckon with, thanks to eye-opening data from research firm Momentum Works.
In a report released this month, Momentum Works found that TikTok Shop’... |
| 24.04.2024 | IT-компании из Юго-Восточной Азии с необычными сервисами и фичами | Когда мы слышим словосочетание "Большой IT" (Bigtech), то в голове всплывают логотипы Amazon, Google и прочих Netflix со Spotify. Однако в странах Юго-Восточной Азии есть успешные tech-игроки с сотнями миллионов пользователей и це... |
| 24.04.2024 | "Большой айти" из Юго-Восточной Азии. Разбираю локальных tech-чемпионов с необычными бизнес-моделями и фичами... | Когда мы слышим "технологическая компания" (Bigtech), то в голове всплывают логотипы Amazon, Google и прочих Netflix со Spotify. Однако в странах Азии есть успешные tech-игроки с сотнями миллионов юзеров и необычными функциями. Се... |
| 18.04.2024 | 4 ways IFAD is using AI to transform rural development | As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies become exponentially more capable, they can contribute to solving some of the most pressing challenges, from climate change to food insecurity.
But with this opportunity comes risk. If misused, A... |
| 17.04.2024 | Indonesia’s Democratic Decline: Implications for Future Relations with Australia | Uncertainty surrounds Prabowo Subianto’s foreign policy direction amid Indonesia’s democratic decline, noting his history of shifting stances from ultra-nationalism to projecting a good neighbour image. This highlights the potential implica... |
| 16.02.2024 | How Indonesia's economic vision is under threat by Russia's war on Ukraine | Redeem now
Indonesia has weathered the geopolitical storms of 2022/3 pretty well, according to the World Bank. As Prabowo Subianto looks set to succeed Joko Widodo as President, economic growth remains resilient and inflation has stayed low... |
| 15.02.2024 | Indonesia’s Nickel Supremacy: China’s Backing and Australia’s Decline | Australia is no longer competitive in the nickel market, largely due to Indonesia’s recent domination in the sector. This domination strategy has been carefully planned by Indonesia as it looks to boost its downstream industrial policy in c... |
| 19.01.2024 | Indonesia steps up global role as 'bridge to peace' in Ukraine | This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.
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| 16.01.2024 | Canvassing Indonesia’s Future Foreign Policy: How Do the Three Candidates Stack Up? | Some foreign policy analysts may wonder whether, under a new president, Indonesia would take a drastic departure from its current foreign policy trajectory. A closer examination of the programs, promises, and statements made by the presiden... |
| 10.01.2024 | Should Mixue Bingcheng bear the blame when its franchisees get caught up in controversy? | “Seeing your impoverished appearance, there’s nothing worthwhile to say when you can’t even walk to Mixue Bingcheng.”
The thick-browed and big-eyed “snow king,” representing Mixue Bingcheng, once again surged to the top of trending topics i... |
| 08.12.2023 | Conspiracy theories disrupted Bali’s Wolbachia mosquitoes project to fight dengue, but experts see ‘blessing’ in delay | Listen to this article
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| 27.11.2023 | 'Why would they build another one?': Indonesia ramps up clean energy while adding coal power plants | Listen to this article
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| 20.11.2023 | Букит, Убуд и другие районы Бали: где выгоднее всего инвестировать в недвижимость | Экономика острова и рынок недвижимости
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| 03.11.2023 | The glass bridge that broke and killed a tourist in Indonesia wasn't even half an inch thick, investigators say | Travel The glass bridge that broke and killed a tourist in Indonesia wasn't even half an inch thick, investigators say
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| 09.10.2023 | EFishery to enter India in Q1 2024, launches blockchain-based cooperative | News
Jofie Yordan · 11 Oct 2023 · 2 min readEFishery to enter India in Q1 2024, launches blockchain-based cooperative
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Indonesian aquaculture firm eFishery aims to expand c... |
| 02.10.2023 | TikTok Shop ban in Indonesia: Who is it really protecting? | Premium Content
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| 20.09.2023 | Offsetting coal plant emissions will be vital for Indonesia’s energy transition | A USD 20 billion climate financing deal between Indonesia and a group of industrialized nations led by the US and Japan has hit a snag due to captive coal-fired power plants. Indonesia was supposed to launch an investment plan on August 16 ... |
| 12.09.2023 | Why Southeast Asia Will Never Have An Alipay Or Tenpay | Alipay and WeChat Pay have come to dominate the mainland China market, but companies will struggle ... [+] to match that success in Southeast Asiagetty |
| 23.08.2023 | Malaysia, Indonesia overhyped Elon Musk’s Tesla, Starlink | Premium Content
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| 22.08.2023 | Making sense of Tesla’s planned Indonesia investment | Community Content
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| 10.08.2023 | Indonesia’s automotive industry is driving toward the future with electrification | On July 31 earlier this year, Bahlil Lahadalia, Indonesia’s minister of investment, said in a press conference that the Indonesian government is considering more comprehensive measures to accelerate the development of the country’s electric... |
| 01.08.2023 | Indonesia responds to TikTok’s Project S amid MSME concerns | Indonesia has been buzzing with discussions surrounding TikTok’s new initiative, Project S.
Project S is a new social commerce feature that opens up a new section on the TikTok app, titled Trendy Beat. According to the Financial Times, item... |
| 15.07.2023 | Reviving Trepang Diplomacy in the Australia-Indonesia Trade Relationship | The historic Makassan-Yolngu relationship between Indonesian fishermen and Australian First Nations peoples is often overlooked. In moving forward, acknowledging and reviving trepang diplomacy is crucial for the strengthening of the modern-... |
| 18.06.2023 | SpaceX to Launch Indonesia's SATRIA-1 Satellite; Here's How to Watch | John Lopez, Tech Times 18 June 2023, 01:06 pm
In a historic event scheduled for this evening, SpaceX is poised to launch the Indonesian communications satellite SATRIA-1 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Spac... |
| 12.06.2023 | Generative AI may cast its vote in the 2024 elections | Artificial IntelligenceOpinion
Shadine Taufik · 13 Jun 2023 · 3 min readGenerative AI may cast its vote in the 2024 elections
A few weeks ago, I came across this bizarro video uploaded to Instagram, showing a Twitter Spaces chat between Rep... |
| 06.06.2023 | Youth Political Participation in Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian Elections | The results of Thailand’s 14 May election demonstrates that youths in Southeast Asia are important agents of political change. As Cambodia and Indonesia soon head to the polls, many will be watching this young and energetic participation.
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| 30.05.2023 | imBee and FUTR Strategy Alliance Puts the Power of Conversational Commerce In the Hands of Indonesian Consumers | Partnership unlocks potential for brands to tap into the USD146 billion Indonesian internet economy and streamline internal collaboration with the power of chat, paves way for imBee’s Southeast Asia growth ambitions.
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| 27.04.2023 | Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom | Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. But found... |
| 28.03.2023 | ‘Don’t blame women’: Japan birth drive sparks online debate | Small wooden plaques, known as “ema”, with blue for boys and pink for girls, are offered for sale to ward off evil, at Suitengu Shrine, a popular place to pray for a happy and safe pregnancy and birth of a child, in the Ningyocho area of To... |
| 13.03.2023 | Губернатор Бали призвал ужесточить визовый режим в отношении россиян | С предложением изменить визовую политику в отношении туристов из России и Украины выступил губернатор острова Бали Ваян Костер. Об этом пишет газета The Jakarta Post.
По словам Костера, россиян чаще других замечают за правонарушениями, в то... |
| 27.02.2023 | Japanese defence to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles from US | Image from Flickr by Greg Goebel
Japan will purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday, as his government beefs up the country’s defences with eyes on threats including China.
Japan has a... |
| 20.02.2023 | BAFTA red carpet rolls out for ‘All Quiet’ and ‘Banshees’ | Image from Twitter/@KittyOwner_Club
A gut-wrenching war movie from Germany and pitch-black Irish comedy were the big winners as British cinema handed out its annual BAFTA awards on Sunday, with less than a month to go to the Oscars.
The Ger... |
| 31.01.2023 | China factory output rebounds on zero-Covid relaxation | Image by Couleur from Pixabay
China’s factory activity expanded in January after months of contraction, official data showed Tuesday, as the world’s second-largest economy stirs back to life after Beijing ended strict Covid curbs.
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| 14.12.2022 | Parsing LastPass’ data breach notice | Two weeks ago, the password manager giant LastPass disclosed its systems were compromised for a second time this year.
Back in August, LastPass found that an employee’s work account was compromised to gain unauthorized access to the company... |
| 11.11.2022 | 12 famous women who served in the military | Entertainment 12 famous women who served in the military
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| 29.09.2022 | Top 10 Most Well-Funded Fintechs in Indonesia in 2022 | Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, has emerged over the past couple of years as one of the region’s biggest fintech hubs.
Home to 785 fintech companies, as of late 2021, Indonesia is currently Southeast Asia’s second largest finte... |
| 12.07.2022 | Crypto firm partners with Mastercard for Indonesia expansion | CryptoNewsStartups
Thao Lam La · 14 Jul 2022 · 2 min readCrypto firm partners with Mastercard for Indonesia expansion
Fasset, a cryptocurrency firm that targets markets in the Middle East, has partnered with payment giant Mastercard to expa... |
| 29.06.2022 | Indonesian fintech firm banks $15m, promotes ex-Gojek exec to CEO | FintechInvestmentsManagementNews
Roehl Niño Bautista · 1d ago · 2 min readIndonesian fintech firm banks $15m, promotes ex-Gojek exec to CEO
Mapan, an Indonesia-based fintech firm, has raised US$15 million in a series A raise co-led by Patam... |
| 19.06.2022 | A Gojek-backed firm’s rise as Spotify’s rival | Premium Content
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| 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... |
| 02.06.2022 | KUPU - Reinventing Job-Matching for the mass population in a Post-Pandemic World | The AI-powered job portal steps up the Indonesian flexi-labour landscape by auto translating behavioural data matrix of users into actionable models to curate job seekers' strengths.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KUPU, a ... |
| 17.05.2022 | Indonesian Palm Oil - Need for Electronic Invoicing | Workers transfer harvested palm fruits onto a transport truck to be processed into crude palm oil (CPO) at an oil palm plantation in Pekanbaru, Riau, on April 23. (AFP/Wahyudi)
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| 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... |
| 04.04.2022 | First Mover Asia: Crypto Offering New Opportunities for Inflation-Worried Indonesian Investors; Bitcoin Is Flat | Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:
Prices: Bitcoin and ether were flat on Monday.
Insights: Indonesian investors are moving into crypto, a Gemini report found.
Technician's take: BTC's short-term momentum turned negative, which typicall... |
| 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... |
| 03.02.2022 | Indonesian Lenders Ride the Digital Banking Momentum | Indonesia’s banking industry is on the verge of a revolution as a new breed of digital banks looks to capitalize on the country’s large population of unbanked and underbanked, and use the digital momentum created by the COVID-19 pandemic to... |
| 17.01.2022 | How you like that: Behind Tokopedia’s K-wave marketing campaigns | EcommerceTIA Partnership
Stefanie Yeo · 19 Jan 2022 · 6 min readHow you like that: Behind Tokopedia’s K-wave marketing campaigns
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| 07.01.2022 | Bentley Incorporated : Jakarta's Traffic Congestion Shrinks with New Mass Rapid Rail Transit System | Jakarta's Traffic Congestion Shrinks with New Mass Rapid Rail Transit System
MRT Jakarta Spreads out Urban Growth and Reduces Carbon Footprint
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is the largest city in the Southeast Asian country. With a pop... |
| 06.01.2022 | 5 key takeaways about e-sports in Indonesia from Vero and Decision Lab | E-sports is a lucrative industry. It is a field that is estimated to have generated over USD 1 billion in revenue globally in 2021. Indonesia is an important e-sports market in Southeast Asia, especially since e-sports was recognized as an ... |
| 30.12.2021 | As Indonesia’s tech leaders opt for public service, can they truly bring about change? | Bukalapak president director Rachmat Kaimuddin submitted a resignation request on December 28 to transition to the public sector, according to an information disclosure filing with the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Director Willix Halim was nam... |
| 28.12.2021 | Southeast Asian startups to watch in 2022 | As someone who covers Southeast Asia startups and funding stories, the best word I can think of to describe 2021 is “whoa!” This was the year that global investors not only started to pay close attention to the region’s tech ecosystems, but... |
| 30.11.2021 | Catching up with the increasing plastic waste: Voluntary initiatives alone are no longer enough | Home
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| 29.11.2021 | Slinger Extends Distribution Agreement with Tennis Bot in Indonesia | The leading Asian racquet sports distributor is extending its original distribution agreement with Slinger
BALTIMORE, Nov. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Slinger® (OTCQB: SLBG), a leading connected sports technology company, today announced a... |
| 19.11.2021 | Indonesia probe police hack in latest cyber breach | November 19, 20218:58 AM UTCLast Updated ago
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| 09.11.2021 | Indonesian Government Unveils a New Video Campaign to Reach Young Generation in Indonesia's 3T Areas | JAKARTA, Indonesia, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kemenkominfo) announced the unveiling of a new video campaign with a sharp focus on digital literacy, targeting Gen-Z and Millennials in Indone... |
| 05.11.2021 | JEJALA INDONESIA 2021: Indonesia's Government Increases Collaboration with Startups, Focusing on Agritech and Supply Chain for SMEs | JAKARTA, Indonesia, Nov. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The startup scene, particularly in Indonesia, is now seen as a major factor in the road to economic recovery, due to the successful collaboration between startups and the government through t... |
| 18.10.2021 | Southeast Asia Fintech Opportunity Pushes Startup Valuations Further Up | Southeast Asia’s large population of unbanked and growing Internet penetration make it a hotbed for fintech innovation and an attractive market for e-wallets and neobanks.
Despite currently lagging behind more developed markets like Austral... |
| 14.10.2021 | Booming Indonesian Digital Finance Sector to See Revenues Reach US$8.6B by 2025 | Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia and the eighth largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity, has become one of the fastest growing fintech markets in the region.
By 2025, digital financial services revenues in I... |
| 08.10.2021 | 4 key stats from Finder’s report on digital banking adoption | The banking industry is undergoing fundamental changes, thanks to broad internet coverage and disruptive technologies applied in financial services. Digital banking allows customers to access all manner of banking services without visiting ... |
| 01.10.2021 | Indonesia’s pandemic-fuelled problem: Mounds of medical waste | The overpowering stench is the first thing that I notice, filling my nose and making my eyes water. Then I see the mountains of rotting waste. This is Burangkeng, one of Indonesia’s largest landfills, in the city of Bekasi some 30km from th... |
| 30.09.2021 | Can Indonesia’s test and trace app become a payments portal? | Indonesia’s Ministry of Health will integrate the country’s test and trace app, PeduliLindungi, with 11 platforms, including Gojek, Grab, Tokopedia, Traveloka, Dana, and LinkAja, giving users access to PeduliLindungi’s features in widely ad... |
| 23.09.2021 | Indonesia is finally emerging from its summer of death. But as the country looks to reopen, 3 of the problems that created its pandemic crisis still loom large. | A Jakarta resident visiting the grave of a relative in the city’s special COVID-19 cemetery, taken August 31, 2021. Kuncoro Widyo Rumpoko/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
At dawn, they would call out the names of the dead.
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| 02.09.2021 | Bangkok-based insurtech Sunday banks $45M Series B from investors like Tencent | Sunday, an insurtech startup based in Bangkok, announced it has raised a $45 million Series B. Investors include Tencent, SCB 10X, Vertex Growth, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, Quona Capital, Aflac Ventures and Z Venture Capita... |
| 16.08.2021 | Facebook, Google build undersea internet cables for users in Asia and Africa | More On: facebook
Meta investors want Andreessen, Alford off board over Zuckerberg ties Taylor Lorenz slammed as ‘hypocrite’ for ‘doxxing’ ‘Libs of TikTok’ creator ‘After hours’: TikTok allegedly forces employees to work 12 hour days, six d... |
| 16.08.2021 | Facebook, Google build undersea internet cables for users in Asia and Africa | More On: facebook
FTC accuses Big Tech of using merger ‘loopholes’ to dodge antitrust scrutiny Instagram chief takes heat for bizarre analogy defending social media ‘This is pretty standard’: WH acknowledges Nicki Minaj invite to discuss CO... |
| 09.08.2021 | Two months after its Series A, Pintu gets $35M in new funding led by Lightspeed | Just two months after its last funding announcement, Indonesian crypto assets platform Pintu has closed a $35 million Series A+. The new round was led by Lightspeed Ventures, with participation from returning investors like Alameda Ventures... |
| 09.08.2021 | Indonesia’s millennials drive interest in investment apps, but financial literacy lags behind | Fadhil is a Jakarta resident who first heard about Tanijoy when he saw an ad on Instagram in 2019. The company presented itself as a peer-to-peer lending platform for agricultural projects, where lenders could choose to invest in dozens of ... |
| 28.07.2021 | Midweek Digest: Indonesia agrifoodtech startups score big-ticket fundings | In other agrifoodtech news from the past week, Indonesian startups from across the value chain closed big rounds – while there was also news from Cargill, Joyvio, and The Yield Lab LatAm.
B2B marketplace GudangAda scores $100 million-plus (... |
| 26.07.2021 | Bali has become a breeding grounds for rule-breaking tourists during the pandemic, and tensions with locals are running high | The beach in Canggu, Bali. Getty Images/Matthew Micah Wright
An American CrossFit influencer in Bali publicly shamed a local business on Instagram for offering free coffee or tea to vaccinated customers.
He’s just one example of foreigners ... |
| 16.07.2021 | Indonesia is sending medicines and vitamins to COVID-19 victims who can’t access its overcrowded hospitals but doctors there remain overwhelmed | Ambulance medics carry out bodies exposed to Covid-19 during self-isolation because hospitals were full of Covid-19 patients in Bogor, West Java. Dasril Roszandi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image
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| 16.07.2021 | Real-Time Digital Payments Soar in Southeast Asia | In Southeast Asia, real-time payment schemes are entering the mainstream with many consumers now favoring the payment option over cash, a shift caused by changing payment necessities and preferences amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new researc... |
| 16.07.2021 | Indonesia is sending medicines, vitamins to Covid-19 victims who can't access overcrowded hospitals | Ambulance medics carry out bodies exposed to Covid-19 during self-isolation because hospitals were full of Covid-19 patients in Bogor, West Java.
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| 12.07.2021 | Vara raises $4.8M from investors like Go Ventures and Sequoia India’s Surge to digitize Indonesian SMEs’ payrolls | Staff management platform Vara’s team
If you follow startup news from Indonesia, you know that the country’s estimated 60 million small businesses are a hot target for tech companies. BukuKas and BukuWarung, for example, both recently raise... |
| 01.07.2021 | Three Point Pathway for Promoting Sustainable Palm Oil Production and Trade | Home
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| 27.06.2021 | The Future Startup Dossier: Grab's Journey From GrabTaxi to Everyday Everything App and The Largest SPAC Deal | Grab Holdings Ltd, commonly known as Grab, is a Singapore-based technology company that provides services including transportation, food, and grocery delivery, and online payment. Founded in 2012, it is the first decacorn (Valued over $10 b... |
| 15.06.2021 | Golden Gate Ventures forecasts a record number of exits in Southeast Asia | Despite the pandemic’s economic impact, Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem has proven to be very resilient. In fact, a new report from investment firm Golden Gate Ventures predicts a record number of exits will happen in the region over the... |
| 26.05.2021 | Indonesian crypto exchange Pintu gets $6M Series A led by Pantera, Intudo and Coinbase Ventures | Along with the stock market, cryptocurrency is also seeing an uptick among retail investors in Indonesia. Pintu, a platform focused on first-time cryptocurrency buyers, announced today it has raised a $6 million Series A, led by Pantera Cap... |
| 22.05.2021 | The hunt for the next Bali: Inside Indonesia’s plan to save its tourism industry by minting 5 new hubs for international travelers | The Tegallalang Rice Terraces in Ubud, Bali. Yinwei Liu / Getty Images
Ah, Bali.
Land of holy temples, age-old traditions, beaches and jungles – and hordes of influencers in flowing white clothing.
The vacation hotspot is one of 17,000 isla... |
| 21.05.2021 | Indonesian farmer platform TaniHub raises $66m | Ag marketplace startup TaniHub Group has raised $65.5 million in a Series B round led by MDI Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Indonesian telecom giant Telkom.
A bevy of new and existing investors also took part in the round, including AddV... |
| 18.05.2021 | Southeast Asian food e-commerce giants Gojek & Tokopedia confirm $18bn merger | ‘Super app’ Gojek and e-commerce platform Tokopedia have confirmed in a joint announcement that they will merge into a new entity called GoTo. With an estimated combined valuation of $18 billion, the deal is set to be Indonesia’s biggest M&... |
| 07.05.2021 | GajiGesa, a fintech focused on Indonesian workers, adds strategic investors and launches new app for micro-SMEs | GajiGesa, a fintech startup that provides earned wage access (EWA) and other services for workers in Indonesia, has added strategic investors to help it launch new services and expand its user base. Its new backers include OCBC NISP Ventura... |
| 04.05.2021 | GrabKios and GrabExpress among the main growth verticals for Grab, says Indonesia country director | During her nearly 30 years of experience leading businesses in Southeast Asia, Neneng Goenadi has always been passionate about the digital economy. She has seen how technology plays an essential role in today’s society, providing more optio... |
| 03.05.2021 | What the Asian Thought-Leadership Mafia Gets Wrong | (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Asia is the future of the world economy! The growth is so impressive, the opportunities so marvelous! If I had five Indonesian rupiah for every time an executive or investor has asserted these sentiments, I could reti... |
| 02.05.2021 | Bibit raises another growth round led by Sequoia Capital India, this time for $65M | Four months after leading a $30 million growth round in Bibit, Sequoia Capital India has doubled down on its investment in the Indonesian robo-advisor app. Bibit announced today that the firm led a new $65 million growth round that also inc... |
| 22.04.2021 | The Future of Finance: How to Cope With Open Banking In Emerging Asia | For more than a decade, Asia has been the largest regional banking market and as the continent’s massive middle class continues to grow, McKinsey expects personal financial assets in the region to reach US$69 trillion by 2025, or 75% of the... |
| 19.04.2021 | Indonesian edtech CoLearn gets $10M Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubation and GSV Ventures | A Zoom screenshot with CoLearn’s founding team: Marc Irawan, Abhay Saboo and Sandeep Devaram
Indonesian startup CoLearn started as a chain of physical tutoring centers and was in the process of shifting to a hybrid offline-online model when... |
| 09.04.2021 | SPAC Frenzy Takes Hold of Asia | After explosive growth in the US, the craze surrounding special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, is now heading to Asia. Analysts believe that Southeast Asia, where the tech startup scene has thrived on economic growth and a need to... |
| 05.04.2021 | Facebook is building Southeast Asia’s new internet infrastructure | Facebook is planning to build two new undersea cables with partners to connect Indonesia, Singapore, and the United States and boost internet capacity in Southeast Asia.
The social network will work with Google and Indonesian telco XL Axiat... |
| 31.03.2021 | ShopeePay tops Indonesian e-wallet game in Q1: Survey | Sea Group’s ShopeePay has quickly become a serious contender in Indonesia’s e-payment scene. A recent survey by market research firm Snapcart found that it was the most used e-wallet in the country this March.
ShopeePay has been used by 76%... |
| 30.03.2021 | Amazon acquires Indian retail startup Perpule | Amazon has acquired a startup in India that is helping offline stores go online, the e-commerce group’s latest attempt to make inroads in the world’s second most populous nation where brick and mortar continue to drive more than 95% of sale... |
| 28.03.2021 | Ajaib raises $65M Series A extension led by Ribbit Capital, increasing the round’s total to $90M | Ajaib, the Indonesian investment app, has added $65 million to its Series A, bringing the round’s new total to $90 million. The extension was led by Ribbit Capital, the fintech investor that also led Robinhood’s $3.4 billion funding last mo... |
| 27.03.2021 | ‘I lost my bike and could barely afford my three meals’—how the virus hit Indonesia’s gig drivers | Tech in Culture | Novan Arif was working as a customer service agent at Indomaret, one of Indonesian largest convenience store chains, in 2016 when he heard about a promising new job opportunity—becoming a driving partner for a ride-hailing platform.
Uber, G... |
| 24.03.2021 | In Singapore, Digital Wallets are Set to Overtake Credit Cards and BNPL is Fast-Growing | COVID-19 has spurred a spike in e-commerce globally, propelling with it digital payment adoption. In Singapore, digital wallets are set to overtake credit cards as the preferred online payment method over the next four years, and buy now pa... |
| 21.03.2021 | Indonesian savings and investment app Pluang gets $20M in pre-Series B funding | Indonesia-based fintech Pluang announced today it has raised $20 million in a pre-Series B round led by Openspace Ventures, with participation from Go Ventures and other returning investors. The company offers proprietary savings and invest... |
| 18.03.2021 | The future of AstraZeneca’s vaccine rollout hinges on 2 crucial decisions, after a month of suspensions and dose shortages | Olivier Veran, France’s health minister, receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images
The EMA is set to conclude Thursday whether AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine caused blood clots.
If the v... |
| 18.03.2021 | The future of AstraZeneca's vaccine rollout hinges on 2 crucial decisions, after a month of suspensions and dose shortages | Olivier Veran, France's health minister, receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images
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