Investing in tech founders and disruptors across Southeast Asia

East Ventures is a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in SEA. As an early believer in Indonesia’s startup ecosystem and the most active investor in SEA, we empower visionary founders to create lasting and sustainable impacts.

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Exits

Charting new territories: 4 key strategies for business expansion

Uncovering the potential of D2C brands in Southeast Asia

Uncovering the potential of D2C brands in SEA

Exploring synergies and consumer insights in the China-Indonesia business landscape

Against the odds: East Ventures' portfolio rises above the e-Conomy SEA 2024 report's baseline

East Ventures’ portfolio rises above Southeast Asia’s digital economy

Capturing Indonesia’s beauty wave: A blooming market with immense potential

Available in English and Indonesian

FEATURED REPORT

Sustainability Report 2024

Our 2024 report embodies our unwavering commitment to ethical stewardship and social accountability towards a more sustainable future, through responsible investments, carbon efficiency, environmental preservation, and dedication to positive impacts.

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Genomics: Leapfrogging into the Indonesian healthcare future

White paper 2023

Unraveling Indonesia’s genomics opportunity to upgrade the nation’s healthcare infrastructure. Indonesia is on the right track to unlocking the massive potential of economic benefits.

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Genomics – Leapfrogging into the Indonesian healthcare – White paper 2023

Available in English and Indonesian

FEATURED REPORT

East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index 2024

Realizing Indonesia’s digital sovereignty

Celebrating five years of collaboration to achieve Indonesia’s digital inclusion and sovereignty.

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East Ventures becomes Indonesia’s first venture capital firm to sign UN Principles for Responsible Investment

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Our upcoming events

Video Game Concert Volume II

22 February 2025

17:00 - 21:00 WIB

Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia,

TipTip and East Ventures proudly present the Volume II of Video Game Concert!

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We’ve Worked With Multiple Sectors

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What they say about us

“Throughout the 14 years of my career and journey in the tech industry, I have gone through ups and downs, tough times, through all different seasons, i have built many different startups, different companies, but one thing that has consistent is the support of East Ventures.”

Ferry Tenka, CEO of Entrepreneur Solutions at

“What we truly appreciate and what we have witnessed as well is all about East Ventures' true passion for building Indonesia. A lot of decisions that we made as partners have always been about what is the benefit for Indonesia. And I think not every investor has that value. So thank you so much, East Ventures, for all the continued support.”

Iman Usman, Co-Founder & COO of

“East Ventures was an integral part of helping us and teaching us how to navigate Southeast Asia well. Now that we do US$ 50 billion transactions across the region, it has become the lesson that we have taken and learned from what we have been told here.”

Moses Lo, Founder and CEO of

“East Ventures has supported us from the very beginning, not only in terms of funding, but also by providing us with invaluable business know-how. Their continued support has helped open the door for Mercari to take on the challenge of expanding on a global scale.”

Shintaro Yamada, Founder of

“East Ventures has given consistent support for the founders, which is very unique and very different than many other VC's that I have been working with. Thank you East Ventures for the support and I hope we can work together for a long time in the future.”

Albert Lucius, Group CEO & Founder of

“You need people who believe in you even when you don't believe in yourselves sometimes. I think I can honestly say that Willson and the East Ventures team have been our biggest supporters from the beginning until the exit.”

“After the exit, I still feel like I'm a part of the East Ventures family. I guess what Willson said is true, once an East Ventures family always an East Ventures family. So, thank you Willson and East Ventures for everything.”

Haryanto Tanjo, CEO and Co-Founder of

“Tokopedia is the first portfolio company from East Ventures around the world. It has been great on connecting us to a lot of global investors, and a subsequent of the fundraising of Tokopedia based on the introduction of East Ventures.”

William Tanuwijaya, Founder of

Recognitions

Best Investor on Impact Investment, ESG Award

KEHATI Foundation, 2024

PPKM Award for handling COVID-19 in Indonesia 2023

Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, 2023

Fortune Indonesia Change The World 2023

Fortune Indonesia, 2023

1st Most Active Venture Capital in Southeast Asia

Tech in Asia, 2023

Outstanding Ecosystem Leader: Venture Visionaries

Origin, 2022

4th Top Global Investor Q4 2022
1st Top Asia Investor Q4 2022

CB Insights, 2022

3rd Most Active Venture Capital Firm in the Rest of the World

PitchBook, 2022

Principles for Responsible Investment

United Nations, 2022

9th Most active seed investors in Asia

Crunchbase, 2021

Top 15 Active Lead Investor Worldwide

Crunchbase, 2020

1st Most Active Venture Capital in Southeast Asia

DealsStreetAsia, 2020

Largest Private Equity Funds Closed

Preqin, 2020

Top 5 of Most Consistent Top Performing Venture Capital in the World

Preqin, 2019

Top 15 Active Lead Investor Worldwide

Crunchbase, 2018

Recent News

Insights

Charting new territories: 4 key strategies for business expansion

In an increasingly globalized economy, companies are constantly exploring new markets to drive growth and enhance their competitive edge. The World Trade Organization estimates that world merchandise trade growth totaled 2.7% in 2024 and forecasts it to grow to 3.0% in 2025, highlighting the immense potential for market expansion for businesses.

19 November 2024|Insights|

From Portfolio

East Ventures’ six startups listed in Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2024 list

The fourth annual Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list showcases small companies and startups in Asia-Pacific that grabbed investors’ attention—and their checkbooks.

27 August 2024|From Portfolios|

Press Release

Climate Impact Innovations Challenge awarded SunGreenH2, Hydrogen Refinery, and AC Biode a total of Rp10 billion in grant funding to pilot their solutions in Indonesia

East Ventures and Temasek Foundation are proud to conclude the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2024, Indonesia’s largest climate tech innovations competition. This program was a culmination of an inspiring journey that began on 4 March 2024 and was concluded with a Grand Finale on 6 September 2024 held as the thematic session of the prestigious Indonesia International Sustainability Forum (ISF) 2024 at Jakarta Convention Center.

10 September 2024|Press Release|

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Investing in tech founders and disruptors across Southeast Asia

FEATURED REPORT

Sustainability Report 2024

FEATURED REPORT

Genomics: Leapfrogging into the Indonesian healthcare future

White paper 2023

FEATURED REPORT

East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index 2024

Realizing Indonesia’s digital sovereignty

East Ventures becomes Indonesia’s first venture capital firm to sign UN Principles for Responsible Investment

Our upcoming events

Video Game Concert Volume II

We’ve Worked With Multiple Sectors

What they say about us

Recognitions

Recent News

Insights

From Portfolio

Press Release

Insights

Charting new territories: 4 key strategies for business expansion

Uncovering the potential of D2C brands in Southeast Asia

Exploring synergies and consumer insights in the China-Indonesia business landscape

Against the odds: East Ventures’ portfolio rises above the e-Conomy SEA 2024 report’s baseline

Capturing Indonesia’s beauty wave: A blooming market with immense potential

From Portfolio

East Ventures’ six startups listed in Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2024 list

Mesh Bio: The role of deep tech in modern healthcare

Trial, iterate, fail fast – Lessons from Rekosistem

East Ventures-backed founders listed in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia

Building Chickin: From farm to industry leader

Press Release

Climate Impact Innovations Challenge awarded SunGreenH2, Hydrogen Refinery, and AC Biode a total of Rp10 billion in grant funding to pilot their solutions in Indonesia

Mangkunegaran Digital Day 2024 leads the city of Solo to become sustainable digital hub through the integration of technology and culture

Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2024 announces the finalists with revolutionary solutions aimed at driving sustainability in Indonesia and beyond

Har Har Chicken!, the takeaway kiosk specializing in har cheong gai-focused menu items, raised funding led by East Ventures

East Ventures has again mapped out Indonesia’s digital competitiveness through the East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index 2024

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