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

Fore Coffee announces initial public offering on the Indonesia stock exchange

East Ventures concludes IndoBuild AI Demo Day, showcasing the vast potential of AI in Indonesia

IndoBuild AI Demo Day - winners, judges, and representatives from East Ventures

The role of R&D in Fore Coffee’s product excellence

Fore Coffee product excellence through research and development

International Women’s Day: The women in STEM of East Ventures’ ecosystem

International Women’s Day: Women in STEM at East Ventures

East Ventures and Temasek Foundation return with the third edition of Indonesia’s largest climate tech innovations competition – Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2025

Climate Impact Innovations Challenge CIIC 2025

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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FEATURED REPORT

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

GPC Conference 2025: “The Global Outlook for Tech Investment”

09 April 2025

19:00 - 21:00 WIB

Convene 360 Madison Avenue, New York, USA,

Speaker: Roderick Purwana, Managing Partner at East Ventures

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We’ve Worked With Multiple Sectors

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What they say about us

“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

“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

“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

“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 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 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

“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

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

Press Release

Fore Coffee announces initial public offering on the Indonesia stock exchange

PT Fore Kopi Indonesia Tbk (Fore Coffee), a leading premium affordable Indonesian coffee chain, today announced its plan to conduct an IPO (Initial Public Offering) on the IDX (Indonesia Stock Exchange). This strategic move will support the company's ambitious expansion plans and solidify its position in the rapidly growing premium coffee market.

22 March 2025|Press Release|

Insights

International Women’s Day: The women in STEM of East Ventures’ ecosystem

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) (STEM) field plays a vital role in shaping a modern world that drives innovation and solves complex global challenges. From revolutionary breakthroughs in medical science to advancements in AI (artificial intelligence), STEM continues to be the catalyst of cross-border innovation and disruption.

8 March 2025|Insights|

From Portfolio

The role of R&D in Fore Coffee’s product excellence

Fore Coffee, an F&B (Food and Beverage) company specializing in affordable premium coffee, continues to demonstrate its commitment to innovation in developing a sustainable business. The goal is to strengthen the company and enhance its competitiveness, particularly in leading dynamic market trends.

13 March 2025|From Portfolios|