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The four tracks of Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2023|The four tracks of Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2023
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The four tracks of Climate Impact Innovations Challenge

What will the world be like for our children if we fail to limit global warming to below 2°C, preferably to 1.5°C? In the best-case scenario where the globe warms only by 1.5°C, a 10-year-old child in 2020 will experience fourfold as many extreme climate…
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Genomics technology: A path to a healthier Indonesia

Genomics sequencing in Indonesia’s healthcare sector has greatly improved since the COVID-19 pandemic, although it is still in the early stage in this country.  Due to the pandemic, Indonesia has identified around 40,000 sequences of the virus or pathogen – the most extensive so far…
Why Indonesia should embrace genomics now||Genomics applications in the healthcare ecosystem (Source: East Ventures' white paper "Genomics: Leapfrogging into the Indonesian healthcare future")|
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Why Indonesia should embrace genomics now

In 2013, Angelina Jolie, a Hollywood movie star and filmmaker, made a brave medical choice to remove both breasts as a preventive measure. She had another prophylactic surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes in the next couple of years. The decision was made…
The Future is Green - Unlocking Indonesia's Renewable Energy Potential|Renewable energy open up new opportunities in various industries|
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The future is green: unlocking Indonesia’s renewable energy potential

Indonesia is rich in natural resources, including coal, which has been the traditional commodity used for energy generation. This blessing also makes transitioning to renewable energy more difficult than in countries without such resources. However, the global energy sector has shifted to green energy, and…
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East Ventures’ way of investing

Over the past decade, we have seen the immense development of the digital ecosystem and tech startups in Indonesia. Often this accelerated growth can not be separated from the support of venture capitalists.  If you are curious about how venture capital (VC) firms function and…
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‘Indonesia is entering its second phase of digitalization’: Willson Cuaca

The global economic recession continues to threaten amidst high interest rates. This became one of the factors affecting venture capital firms to disburse their investments in 2023. Taking our long-standing investment thesis into consideration, the fundamentals behind East Ventures’ investments are two-pronged: Seed fund, which…