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25 January 2023

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Manufacturing startup Imajin received Seed funding led by East Ventures

Imajin, a manufacturing startup based in Tangerang, Indonesia, announced that it has secured seed funding led by East Ventures, along with the participation of 500 SEA, Init 6, as well as other investors and angel investors. Imajin will allocate this funding to develop its products…

25 January 2023

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Sneakerhead: Q&A with Richard Xia, co-founder and CEO of Novelship

The online marketplace connects buyers and sellers of limited-edition streetwear and sneakers. Headquartered in Singapore, Novelship is an online sneaker and streetwear marketplace. Founded in 2018, the startup aims to create a safer buying and selling experience for streetwear and sneaker aficionados. KrASIA had a chat with Richard…

25 January 2023

From Portfolios

Post-pandemic travel tech: Q&A with Traveloka president Caesar Indra

How will consumer demand change in the travel industry now that borders are reopening, and how will travel tech evolve accordingly? Planning a trip in the post-pandemic era is tricky—one experiences the familiar excitement and promise of adventure, but mixed in with that is a…

24 January 2023

Insights

East Ventures was listed in the Top Global & Asian investors in Q4 2022

East Ventures was again listed as one of the top ten global venture capital companies in Q4 2022, created by the global market intelligence platform CB Insights. Previously, East Ventures made the Q3 2022 list as the only SEA-based VC among both global and Asia…

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18 January 2023

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Learning from Eastern Indonesia’s climb up the digital competitiveness ladder

See how lessons from West Papua, East Nusa Tenggara, and West Sulawesi can help boost the digital competitiveness of other provinces Boosting digital competitiveness in Indonesia’s eastern region has been known to be a hard task, influenced by various factors, such as the infrastructure readiness…

17 January 2023

Press Release

Closing 2022 with high achievements, Komunal raises new funding led by East Ventures

Komunal, the first fintech company to digitize BPR in accelerating the financial inclusion in Indonesia’s tier 2 and tier 3 cities, announced that it has successfully secured US$ 8.5 million of funding led by East Ventures (Growth fund). This funding round is also participated by…

Mindtera Co-Founders (Bayu Bhaskoro & Tita Ardiati)

16 January 2023

Press Release

Indonesia-based employee assistance program platform Mindtera closes US$ 850,000 of seed extension round funding led by East Ventures

Mindtera, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) platform in Indonesia, announces the close of their combined seed and seed extension round at US$ 850,000 funding led by East Ventures and with commitments from Seedstars International Ventures among other prominent angel investors. Founded in 2021 by Tita…

East Ventures' way of investing||East Ventures' investment criteria|

16 January 2023

Insights

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…

13 January 2023

Insights

‘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…

10 January 2023

Press Release

Wesley Tay joins as a Principal at East Ventures

East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 250 tech companies across Southeast Asia, today announced that Wesley Tay joins East Ventures as its new Principal. Wesley will oversee the investments focusing on the seed stage, and will be based in…

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Post-pandemic travel tech: Q&A with Traveloka president Caesar Indra

East Ventures was listed in the Top Global & Asian investors in Q4 2022

Learning from Eastern Indonesia’s climb up the digital competitiveness ladder

Closing 2022 with high achievements, Komunal raises new funding led by East Ventures

Indonesia-based employee assistance program platform Mindtera closes US$ 850,000 of seed extension round funding led by East Ventures

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‘Indonesia is entering its second phase of digitalization’: Willson Cuaca

Wesley Tay joins as a Principal at East Ventures

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