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Avina Sugiarto

28 October 2022

Insights

Climate tech investment is a top priority in achieving net zero emissions

Achieving net zero emission globally by 2050 is critical to tackle the climate crisis and help to save our planet for the next generation. Global temperatures have risen 1.1°C since 1901, due to an excess of emissions from burning fossil fuels. Negative effects of climate…

Kevin Zhang

28 October 2022

From Portfolios

Dare to dream: Kevin Zhang, founder and CEO of Inteluck

Kevin Zhang, 28, is the founder and CEO of data-driven logistics startup Inteluck. Headquartered in Singapore—with offices in the Philippines, Thailand and China—the startup allows its enterprise customers to book delivery trucks and track them on its digital platform. It also offers other services including…

AWST Founders

25 October 2022

Press Release

AWST launches with US$ 1.7 million funding led by East Ventures & notable partnerships secured

Singapore-based Web3 company AWST officially launches on 25 October. Leading to its launch, AWST has raised up to US$ 1.7 million in funding led by East Ventures, with participation from 500 Global and Antler. AWST is also the first Web3 company in Asia to work…

Founding Team - FitHappy

24 October 2022

Press Release

FitHappy, a digital health and wellness startup, secured pre-seed funding from East Ventures

FitHappy, an Indonesian-based healthtech startup, announced that it has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding from East Ventures, with participation from other investors. “We are glad to receive this investment from East Ventures. It will serve as a strong support as we work to…

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24 October 2022

Insights

Investment keeps pace, East Ventures looks deeper into startup fundamentals

The global supply chain crisis from the Russo-Ukrainian war and the tightening of policies by the Chinese government has resulted in many central banks worldwide raising their benchmark interest rates, and the capital market is more gloomy than it was in the middle of last…

Runchise team

20 October 2022

Press Release

Runchise raised seed funding led by East Ventures

Runchise, a restaurant management startup and culinary franchise in Indonesia, has officially launched its online application to increase operational efficiency and profit for restaurant or franchise owners, especially in the culinary field. At the same time, Runchise announced the completion of seed funding led by…

Mulyono Xu

18 October 2022

From Portfolios

How Desty elevates MSMEs to thrive in Indonesia’s growing commerce ecosystem

EV-DCI 2022 shows an increase of 39% in the median of online platform usage in businesses, yet only a small percentage of MSMEs optimize the tools Mulyono Xu, a local Acehnese man, had spent most of his life in China since he started studying in…

Pocket co-founders

17 October 2022

Press Release

Pocket, a family financial management platform startup, raised pre-seed funding led by East Ventures

Pocket, an Indonesia-based fintech startup providing a holistic financial health platform for families, announced the completion of an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding led by East Ventures. Pocket will allocate the fresh funds mainly for product penetration in increasing adoption and users. Pocket will also…

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14 October 2022

Insights

East Ventures was listed in the Top Global & Asian investors in Q3 2022

East Ventures has been listed as the top ten of top global investors by the global market intelligence platform CB Insights. East Ventures is the only Southeast Asian venture capital firm focusing on the Indonesian market among other US-based and China-based VCs. CB Insights recently…

Willson Cuaca

14 October 2022

Insights

Willson Cuaca, a venture capital pioneer, makes FORTUNE Indonesia’s Businessperson of The Year 2022 list

Willson Cuaca, Co-founder & Managing Partner at East Ventures (EV), is one of the key figures behind capital injections into hundreds of start-ups in Indonesia. However, the story of how he raised investor funds and channeled them to startup founders—who, even then, only had an…