East Ventures is appointed as a new partner of SEEDS Capital to catalyze S$300 million of investments into Singapore-based deep tech startups
SEEDS Capital (SEEDS), the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), has appointed East Ventures as one of 20 new local and global partners to co-invest in innovative Singapore-based deep tech startups. Under the Startup SG Equity scheme, SEEDS will set aside S$150 million over the next three years, to catalyze another S$300 million through its private sector partners, in areas including Advanced Manufacturing, Pharmbio / Medtech, Agrifood Tech, Sustainability (such as Energy, Circular Economy, Urban Mobility, Water), Spacetech and Quantumtech.
Investing in health tech to tackle Indonesia’s greatest challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed critical gaps in Indonesia’s healthcare infrastructure, revealing structural and systemic shortcomings requiring scalable solutions. Change doesn’t happen overnight, particularly for the healthcare sector, which consists of multiple intertwined industries with strict regulatory oversight. But because the industry is highly regulated, regulations play a huge role in shaping trends.
Edtech in 2025: Transforming education beyond Southeast Asia’s classrooms
Education is essential for a nation's growth and should be prioritized as a fundamental aspect of national interest. The advancement of technology significantly contributes to the transformation of education by offering unprecedented access for all. Today, we witness the rise of educational technology (edtech), which seamlessly integrates traditional and modern learning methods.
The journey of Edho Zell in building Social Bread
Creativity has become an extraordinary business core in this digital era. Edho Zell is a good example of a young entrepreneur who has harnessed this power through his startup, Social Bread, which is now thriving.
Consumption tech offers hope amid challenges in startup funding
In the challenging landscape of startup funding, characterized by economic uncertainties and fluctuating investment climates, consumption tech offers a beacon of potential recovery, said panelists at DealStreetAsia’s Indonesia PE-VC Summit 2025 last week.
Great entrepreneurs aren’t born. They are made
A key question for investors has been on my mind for the past decade: Are great entrepreneurs born or made? Over time, I’ve developed a thesis to address this query, validating my ideas through various cases within the East Ventures ecosystem. The answer boils down to three key elements, which I call the three Cs: capacity, character, and capability. Capacity is innate. Like computers, some have faster processors and larger memories while others don’t. Having capacity is an advantage in entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, an entrepreneur’s capacity – unlike a computer’s – can’t be upgraded.
East Ventures, a pioneer in Southeast Asia’s venture capital scene, closes its inaugural GP-led secondary transaction with Coller Capital
East Ventures, a pioneering and leading venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, announced today that it has closed its inaugural GP-led secondary transaction. Led by a global secondary firm, Coller Capital, East Ventures offered limited partners in its East Ventures 5 L.P. (“EV5” or the “Fund”), liquidity, bringing the total distributions-to-paid in the capital (“DPI”) of the Fund to approximately 2.0x.
Minimizing the risk-reward of startup funding
The shrinking of venture capital funding over the past four years has not diminished East Ventures' commitment to funding startups in Indonesia. Bisnis had the opportunity to speak with Willson Cuaca, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of East Ventures, about the firm's future funding strategies for startups.