Diri Care, a consumer health technology startup, closes US$4.3 million in seed funding co-led by East Ventures and Sequoia Capital India & Southeast Asia’s Surge
Diri Care, a consumer health technology startup, has closed its oversubscribed seed round at US$ 4.3 million, co-led by East Ventures and Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia’s Surge, with follow-on participation from prominent angel investor, Henry Hendrawan.
Unlocking the giant opportunity of agribusiness with digital optimization
Based on the Company Perception Survey in the East Ventures-Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2022 report, the agribusiness sector is considered less than optimal in terms of digital utilization. Of the 71 small, medium, and large corporations that participated in the survey, 57.7% of respondents believed that the agribusiness sector is not yet at maximum digital reach.
From Southeast Asia to the world: new consumer trend
“From Southeast Asia to the World: New Consumer Trend” is the topic of one of the panel discussions in the East Ventures Summit 2022, where the LPs, partners, founders, and team members of the East Ventures Ecosystem participated in a series of insightful sessions.
D2C startups build stronger and stickier customer base through data optimization
True to all of our investments at the early stage, East Ventures’ thesis behind our D2C (Direct-to-Customer) bets are its founders. In each of their D2C segments, our founders are passionate about building brands that are customer-focused, innovative and personal.
Singapore-based DTC Startup Evo raises US$ 600K in seed funding led by East Ventures
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) startup Evo, announces the completion of its US$ 600,000 seed funding round led by East Ventures, with notable angel investors Aaron Tan from Carro, Joel Leong from ShopBack, Mohandass from Spenmo, and Jonathan Tan from Prism+.
GREENS, an integrated food technology startup, secured pre-seed funding led by East Ventures
GREENS, an integrated food technology startup in transforming Indonesia’s food system, announced that it has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding led by East Ventures, with participation from other investors.
Pasarnow transforms the end-to-end supply chain in Indonesia’s grocery market
Born and raised in the hustle and bustle of Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, James Rijanto recalled a big shift in venture trends, which used to revolve around the manufacturing industry to the new food and beverage (F&B) and lifestyle concepts.
The silver lining in the proptech sector
We recently announced two new portfolio investments in property technology (Proptech) startups: AMODA – a prefabricated construction company; and Tanaku – a rent-to-own property tech company. Both startups are operating and localizing their solutions to serve Indonesia-specific markets. Their recent funding rounds are seed and pre-seed, both led by East Ventures.