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Dima Djani
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How ALAMI drives sustainable Islamic finance in Indonesia

Being part of the sharia market in Indonesia might be an advantage for some sharia-financing products and fintech platforms. With the rise of awareness for sharia products & services and the growth of the Islamic finance industry, the sharia-based platforms have an enormous opportunity to…
East Ventures - Sustainability Report 2022
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East Ventures launches its inaugural Sustainability Report 2022

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia, today launched its inaugural report named East Ventures – Sustainability Report 2022. This report lines out robust progress and a range of initiatives among the firm and its ecosystem in engaging the Environmental,…
Rising biotech innovations to address Indonesia's healthcare problems
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Rising biotech innovations to address Indonesia’s healthcare problems

With an over 270 million population, Indonesia remains an emerging medical market, supported by the surge of healthcare awareness demanded by the rising middle-income community. However, the country has faced chronic problems as the pandemic unveils shortcomings and an elevated sense of urgency to develop…
Samira Shihab
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How women-led tech startups create gender equality in the workplace

The awareness of gender equality and diversity in the workplace has emerged worldwide, including in Southeast Asia’s work sphere. Many Southeast Asia companies realize the importance of gender diversification and equality but still figure out how to address those issues in the workplace.  Three women…
JiPay Team
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JiPay raised US$ 1.3 million of Seed funding led by East Ventures

JiPay, a Singapore-based fintech startup creating an inclusive financial services platform for migrant domestic workers, announced that it has secured US$ 1.3 million in Seed funding. This round of funding was led by East Ventures, with participation from SHL Capital as well as strategic angels…
Mental Health Startups
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The promising rise of mental health startups in Indonesia

The promising rise of mental health startups in Indonesia East Ventures’ thesis on mental health startups March 28, 2022 In the summer of 2021, when the Delta variant hit Indonesia, waves of panic and tragedy were felt throughout the nation. On the ground, people were…