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The importance of accelerating Indonesia’s digital competitiveness

3 March 2022

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The importance of accelerating Indonesia’s digital competitiveness

The digital competitiveness in Indonesia has shown a development. Support is needed to further distribute the digital potential more equally across Indonesia. According to the e-Conomy SEA 2021 by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Co., Indonesia’s digital economy is valued at US$ 70 billion Gross…

3 March 2022

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More Indonesian companies installing rooftop solar panels

More Indonesian companies such as apparel manufacturer Pan Brothers are banking on the sun in their march towards sustainability. In January, three factories of Pan Brothers in Boyolali regency, Central Java, began operating rooftop solar panels that can generate 1,800 kilowatt peak (kwp), the rate…

24 February 2022

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Balancing acts in the digital ecosystem: Can profit and sustainability align?

We have been trapped into the digital phenomenon, let’s balance our actions. In the past two years, we have faced the COVID-19 pandemic that brought uncertainty in businesses but also accelerated the growth of digital consumer adoption at the same time. The acceleration brought Indonesia…

Aruna Fisherman|Global Seafood Market Graph

23 February 2022

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Sustainable food production by compression of fishery’s fragmented supply chain in Indonesia: East Ventures’ thesis on local agritech, Aruna

East Ventures’ thesis on local agritech, Aruna With over 23 million tons of annual seafood production, Indonesia is second only to China in the global seafood market. The fishery sector generates approximately US$ 4.1 billion in annual export earnings, empowers more than 7 million jobs,…

All panelists of Women with Impact Forum

18 February 2022

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East Ventures presents its first women-centered forum, Women with Impact Forum

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia, today presented its first women-centered forum, named Women with Impact Forum. The forum was conducted virtually and livestreamed through East Ventures’ official YouTube channel, where it provided the participants with three main sessions…

17 February 2022

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Roderick Purwana makes the Fortune Indonesia 40 Under 40 list

Roderick’s experience as a startup founder shaped him into the investor who has a better understanding and a two-way empathy that he is today. Anticipating the moment of the startups within the ecosystem make their grand debut on the stock exchange. Nobody knows what the…

14 February 2022

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How leaders deliver the passion of workers, even in the time of crisis: the leadership tips from CEOs of CoHive and Base

As a leader in the company, you probably want all employees to have the same frequency and passion as yours to achieve the same goal. However, it might be a challenge as the company gets bigger and faces a crisis. Yaumi Fauziah Sugiharta, the Co-Founder…

GGV Capital x East Ventures - Why quality growth is vital for startup success|GGV Capital’s global managing partner Jixun Foo

11 February 2022

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Why quality growth is vital for startup success

GGV Capital’s global managing partner Jixun Foo and vice president Dimitra Taslim recently joined an online Q&A session with a group of founders from East Ventures portfolio companies. Willson Cuaca, co-founder and managing partner of East Ventures, hosted the discussion covering various startup growth and fundraising…

7 February 2022

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Bananas, Indonesia-based quick commerce startup, raises US$ 1.5 million seed funding led by East Ventures

Bananas, a quick commerce startup based in Indonesia, announced that it has secured US$ 1 million in seed funding. This funding was led by East Ventures, with the participation from SMDV, ARISE, MDI Ventures and a few angel investors. Bananas has also been accepted into…

28 January 2022

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Fuse insurtech achieved 2021 target by closing more than US$ 105 million in terms of GWP

Insurtech company Fuse announced an impressive 2021 performance with Gross Written Premium (GWP) of policies utilizing the Fuse platform exceeding US$ 105 million (IDR 1,5 trillion). This represents more than 2% of the market share in terms of the general insurance market. Despite the challenging…

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The importance of accelerating Indonesia’s digital competitiveness

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Sustainable food production by compression of fishery’s fragmented supply chain in Indonesia: East Ventures’ thesis on local agritech, Aruna

East Ventures presents its first women-centered forum, Women with Impact Forum

Roderick Purwana makes the Fortune Indonesia 40 Under 40 list

How leaders deliver the passion of workers, even in the time of crisis: the leadership tips from CEOs of CoHive and Base

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Bananas, Indonesia-based quick commerce startup, raises US$ 1.5 million seed funding led by East Ventures

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