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8 December 2020

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Crisis or no crisis, entrepreneurship persists

Crisis or no crisis, entrepreneurship persists 8 December, 2020 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought about transformations to our daily lives. Not only has it changed individuals, it also reconstructed the way the economy works. One of the most noticeable consequences is a paralyzed economy,…

East Ventures was appointed as a new partner of SEEDS Capital (SEEDS) to catalyze S$300 million of investments into Singapore-based deep tech startups|East Ventures was appointed as a new partner of SEEDS Capital (SEEDS) to catalyze S$300 million of investments into Singapore-based deep tech startups

4 December 2020

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Insider tips for startups on how to approach venture capital

East Ventures’ Partner, Melisa Irene, spoke at the #SELASASTARTUP webinar on November 3, 2020, with the topic “Young Innovators: Start Your Startup Now.” Melisa explains what is needed by new startups when seeking funding and starting their business. The main takeaways from the session are:…

Learnings for startup founders

26 November 2020

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Office Hour with Willson Cuaca: What founders need to know about growing startup business and fundraising

Office Hour with Willson Cuaca: What founders need to know about growing startup business and fundraising 26 November, 2020 The young generation has become more and more creative as technological advancement increases. It has been proven by the high number of emerging start-ups, pioneered by…

Diego Rojas

24 November 2020

Press Release

Finantier raised a pre-seed funding led by East Ventures, bringing Open Finance to Indonesia and Southeast Asia

Finantier raised a pre-seed funding led by East Ventures, bringing Open Finance to Indonesia and Southeast Asia 23 November 2020 Finantier, Indonesia-based Open Finance startup, today announced a pre-seed funding round led by East Ventures with participation from AC Ventures, Genesia Ventures, and other investors.…

Idea validation

12 November 2020

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Idea validation with Willson Cuaca: How to start an investment-worthy startup

Idea validation with Willson Cuaca: How to start an investment-worthy startup 12 November, 2020 On 5 November, 2020, Amir Karimuddin from DSLaunchpad 2.0 hosted a question and answer with East Ventures’ Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Willson Cuaca, about startups and idea validation. In this session,…

Willson Cuaca (East Ventures)

2 November 2020

From Portfolios

How Traveloka, Waresix and Sociolla raised US $408M in aggregate

JAKARTA — In Tech in Asia Conference on 21 October, East Ventures founding partner, Willson Cuaca moderated a panel about startups in the time of crisis. In this panel, startup founders can learn how East Ventures portfolios – Traveloka, Sociolla, and Waresix – successfully fundraised in total…

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20 October 2020

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Willson Cuaca: Covid-19 spurs leap in Indonesia digital transformation

JAKARTA — The physical restrictions and lockdown imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital adoption in Indonesia. Willson Cuaca, Co-founder and Managing Partner of East Ventures, describes this rapid transformation in Topcast by Tokopedia, a podcast hosted by Tokopedia. The implementation of the strict physical distancing…

asumsi

16 September 2020

Press Release

ASUMSI.CO raises seed funding from East Ventures

JAKARTA — Multi-platform digital media startup Asumsi.co announced an undisclosed amount of seed funding from East Ventures. The investment will accelerate the company’s technology product development to expand its operations beyond content creation in a mission to build a sustainable media ecosystem. Journalist & former TV presenter Pangeran…

Waresix

15 September 2020

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Indonesian logistics tech startup Waresix closes US$100 million fundraising

JAKARTA — Waresix, Indonesia’s leading logistics tech startup, today announced that it has concluded its Series B fundraising, and over the last year raised c.US$100 million from existing investors EV Growth and Jungle Ventures, and new investors, including SoftBank Ventures Asia, EMTEK Group, Pavilion Capital…

27 August 2020

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Social commerce startup KitaBeli raises seed funding led by East Ventures

JAKARTA, 25 August 2020 — Social commerce startup KitaBeli today announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding led by East Ventures. AC Ventures joined the round with participation from angel investors. KitaBeli is a social commerce platform that allows its users…