Runchise, a restaurant management and culinary franchise startup, raises new funding of US$1 million, co-led by East Ventures and Genesia Ventures

Runchise, an Indonesia-based restaurant management and culinary franchise startup, today announced that it has raised new funding of US$1 million from the existing investors East Ventures and Genesia Ventures. With this new funding, the firm’s main focus remains on technological advancement and innovation to enhance restaurants’ profitability.

East Ventures launches its annual Sustainability Report 2024

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, today launched its annual report, East Ventures Sustainability Report 2024. This report demonstrates East Ventures’ continuous efforts and progress in integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks in its operations and across its ecosystem, in generating positive impacts for the betterment of society.

PathGen raises funding from East Ventures and Royal Group Indonesia, making early disease detection and precision medicine more accessible

PathGen or PathGen Diagnostik Teknologi, an Indonesia-based healthcare biotechnology startup specializing in molecular testing solutions, has raised funding from East Ventures and Royal Group Indonesia

East Ventures and Temasek Foundation unveil three new tracks for second edition of Indonesia’s largest climate tech innovations competition – Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2024

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 300 tech companies across Southeast Asia, and Temasek Foundation, a Singapore-based non-profit philanthropic organization that supports sustainable development initiatives, are pleased to announce the second edition of the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2024, Indonesia's largest climate tech innovations competition.

East Ventures welcomes Sang Han as its new Partner for East Ventures South Korea fund

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, announced Sang Han as a Partner for East Ventures South Korea fund. Sang will leverage his extensive experience to manage the fund operation of East Ventures in South Korea. This appointment follows the recent announcement of “East Ventures South Korea fund in partnership with SV Investment” of US$100 million in October 2023.

East Ventures and Kadin Indonesia launched ECOVISEA, a free web-based greenhouse gasses calculator

East Ventures and The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin Indonesia), today launched ECOVISEA, which stands for Emission Calculator & Visualization Southeast Asia. Collaborating with WRI Indonesia as a knowledge partner, ECOVISEA acts as a free web-based global greenhouse gas (GHG) calculator that helps companies calculate and measure their environmental impact.

Mesh Bio raises US$3.5 million of Series A funding led by East Ventures, to make its digital twin technologies available at scale

Mesh Bio, a Singapore-based health deep tech startup transforming chronic disease management through predictive analytics, announced today that it has raised US$3.5 million in Series A financing led by East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm focusing on Southeast Asia. This round of investment is also participated by Elev8, Seed Capitals, and other existing shareholders.

East Ventures consistently races in the perfect storm: 2023 recap & 2024 outlook

The tech industry weathered an intense “perfect storm” of crises these past two years. The global economy is in a complex state characterized by uncertainty, making caution our guiding principle. We find ourselves in a landscape where valuations are far from their peak, the global economy remains sluggish, inflationary pressures persist, and the threat of a potential global recession looms large.