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SaladStop! Group, Asia’s first and largest healthy food chain, closes financing round with Temasek, DSG, Vulcan, K3 and East Ventures
SaladStop! Group, the first and largest healthy food chain in Asia, today announced the closing of a SGD12 million series B investment round, featuring some of the most prominent investors in the region. The round, which was oversubscribed, was led by Temasek with participation from new investors Vulcan Capital, K3 Ventures, and East Ventures. Existing investor DSG Consumer Partners also participated in the round.
SaladStop! Group, jaringan gerai makanan sehat yang pertama dan terbesar di Asia, menyelesaikan babak pendanaan yang diikuti Temasek, DSG, Vulcan, K3, dan East Ventures
SaladStop! Group, jaringan gerai makanan sehat pertama dan terbesar di Asia, hari ini menyelesaikan babak investasi seri B senilai SGD 12 juta yang diikuti beberapa investor yang paling ternama di wilayah tersebut. Babak investasi ini, mengalami kelebihan permintaan, dipimpin Temasek dan diikuti investor-investor baru, yakni Vulcan Capital, K3 Ventures, dan East Ventures. Investor lama SaladStop! juga berpartisipasi dalam babak investasi ini.
Perusahaan Singapura TreeDots raih pendanaan seri A sebesar US$ 11 juta, dipimpin oleh East Ventures dan Amasia
TreeDots, ekosistem rantai pasok makanan yang terintegrasi secara vertikal pertama di Asia, hari ini mengumumkan bahwa mereka telah dengan sukses menutup penggalangan dana Seri A bernilai US$ 11 juta (sekitar 157 miliar rupiah). Putaran kali ini dipimpin oleh East Ventures (Growth Fund) dan Amasia.
Singapore-based TreeDots secures US$ 11M series A investment led by East Ventures and Amasia
TreeDots, Asia’s first vertically integrated food supply chain ecosystem, announced today that it has successfully closed an oversubscribed US$11 million Series A fundraise. The round was co-led by East Ventures and Amasia.
DTC Startup Kasual raises seed funding from East Ventures, pioneering instant commerce in Indonesia
Kasual, Indonesia’s first-mover in fully personalized direct to consumer (DTC) instant commerce for daywear with a current focus on men’s pants, announced that it has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding from East Ventures, with participation from other investors
Startup DTC Kasual raih pendanaan tahap awal dari East Ventures, memelopori instant commerce di Indonesia
Kasual, perusahaan direct to consumer (DTC) yang memelopori instant commerce untuk pakaian sehari-hari dengan fokus awal pada celana pria, telah meraih pendanaan tahap awal (seed funding) dari East Ventures dengan nilai yang tidak dipublikasikan. Investor lain juga berpartisipasi dalam putaran pendanaan ini.
UAE startups have immense opportunity to carve out success
Jakarta’s venture capital poster boy Willson Cuaca is in town and yes he is taking a serious look at the UAE startup ecosystem. The co-founder and managing partner of East Ventures is on a visit with a high-level delegation.
‘It’s time to believe in the nation’s capability’: Willson Cuaca
The pandemic is not only a crisis, but also a situation that accelerates the growth of the digital economy. Co-Founder and Managing Partner of East Ventures, a sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported startups in Southeast Asia and Japan, Willson Cuaca told Kompas, Monday (8/16/2021). Since the very beginning, he has had faith in the capabilities of our own nation. This faith is what brings their investments and portfolio startups success.
‘Saatnya percaya pada kemampuan bangsa’: Willson Cuaca
Pandemi bukan hanya sebuah krisis, tetapi sebuah keadaan yang mempercepat laju pengembangan teknologi digital. Co-founder dan Managing Partner East Ventures, korporasi Indonesia yang bergerak di investasi usaha rintisan di Asia Tenggara dan Jepang, Willson Cuaca menceritakan hal itu kepada Kompas, Senin (16/8/2021). Sejak awal ia juga percaya dengan kemampuan bangsa sendiri. Kepercayaan ini yang membuat investasi mereka dan usaha rintisan yang didanai sukses.
‘What it takes to be Indonesia’s next unicorn’: David Fernando Audy
Maintaining a successful and sustainable business is not only about having the brightest ideas nor having the largest amount of capital. It is also about execution, building the right team and giving the right solutions. However, above all, there are four pivotal pillars that startup companies must have as their strengths in order to transform into unicorns.
‘Apa yang dibutuhkan untuk menjadi unicorn Indonesia berikutnya’: David Fernando Audy
Mengelola bisnis yang sukses bukan hanya soal memiliki ide-ide terbaik, ataupun mempunyai modal terbesar tapi juga soal eksekusi, membangun tim yang tepat, dan memberikan solusi terbaik. Ada empat pilar terpenting yang harus dimiliki semua perusahaan startup sebagai kekuatan mereka untuk dapat berevolusi menjadi unicorn.
Komunal tingkatkan inklusi finansial Indonesia lewat digitalisasi dalam ekosistem pemerintah dan UMKM
Sekarang, adopsi digital di Indonesia telah meningkat pesat di luar Jakarta. Namun, masih ada kesenjangan finansial yang besar di Indonesia. Situasi inilah yang memanggil Hendry bersama kedua temannya, Kendrick Winoto dan Rico Tedyono, untuk melahirkan Komunal di tahun 2018 dengan satu visi: untuk mengakselerasi inklusi finansial Indonesia dengan mengeliminasi kesenjangan tersebut.
Komunal expands Indonesia’s financial inclusion through digitalization in government and MSMEs ecosystems
Today, the adoption of the digital economy has increased tremendously outside Jakarta. Despite that, there is still a wide financial gap in Indonesia. This situation called for Hendry and his peers, Kendrick Winoto and Rico Tedyono to give birth to Komunal in 2018 with one vision in mind: to accelerate the country’s financial inclusion by eliminating the aforementioned gap.
Leading Singapore EdTech startup Geniebook raises US$16.6 million in Series A funding Round led by East Ventures and Lightspeed; to scale team with strategic new hires
Geniebook, Singapore’s largest online learning platform for the English, Mathematics and Science (EMS) syllabus, has secured US$16.6 million in a Series A funding round which was led by East Ventures (Growth fund), Lightspeed Venture Partners, several prominent angel investors, as well as senior executives from some of Southeast Asia’s most influential companies like Grab, Shopee and Gojek.
Startup edtech terkemuka di Singapura, Geniebook, meraih pendanaan Seri A senilai US$16,6 juta yang dipimpin oleh East Ventures dan Lightspeed; untuk mengembangkan tim dengan anggota strategis baru
Geniebook, platform pembelajaran online terbesar di Singapura untuk Bahasa Inggris, Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam (IPA) meraih US$16,6 juta dalam putaran pendanaan Seri A yang dipimpin oleh East Ventures (Growth fund), Lightspeed Venture Partners, beberapa angel investors, serta beberapa eksekutif senior dari perusahaan paling berpengaruh di Asia Tenggara seperti Grab, Shopee, dan Gojek.
3 ways of becoming exceptional founders and quality startups
In a valuable session of the KOMPASFEST NAVIGATE event on 20 August 2021, Melisa Irene, partner of East Ventures, Brian Marshal, CEO and Founder of SIRCLO, and Mulyono Xu, CEO and Co-Founder of Desty, shared the three things they find pivotal.
3 cara menjadi founder luar biasa dan startup berkualitas
Di salah satu sesi KOMPASFEST NAVIGATE pada 20 August 2021, Melisa Irene, Partner dari East Ventures, Brian Marshal, CEO dan Founder SIRCLO, serta Mulyono Xu, CEO dan Founder Desty, berbagi tiga hal penting yang membangun startup berkualitas dan menjadikan founder luar biasa.
Society’s online behavior enhances Indonesia’s digital economy investments
During Gambir Trade Talk #3: “Digital Economy Transformation: Indonesia’s Readiness”, held by the Indonesian Ministry of Trade on October 12, 2021, Willson Cuaca, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of East Ventures said that society’s change of behavior during the pandemic has accelerated digital adoption and increased the amount of digital investments in Indonesia.
Perilaku online masyarakat mendorong investasi ekonomi digital Indonesia
Dalam acara Gambir Trade Talk #3 yang bertajuk “Transformasi Ekonomi Digital: Kesiapan Indonesia”, yang diselenggarakan oleh Kementrian Perdagangan Indonesia tanggal 12 Oktober 2021, Willson Cuaca, Co-Founder dan Managing Partner East Ventures mengatakan bahwa perubahan perilaku masyarakat semasa pandemi ini telah mengakselerasi adopsi digital dan meningkatkan jumlah investasi digital di Indonesia.
East Ventures-backed companies, Nalagenetics and Ruangguru, crowned as Top Startup in the G20 Innovation League 2021
Indonesian healthtech company focusing on personalized screening and intervention Nalagenetics and the leading edtech company in Southeast Asia Ruangguru have been chosen as the Top 10 startup in the G20 Innovation League 2021, an international forum held at Sorrento, Italy, on October 9-10, 2021.
Portfolio East Ventures di Indonesia, Nalagenetics dan Ruangguru, dinobatkan sebagai Top Startup di G20 Innovation League 2021
Perusahaan teknologi medis yang berfokus pada personalisasi skrining dan intervensi Nalagenetics serta perusahaan teknologi pendidikan terbesar di Asia Tenggara Ruangguru dipilih sebagai Top 10 Startup unggul dalam forum internasional G20 Innovation League 2021 yang diselenggarakan di Sorrento, Italia, pada 9-10 Oktober 2021.
East Ventures co-leads series A funding round of US$ 15 million for Singapore-based Qapita
Singapore-based Qapita, provider of equity management SaaS solutions today announced it has raised a Series A round of US$ 15 million (approximately 213 billion rupiah). This round is co-led by Indonesia-based East Ventures (Growth Fund) and Vulcan Capital, with participation from NYCA and other existing investors including MassMutual Ventures, Endiya Partners. Several existing angel investors including Alto Partners, Partners of the Northstar Group and K3 Ventures invested in this round. This round will see Qapita expand its operations in Indonesia.
East Ventures memimpin putaran pendanaan seri A sebesar US$15 juta untuk Qapita yang berbasis di Singapura
Qapita yang berbasis di Singapura, penyedia solusi SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) manajemen ekuitas pada hari ini mengumumkan perolehan pendanaan putaran Seri A sebesar US$ 15 juta (sekitar 213 milyar rupiah). Putaran ini dipimpin oleh East Ventures (Growth Fund) yang berbasis di Indonesia dan Vulcan Capital, dengan partisipasi dari NYCA dan para investor pendahulu meliputi MassMutual Ventures, Endiya Partners, beberapa angel investor pendahulu termasuk Alto Partners, para mitra dari Northstar Group dan K3 Ventures turut berinvestasi dalam putaran ini. Putaran ini akan digunakan untuk perluasan operasi Qapita di Indonesia.
Jojonomic amplifies enterprises’ efficiency through digitizing manual processes
Indrasto Budisantoso, CEO and Co-Founder of Jojonomic, believes that an exceptional startup founder is one who recalls and transforms pain points occurring in the society into an all around platform that caters to solving matters of a specific field. Having spent a good portion of his career as a management consultant at an international firm that required him to travel extensively and often, Indrasto found himself drowning in the tedious and repetitive process of having to do reimbursements manually.
Jojonomic meningkatkan efisiensi perusahaan lewat digitalisasi proses manual
Indrasto Budisantoso, CEO dan Pendiri Jojonomic yakin bahwa pendiri startup yang istimewa adalah mereka yang mengingat dan mengubah masalah yang terjadi di masyarakat menjadi platform serba bisa yang dapat memecahkan kesulitan di bidang tertentu. Setelah menghabiskan sebagian besar karirnya sebagai konsultan manajemen yang mewajibkannya sering bepergian ke banyak tempat, Indrasto melakukan proses reimbursement secara manual yang membosankan dan repetitif.