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Unlocking the urban middle-class: Insights from Indonesia’s fast-growing consumer segment
Southeast Asia (SEA), a region populated by nearly 700 million people, is poised for remarkable digital economy growth over the next couple of years. The latest e-Conomy SEA 2024 report by Google, Temasek, and Bain&Company projected a 15% increase in GMV up to US$263 billion. This growth is also largely driven by the rising tech consumption within the region, where consumers are shifting towards digital services.
Battle of the AI transcribers: Meeting.ai takes on Otter.ai
Speech-to-text technology has been around for a while, but breakthroughs in generative AI are intensifying the competition to perfect it like never before. Suddenly, everyone seems to be claiming they offer AI-powered meeting transcription services.
Climate Impact Innovations Challenge awarded SunGreenH2, Hydrogen Refinery, and AC Biode a total of Rp10 billion in grant funding to pilot their solutions in Indonesia
East Ventures and Temasek Foundation are proud to conclude the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2024, Indonesia’s largest climate tech innovations competition. This program was a culmination of an inspiring journey that began on 4 March 2024 and was concluded with a Grand Finale on 6 September 2024 held as the thematic session of the prestigious Indonesia International Sustainability Forum (ISF) 2024 at Jakarta Convention Center.
Unlocking the urban middle-class: Insights from Indonesia’s fast-growing consumer segment
Southeast Asia (SEA), a region populated by nearly 700 million people, is poised for remarkable digital economy growth over the...
Willson Cuaca: “A tech winter? Not in tropical Indonesia”
Around 3,000 startups knock on the doors of East Ventures every year, hoping to join the ranks of unicorns like...
Indonesia’s manufacturing companies: The next economic powerhouse
The expansion of Indonesia’s manufacturing industry has shown a positive trajectory following the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The industry...
Reinventing leadership: Insights from former executives turned startup founders
The recent East Ventures Summit 2024, held in July this year, brought together over 100 experts and leaders in the...
David vs Goliath: How Indonesian SaaS startups can win
Over the past decade, software-as-a-service (SaaS) has emerged as a successful model for software delivery globally. Both businesses and consumers...
Battle of the AI transcribers: Meeting.ai takes on Otter.ai
Speech-to-text technology has been around for a while, but breakthroughs in generative AI are intensifying the competition to perfect it...
Charting new territories: 4 key strategies for business expansion
In an increasingly globalized economy, companies are constantly exploring new markets to drive growth and enhance their competitive edge. The...
Uncovering the potential of D2C brands in Southeast Asia
The recent East Ventures Summit 2024 panel brought together leaders from Southeast Asia’s booming direct-to-consumer (D2C) market. Jackson Aw, Founder...