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Meet the trailblazers of the East Ventures ecosystem listed in Tatler Asia’s Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025
Tatler Asia’s Gen.T list is an annual list that spotlights Asia’s most promising young entrepreneurs and trailblazers. Each year, Gen.T celebrates founders, innovators, and changemakers who are pushing boundaries and making a real impact across the region’s diverse industries.
Honorees are standout founders, executives, and creatives who are shaping the future of their fields and inspiring others through their work. This list is about spotlighting those who are not just successful, but are truly moving the needle for Asia’s next generation.
This year, East Ventures is proud to have nine names on the list!
Armand Amadeus, Diri Care
This entrepreneur is helping everyone in Indonesia get the chance to look after their skin and hair
Diri Care, the company Armand Amadeus co-founded with Christian Suwarna and Deviana Himawan, wants to change how outpatient healthcare is delivered in Indonesia and beyond—starting with underserved or overcommercialized areas of aesthetics and wellness, such as the skin, hair, body, and intimate health. Seeing that there was an insufficient number of doctors in the country, Armand and his partners founded the company to provide online consultations, personalized skin & hair care products, and offline treatments.
Korawad Chearavanont, Amity
The tech entrepreneur who is building a mighty AI empire
Scion of one of Thailand’s wealthiest business dynasties, Korawad Chearavanont has gone his own way by building Amity, Thailand’s leading AI and SaaS company. In 2024, it achieved eight-fold revenue growth, secured US$60 million in Series C funding from investors including Insight Capital, SMDV, and Gobi Partners, and acquired UK call analytics firm Tollring. His innovations earned global recognition when Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella showcased his work at the global conference Build 2024.
Hendrik Ekowaluyo, McEasy
This founder’s company is expanding fast as it reinvents fleet management
Hendrik Ekowaluyo and his co-founder, Raymond Sutjiono, launched McEasy to help businesses take control of their operations, make informed decisions, and build a complete safety and security ecosystem. Under his leadership, the company has scaled to support around 2,000 businesses and manage more than 40,000 commercial vehicles across sectors such as logistics, manufacturing, FMCG, oil and gas, agriculture, and transportation. He also led the company’s successful Series A funding round of over US$12 million, enabling McEasy to accelerate product innovation and expand its market presence.
Belinda Luis, Genexyz & Pixie Lab
This entrepreneur is transforming the future of consumer experiences through innovative storytelling and technology
Belinda Luis is shaping the future of consumer experiences through technology, character IP, and immersive storytelling through her two companies. At Pixie Lab, the company develops beauty-tech software, interactive games, and digital experiences for brands like Paragon Group, McDonald’s, and BCA. Through Genexyz, the company creates and curates original and global IPs, collaborating with brands like Pop Mart, iQOS, and Telkomsel, using digital personas and narrative-led experiential formats to deepen audience connection.
Kevin Quah, Tictag
This entrepreneur bridges AI innovation and social impact
Since founding Tictag with Lee Jin and Low Yihang in 2019, Kevin Quah has pushed for an inclusive approach to AI development through an app that turns data labelling into gamified tasks. The platform lets users from all backgrounds to earn income by completing tasks that train AI systems, supported by quality control mechanisms. Backed by the likes of Telkomsel Ventures and East Ventures, it has expanded beyond data annotation to custom AI solutions.
Raymond Sutjiono, McEasy
This founder transforms safety and operational efficiency across Indonesia’s fleets
Through McEasy, which he co-founded with Hendrik Ekowaluyo, Raymond Sutjiono has helped businesses reduce driving behavior violations by up to 70% and increase fleet utilization by 30%. McEasy integrates GPS, AI dashcams, and sensors into a single platform that enables safer driving and data-driven fleet operations. Clients such as Nestlé, Pertamina, Damri, Brinks, and ParagonCorp have implemented McEasy’s solutions and experienced improvements in their business operations.
Christian Suwarna, Diri Care
The entrepreneur who transforms Indonesian healthcare by building an omnichannel platform for personalized health & beauty services
Fusing technology with medical science, Christian Suwarna leads Diri Care, Indonesia’s leading omnichannel consumer health platform that has transformed access to personalized skin, hair & wellness services, with Armand Amadeus. He previously spent a combined 15 years at Apple, BCG, and Traveloka. Since launching in 2022, Diri Care has provided over 1 million consultations with physicians, offering personalized treatments and regimens in its digital and in-person clinics. In a country with just 0.4 doctors per 1000 people, Diri Care aspires to innovate quality care delivery and help consumers reclaim their authentic confidence.
Marina Trần Vũ, Equo
The environmentalist who’s weaning the world off its plastic habit
Through her sustainable brand Equo, Marina Trần Vũ sells affordable utensils, straws, pencils and bags made from organic or recycled materials that are reusable or compostable, including rice, coconut and sugarcane. Selling to corporate clients and consumers in 15 countries, Equo has replaced millions of plastic items with products made by communities in Taiwan and Vietnam. In 2024, she became Vietnam’s first Cartier Women’s Initiative laureate.
Revata Utama, Nusantics
The biotech innovator who’s revolutionizing diagnostics in Indonesia
Eager to address Indonesia’s pressing healthcare and food security needs with localized biotechnology, Revata Utama leads Nusantics, which excels at advanced molecular diagnostics for early disease detection. Previously, as CTO, his technical leadership was crucial in developing Indonesia’s first local COVID-19 PCR tests. In 2023, he became CEO and helped Nusantics recover from the brink of bankruptcy. Business has since stabilized, and it has introduced pioneering urine-based HPV screening for early cervical cancer detection and expanded into animal health with diagnostics for Indonesia’s shrimp industry.
See the full Tatler Asia’s Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025 list here.
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