News – Insights
Investing in women: The recent outlook and ways to empower women in tech
17 August 2022 marks an important date for Indonesia, as we celebrate the 77th independence day of Indonesia. Independence day is highly tied to the celebration of freedom; and as we Recover Faster, Grow Stronger, we believe this freedom should also be translated into aspects of our lives, including the freedom of being able to express ourselves and being given the same opportunities regardless of traits that one have, which includes gender.
Indonesia’s Health & Biotechnology Investment Opportunities
During the East Ventures Summit 2022, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Indonesian Minister of Health, was invited to become our keynote speaker, who presented his few insights on Indonesia's Health & Biotechnology Investment Opportunities.
From Southeast Asia to the world: new consumer trend
“From Southeast Asia to the World: New Consumer Trend” is the topic of one of the panel discussions in the East Ventures Summit 2022, where the LPs, partners, founders, and team members of the East Ventures Ecosystem participated in a series of insightful sessions.
D2C startups build stronger and stickier customer base through data optimization
True to all of our investments at the early stage, East Ventures’ thesis behind our D2C (Direct-to-Customer) bets are its founders. In each of their D2C segments, our founders are passionate about building brands that are customer-focused, innovative and personal.
The silver lining in the proptech sector
We recently announced two new portfolio investments in property technology (Proptech) startups: AMODA – a prefabricated construction company; and Tanaku – a rent-to-own property tech company. Both startups are operating and localizing their solutions to serve Indonesia-specific markets. Their recent funding rounds are seed and pre-seed, both led by East Ventures.
Earned Wage Access as the financial solution for employees and companies
The fintech sector has grown exponentially in Indonesia as it could fill the financial gap for millions of people. However, other issues appeared as some people were trapped by illegal fintech lending and lack of financial literacy, making it difficult to manage their wealth and cash flow.
Recession run: East Ventures’ bets during a downturn
The funding winter is here. News of layoffs and troubles in startups have been cropping up. In this Q&A series, we talk to Southeast Asia’s investors to suss out what opportunities they see, their thinking, and areas of investment they are looking at in the next few months.
East Ventures remains bullish on Indonesia & Southeast Asia despite headwinds
The year 2022 may look rosy at first glance with high hopes of a post-pandemic recovery as most countries are re-opening their borders after disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.