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Edtech in Southeast Asia: 4 key players to watch
Education serves as a fundamental pillar for acquiring knowledge and optimizing opportunities for success in various life endeavors. Nonetheless, it is critical to acknowledge that access to educational resources often exhibits significant disparities, leading to an uneven distribution of learning opportunities among individuals. The arrival…
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How Mesh Bio uses digital twin to predict disease 3 years early
Mesh Bio is transforming the healthcare landscape through its proprietary digital twin technology and predictive analytics platform, built at the intersection of computational biology and artificial intelligence. By utilizing sophisticated mathematics to model internal biological mechanisms, Mesh Bio enables physicians to visualize a patient’s unique…
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Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2024 announces the finalists with revolutionary solutions aimed at driving sustainability in Indonesia and beyond
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, announced the finalists of the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2024, Indonesia’s largest climate…
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Har Har Chicken!, the takeaway kiosk specializing in har cheong gai-focused menu items, raised funding led by East Ventures
Har Har Chicken!, the takeaway kiosk specializing in har cheong gai-focused menu items, announced that it has raised funding led by East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm focusing on Southeast Asia. “The guidance and support from the East Ventures team was…
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Southeast Asia: The bright spot for VC investing amidst global uncertainties?
“Southeast Asia: The Bright Spot For VC Investing Amidst Global Uncertainties?” was a panel that featured Thomas G. Tsao of Gobi Partners, Roderick Purwana of East Ventures and Angela Toy of Golden Gate Ventures, moderated by James Kwan, Founder & Executive Chairman, Jumpstart Media at…
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Optimizing digitalization as the key to improving regional rankings
East Ventures has again released the East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2024 report in collaboration with Katadata Insight Center (KIC). EV-DCI is a report that maps digital competitiveness across 38 provinces and 157 regions/cities. In this report, several regions recorded significant rank increases.…
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Identifying investment targets in a complex global political and financial landscape
On Thursday, global investment leaders gathered at BEYOND EXPO’s Global Investment Summit in Macao, offering a comprehensive exploration of pivotal themes, shaping the future of investment amid the current complex and evolving financial landscape. Artificial Intelligence is undoubtedly the star of this summit. Investors shared…
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Trial, iterate, fail fast – Lessons from Rekosistem
Before founding Rekosistem, college friends Ernest Layman and Joshua Valentino thrived in the corporate world. “Joshua is the ethical socialist, and I’m the environmentalist. We joined forces—Joshua became the truck driver,” Ernest jokes, “and I became the investor.” And that was how Rekosistem was born.…
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