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UENA, a hyperlocal online F&B startup, raised Seed funding led by East Ventures
UENA, a hyperlocal online F&B startup based in Indonesia, has raised an undisclosed seed funding round led by East Ventures, with a strong participation from IDN Media and several angel investors. UENA was founded by Alvin Arief (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer) and Roy Yohanes…
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Gokomodo, Indonesian agribusiness supply chain solution, announces US$ 26 million series A funding led by East Ventures
Gokomodo, an Indonesian agriculture supply chain platform, announced a US$ 26 million series A funding round led by East Ventures. Other investors participating in the oversubscribed round are SMDV, Eight Capital, K3 Ventures, Triputra, Waresix, Indogen Capital, Sahabat Group, and Sampoerna Financial. This funding amount…
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East Ventures-backed startups, Xurya, Nusantics, and Komunal, were crowned as Top Startup in the G20 Digital Innovation Network 2022
East Ventures-backed portfolio companies: Xurya, Nusantics, and Komunal, have been crowned as the Top Startup in the G20 Digital Innovation Network 2022, held in Bali, Indonesia, from 2 – 4 September 2022. They represented Indonesia on this global stage as part of the G20 Presidency…
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From news platform to a complete media ecosystem, IDN Media’s dream of democratizing information
As a one-stop media platform, IDN Media targets the Millennials and Gen Z generation in Indonesia When Winston Utomo started his writing on a site called IDN Times, the article gained much attention from social media just a day after it was published. He realized…
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Disrupting Indonesia’s oral wellness space, KLAR Smile bags US$ 4.5 million pre-series A funding
Klar Smile, an oral wellness startup in Indonesia, announced that it raised a US$4.5 million pre-series A funding round co-led by East Ventures and AC Ventures. Other participating investors included Venturra Discovery, and several angel investors. According to the startup, the fresh funding will be used…
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East Ventures’ 9 startups listed in Forbes Asia 100 to Watch List
Forbes Asia 100 to Watch List spotlights 100 small companies and startups across Asia-Pacific that are addressing real-world challenges with fresh thinking and innovative products and services. In 2022, East Ventures is in the top 3 investors across APAC, with 9 portfolio companies listed in…
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Leveling the playing field and democratizing the web through Web 3.0 investment
East Ventures’ thesis on Web 3.0 startups Web 3.0 has emerged as the idea of a new kind of internet service built using decentralized blockchains — the shared ledger systems used by cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Proponents believe that Web 3.0 will create new economies, products,…
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ARIA, a one-stop solution for Indonesia’s agriculture service, secured US$ 5 million of seed funding led by East Ventures
ARIA, a one-stop solution for Indonesia’s agriculture service, has secured US$ 5 million of seed funding led by East Ventures, who joined the pre-seed round in March 2022. This round of funding was also joined by Triputra Group, Michael Sampoerna, Arkana Ventures, GK-Plug & Play,…