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How venture capital is creating an inclusive and sustainable future for Southeast Asia
East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia, recently launched its inaugural report named East Ventures – Sustainability Report 2022. This report outlines the robust progress and range of initiatives among the firm and its ecosystem, as well as the sustainable…
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MySkill, Indonesia-based career preparation edtech startup, secured seed funding from East Ventures
MySkill, an education technology (edtech) startup with the focus of career preparation for the youth, announced that it has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding from East Ventures, the leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. “We are glad to receive…
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Ruangguru advances education access in Indonesia by leveraging technology
Belva Devara and Iman Usman, Co-founders of Ruangguru, have both experienced the challenges of Indonesian education firsthand. Both of them originated from humble backgrounds and statistically speaking, access to higher education seemed improbable to them. Especially when quality education is still considered a privilege in…
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Sinar Mas Land partners East Ventures, others to launch smart city fund
Indonesian property developer Sinar Mas Land has teamed up with East Ventures, Redbadge Pacific and Prasetia Dwidharma to set up a fund that will invest in startups developing smart city solutions, according to a press release. The vehicle – called Urban Gateway Fund (UGF) –…
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A sustainable education and curriculum improvement: key drivers of digital-skilled workforces in Indonesia, a survey of EV-DCI
The improvement of education and curriculum has become a key to driving the quality of digital human resources in Indonesia. The finding was based on the Companies Perception to Indonesia’s digital Competitiveness survey contained in the East Ventures-Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2022 report. The survey…
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East Ventures raised US$ 550 million multi-stage fund to focus on the Indonesia and Southeast Asia startups
East Ventures, a pioneering and leading Indonesia-focused venture capital firm, has raised a total of US$ 550 million in the final close of its latest funds. “We are very bullish about Indonesia yet mindful of the global market condition. We have built a strong return…
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How ALAMI drives sustainable Islamic finance in Indonesia
Being part of the sharia market in Indonesia might be an advantage for some sharia-financing products and fintech platforms. With the rise of awareness for sharia products & services and the growth of the Islamic finance industry, the sharia-based platforms have an enormous opportunity to…
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Invest in Our Planet: Here are East Ventures’ environmental agents to save the Earth
The world celebrates Earth Day every 22 April. Earth day is an event to raise public awareness regarding environmental protection and also a time for us to reflect on what kind of contributions we have given to our mother nature. We understand our biggest platform,…
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