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East Ventures launches its annual Sustainability Report 2025
East Ventures, a pioneering and leading venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, today launched its annual Sustainability Report 2025. This report showcases East Ventures’ commitment to providing transparent and accountable reporting of sustainability-related topics on an annual basis. “As we navigate global challenges,…
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Indonesia’s regional digital competitiveness shows positive trajectory
The East Ventures — Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2025 indicates a sustained positive trajectory in Indonesia’s digital competitiveness. The national EV-DCI 2025 score stands at 38.8, representing a 0.7-point rise from the previous year. These findings are based on the EV-DCI 2025 research, a collaboration…
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Why “Defying gravity” matters for Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem
In today’s global landscape, “defying gravity” has become a powerful metaphor that symbolizes overcoming the inevitable forces that hold back growth. Defying gravity means staying proactive and confident despite political and economic turbulence, leveraging innovation, collaborating across borders to unlock new growth opportunities, and maintaining…
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East Ventures releases Digital Competitiveness Index 2025, highlighting Indonesia’s growing digital competitiveness
East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, together with Katadata Insight Center, launched the East Ventures — Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2025 report. Marking its sixth edition since its debut in 2020, through this report, East Ventures…
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Walking the green talk: Jejakin’s impact on the carbon footprint reduction
Indonesia has experienced steady and positive economic growth in the last decade, averaging around 4–5% annually. This progress has been fueled by the expansion of key sectors such as manufacturing, mining, and infrastructure. Notably, the government has set an ambitious vision through the Golden Indonesia…
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Aevice Health: How the world’s smallest wearable stethoscope transforms asthma treatment
Asthma is one of the most widespread respiratory diseases, affecting more than 260 million people worldwide. While genetic factors play a role, asthma is also strongly influenced by stress levels, physical activity, and air quality. It is linked to an estimated 455,000 fatal cases annually,…
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This is how StickEarn revolutionizes Indonesia’s out-of-home advertising industry
StickEarn, an advertising technology company, was founded by Archie Carlson, Garry Limanata, Sugito Alim, and Hartanto Alim in 2017. They saw enormous potential in Indonesia’s OOH (out-of-home) advertising industry, which lacked innovation compared to global cities like New York and Singapore at the time. They…
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Smart poultry farming business à la Chickin
As a college student during his time at Brawijaya University in Malang, smashed fried chicken (ayam geprek) was a daily meal for Tubagus Syailendra Wangsadisastra. In 2016, he had just started pursuing International Relations. His business idea emerged when he met Ashab Alkahfi at an…
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