Agriculture

Redefining agritech in Southeast Asia|Redefining agritech in Southeast Asia with Chickin

30 August 2024

Insights

5 Keys to redefining agritech in Southeast Asia

The agritech sector in Southeast Asia is at the forefront of addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing global agriculture today. During East Ventures Summit 2024, we brought four of our portfolio to shed light on their insights, experiences, and strategies for overcoming the…

Tubagus Syailendra

13 May 2024

From Portfolios

Building Chickin: From farm to industry leader

Chickin began with three college friends sharing smashed fried chicken, an Indonesian regional cuisine called ayam geprek, and a passion for creating a real, positive impact in Indonesia: Tubagus Syailendra, Ashab Alkafi, and Ahmad Syaifulloh Imron. Starting as small-scale farmers, they were quick to recognize…

Moosa Genetics Team

23 October 2023

Press Release

Moosa Genetics, an animal genomics and biotechnology startup, announced a new funding led by East Ventures

Moosa Genetics, an animal genomics and biotechnology startup based in Indonesia, announced that the company raised funding led by East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm focusing on Southeast Asia, with the participation from angel investors. This funding will be allocated to…

East Ventures-backed cold chain firms: Fresh Factory and Superkul|Paxel co-founders|Paxel

6 October 2022

Insights

Cold chain may be the next opportunity for Indonesia’s logistics startups

Indonesian last-mile logistics startup Paxel found that almost half of its shipments are of frozen food – primarily from MSMEs sending their products to customers. This is despite the company’s fleet mainly made up of motorcycles that are not equipped with any kind of refrigeration.…

The role of fintech lending to Indonesia’s agribusiness sector

28 September 2022

Insights

The role of fintech lending to Indonesia’s agribusiness sector

Fintech lending expands financial access and improves agricultural productivity Agriculture plays a significant role in Indonesia’s economic growth and development. It contributed to 14% of the nation’s GDP in 2020, and the sector employs 29% of the Indonesian workforce. However, most Indonesian farmers are still…

Chickin Founders|Tanaku Team

15 July 2022

Press Release

Chickin, an Indonesia-based poultry startup, raised seed funding led by East Ventures

Chickin, an Indonesia-based poultry startup, raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding led by East Ventures with the participation of other investors. The investment will accelerate Chickin’s mission in enhancing Indonesia’s food security, where Chickin will allocate the fund to focus on improving their growth,…