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2 February 2021

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Crisis fosters collaboration between startups and corporations: Willson Cuaca

Crisis fosters collaboration between startups and corporations: Willson Cuaca 2 February, 2021 “When a digital company gets dominant, it is like the rise of Thanos. What happens next is Captain America and Iron Man collaborate to defeat Thanos. I think this is what will happen…

16 December 2020

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Country as a platform: The best version of Indonesia

Country as a platform: The best version of Indonesia 16 December, 2020 Indonesia as a platform has been patched by digital transformation to become the best version of Indonesia. As 2020 comes to a close, let’s take some time to reflect on how this past…

8 December 2020

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Crisis or no crisis, entrepreneurship persists

Crisis or no crisis, entrepreneurship persists 8 December, 2020 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought about transformations to our daily lives. Not only has it changed individuals, it also reconstructed the way the economy works. One of the most noticeable consequences is a paralyzed economy,…

2 November 2020

From Portfolios

How Traveloka, Waresix and Sociolla raised US $408M in aggregate

JAKARTA — In Tech in Asia Conference on 21 October, East Ventures founding partner, Willson Cuaca moderated a panel about startups in the time of crisis. In this panel, startup founders can learn how East Ventures portfolios – Traveloka, Sociolla, and Waresix – successfully fundraised in total…

20 October 2020

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Willson Cuaca: Covid-19 spurs leap in Indonesia digital transformation

JAKARTA — The physical restrictions and lockdown imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital adoption in Indonesia. Willson Cuaca, Co-founder and Managing Partner of East Ventures, describes this rapid transformation in Topcast by Tokopedia, a podcast hosted by Tokopedia. The implementation of the strict physical distancing…

18 June 2020

Press Release

Indonesia PASTI BISA Donates RT-PCR Test Kits

JAKARTA — Indonesia PASTI BISA has produced and distributed 100,020 RT-PCR test kits to 19 provinces in Indonesia. The development and production of Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test kits made in Indonesia is one project of the Technology Research and Innovation Task Force…

Symbolic handover of Indonesia PASTI BISA donation

8 April 2020

Press Release

Indonesia PASTI BISA disbursed IDR 5 billion

JAKARTA, April 7, 2020 — Indonesia PASTI BISA, a collaborative movement initiated by East Ventures to support effort in fight against COVID-19, disbursed IDR 5 billion to purchase raw materials for the production of 50,000 COVID-19 qPCR test kits Indonesia PASTI BISA is raising fund…

4 April 2020

From Portfolios

Nusantics completed a COVID-19 qPCR test kit design prototype

JAKARTA, 4 April 2020 – Nusantics has finished a design prototype of qPCR diagnostic that can specifically detect SARS-CoV-2 virus. The design process and laboratory testing of the test kit, named NUSANTARA TFRIC-19, was completed on Friday (3/4). Nusantics develop the test kit as a member…

31 March 2020

Press Release

East Ventures supporting development of COVID-19 test kits

JAKARTA, 27th March 2020 — Since the finding of the first two cases of COVID-19 in early March, the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus keeps growing in Indonesia. Today, almost 900 cases of infection announced. One of the biggest obstacles met by Indonesia to contain…

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Crisis fosters collaboration between startups and corporations: Willson Cuaca

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How Traveloka, Waresix and Sociolla raised US $408M in aggregate

Willson Cuaca: Covid-19 spurs leap in Indonesia digital transformation

Indonesia PASTI BISA Donates RT-PCR Test Kits

Indonesia PASTI BISA disbursed IDR 5 billion

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