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22 May 2024

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East Ventures has again mapped out Indonesia’s digital competitiveness through the East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index 2024

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, together with Katadata Insight Center, today launched the East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2024. This marks the fifth edition since it was first launched in 2020. The EV-DCI…

4 April 2023

Insights

“We never intentionally look for unicorns”: Willson Cuaca

Since East Ventures was established in 2009, we never intentionally look for unicorns. The statement came from East Ventures’ Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Willson Cuaca during the panel discussion titled ‘Finding the Next Unicorn’ in OCBC NISP Business Forum 2023. “We invest based on convictions,…

7 November 2021

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UAE startups have immense opportunity to carve out success

Jakarta’s venture capital poster boy Willson Cuaca is in town and yes he is taking a serious look at the UAE startup ecosystem. The co-founder and managing partner of East Ventures is on a visit with a high-level delegation. “The UAE startup ecosystem is frontrunner…

From Indonesia to The World|From Indonesia to The World|GoTo

21 September 2021

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‘A solid and integrated digital ecosystem is what jumpstarts Indonesia’s digital economy’: Willson Cuaca

Here is one riveting fact about our treasured country, Indonesia: it is the world’s largest archipelago consisting of 17,508 islands. Out of 600 million of Southeast Asia’s population, 270 million inhabit Indonesia. What is more, US$ 1.1 trillion out of US$ 2.1 trillion of Southeast…

East Ventures Digital Competitiveness Index 2021

24 March 2021

Press Release

Pandemic accelerated digital transformation in Indonesia, making it more equal

East Ventures, a pioneering digital startup venture capital in Indonesia has launched the East Ventures Digital Competitiveness Index 2021. Today, the report is also available in English. This is the second year that East Ventures has committed to mapping out the development of the digital…

Slingshot analogy by East Ventures|Slingshot illustration

25 February 2021

Insights

Indonesia’s digital economy to slingshot into its golden era

Indonesia’s digital economy to slingshot into its golden era February 25, 2021 Taking a slingshot as an analogy, Indonesia’s digital economy is the rock that is being pulled back by the COVID-19. Indonesia’s digital economy is more ready than ever to launch into its golden…

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…

Chng Kai Fong EDB Singapore Digital Economy

14 November 2019

Insights

Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy Grows Really Fast But With a Caveat

At East Ventures’ 10th Anniversary event, Chng Kai Fong (Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board) shared his perspective on Indonesia – Singapore’s relationship, particularly on the digital economy landscape. According to him, as the closest neighbor, Indonesia plays an important role in the…

29 October 2019

Insights

How the Indonesian Government Support Digital Economy Industry?

Mr. Rudiantara (Ex-Minister of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia) attended our 10th-anniversary event and shared his perspective on the development of the startup ecosystem in Indonesia. At the beginning of his speech, Mr. Rudiantara admitted that he joined the cabinet…

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East Ventures has again mapped out Indonesia’s digital competitiveness through the East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index 2024

“We never intentionally look for unicorns”: Willson Cuaca

UAE startups have immense opportunity to carve out success

‘A solid and integrated digital ecosystem is what jumpstarts Indonesia’s digital economy’: Willson Cuaca

Pandemic accelerated digital transformation in Indonesia, making it more equal

Indonesia’s digital economy to slingshot into its golden era

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

Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy Grows Really Fast But With a Caveat

How the Indonesian Government Support Digital Economy Industry?

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