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“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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…