East Ventures

East Ventures' way of investing||East Ventures' investment criteria|
Insights

East Ventures’ way of investing

Over the past decade, we have seen the immense development of the digital ecosystem and tech startups in Indonesia. Often this accelerated growth can not be separated from the support of venture capitalists.  If you are curious about how venture capital (VC) firms function and…
Willson Cuaca
Insights

‘Indonesia is entering its second phase of digitalization’: Willson Cuaca

The global economic recession continues to threaten amidst high interest rates. This became one of the factors affecting venture capital firms to disburse their investments in 2023. Taking our long-standing investment thesis into consideration, the fundamentals behind East Ventures’ investments are two-pronged: Seed fund, which…
Wesley Tay
Press Release

Wesley Tay joins as a Principal at East Ventures

East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 250 tech companies across Southeast Asia, today announced that Wesley Tay joins East Ventures as its new Principal. Wesley will oversee the investments focusing on the seed stage, and will be based in…
East Ventures Team|Racing in the perfect storm illustration|Ilustrasi berlari di tengah badai sempurna
Press Release

East Ventures races in a perfect storm: 2022 recap & 2023 outlook

2022 has been a challenging year for the tech industry, exacerbated by global issues and geopolitical conflicts. Despite these obstacles, we have managed to navigate through the crises and close the year on a positive note with a lot of significant and impactful endeavors.  In…
||Esqa co-founders (from left) Kezia Trihatmanto and Cindy Angelina
From Portfolios

Indonesian D2C beauty brands build foundation for regional expansion

In 2020, Indonesian beauty marketplace Sociolla expanded to its first overseas market – Vietnam. Like in its home turf, Sociolla Vietnam offers products from global brands like Maybelline and Neutrogena as well as South Korea’s Laneige. The marketplace also stocks cosmetics from Esqa, Avoskin, and Carasun – all Indonesian brands making…