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Geniebook Co-founders Neo Zhizhong and Alicia Cheong

19 October 2021

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Leading Singapore EdTech startup Geniebook raises US$16.6 million in Series A funding Round led by East Ventures and Lightspeed; to scale team with strategic new hires

Geniebook, Singapore’s largest online learning platform for the English, Mathematics and Science (EMS) syllabus, has secured US$16.6 million in a Series A funding round which was led by East Ventures (Growth fund), Lightspeed Venture Partners, and several prominent angel investors. John Danner (Dunce Capital), Gaurav…

14 October 2021

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3 ways of becoming exceptional founders and quality startups

The birth of many innovative startups in Indonesia was pioneered over a decade ago. The startup scene was set ablaze, lighting up the fire within many driven individuals to realize their aspirations. However, building a successful startup is not as simple as ABC. Ultimately, it…

Nalagenetics & Ruangguru win Top Startups in G20 Innovation League 2021

11 October 2021

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East Ventures-backed companies, Nalagenetics and Ruangguru, crowned as Top Startup in the G20 Innovation League 2021

Indonesian healthtech company focusing on personalized screening and intervention Nalagenetics and the leading edtech company in Southeast Asia Ruangguru have been chosen as the Top 10 startup in the G20 Innovation League 2021, an international forum held at Sorrento, Italy, on October 9-10, 2021. Nalagenetics…

6 October 2021

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East Ventures co-leads series A funding round of US$ 15 million for Singapore-based Qapita

Singapore-based Qapita, provider of equity management SaaS solutions today announced it has raised a Series A round of US$ 15 million (approximately 213 billion rupiah). This round is co-led by Indonesia-based East Ventures (Growth Fund) and Vulcan Capital, with participation from NYCA and other existing…

Co-Founders of Luwjistik Syed Ali Ridha Mdihid & Wong Yingming

30 September 2021

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Regional logistics platform Luwjistik raises US$ 1.1 million in seed funding round led by East Ventures

Luwjistik, a Singapore-based startup specializing in e-commerce logistics integration, has secured US$1.1 million (approximately IDR 15.8 billion) in a seed round led by East Ventures, with participation from MDI-Finch’s Arise and Global Founders Capital. The company will use the funds raised to expand its local…

23 September 2021

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Chinese language learning startup T-Lab raises US$ 1.6 million in seed funding round led by East Ventures, targeting mainly the US and SEA market

T-Lab, an edtech company providing Chinese language learning targeting mainly the United States and Southeast Asia, announced earlier today that it has secured US$ 1.6 million of seed funding. The funding round is led by East Ventures with participation from K3 Ventures, Blue Elephant Capital,…

22 September 2021

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Indonesia’s fintech company Komunal raises US$ 2.1 million of series A funding led by East Ventures, further promoting the country’s financial inclusion

Indonesia’s fintech company Komunal raises US$ 2.1 million of series A funding led by East Ventures, further promoting the country’s financial inclusion September 22, 2021 Komunal, Indonesia’s first fintech company to offer Neo-rural bank services locally, announced earlier today that it has secured US$ 2.1…

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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…

17 September 2021

Press Release

Asumsi announced US$ 700,000 of funding from East Ventures

Asumsi, a multi-platform digital media company, announced that it has secured US$ 700,000 (approximately IDR 10 billion) of funding from East Ventures. The investment aims to further expand Asumsi’s media operation and escalate the engineering team to create a more interactive platform. “We are very…

14 September 2021

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McEasy, smart logistics tracking and management startup, secured US$1.5 million of seed funding from East Ventures

McEasy, a startup providing SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) digital solutions for logistics vehicle management and tracking, announced an US$ 1.5 million (approximately IDR 22 billion) seed funding round from East Ventures earlier today. This fresh capital will be used for two main purposes, namely strengthening McEasy’s research…

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Leading Singapore EdTech startup Geniebook raises US$16.6 million in Series A funding Round led by East Ventures and Lightspeed; to scale team with strategic new hires

3 ways of becoming exceptional founders and quality startups

East Ventures-backed companies, Nalagenetics and Ruangguru, crowned as Top Startup in the G20 Innovation League 2021

East Ventures co-leads series A funding round of US$ 15 million for Singapore-based Qapita

Regional logistics platform Luwjistik raises US$ 1.1 million in seed funding round led by East Ventures

Chinese language learning startup T-Lab raises US$ 1.6 million in seed funding round led by East Ventures, targeting mainly the US and SEA market

Indonesia’s fintech company Komunal raises US$ 2.1 million of series A funding led by East Ventures, further promoting the country’s financial inclusion

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

Asumsi announced US$ 700,000 of funding from East Ventures

McEasy, smart logistics tracking and management startup, secured US$1.5 million of seed funding from East Ventures

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