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Fore Coffee food and beverages journey
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Fore Coffee: Reshaping Indonesia’s new coffee culture

The food and beverage (F&B) coffee industry in Indonesia has experienced significant growth in the last decade. This is apparent as more coffee shops and brands are emerging amidst intense competition, supported by the skyrocketing coffee consumption by Indonesians of various ages—which is projected to…
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Putting on a virtual face for the internet

The world of virtual influencers enables users to produce creative content and live streams without having to show their real faces. They do this by creating virtual avatars, namely 2D or 3D characters that are designed to look like anime characters or other creative personas.…
Edho Zell Social Bread
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The journey of Edho Zell in building Social Bread

Creativity could become an extraordinary business core in this digital era. Edho Zell is a good example of a young entrepreneur who harnesses this power through his startup, Social Bread, which is now thriving. Building a digital agency In 2009, Edho began his career as…
Roderick Purwana Consumption Tech startup funding
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Consumption tech offers hope amid challenges in startup funding

In the challenging landscape of startup funding, characterized by economic uncertainties and fluctuating investment climates, consumption tech offers a beacon of potential recovery, said panelists at DealStreetAsia’s Indonesia PE-VC Summit 2025 last week. At a panel discussion titled “Will consumption tech theme put startup funding on…
Willson Cuaca - Menimang Risk-Reward Pendanaan Startup - Bisnis.com
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Minimizing the risk-reward of startup funding

The shrinking of venture capital funding over the past four years has not diminished East Ventures’ commitment to funding startups in Indonesia. Bisnis had the opportunity to speak with Willson Cuaca, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of East Ventures, about the firm’s future funding strategies for…
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Startups can expect brighter 2025 after prolonged funding winter

Startups are expected to find it easier to secure funding in the year ahead after a tough 2024 which saw rising costs, muted investor interest and geopolitical developments hampering their growth. Industry players told The Straits Times that the local funding landscape is poised to…