Recession run: East Ventures’ bets during a downturn

The funding winter is here. News of layoffs and troubles in startups have been cropping up. In this Q&A series, we talk to Southeast Asia’s investors to suss out what opportunities they see, their thinking, and areas of investment they are looking at in the next few months.

Rising biotech innovations to address Indonesia’s healthcare problems

With an over 270 million population, Indonesia remains an emerging medical market, supported by the surge of healthcare awareness demanded by the rising middle-income community. However, the country has faced chronic problems as the pandemic unveils shortcomings and an elevated sense of urgency to develop a more resilient healthcare system and innovations.

East Ventures appoints Koh Wai Kit as Managing Partner, alongside several promotions of members of the EV Team

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia, announced the appointment of Koh Wai Kit as its new Managing Partner of East Ventures. In his new role, Koh Wai Kit will be responsible for further building on East Ventures’ leadership position in Indonesia and Southeast Asia region.

6 April 2022|Tags: , , |

‘Is ESG a FOMO or here to stay?’: Avina Sugiarto

In the past years, the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors have increasingly become top of mind for companies, investors, and policy-makers globally. Investors and corporations are joining the commitment to assessing non-financial aspects as part of business strategy, operations, reporting, and risk management. Further, many companies prepare a separate sustainability report, in addition to an annual report, and pledge to reach net-zero emission in the foreseeable future.

22 March 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , |