Why quality growth is vital for startup success
GGV Capital’s global managing partner Jixun Foo and vice president Dimitra Taslim recently joined an online Q&A session with a group of founders from East Ventures portfolio companies. Willson Cuaca, co-founder and managing partner of East Ventures, hosted the discussion covering various startup growth and fundraising topics.
East Ventures 2021 recap: 80+ deals made across SEA’s fastest growing sectors, aiming for sector diversification in 2022
Welcoming the new year of 2022, East Ventures is taking this opportunity to look back and reflect on the year 2021. Just like the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has also severely impacted our ecosystem—not only Indonesia, but it also took a heavy toll on Singapore and other SEA countries as well.
East Ventures di 2021: 80+ deal di berbagai sektor unggul di Asia Tenggara rampung, mengincar diversifikasi sektor di tahun 2022
Menyambut tahun 2022, East Ventures mengambil kesempatan ini untuk melihat kembali dan merefleksikan tahun 2021. Sama seperti di seluruh dunia, pandemi COVID-19 juga memberikan dampak yang sangat besar pada ekosistem kami—tidak hanya di Indonesia, namun juga Singapura dan negara-negara Asia Tenggara lainnya.
East Ventures welcomes seasoned investor Avina Sugiarto as its new Venture Partner
East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 200 companies in Southeast Asia, announced Avina Sugiarto as a Venture Partner at the firm. Avina will leverage her extensive experiences to invest in growth-stage technology companies and further drive sustainability and integration of ESG practices in East ventures’ investments.
‘ESG is today’s investing paradigm’: Melisa Irene
As an early believer of Indonesia’s startup ecosystem, East Ventures is very enthusiastic in investing in early-stage startups. We have been in the startup scene for over 12 years, and we did not only invest in certain, specific sectors but we have been sector-agnostic, as long as that sector has a promising and potential market size.
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.
‘It’s time to believe in the nation’s capability’: Willson Cuaca
The pandemic is not only a crisis, but also a situation that accelerates the growth of the digital economy. Co-Founder and Managing Partner of East Ventures, a sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported startups in Southeast Asia and Japan, Willson Cuaca told Kompas, Monday (8/16/2021). Since the very beginning, he has had faith in the capabilities of our own nation. This faith is what brings their investments and portfolio startups success.
‘What it takes to be Indonesia’s next unicorn’: David Fernando Audy
Maintaining a successful and sustainable business is not only about having the brightest ideas nor having the largest amount of capital. It is also about execution, building the right team and giving the right solutions. However, above all, there are four pivotal pillars that startup companies must have as their strengths in order to transform into unicorns.