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William Sjaichudin (Co-Founder and CEO of Aria)||||

2 November 2022

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Using drones, ARIA wants to change the ‘old face’ of the farming industry

Increasing digital infrastructure and education is vital to optimize digitalization in Indonesia, according to the EV-DCI 2022 survey Born into a family with a farming machinery business, William Sjaichudin has long been familiar with Indonesia’s farmers and agricultural dynamics since he was a kid. After…

East Ventures Fireside Chat with Indonesia's Minister of Health in Singapore|||East Ventures Fireside Chat with Budi G. Sadikin

29 October 2022

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Indonesian Health System Transformation

On 25 October 2022, East Ventures moderated a Fireside Chat with the Indonesian Minister of Health, Budi G. Sadikin at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Singapore. The session was attended by Singaporean health sector private players, Indonesian businesses, and the Indonesian diaspora…

Avina Sugiarto

28 October 2022

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Climate tech investment is a top priority in achieving net zero emissions

Achieving net zero emission globally by 2050 is critical to tackle the climate crisis and help to save our planet for the next generation. Global temperatures have risen 1.1°C since 1901, due to an excess of emissions from burning fossil fuels. Negative effects of climate…

Kompas100 CEO Forum - CEO on Stage at Prasetiya Mulya University|Devina Halim

24 October 2022

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Investment keeps pace, East Ventures looks deeper into startup fundamentals

The global supply chain crisis from the Russo-Ukrainian war and the tightening of policies by the Chinese government has resulted in many central banks worldwide raising their benchmark interest rates, and the capital market is more gloomy than it was in the middle of last…

Mulyono Xu

18 October 2022

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How Desty elevates MSMEs to thrive in Indonesia’s growing commerce ecosystem

EV-DCI 2022 shows an increase of 39% in the median of online platform usage in businesses, yet only a small percentage of MSMEs optimize the tools Mulyono Xu, a local Acehnese man, had spent most of his life in China since he started studying in…

East Ventures - Top Global & Asian Investor Q3 2022|CB Insights_EN_Global|CB Insights_EN_Asia|East Ventures - Top Global & Asia Investor Q3 2022|CB Insights_ID_Asia|CB Insights_ID_Global

14 October 2022

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East Ventures was listed in the Top Global & Asian investors in Q3 2022

East Ventures has been listed as the top ten of top global investors by the global market intelligence platform CB Insights. East Ventures is the only Southeast Asian venture capital firm focusing on the Indonesian market among other US-based and China-based VCs. CB Insights recently…

Willson Cuaca

14 October 2022

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Willson Cuaca, a venture capital pioneer, makes FORTUNE Indonesia’s Businessperson of The Year 2022 list

Willson Cuaca, Co-founder & Managing Partner at East Ventures (EV), is one of the key figures behind capital injections into hundreds of start-ups in Indonesia. However, the story of how he raised investor funds and channeled them to startup founders—who, even then, only had an…

World Mental Health Day

10 October 2022

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Why maintaining employees’ mental health is important for companies

Workers are increasingly concerned with their mental health, but few companies provide support The COVID-19 pandemic has come under control, with some work activities returning to the pre-covid working situation, such as coming to the office. However, companies cannot deny that the work-life balance during…

East Ventures-backed cold chain firms: Fresh Factory and Superkul|Paxel co-founders|Paxel

6 October 2022

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Cold chain may be the next opportunity for Indonesia’s logistics startups

Indonesian last-mile logistics startup Paxel found that almost half of its shipments are of frozen food – primarily from MSMEs sending their products to customers. This is despite the company’s fleet mainly made up of motorcycles that are not equipped with any kind of refrigeration.…

Pushing financial literacy after inclusion

5 October 2022

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Pushing financial literacy after inclusion

As financial inclusion efforts are underway, the EV-DCI survey has identified that what comes next is financial literacy Financial inclusion is crucial for any nation to accelerate economic growth by improving equal financial access and support for doing business, such as transactions, payments, savings, credit…