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East Ventures sponsors two major Indonesia surfing tournaments
East Ventures is beyond happy to announce its support of not one but two surfing tournaments in Bali, the Vans Bali Pro presented by East Ventures from 8-9 March and the Liga Surfing Indonesia 2021 Grand Final from 11-13 March, which take place at Bali’s most well known beach destination of Halfways, Kuta Beach, Bali.
Bananas, Indonesia-based quick commerce startup, raises US$ 1.5 million seed funding led by East Ventures
Bananas, a quick commerce startup based in Indonesia, has secured a total of US$ 1.5 million in seed funding. This funding was led by East Ventures, with the participation from SMDV, ARISE, MDI Ventures, Y Combinator and a few angel investors.
Fuse insurtech achieved 2021 target by closing more than US$ 105 million in terms of GWP
Insurtech company Fuse announced an impressive 2021 performance with Gross Written Premium (GWP) of policies utilizing the Fuse platform exceeding US$ 105 million. This represents more than 2% of the market share in terms of the general insurance market. Despite the challenging situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Fuse still managed to double its market share and improving the quality of its platform and services.
Aruna raises US$ 30 million in follow-on series A funding, bringing total capital raised to US$ 65 million
Aruna, Indonesia’s leading fishery and marine platform, has announced a US$ 30 million Series A follow-on funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. The round also saw participation from existing investors Prosus Ventures, AC Ventures, East Ventures (Growth Fund), Indogen Capital, SMDV and SIG Venture Capital.
Inteluck, technology-driven logistics platform in Southeast Asia, announced US$ 15 million series B funding
Inteluck, a Southeast Asian technology-driven logistics platform, said today that it has raised US$15 million in a Series B fundraising round. Creo Capital, a Hong Kong-based investment firm under New World Group, spearheaded the investment. East Ventures and Headline Asia are among the investors in this round. Favour Capital, a TMT boutique investment bank focused on China and Southeast Asia, served as the round's exclusive financial advisor.
Receiving investment led by East Ventures, mental health startup Riliv maximizes services to help face the pandemic and new normal
Mental health service startup Riliv announced that it has received seed round funding led by East Ventures. Other investors, such as Benson Capital, Sankalpa Ventures, Teja Ventures, Telkom Indonesia through Indigo Acceleration program, and Angel Investor Shweta Shrivastava also participated in this funding round to jointly develop the mental health industry in Indonesia.
StaffAny raises US$ 3.4 million in series A funding
Workforce management solution start-up, StaffAny, today announced that it has raised US$3.4 million in its Series A funding round. This investment was led by GGV Capital, with participation from East Ventures, FreakOut Shinsei Fund, Far East Ventures, Farquhar Venture Capital and prolific business angels such as Allen Shim, the former CFO of Slack.
Fraction raises US$3 million led by East Ventures to democratize investments by turning real estate and more into fractional NFTs
Fraction, a Hong Kong and Bangkok based fintech startup, announced that it has secured US$3 million in a pre-series A round led by East Ventures, with participation from Emtek Group (Grab, Bukalapak), Thakral Limited, V Ventures and a group of regional investors.