East Ventures launches its annual Sustainability Report 2024
East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, today launched its annual report, East Ventures Sustainability Report 2024. This report demonstrates East Ventures’ continuous efforts and progress in integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks in its operations and across its ecosystem, in generating positive impacts for the betterment of society.
“What it takes to become great”: Willson Cuaca and Najwa Shihab’s secret sauce to achieving success
Prior to being East Ventures’ Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Willson Cuaca embarked on a career in cybersecurity as an iPhone developer in Singapore. On the other hand, Najwa Shihab, now an accomplished journalist and the Founder of media startup NARASI, started her journey from the ground up at a local TV station.
15 key facts about East Ventures
Since its establishment in 2009, East Ventures has become the leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Southeast Asia. We are a holistic platform that provides multi-stage investment, from Seed to Growth stage, for over 300 tech startups and companies in Southeast Asia. Our investment comes from diverse sectors, ranging from commerce, Software as a Service (SaaS), fintech, to healthcare and climate tech.
East Ventures consistently races in the perfect storm: 2023 recap & 2024 outlook
The tech industry weathered an intense “perfect storm” of crises these past two years. The global economy is in a complex state characterized by uncertainty, making caution our guiding principle. We find ourselves in a landscape where valuations are far from their peak, the global economy remains sluggish, inflationary pressures persist, and the threat of a potential global recession looms large.
The future of Indonesian healthcare: Insights from Indonesia’s Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin and East Ventures’ Willson Cuaca
Indonesia's healthcare sector is on the brink of a significant transformation, and the catalysts were brought to light during a fireside chat at the Tech in Asia Conference 2023 in Jakarta. The discussion, titled 'The Future of Indonesian Healthcare,' featured a candid conversation between Mr. Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Indonesia's Minister of Health, and Willson Cuaca, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at East Ventures.
East Ventures announced its first Healthcare fund of US$30 million
East Ventures, a pioneering and leading venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, today announced the firm’s first healthcare-focused fund with the amount of US$30 million, which is dedicated to supporting innovative healthcare solutions in Indonesia.
Mesh Bio, a health deep tech startup, secured investment from East Ventures
Mesh Bio, a Singapore-based health deep tech startup in transforming chronic disease management through predictive analytics, announced that it had raised an undisclosed amount of funding from East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm focusing on Southeast Asia. The funding will be allocated to further develop the digital twin technologies in chronic disease management and to expand its services across Southeast Asia, mainly Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Asia’s fastest-growing sneaker marketplace Novelship secures US$9.5 million in series B funding round led by East Ventures, following latest collaboration with Snoop Dogg
Singapore-based online streetwear marketplace, Novelship, has bagged US$9.5 million in its Series B funding round led by East Ventures, iGlobe Partners and GSR Ventures. The new funds will accelerate the company’s move to amplify its brand presence across Southeast Asia.