Willson Cuaca

8 August 2025

Press Release

Willson Cuaca has been appointed to be a member of Singapore’s Economic Strategy Review Committee 3: Entrepreneurship

This press release was originally published by Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information on 4 August 2025, titled “Economic Strategy Review to Chart a New Economic Blueprint for Singapore.” Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Chairman of the Singapore Economic Resilience Taskforce (SERT) Gan Kim…

31 July 2025

From Portfolios

Brewing success: Fore’s journey to IPO

Let us go back to March 2025, when we finally received approval from the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan / OJK) to pursue Fore’s IPO. However, the good news came amidst Indonesia’s market turmoil due to global economic uncertainties, trade tensions, and domestic…

24 July 2025

Insights

US-Indonesia tariff deal: How businesses navigate the shift in global trade dynamics

Last week, Indonesia concluded not one, but two major trade deals with the US (United States) and the IEU-CEPA (Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement), which are still widely discussed. Most notably, the trade agreement of the new US-Indonesia tariffs deal went from 32% to 19%,…

18 July 2025

Insights

The potential of AI to drive Indonesia’s digital competitiveness growth

AI (artificial intelligence) adoption in Indonesia is still in its early stages, but continues to show significant progress The digital ecosystem and evolving technological trends are paramount in shaping a nation’s or enterprise’s digital competitiveness. That said, robust digital infrastructure is also fundamental, providing the…

16 July 2025

Press Release

East Ventures launched a white paper focusing on AI, a bold take on how AI is reshaping Southeast Asia

East Ventures, a pioneering and leading venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, today released a white paper titled “AI-first: Decoding Southeast Asia trends”. This white paper offers a deep dive into how AI (artificial intelligence), particularly Generative AI (GenAI), is reshaping the business…

15 July 2025

From Portfolios

Singapore’s edtech platform Geniebook achieves profitability; expands with acquisitions

Singapore-based edtech firm Geniebook has achieved three straight quarters of profitability and has expanded its hybrid strategy with two major acquisitions. The firm said in a statement on Thursday that the firm has reached a significant financial milestone by achieving positive cash flow over the…

9 July 2025

From Portfolios

Ismaya’s journey: Reinventing F&B and the entertainment industry through strategic innovation

Ismaya Group has become a role model in Indonesia’s dynamic F&B (Food and Beverage) and entertainment industry. Founded in 2002 by Christian Rijanto, Bram Hendrata, and Brian Sutanto, the group was born from the realization that Jakarta needed more accessible yet stylish lifestyle venues. Their…

8 July 2025

Press Release

Sxored, an AI-powered credit analysis startup, secures funding led by East Ventures

Sxored, an Indonesia-based tech startup specializing in intelligent document extraction and AI-powered credit document analysis, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. The funds will be used to accelerate…

4 July 2025

EV-DCI

EV-DCI 2025: Indonesia’s digital economy doubles amid global uncertainty

Amidst global economic uncertainties, Indonesia’s digital ecosystem demonstrates remarkable resilience and growth, as highlighted by the East Ventures – Digital Competitiveness Index (EV-DCI) 2025 report. This annual report, a collaboration between East Ventures and Katadata Insight Center (KIC), expresses continued optimism towards Indonesia’s digital transformation,…

2 July 2025

Insights

How AI is transforming economic growth in emerging markets

AI (artificial intelligence) is rapidly transforming emerging markets in Southeast Asia, particularly in countries like Indonesia. There, a youthful, tech-savvy population and growing digital infrastructure have spurred tremendous growth in generative AI platforms like ChatGPT. According to OpenAI, the number of weekly active users has…

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Willson Cuaca has been appointed to be a member of Singapore’s Economic Strategy Review Committee 3: Entrepreneurship

Brewing success: Fore’s journey to IPO

US-Indonesia tariff deal: How businesses navigate the shift in global trade dynamics

The potential of AI to drive Indonesia’s digital competitiveness growth

East Ventures launched a white paper focusing on AI, a bold take on how AI is reshaping Southeast Asia

Singapore’s edtech platform Geniebook achieves profitability; expands with acquisitions

Ismaya’s journey: Reinventing F&B and the entertainment industry through strategic innovation

Sxored, an AI-powered credit analysis startup, secures funding led by East Ventures

EV-DCI 2025: Indonesia’s digital economy doubles amid global uncertainty

How AI is transforming economic growth in emerging markets

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