Willson Cuaca

4 April 2023

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“We never intentionally look for unicorns”: Willson Cuaca

Since East Ventures was established in 2009, we never intentionally look for unicorns. The statement came from East Ventures’ Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Willson Cuaca during the panel discussion titled ‘Finding the Next Unicorn’ in OCBC NISP Business Forum 2023. “We invest based on convictions,…

Silicon Valley Bank - East Ventures

19 March 2023

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‘The impact of SVB does not directly affect our ecosystem’: Willson Cuaca

News of the ‘collapse’ of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) continues to loom over the global tech startup ecosystem – Indonesia is no exception. As of March 2023, the 16th largest bank in the United States was shut down due to the significant decrease in the…

Genomics technology - A path to a healthier Indonesia|Genomics technology - A path to a healthier Indonesia|||||

24 February 2023

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Genomics technology: A path to a healthier Indonesia

Genomics sequencing in Indonesia’s healthcare sector has greatly improved since the COVID-19 pandemic, although it is still in the early stage in this country. Due to the pandemic, Indonesia has identified around 40,000 sequences of the virus or pathogen – the most extensive so far…

Budi Gunadi Sadikin Willson Cuaca Genomics|East Ventures genomics white paper

17 February 2023

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East Ventures launched a white paper on genomics in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia

East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 250 tech companies across Southeast Asia, today launched a white paper “Genomics: Leapfrogging into the Indonesian healthcare future”. This white paper is presented by East Ventures in collaboration with the Ministry of Health…

|Peris.ai BIMA - Cybersecurity as a Service Solution

1 February 2023

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Peris.ai, a cybersecurity as a service startup, secured funding led by East Ventures

Peris.ai, Indonesian-based cybersecurity as a service startup, today announced the new funding led by East Ventures, the leading and pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia. Magic Fund also participated in this funding. Peris.ai will allocate the fresh fund mainly to further build and enhance…

Komunal Team

17 January 2023

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Closing 2022 with high achievements, Komunal raises new funding led by East Ventures

Komunal, the first fintech company to digitize BPR in accelerating the financial inclusion in Indonesia’s tier 2 and tier 3 cities, announced that it has successfully secured US$ 8.5 million of funding led by East Ventures (Growth fund). This funding round is also participated by…

Willson Cuaca

13 January 2023

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‘Indonesia is entering its second phase of digitalization’: Willson Cuaca

The global economic recession continues to threaten amidst high interest rates. This became one of the factors affecting venture capital firms to disburse their investments in 2023. Taking our long-standing investment thesis into consideration, the fundamentals behind East Ventures’ investments are two-pronged: Seed fund, which…

Wesley Tay

10 January 2023

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Wesley Tay joins as a Principal at East Ventures

East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 250 tech companies across Southeast Asia, today announced that Wesley Tay joins East Ventures as its new Principal. Wesley will oversee the investments focusing on the seed stage, and will be based in…

TipTip series A Funding

28 November 2022

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TipTip announces over US$ 13 million series A funding round led by East Ventures

TipTip, a monetization platform for content creators in Southeast Asia, secured its US$ 13 million Series A funding round, following the startup’s US$ 10 million seed round funding earlier this year. The Series A funding was led by East Ventures with continued participation from Vertex,…

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…