East Ventures-backed startups, Xurya, Nusantics, and Komunal, were crowned as Top Startup in the G20 Digital Innovation Network 2022
East Ventures-backed portfolio companies: Xurya, Nusantics, and Komunal, have been crowned as the Top Startup in the G20 Digital Innovation Network 2022, held in Bali, Indonesia, from 2 - 4 September 2022. They represented Indonesia on this global stage as part of the G20 Presidency of Indonesia with a theme of "Recover Stronger, Recover Together".
Invest in Our Planet: Here are East Ventures’ environmental agents to save the Earth
The world celebrates Earth Day every 22 April. Earth day is an event to raise public awareness regarding environmental protection and also a time for us to reflect on what kind of contributions we have given to our mother's nature.
More Indonesian companies installing rooftop solar panels
More Indonesian companies such as apparel manufacturer Pan Brothers are banking on the sun in their march towards sustainability. In January, three factories of Pan Brothers in Boyolali regency, Central Java, began operating rooftop solar panels that can generate 1,800 kilowatt peak (kwp), the rate at which they generate energy at peak performance such as on a sunny day in the afternoon.
Xurya receives US$ 21.5 million series A funding from investors led by East Ventures and Saratoga
Xurya, a renewable energy startup with a focus on Rooftop Solar Power Plant rental in Indonesia, announced series A funding of US$21.5 million or equivalent to Rp 308 billion. This series A funding round was led by a venture capital firm, East Ventures (Growth fund), and PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk. (Saratoga) with the returning participation of existing investors Schneider Electric and New Energy Nexus Indonesia.
East Ventures 2021 recap: 80+ deals made across SEA’s fastest growing sectors, aiming for sector diversification in 2022
Welcoming the new year of 2022, East Ventures is taking this opportunity to look back and reflect on the year 2021. Just like the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has also severely impacted our ecosystem—not only Indonesia, but it also took a heavy toll on Singapore and other SEA countries as well.
East Ventures di 2021: 80+ deal di berbagai sektor unggul di Asia Tenggara rampung, mengincar diversifikasi sektor di tahun 2022
Menyambut tahun 2022, East Ventures mengambil kesempatan ini untuk melihat kembali dan merefleksikan tahun 2021. Sama seperti di seluruh dunia, pandemi COVID-19 juga memberikan dampak yang sangat besar pada ekosistem kami—tidak hanya di Indonesia, namun juga Singapura dan negara-negara Asia Tenggara lainnya.
‘ESG is today’s investing paradigm’: Melisa Irene
As an early believer of Indonesia’s startup ecosystem, East Ventures is very enthusiastic in investing in early-stage startups. We have been in the startup scene for over 12 years, and we did not only invest in certain, specific sectors but we have been sector-agnostic, as long as that sector has a promising and potential market size.