e27.co — Podcast Network Asia (PNA), a Philippine-based podcast network agency, announced today it has raised US$750,000 in seed funding. Local VC firm Foxmont Capital and Jakarta-headquartered Venturra Discovery joined Lisa Gokongwei, President of Summit Media, in the investment round. Kumu, a local live-streaming platform, also participated. As

TechInAsia.com — Idinvest Partners, a unit of private equity firm Eurazeo, has also joined the funding round with existing investors including Antler, Venturra, Yuj Ventures, Picus Capital, Found Ventures, and other angel investors that have backed the company. Cove provides move-in ready rooms and studios with flexible monthly contracts for

CRUNCHBASE.COM — The Series C, which was led by General Atlantic and GGV Capital, will help the company expand its product in Indonesia and Vietnam. Ruangguru, which was founded in 2014, counts East Ventures and Venturra Capital among its investors. Ruangguru helps users learn concepts through its online platform, which

DailySocial.id – Startup healthtech Medigo announced its funding of pre-series A with an undisclosed value. There are three investors involved in the new funding this round, namely the existing Venturra Discovery and two new investors: Golden Gate Ventures and Kenangan Kapital which is an angel fund owned by Kopi Kenangan

DailySocial.id — The expansion success story is one of the benchmarks for business growth; It’s no wonder that many founders openly conveyed this ambition on various occasions. Starting from national, regional, then global expansion. In the Indonesian startup ecosystem, several players have enough courage to expand overseas. The level

TheJakartaPost.com — Online beauty marketplace Social Bella has announced that it has closed a US$58 million funding round to support its new business unit and increase its growth in the beauty and personal care sector. The funding round comes from its existing investors, namely Singaporean state investment fund Temasek

MAGAZINE.JOB-LIKE.COM — What should a startup do to save its business during the COVID-19 pandemic? Raditya Pramana, Partner of Venturra Discovery, a venture capital that focuses on investing in early stage startups in the ASEAN region, emphasized the importance of startups in extending their business runways. Raditya said that

CompassList.com — More than two months after the Indonesian government announced the first Covid-19 case on home soil, the country’s VCs are cautiously adapting to “the new normal.” The firms are still seeking out new deals, but have mostly narrowed their criteria to what they refer as “pandemic-proof” sectors.

DEALSTREETASIA.COM — In the wake of the novel COVID-19 outbreak, online transactions have witnessed significant growth over the past few months – especially in the month of Ramadan – in Southeast Asia. The region recorded a 54 per cent jump in online sales year-on-year between January 13 and April 5, according to

BUSINESSTIMES.COM.SG — IN THE early 1980s, Chua Joo Hock, an engineer by training, cut his teeth in venture capital – the business of investing private capital in emergent companies, or more romantically, the art of betting on diamonds in the rough. As part of a secondment to venture firm Seavi

DEALSTREETASIA.COM — The white tents, metal detectors, and red queue stanchions stood ready for the crowds that were expected to come through for the widely-anticipated Singapore Airshow this week. Yet, this year, there were far more people manning the security checkpoints than there were attendees. The biennial event has typically

COMPASSLIST.COM — After the longest bull market run in history, investors are bracing for an impending economic downturn. The global economy may weaken to its slowest growth rate since the 2008 financial crisis and get “stuck in a long period of low growth,” the OECD has warned. Other organizations, such

DAILYSOCIAL.ID — Venturra Discovery Venture Capital aims for an investment opportunity in Vietnam. As Raditya Pramana, Venturra Discovery’s Partner said, they’ve planned for investment this year. To date, Venturra Discovery has invested in Medigo, Ekrut, Club Alacarte, and Antler. Raditya said to have plans for three companies that

E27.co — Indonesian recruitment platform Ekrut announced the closing of an undisclosed pre-Series A funding round led by Venturra Discovery, the seed investment arm of Venturra Capital. Bizreach Inc also participated in this funding round, which included existing investors such as East Ventures, Prasetia Dwidharma, and Skystar Capital. Ekrut plans

KR-ASIA.com — Markets and consumers are fickle. The next big thing always seems to be just around the corner, ready to become the next buzz machine. But smart investors look for something else—not the quick buck, but companies with staying power. With that in mind, KrASIA’s writers queried

TECHINASIA.COM — Medigo, a Jakarta-headquartered medical software-as-a-service startup, has landed funding from Venturra Discovery, the seed-stage arm of Indonesian firm Venturra Capital. The round was closed in the fourth quarter of 2018, and the amount is undisclosed. Founded in May 2018, Medigo develops products that aim to build a more