Amidst the global challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indonesian market has witnessed a significant shift in investor sentiment and the evolution of investment conversations. As recalled by Raditya Pramana, a Managing Partner at Venturra, a Jakarta-based early-stage investment firm. Pramana notes that the conversation has shifted from market

John Riady, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Venturra Capital is confident that Indonesia can play a significant role in the digital economy of Southeast Asia. He attributes this to the positive trend in startup funding and the country's favorable demographics compared to other nations. "In the next

Softbank-backed insurtech company ZA Tech has made an undisclosed investment in Carro. This investment was made through a joint venture deal. The partnership will enable Carro to leverage ZA Tech's solutions, including tailored insurance products and real-time processing of claims through AI. Carro will also gain access to

TechinAsia.com – Southeast Asia’s Web3 Gaming Company sector lit up the stage last year, with titles like Axie Infinity and blockchain gaming guilds like Yield Guild Games raising massive rounds. Toward the end of 2021, four experienced tech veterans from Google, Microsoft, Airbnb, and Grab were cooking up their

TechCrunch,com – Meal deliveries in Vietnamese cities typically take less than half an hour, but grocery deliveries are lagging behind, sometimes taking up to two to three hours, says Rino founder Trung Thanh Nguyen. By creating a vertically-integrated logistics infrastructure centered around “dark stores,” or stores set up for order

TehinAsia.com – Startup brand aggregator, Tjufoo, memulai operasinya untuk melakukan akuisisi dan meningkatkan skala bisnis brand UMKM yang potensial di Indonesia. Tjufoo berkomitmen menyiapkan dana sebesar Rp1,8 triliun untuk mengakuisisi brand lokal potensial, tujuannya agar mendorong pertumbuhan UMKM tersebut. Co-founder dan CEO Tjufoo, TJ Tham, menilai permodalan masih menjadi

TechCrunch.com — Mio, the Vietnamese social commerce platform, has raised an $8 million Series A, less than a year after announcing its seed round. The funding was led by Jungle Ventures, Patamar Capital and Oliver Jung, with participation from returning investors GGV, Venturra, Hustle Fund, iSEED SEA and Gokul Rajaram.

TechInAsia.com — Klinik Pintar, an Indonesia-based healthtech startup, raised over US$4.1 million in a series A round led by Golden Gate Ventures and PT Bundamedik, with participation from Skystar Ventures and Sequis Life. Founded by serial entrepreneur Harya Bimo in 2018, Klinik Pintar helps its users book teleconsultations,

TechCrunch.com — Based in Hong Kong, Finverse’s ambitious goal is to enable open banking throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The startup recently came out of stealth mode with $1.8 million in seed funding, and is now live in four markets (Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam) with connections