The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60M in funding. The final piece of my four-part guide to expanding a business into Asia is tailored more towards local startups and a big issue that affects many of them: raising funding from investors. Where are all of the VCs in Asia?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

All fired up from my time in Indonesia, I thought, “Changing the world is so exciting! So flash forward to seven years later, I’ve worked full time at nonprofits and consulted part time with nonprofits, and I’ve raised a lot of money. Why do these fundraising books have to be so BORING?” Heather Davis, The Telling Room”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Trukita has an extended network of over 10,000 trucks, and the combination of the two companies means it is “now one of the largest logistics technology providers in Indonesia,” said co-founder and chief executive officer Andree Susanto. to advance its push to digitize logistics in Indonesia. Waresix hauls in $14.5M

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Lalamove will extend its network to cover more small Chinese cities after raising $515 million in Series E funding, the on-demand logistics company announced on its site. According to Crunchbase data , this brings Lalamove’s total raised so far to about $976.5 All three are returning investors. million monthly active users.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2021

Indonesia-based fintech Pluang announced today it has raised $20 million in a pre-Series B round led by Openspace Ventures, with participation from Go Ventures and other returning investors. Pluang’s latest round will be used to develop proprietary financial products to cover more asset classes, including government bonds.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The startup announced today it has raised an oversubscribed $3.8 In Indonesia, there are 33 million farmers and the majority are aged over 45 years. If nothing changes, within 10 years Indonesia will experience a farmer regeneration crisis.”. Eratani’s team. Image Credits: Eratani.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

TaniHub Group , an Indonesian startup that helps farmers get better prices and more customers for their crops, has raised a $65.5 The new funding brings its total raised to about $94 million. Agritech startup TaniGroup raises $10M to help Indonesia’s farmers grow. million Series B. Rakuten and Beyond Next invest $1.4M

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

But in markets like Indonesia, many still use digital wallets or e-commerce platforms, creating alternative sources of user data that can help them secure working capital and other financial tools. Once it completes the program, it will be able to partner with more fintech companies in Indonesia, including bigger institutions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

The adoption of financial apps is surging in Southeast Asian markets like Indonesia , the region’s most populous country. It is currently partnered with Indonesia’s seven largest banks, covering more than 90% of the country’s bank accounts, and plans to expand into all Southeast Asia countries. The amount of funding was undisclosed.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has launched a sale of its Hong Kong shares to raise up to $5.2 The deal adds to a sharp pickup this year in share offering momentum in Hong Kong, the preferred destination for Chinese companies looking to raise offshore capital, as investors bet on a possible recovery in China’s economic growth.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Dat Bike , a Vietnamese startup with ambitions to become the top electric motorbike company in Southeast Asia, has raised $2.6 More than 80% of households in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam own two-wheeled vehicles, but the majority are fueled by gas. Son Nguyen, founder and chief executive officer of Dat Bike.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

The Sydney, Australia-based company announced today it has raised a $45 million AUD (about $34.8 Its Series D will be used to support growth in those markets, and enter new Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. million USD).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Indonesia emerged as the best choice. Southeast Asia is already home to a thriving fintech scene, where Grab , GoTo and Sea have built super apps that encompass financial services, and startups like Xendit , Akulaku and Dana (to name a few) have raised hundreds of millions of dollars for payments, banking services and other financial tools.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Verihubs announced it has raised $2.8 ” The round led by Insignia Venture Partners, with participation from CCV (Central Capital Ventura, the investment arm of Bank Central Asia, the largest privately-owned bank in Indonesia), and Armand Ventures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The startup announced today it has raised $2.8 Two of its largest markets are Indonesia and the Philippines. Doyobi has partnerships with educational platforms Leap Surabaya, Coderacademy and private schools like HighScope Indonesia, Mutiara Harapan Islamic School and Stella Gracia School.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

BukuKas , a startup focused on digitizing Indonesia’s small businesses, has raised $50 million in Series B funding. This is not a capital-need based raise, but more of a tactical raise and having the right people back us long term.”. of Indonesia’s gross domestic product.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

According to the World Bank, Indonesia produces 4.8 The Jakarta-based startup announced today it has raised an oversubscribed round of $5 million led by Openspace and SOSV. Octopus says that as of 2025, the Indonesian government will have spent $5.1 billion on creating a circular economy for more brands.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

AC Ventures (ACV) , a venture firm focused on early-stage startups in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia, has reached the first close of its fifth investment fund (Fund V). The fund is targeting $250 million and has raised 65% of that capital so far, mostly from limited partners who invested in ACV’s previous funds.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2023

About a year ago, it seemed like myself and other colleagues were writing story after story about spend management companies raising tranches of venture capital — remember Mary Ann’s roundup story from basically this same time last year? We’ve raised around $1.4 His answer: “I think eventually we will be a public company.

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TechNode

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Temu is currently in talks with the Vietnamese government to resolve the issue. Governments are raising requirements on cross-border e-commerce, setting a raft of new policies in areas such as information disclosure, market competition, and consumer protection. Temu launched its Vietnam site in October. Yicai, in Chinese ]

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

One Impression, an Indian influencer marketing platform that does business in markets including Indonesia, Dubai, Europe and the U.S., has raised $10 million in a funding round led by the South Korean gaming company Krafton. “We’re bridging the gap between brands and creators.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Today, the Singaporean-based startup announced it has raised $10 million, with the goal of expanding its wireless laser communications system in Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States. This brings Transcelestial’s total raised since it was founded in 2016 to $24 million.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Even the largest landfills in Indonesia are at (or nearing) capacity, and the government has set an ambitious target of 30% waste reduction by 2025 , reports Catherine. Legless for a while longer : We were promised legs, but now Ivan writes that it could be another year for any Meta leg-equipped avatars to appear in Horizon Worlds.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Based in London and Krakow, the startup announced today it has raised $5.5 This brings Airly’s total raised to $8.8 It also has networks of sensors in United Kingdom and Indonesia cities. Communities have used data collected by Airly to lobby local governments to take air quality action. “On million since March 2021.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

Catherine Bashiama runs her fingers along the branches of the coffee tree she’s raised from a seedling, searching anxiously for its first fruit buds since she planted it three years ago. The government says companies can operate safely, but warned them to focus on business. When she grasps the small cherries, Bashiama beams.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Wavemaker Impact is planning to a raise $25 million for its first fund and is currently looking for founders. For example, deforestation is a major issue in Indonesia, as land is cleared for palm oil crops. Another one is direct-seeding rice crops , which can reduce carbon emissions but hasn’t been widely adopted by farmers yet.

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Global Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Raising money for personal causes, and medical fundraising, in particular, is having a moment in places like India with crowdfunding websites like GlobalGiving’s partner, Impact Guru. And the government of Bangladesh announced plans for a nationwide mobile payments system by early 2018.This 1,171,000,000.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Gender equality is a cross-cutting and must not be considered as a single policy issue in the eyes of governments. Ranking gender-related data sources and evidence, policymakers said they most often use government data (79%), international data, such as from the UN (47%) and academic or research institution data (41%).

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

Other hard-hit countries will include Nigeria, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Sudan, and Niger. Indonesia is already experiencing this, and has planned to relocate its capital city of Jakarta entirely rather than try to keep the water at bay. The Arctic is predicted to be practically ice-free during summertime.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

While banks are dealing with the crisis kicked off by the failure of well-known, startup-friendly Silicon Valley Bank, upstart tech companies are still more than busy raising capital. However, it had previously secured a pledge for new funds if its SPAC deal fell through, capital that it has now raised. Deal counts have also been down.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Beam , a Singaporean shared micromobility operator, announced today that it has raised $93 million in a Series B round to accelerate growth into new countries in Asia. Singapore’s micromobility startup Beam raises $26 million. This article has been updated to reflect new information from Beam.

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TechNode

JUNE 12, 2024

Investors shared how the buzz around the promising technology is revolutionizing investment paradigms, and how geopolitical tensions are impacting the expansion of AI companies and global data governance. Despite tensions, global collaboration is still ongoing in areas like open-source AI models and data governance.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

Raise your hand if you have heard of or had at any point been inspired by Hillary Clinton. Raise your hand if you have heard of or have at any time been inspired by Lois Gibbs. Raise your hand if you have heard of or have been inspired by Vandana Shiva. We are a 3.5 So we have a wide mandate. I did not set off to do this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2013

The topic of data is a geeky subject, but exciting because in this era of big data and networks, our collective capacity for problem solving has never been greater. Data is transparent because of social media, data visualization, and open data from governments – all helping us to usher a remarkable period in human history.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The iPhone 16 might just finally be coming to Indonesia. Apple must invest $1 billion in Indonesia and train locals in the company's research and development to create their own products. Indonesia banned the iPhone 16 in October , following Apple's failure to meet its 1.71

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Last week the government reported that the unemployment rate fell for the second straight month to a low 4%. David French, executive vice president of the National Retail Federation, warned the import taxes could raise prices for consumers. Still, hiring and wage growth have been steady, suggesting the economy is still expanding.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Lau relies on water and electricity to operate his thriving export business in Malaysia’s Johor province, where he raises a kaleidoscope of tropical fish in rows of aquariums, including albino fish with red spots that can fetch up to $10,000 from collectors. Winson Lau has always had contingency plans.

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