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JULY 12, 2021

Staff management platform Vara’s team. If you follow startup news from Indonesia, you know that the country’s estimated 60 million small businesses are a hot target for tech companies. BukuKas and BukuWarung , for example, both recently raised large rounds to fuel their race to digitize SMEs’ operations.

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MAY 29, 2022

Indonesia’s sprawling archipelago has long been a headache for logistics companies, but there’s no lack of brave challengers. Founded by Tokopedia veteran Vincent Tjendra , Astro plans to spend its funding proceeds on user acquisition, product development and hiring more staff to add to its current team of 200.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

The company announced today it has raised a $4.29 million seed round led by Wavemaker Partners, which it says is the largest seed round ever raised in Malaysia, based on data from Crunchbase. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Poladrone wants to change the way farms use pesticides with a combination of drones and automation and analytics software.

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MARCH 2, 2021

The rapid growth of e-commerce in Indonesia, especially during the pandemic, is placing increasing demands on its supply chain infrastructure. According to research institution Statistics Indonesia, there are about 5 million small and medium-sized manufacturers in Indonesia. Indonesia’s Kargo comes out of stealth with $7.6M

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Una Brands , the e-commerce aggregator focused on Asia-Pacific brands, announced today it has raised $15 million for its Series A. Besides raising equity, Una also extended its debt facility size from Claret Capital. “We E-commerce aggregator Rainforest raises $20M just months after its last funding.

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MARCH 24, 2021

The startup announced today it has raised a $2 million seed round, co-led by SOSV and Vectr Ventures. As companies signed up for viAct to monitor sites while complying with COVID-19 social distancing measures, the company provided training over Zoom to help teams onboard more quickly.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Today, Indonesian EWA startup wagely announced it has raised $5.6 In Indonesia, wagely’s competitors include GajiGesa and Gajiku. Fischer said wagely “created the earned wage access category in Indonesia,” and is the market leader with more than 50 large companies, including state-owned enterprises and multi-national conglomerates.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The startup announced today it has raised a seed extension of $1.5 The funding brings Jeff’s total raised to about $2.5 Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia. Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

The company’s Series B, which brings its total raised since 2017 to $41 million AUD, will be used to expand in Southeast Asia and double its total team by hiring 100 new people, including 50 software developers. ” co-founder and co-chief executive officer William On told TechCrunch.

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MARCH 7, 2022

Una, one of the largest e-commerce aggregators in Asia, has already established its presence across Asia, including Singapore, Australia, India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan, since its launch in 2021. . Singaporean E-commerce aggregator Rainforest raised a series of funding last year.

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JULY 14, 2021

The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised a $12 million Series A to build out its B2B transactions platform. All of Tinvio’s existing investors—Sequoia Capital India’s Surge, Global Founders Capital and Partech Ventures—also returned for its Series A, which brings Tinvio’s total raised to $18.5 million seed round.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Komunal is reaching out to Indonesia’s rural customers by going where they are. Founded in 2019, the startup announced today it has raised $8.5 Komunal’s team. Komunal raises $8.5M to digitize Indonesia’s rural banks by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch. Image Credits: Komunal.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The startup announced today it has raised a $5 million Series A led by Monk’s Hill Venture. The funding will be used to expand in the Asia-Pacific region, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, and to add new features in response to demand from hospitals and healthcare organizations during COVID-19.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

At the same time, it has raised $35 million in a Series C funding round led by UAE-based investor Mubadala. Dostavista, the ‘crowdsourced’ same-day delivery service, raises $15M Series B. In Borzo, we find a team with a clear vision of the opportunity in the evolving on-demand delivery space.

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MARCH 2, 2021

Indonesia’s Xendit , a startup focused on building digital payments infrastructure for the region, has just raised $64.6 The funding brings the total amount raised by the Jakarta-based company to $88 million since its 2015. And Southeast Asia is no exception. million in a Series B led by Silicon Valley heavyweight Accel.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

BukuKas , one of several startups helping SMEs go online, announced today it has raised a $10 million Series A led by Sequoia Capital India. BukuKas was founded by chief executive officer Krishnan Menon and chief operating officer Lorenzo Peracchione, who met eight years ago while working at Lazada Indonesia.

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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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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Evermos’ founding team (l to r): Arip Tirta, Ghufron Mustaqim, Iqbal Muslimin and Ilham Taufiq. The company, which focuses on halal products and other items for Muslim customers, announced today it has raised a $30 million Series B, led by UOB Venture Management’s Asia Impact Investment Fund II. Image Credits: Evermos.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The startup announced today it has raised a $14 million Series A led by Jungle Ventures with participation from eWTP Capital (a venture fund under Alibaba and Ant Financial) and ThinkZone Ventures. Edupia raises Series A to close the education gap in Vietnam by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch.

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MARCH 29, 2022

Singapore-headquartered esports startup Ampverse has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Falcon Capital. The company says this is the largest Series A raised by an esports organization in Southeast Asia, based on data from PitchBook and other third-party platforms.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Jakarta-based Xendit , best known for its digital payment infrastructure but also focused on other financial products, announced today it has raised $150 million in Series C funding, bumping its valuation to $1 billion. Indonesian payments infra startup Xendit raises $64.6M in Accel-led Series B.

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MARCH 30, 2021

To get more data for its latest Southeast Asia Tech Talent Compensation report, which covers startup hiring in Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam, Monk’s Hill Ventures teamed up with Glints , one of its portfolio companies. Now even more founders have become open to remote teams because of the pandemic.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Flip , an Indonesia-based fintech startup, announced today it has raised $48 million in a Series B to accelerate its growth. The funding brings Flip’s total capital raised to $65million. . Flip is Insight Partners’ first investment in Indonesia. . This new funding is a testament to our team’s commitment and persistence.

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MARCH 23, 2021

The startup, which launched its app in Vietnam last year, announced today it has raised $1 million, led by the Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN). In total, the company now has about 80 to 100 potential partners in its Vietnam pipeline, and part of its new funding will be used to expand its team to speed up the onboarding process.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

This means PasarPolis will be able to offer new products and work with partners like Tokopedia, Gojek, Traveloka, Xiaomi and IKEA Indonesia to create custom insurance policies. . Tap Insurance received a full license for insurance underwriting from OJK (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, or the Financial Services Authority of Indonesia). .

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A Manila-headquartered startup called CloudEats , which operates cloud kitchens across the Philippines and Vietnam, just raised a $7 million Series A extension led by Nordstar to accelerate the digitization of food service in Southeast Asia. .

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MAY 31, 2021

Zenyum , a startup that wants to make cosmetic dentistry more affordable, announced today it has raised a $40 million Series B. This brings Zenyum’s total raised so far to $56 million, including a $13.6 ” Beam raises $80M as the dental insurer looks to keep up rapid historic growth.

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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 is among several Indonesian financial apps, including Ajaib, Bibit and FUNDtastic, that have recently raised funding.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

This brings its total raised to $43 million, including the oversubscribed first tranche of its Series B, which was led by Tiger Global and closed in January 2022. Founded in 2016, with a team of about 250 people, Ayoconnect is currently working toward more financial inclusion for Indonesian consumers and SMEs.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Pintu is the latest investment app in Southeast Asia to quickly raise a much larger follow-on round as interest in retail investing grows. With the Coinbase IPO and a lot of new users onboarding, we think it’s the right time for us to raise a larger round to finance faster growth,” he said.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Super’s founding team on Mount Bromo in East Java. In Indonesia, daily necessities often cost more in smaller cities and rural areas. The startup announced today it has raised an oversubscribed $28 million Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia. Indonesian social commerce app KitaBeli gets $10M led by Go Ventures.

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MARCH 22, 2023

Kredivo Holdings , which offers credit services to underbanked consumers in Indonesia and Vietnam, has raised $270 million in what it says was an oversubscribed Series D. The company has now raised a total of about $400 million in equity, and has committed debt facilities of almost $1 billion to grow its loan book.

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APRIL 19, 2021

A Zoom screenshot with CoLearn’s founding team: Marc Irawan, Abhay Saboo and Sandeep Devaram. The team sensed that remote learning would permanently change how students want to be tutored and decided to focus completely on its app, which launched in August 2020. This marks the first time both have made an investment in Indonesia.

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MAY 20, 2021

The startup, which currently focuses on fresh groceries and plans to expand into more categories, announced today it has raised $1 million in seed funding. Other examples of social commerce areas focused on smaller cities and rural areas include “hyperlocal” startup Super and KitaBeli , both in Indonesia, and Resellee in the Philippines.

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JUNE 6, 2022

The cryptocurrency-focused app has raised a $113 million Series B from Intudo Ventures, Lightspeed, Northstar Group and Pantera Capital. Launched in April 2020, Pintu bills itself as “Indonesia’s leading homegrown crypto assets platform.” It will also perform additional hiring, having already doubled its team to 200 in 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The Singapore-based company announced today it has raised $44 million in Series C funding led by returning investors Itochu Corporation, which put in $32 million. The new capital brings Docquity’s total raised to $57.5 It has also set up internal compliance and pharma co-vigilance team to ensure privacy and security.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

QuotaBook , a Seoul-based equity management platform, has raised $11 million in funding led by Elefund, with participation from Access Ventures, Hana Securities and South Korean fintech company Viva Republica. Some of its previous backers, including Draper Associates and Capstone Partners, joined the round. Image Credits: QuotaBook.

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