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Flashy exotic birds can actually glow in the dark

Ars Technica

Found in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Eastern Australia, birds of paradise are famous for flashy feathers and unusually shaped ornaments, which set the standard for haute couture among birds. Many use these feathers for flamboyant mating displays in which they shape-shift into otherworldly forms.

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Fairbanc provides BNPL for micro-merchants in Indonesia

TechCrunch

One example is Fairbanc , which is based in Singapore but focused on Indonesia. Fairbanc will use its new funding on expanding in Indonesia, and exploring new markets like Vietnam and the Philippines in partnership with Unilever. As a result, Fairbanc decided to pilot with Unilever in Indonesia instead.

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Jakarta-based cloud kitchen startup Legit Group gets Series A to take over the rest of Indonesia

TechCrunch

Legit Group, a cloud kitchen brand operator based in Jakarta, has its eyes on the rest of Indonesia after raising a $13.7 The round was led by MDI Ventures, the venture capital arm of PT Telcom Indonesia Tbk, the largest telecom conglomerate in Indonesia. Other cloud kitchen startups in Indonesia include Yummy and Hangry.

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Waste4Change is building a circular economy in Indonesia

TechCrunch

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. Waste4Change’s team. To use Waste4Change, customers can ask for a pick-up team to collect their pre-sorted trash or drop it off themselves.

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Indonesia “sea-to-table” platform Aruna hooks $35M led by Prosus and East Ventures Growth Fund

TechCrunch

Indonesia is one of the world’s largest fisheries producers, but the industry is very fragmented. According to the World Bank , Indonesia is the world’s second largest fisheries producer. But Aruna’s founding team saw two major problems while analyzing coastal communities. Series B round. The sector creates about $4.1

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Indonesia-based Rey Assurance launches its holistic approach to insurance with $1M in funding

TechCrunch

Rey was founded this year by Evan Tanotogono, former head of digital channel at Sequis, one of Indonesia largest insurers, and Bobby Siagian, who held lead engineering roles at companies including Tokopedia and Sea Group. They created Rey to address the low penetration of life and health insurance in Indonesia.

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SerMorpheus wants to make NFTs an everyday sight in Indonesia

TechCrunch

While Indonesia isn’t the most crypto active in the region — total crypto value received was less than half of Thailand’s from July 2021 to June 2022, according to Chainalysis — the country is thought to hold huge potential for web3 adoption, thanks to a young and sizable (270 million) population as well as a vibrant Web 2.0