Tech in Asia Presents Asia’s Startup Database Techlist

Tech in Asia has published Techlist, a database compilation of startups in Asia, especially Southeast Asia, which helps investors to catch up with startups’ trend and growth. The freemium service took a part in 2015 Y Combinator winter batch and claimed to have already had more than 1000 Asian companies listed on its database. In total, Asian startups gathered around $988 million of disclosed funding in 2014. Continue reading Tech in Asia Presents Asia’s Startup Database Techlist

EMTEK Quietly Acquired Karir.com

Only three months after we posted the rumor about EMTEK Group’s (PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi) acquisition towards Karir.com, EMTEK, an Indonesian media conglomeration group which becomes the holding company of Lakupon, NexMedia, SCTV, Indosiar, and O Channel, has secretly sealed the deal. Continue reading EMTEK Quietly Acquired Karir.com

Tech in Asia Hadirkan Basisdata Startup Asia Techlist

Layanan publikasi Tech in Asia mengumumkan kehadiran Techlist, sebuah kompilasi basisdata startup di Asia, khususnya di Asia Tenggara, untuk membantu investor men-track pergerakan dan perkembangan startup. Techlist adalah startup Asia Tenggara yang ambil bagian dalam Y Combinator batch Winter 2015. Layanan ini bersifat freemium dan diklaim telah memiliki lebih dari 1000 perusahaan Asia dalam datanya. Secara total Techlist mencatat pendanaan di Asia, yang diumumkan, sepanjang 2014 mencapai $988 juta.

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Fiserv’s Perspective on Mobile Money in Indonesia

Fiserv is one of the world biggest financial technology (fintech) service provider that currently looking to expand its business in Indonesia. We had a chance to speak with Sunil Sachdev, Fiserv’s Managing Director for International Payments Group, and Andrew Parker, Fiserv’s Sales Director for Digital Channels in Asia Pacific, about mobile money condition in Indonesia and what is the challenge that needs to be overcame.

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EMTEK Diam-Diam Resmi Akuisisi Karir.com

Tiga bulan setelah kami memberitakan rumor soal akuisisi Grup EMTEK (PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi) terhadap Karir.com, ternyata informasi ini benar-benar terbukti. EMTEK diam-diam telah resmi mengakuisisi layanan marketplace pekerjaan Indonesia ini. EMTEK merupakan grup konglomerasi media Indonesia yang juga merupakan holding company dari Lakupon, NexMedia, SCTV, Indosiar, dan O Channel.

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Google Indonesia’s Country Director Rudy Ramawy Officially Resigned

After losing Krishna Zulkarnain, the previous Country Marketing Manager, less than a month ago, Google Indonesia once again lost one of management board’s key persons, Country Manager Rudy Ramawy, due to personal excuses. Currently, the international titan is looking for his replacement. Continue reading Google Indonesia’s Country Director Rudy Ramawy Officially Resigned

Country Director Google Indonesia Rudy Ramawy Mengundurkan Diri Karena Alasan Pribadi

Setelah kehilangan Krishna Zulkarnain yang hengkang dari posisi Country Marketing Manager kurang dari sebulan lalu, Google Indonesia kembali kehilangan posisi kunci di level manajemennya. Kami mendapatkan informasi bahwa Country Director Google Indonesia Rudy Ramawy telah mengundurkan diri karena urusan pribadi. Saat ini lowongan Country Director untuk Google Indonesia sudah dibuka.

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Officially Launched in Indonesia, UberX is Set at Low Rate

Today, Uber officially launched its latest service, UberX (UberRakyat) in Jakarta. This service is expected to be an alternative transportation to people who look for going with cheap yet convenient accommodation. Its rate is so low that it even is cheaper than taxi. Uber wishes that this service would follow the foot steps of its predecessor, Uber Black, in serving the people of Jakarta. Continue reading Officially Launched in Indonesia, UberX is Set at Low Rate

Compass Ajak Penggiat Startup di Indonesia Berpartisipasi dalam Survei Ekosistem Startup Global 2015

Tiga tahun yang lalu, Compass yang berbasis di Silicon Valley membuat laporan tentang Ekosistem Startup (Startup Ecosystem Report) 2012. Tahun ini mereka akan membuat laporan serupa dan mengajak penggiat startup di Indonesia, untuk pertama kalinya, berpartisipasi. Cukup meluangkan 10 menit untuk merepresentasikan kondisi ekosistem startup di Indonesia dengan mengakses http://startup-ecosystem.compass.co/.

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Local Investors’s Support Is All We Need to Produce World-Class Local Startups

Yesterday, the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) gave a speech on the potential of acquisition towards local online businesses by foreign companies while inaugurating triawan Munaf as the Creative Economic Body’s Head (CEB). Apart from the controversies growing along with it, I believe that there are a number of points that local startups really need to go global. Continue reading Local Investors’s Support Is All We Need to Produce World-Class Local Startups