IDNtimes Closes Funding from East Ventures

IDNtimes, a local Buzzfeed-like online media, sealed an undisclosed funding from East Ventures. The funding will be allocated to its aggressive expansion, including adding more team members, upgrading its UX quality, strengthening the content creation and distribution, and improving the platform quality. Continue reading IDNtimes Closes Funding from East Ventures

Urungnya Foxconn Bersinggah di Indonesia Menurut Kacamata Kebijakan Investasi Nasional

Setelah dikabarkan ada isu terkait negosiasi dengan pihak pemerintah, kini Foxconn dikabarkan memilih mundur dan beralih mendirikan pabriknya di Malaysia. Hal tersebut seperti diungkapkan Ketua Umum Kamar Dagang dan Industri (KADIN) Indonesia Suryo Bambang Sulisto yang menyesalkan keputusan ini. Memang, mundurnya Foxconn untuk berinvestasi di Indonesia dianggap berat, lantaran mereka membawa investasi yang tidak sedikit. Continue reading Urungnya Foxconn Bersinggah di Indonesia Menurut Kacamata Kebijakan Investasi Nasional

Go-Jek to Enter Four New Cities Real Soon

Go-Jek, one of most popular startups in Indonesia, have currently operated in five big cities in Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Bandung, Bali, Surabyaa, and Makassar. However, it seems that Go-Jek isn’t stopping there, as the company posted vacancies for drivers in Semarang, Yogyakarta, Medan, and Palembang on Instagram couple of days ago, indicating that it will soon enter those four cities. Continue reading Go-Jek to Enter Four New Cities Real Soon

Hal Yang Harus Dilakukan Saat Ingin Mengkonversi Pendanaan Startup Dari Bootstrap ke Investasi Eksternal

Bagi startup baru mode bootstraping sering menjadi pilihan di awal. Produk dan orang yang benar-benar baru masih belum begitu meyakinkan untuk diandalkan dalam penjaringan investasi pendanaan. Terlebih investor dan venture capital saat ini sudah begitu selektif, makin banyak kriteria yang dinilai. Ide saja sudah tak lagi cukup untuk mengajukan pendanaan. Continue reading Hal Yang Harus Dilakukan Saat Ingin Mengkonversi Pendanaan Startup Dari Bootstrap ke Investasi Eksternal

Beberapa Hal Yang Harus Dipahami Tentang Investasi Selain Suntikan Dana

Setiap bisnis (startup) mendambakan mendapatkan suntikan dana dari investor untuk akselerasi bisnis. Terkadang di awal, para pebisnis terbutakan tawaran investasi karena lebih memandang ke arah adanya suntikan dana tersebut. Co-Founder Code Fever Felecia Hatcher, inisiator gerakan untuk melatih kaum muda Afrika Amerika dalam teknologi dan kewirausahaan, dalam sebuah tulisan pribadinya menuliskan bahwa terdapat beberapa hal yang penting untuk diperhatikan dalam investasi di startup. Continue reading Beberapa Hal Yang Harus Dipahami Tentang Investasi Selain Suntikan Dana

What We Know So Far About Sequoia Capital’s Investment on Go-Jek

Go-Jek’s Co-Founder and CEO Nadiem Makarim, in his interview with CNN Indonesia, has admitted that Go-Jek just received investment from Sequoia Capital about three months ago. Sequoia is one of big shot investor in Silicon Valley, invested at tons of successful tech companies, like Apple, Oracle, Google, WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, and so on. While we we haven’t get further confirmation about the size of investment, here’s what we know so far about the funding.

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Kresna Graha Investama Acquires Three Startups

Kresna Graha Sekurindo (KREN), which is known for its Kresna Securities, officially pivots, as it now becomes an investment company rather than merely a broker. This is marked with the change in its name into Kresna Graha Investama (Kresna). Due to this change, Kresna has prepared itself as a holding company, as well as establishing a specific subsidiary to acquire three e-commerce startups. Continue reading Kresna Graha Investama Acquires Three Startups

Vietnam-Based Foody Expands to Indonesia

DealStreet Asia reported that Foody, a Vietnam-based culinary and restaurant listing startup, has just closed a Series C funding from U.S-based Tiger Global Management. This was the company’s first investment in Vietnamese startup. Now, Foody heads for Southeast Asia, unveiling Indonesia as its main focus of expansion. Continue reading Vietnam-Based Foody Expands to Indonesia

Golden Gate Ventures Prepares $50 Million for Southeast Asian Startups

Golden Gate Ventures just announced its second round of investment in Southeast Asia worth no less than $50 million. During the first round , Golden Gate successfully planted 25 investment worth around $35 million, which was coming from a number of investors including Temasek, Eduardo Saverin (Facebook’s Co-Founder), and Monitor Capital Partners. Golden Gate Ventures’ vision is to bridge Silicon Valley and Asia, in terms of startup development. Continue reading Golden Gate Ventures Prepares $50 Million for Southeast Asian Startups

Cermati Builds the Foundation of Becoming the Best Fintech Startup in Indonesia

Financial portal Cermati.com announced a funding from East Ventures and BEENOS Plaza yesterday (9/7). The investment was made undisclosed, although the team claimed that they’ll grow a bigger and stronger team as well as enrich their products.

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