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Sinar Mas Digital Ventures Led an Investment Round for Thailand-Based Omise

Sinar Mas Digital Ventures (SMDV) led an investment round worth up to $2,6 million (around Rp34 billion) intended for Thailand-based Omise. East Ventures, 500 Tuktuks (500 Startups’ special fund for Thailand), and True also joined the round. Omise plans on utilizing the funding for their expansion preparation, including its “big plan” in Indonesia. Continue reading Sinar Mas Digital Ventures Led an Investment Round for Thailand-Based Omise

LINE Life Global Gateway is Open for Indonesian Startups

LINE messenger just announced that they are about to broaden their network by launching the “LINE Life Global Gateway” program with no less than 5 bill yen (around 42 mill dollars) at their disposal. LINE Corp, the parent of LINE messenger, suggested that the money will go to investment towards companies which serve online-to-offline (o20), e-commerce, payment, media, and entertainment services. Continue reading LINE Life Global Gateway is Open for Indonesian Startups

Official: Yahoo! to Shut Its Office in Indonesia by The End of This Year

All those rumours finally come into reality. Yahoo has confirmed that they will shut their offices in several Southeast Asian countries, including the one in Indonesia by the end of this year. The trend has been started, as TechCrunch reported, by the closing of the office in Ho Chi Minh City in the third quarter of this year. Continue reading Official: Yahoo! to Shut Its Office in Indonesia by The End of This Year

Yahoo Office in Indonesia Is About to Be Closed, Reportedly by Next Year

In response to TechCrunch’s article which reported that Yahoo is currently looking to close its offices in Southeast Asia, including the one in Indonesia, we contacted a trusted informant who, sadly, confirmed that the giant will move all of its premises from Indonesia to its regional office in Singapore by next year. What is actually going on? Continue reading Yahoo Office in Indonesia Is About to Be Closed, Reportedly by Next Year

Oleh-Oleh TechCrunch Disrupt London 2014 (Bagian Kedua)

Editorial Notes: Robin Malau memperoleh kesempatan mengikuti TechCrunch Disrupt Europe 2014:London dan membagikan pengalamannya yang di sini. Ini adalah tulisan bagian kedua (terakhir). Tulisan bagian pertama bisa disimak di sini.

Hanya tiga Founder atau CEO dari empat belas perusahaan yang berpartisipasi di Startup Battlefield yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa utama. Mereka berasal dari Austria, Belgia, Kroasia, Republik Ceko, Irlandia, Finlandia, Perancis, Jerman, Israel, Rusia, Amerika Serikat, dan Inggris. Grammar mereka belepotan, tapi punya kosa kata yang cukup kaya. Kelihatan mereka sudah sering presentasi menggunakan bahasa Inggris, karena mereka tidak terlihat canggung lagi. Kebanyakan perusahaan sudah mendapat funding, ada yang sudah mendapat investasi hingga $1 juta atau bahkan lebih.

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Oleh-Oleh TechCrunch Disrupt London 2014 (Bagian Pertama)

Editorial Notes: Robin Malau memperoleh kesempatan mengikuti TechCrunch Disrupt Europe 2014:London dan membagikan pengalamannya di sini. Ini adalah tulisan bagian pertama.

Setelah mengikuti TechCrunch sejak feed subscriber mereka masih di bawah 100 ribu orang. Akhirnya saya bisa datang ke flagship event mereka, yaitu TechCrunch Disrupt (TC Disrupt).

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TrustedCompany Closes a $1 Million Round of Funding

It is undeniable that e-commerce industry has been one of most promising areas of business all over the world, particularly in Asia. Given this fact, it is crucial to have a guidance on determining which companies give us the real deal and which ones are fraud. This is where the TrustedCompany comes in. As a matter of fact, the startup has just successfully attracted investors to invests USD 1 million in their latest Series A funding. Continue reading TrustedCompany Closes a $1 Million Round of Funding

TrustedCompany Aims to Alleviate Trust Issues Between Online Consumers and Companies

Signs of an early stage Internet-based economy include the rapid increase in the number of all kinds of websites and services that let people sell and buy things online regardless of their nature. The near instantaneous appearances of these services only serve to seed doubts among consumers as to their trustworthiness. Some sites develop trust faster than others but there hasn’t really been a place where you can find this out for yourself for Indonesian sites.
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Pin Your Dreams Up High and Your Feet Down Low

Following its win at AngelHack Jakarta, the team behind Pintails spent several weeks under the mentorship of Robin Malau (Musikator, Cerahati) and Fajar Budiprasetyo (Ice House) polishing the app and the ideas around it. Last weekend, two of the team members, Radita Liem and Asep Priandana, flew to San Francisco to participate in AngelHack Global Demo Day and TechCrunch Disrupt. We will be chronicling their trip beginning with today’s post from team leader Vincent Putera.

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