Indonesia

Indonesia D2C skincare brand NAMA Beauty raises $5M in seed funding led by AC Ventures, plans to launch second-line brand

The company plans to use the new funding for research and development, marketing and branding, hiring more talents, and launching a new second-line brand. Through existing infrastructure and know-how, the company’s vast logistical and distribution capabilities via partnerships with DMMX and SiCepat Ekspres allow for tremendously scalable operations

Indonesia’s Open Labs launches $100M fund to invest in e-commerce sellers

The fund will invest in high-potential businesses and help them grow online, scale operations and become great consumer brands. Touted as the biggest fund among brand aggregators in Southeast Asia, the fund will focus specifically on investing in and providing operational support for e-commerce sellers, initially in Indonesia.

Singapore insurer NTUC Income expands Insurance-as-a-Service to Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia via partnerships

These strategic alliances are built on Income's Insurance-as-a-Service (IaaS) model that enables the company to bring digital-first insurance business models to partners overseas, enhance their speed-to-market, and equip them with the right capabilities and tools to capture new customer segments and revenue streams

Privy raises $17.5M series B funding led by GGV Capital, expects faster digital transformation in Indonesia through digital identity and signing

Within five years, Privy has been enabling 18.5 million users to open bank saving accounts, stock trading accounts, apply for credit cards, insurance policy, lease a motor vehicle, submit invoice financing, take loans from fintech lending companies, sign rental contracts, and accept job offers without the need to travel and sign on hardcopy documents.

Indonesia SaaS firm Majoo raises $4M in pre-Series A led by AC Ventures to accelerate instant store development for MSMEs

With its new funding, Majoo will accelerate its instant online store's product development and market penetration for MSMEs.

ADIA to lead GoTo Group’s pre-IPO fundraising with $400M investment

GoTo Group has entered into an agreement with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to lead GoTo's pre-IPO fundraising with a $400 million investment.

Indonesian boutique hotelier ARTOTEL Group raises Series B financing to fuel expansion

ARTOTEL Group will utilize the proceeds of this financing to drive expansion through an aggressive merger and acquisition strategy in Indonesia’s hospitality sector and invest in strengthening the group’s core business infrastructure, digitizing operations, and enhancing sustainability throughout the organization.

iSeller raises $8M pre-Series B financing led by Openspace and AppWorks to digitize commerce in Indonesia

With the new funds, the company plans to enable more merchants to start, run, and grow businesses more easily, manageably, and efficiently, the company said in a statement. This will be achieved by aggressively expanding its e-commerce solutions and offline presence to 50 cities across Indonesia, building off the company’s current footprint in the Greater…

Bezos-backed Ula to scale up ‘pay later’ options for underserved small retailers in Indonesia

Indonesia’s retail market is estimated to be around $300 billion, of which 70-80 percent is traditional retail--with this market growing 8 percent year on year, the potential is enormous.

Indonesia all-in-one restaurant operations platform ESB raises $7.6M in Series A+ round led by Alpha JWC Ventures

With this fresh funding, ESB will further expand its proposition including tech-enabled upselling features, enhanced business intelligence (BI) platform, delivery solutions, payment solutions, financing, and human resources information system (HRIS) to become the dominant end to end F&B business operating platform.