Indonesia

Japan eGift firm Giftee invests in Indonesian customer loyalty platform TADA

Giftee's investment into TADA Network marks its second major investment outside of Japan as part of the company's expansion in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia FinTech firm Xendit reaches unicorn status with $150M Series C led by Tiger Global Management

With the latest investment, Xendit plans to continue innovating its product suite, with sights on expansion into select countries across Southeast Asia.

Indonesia wealth tech firm Pluang raises $55M round led by Square Peg

With the fresh capital, the company will continue to democratize access for Indonesian retail investors to grow their wealth via its digital savings and investing products.

Indonesia e-commerce firm SIRCLO bags $36M funding from East Ventures, Saratoga, Traveloka

The funding aims to further develop SIRCLO’s technological capabilities and accelerate the retail digitalization for various businesses all across Indonesia.

‘Indonesia-only’ VC firm Intudo Ventures closes $115M Fund III

Intudo Ventures Fund III will seek out opportunities in agriculture, B2B & enterprise, education, finance & insurance, healthcare, logistics, and new retail & entertainment, constructing a concentrated portfolio of 12-14 Indonesian homegrown companies.

[Updated] Indonesia unicorn Traveloka said to halt talks with Bridgetown SPAC – report

The Southeast Asian online travel company will likely explore going public via a traditional initial public offering (IPO) in the US market, according to the report.

Southeast Asia’s top 50 rising women in tech 2021 [Updated]

More and more venture capital (VC) firms and angel investors are wising up to the opportunity in investing in the region’s female founders. Despite the largely virtual deal-making environment over the past year due to COVID, women-led startups have secured multimillion-dollar rounds across a multitude of sectors.

Indonesia’s Ayoconnect raises $10M in Pre-Series B funding round

Pre-Series B funding allows Ayoconnect to continue to focus on growth, recruitment, and product development - particularly in building the API economy in Indonesia with full-stack API solutions.

Malaysia’s Islamic crowdfunding platform Ethis Group raises $1.7M in pre-Series A round

This ‘Super Angel’ round included leaders and executives from Islamic finance and fund management across various jurisdictions.

Indonesia’s GoTo to complete $2B funding round, eyes IPO in 2022 – report

The delay comes as Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) considers new listing guidelines for tech companies to offer dual-class shares that confer different voting rights.