The January 2022 snapshot of Indonesia’s technology, venture capital and startup news headlines, gathered from Startup News Asia’s daily tech news updates
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Catalyst 2022 program for social entrepreneurs using 5G
Indonesia Digital Lookbook, from Startup Indonesia
- e-Conomy SEA 2021: Indonesia report now available to download, produced by Google, Temasek and Bain & Co (pdf)
- Indonesia: UpBanx gains $5.2M pre-seed backing with platform connecting creators, artists and freelancers to clients, alongside managing workflow and finances
- Indonesia: KoinWorks fintech raises $108M Series C with SME-focused platform helping underserved e-commerce and social commerce vendors to access financing
- Indonesia: eFishery closes $90M Series C round with end-to-end platform providing fish and shrimp farmers with technology, feed, financing and markets
Indonesian Financial Services Sector Master Plan 2021-2025 (pdf)
- Indonesia: Akulaku, online lender backed by China’s Ant Group, reportedly considering US listing via SPAC merger, valuing combined entity around $2BN
- Indonesia: Lummo, formerly BukuKas, raises $80M with Shopify-like platform helping small merchants get online, with Google parent Alphabet investing arm participating
- Taiwan’s Foxconn iPhone components maker partners Indonesia’s Investment Ministry and companies with sights set on full-spectrum EV industry development
- Bank Negara Indonesia to acquire 64% of Bank Mayora digital banking platform in bid to enter a space it previously has been unable to navigate
The US Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation (pdf)
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