Welcome back to the podcast. In this episode of Startups Simplified, we are joined by Darryl Ratulangi, Managing Director of OCBC Ventura. We talk about the VC world in 2024, AI, exits and lot more. If you are building for Indonesia, you should not miss this episode!

Welcome to Startup's Simplified! In this episode we have Jesse Bouman, an American national building an influencer tech startup, "Slice Group" in Indonesia. We had a very intriguing conversation around creator economy in Indonesia, raising capital and overall Indo startup scene.

In this weeks episode of Start-ups Simplified, we have Abhay Saboo, CEO and Co-Founder of CoLearn. CoLearn is on a mission to bring Indonesia to the top 50% of Global PISA ranking by being laser-focused on STEM subjects. CoLearn has raised $35m since inception. Abhay as a founder has raised more than $100 Million across businesses in Indonesia. If you are building for Indonesia in EdTech or Tech, this podcast is a must watch for you.

In this week's episode of Startup's Simplified we had a pleasure of speaking to Anish Daryani Founder and CEO of Moonfolks [Formerly, M&C Saatchi Indonesia] Anish has spent more than 2 decades in advertising across various geographies. He has a great sense of business, media and people in general. It is a must watch for every advertising enthusiast.

A different conversation than we generally have on our podcast. Having said that, I could not stop but draw a parallel between the journey of a diplomat & a start-up founder. Why the parallel ? Well you will have to check out the podcast for that. We had a pleasure of hosting H.E Sandeep Chakravorty, Ambassador of India to Indonesia and Timor-Leste on our podcast. In his career spanning more than 3 decades, he has been India’s Ambassador to Peru and Bolivia; Consul General in New York; and Deputy High Commissioner in Bangladesh. He has also served in India’s missions in Spain and Colombia. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to Jakarta he was the Joint Secretary in India’s Ministry of External Affairs responsible for India’s relations with Europe West and the EU. His Blog: https://sandiplomat.blogspot.com/2021/12/da-vinci-da-dhaba-humorindesilife.html?m=1 His Book:https://www.amazon.in/International-Relations-Diplomacy-Sandeep-Chakravorty/dp/9395259744

Welcome back to Startup's Simplified. In this week's episode we have Aakrit Vaish, CEO & Co-Founder of Hapitk. Aakrit's is a very fascinating journey. He started Haptik 11 years back, made a pivot from a B2C AI based assistant app to B2B SaaS platform. Jio [ largest conglomerate in India] acquired Haptik in 2019. Hear from Aakrit on his thoughts about Indonesia expansion and more.

Welcome to the new episode of Startup's Simplified. In this week of Decoding, VC Funding we had a very candid chat with Shefali Dodani from Insignia Venture Partners. Insignia Ventures Partners is an early-stage technology venture capital firm partnering with unstoppable founders to build great companies in Southeast Asia. Since 2017, they have invested in 88+ emerging technology companies across industries and geographies in the region, including unicorns Carro, Ajaib, GoTo (IDX: GOTO) and Appier (TSE: 4180), and category leaders including Super, Shipper, Tonik, and Flip. They partner early with founders and support them from seed through growth stage as their companies create meaningful impact for millions of people in Southeast Asia and beyond.

In the third episode of this new series, "Decoding, VC Funding", we have RJ Balmater, from Saison Capital. Saison Capital is the venture arm of Credit Saison, one of Japan’s largest consumer credit companies. They are agnostic investors in early-stage tech companies with a focus on B2B, Fintech, and Web3. Headquartered in Singapore, they have team members in Indonesia and India. Some of their notable SEA investments include: Koinworks, Segari, OY!, Pickup Coffee, Growsari, and Helicap.

In the second episode of this new series, "Decoding, VC Funding", we have Fandy Cendrajaya, Founding partner at Kopital Ventures. Kopital Ventures is a pre-seed fund focused on investing in early stage Indonesia focused start-ups. They have backed more that 30 startup's since inception in 2020. Some of the notable startup's include somethinc ( beautyhaul ), broom, fishlog, rekosistem, durianpay, eratani, proglix and more. If you are an early stage founder, do not miss out this episode.

Welcome to a new podcast series on Venture Funding in Indonesia. In the first episode of this brand new series, "Decoding, VC Funding", we have Valerianus Ian Sulaiman [Ian], VP of Investments at Trihill Capital. Trihill Capital is an investment firm investing in both ventures in Southeast Asia and public equities globally, with a strong network of enterprises and financial institutions in the region. Trihill Capital venture investment arm backs transformative founders across seed to growth stages, such are FitHub, wagely, PasarMikro & Fresh Factory. If you are an early stage founder, do not miss out this episode.