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Indonesia PE-VC
Summit 2023

12 JANUARY 2023

THE LANGHAM, JAKARTA

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Agenda

8.00am – 9.00am  |  Registration & Morning Networking

9.00am – 9.15am  |  Welcome Note

  • by Joji Thomas Philip, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, DealStreetAsia

9.15am – 9.45am  |  Fireside chat: Straddling a PE and VC strategy to tap new digital scripts in Indonesia 

  • Patrick Walujo, Co-Founder, Managing Partner & Member of the Investment Committee, Northstar Group
  • In conversation with Joji Thomas Philip, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, DealStreetAsia 

9.50am – 10.05am  |  Keynote address: Transforming healthcare in Indonesia through technology and innovation

  • Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Sp.PD., Ph.D., Vice Minister of Health, Republic of Indonesia

10.05am – 10.30am  |  Fireside chat: Why Indonesia is ripe for a long-term investment boom

  • Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Sp.PD., Ph.D., Vice Minister of Health, Republic of Indonesia
  • In conversation with Pandu Sjahrir, Managing Partner, Indies Capital Partners; Founding Partner, AC Ventures; Vice President Director, TBS Energi

10.30am – 11.00am  |  Networking & Coffee Break

11.00am – 11.50am  |  Alternative capital sources and structures gain steam amid funding winter 

  • Donald Wihardja, CEO, MDI Ventures
  • Paul Ong, Partner, InnoVen Capital SEA
  • Joshua Agusta, Executive Director, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India
  • Fandy Cendrajaya, Partner, Kopital Network
  • Jessica Huang Pouleur, Partner, Openspace Ventures
  • Kristie Neo, Editor, VC, Southeast Asia, DealStreetAsia (Moderator)

11.50am – 12.40pm  |  Consumption theme holds strong despite economic headwinds

  • Rohit Agarwal, Principal, Sequoia Southeast Asia
  • Jin Oh, Partner, Goodwater Capital
  • Edward Tirtanata, CEO and Co-Founder, Kopi Kenangan
  • Achmad Alkatiri, Founder & CEO, Hypefast
  • Rama Suparta, Co-Founder, SATURDAYS
  • Deepak I. Shahdadpuri, Managing Director, DSG Consumer Partners (Moderator)

12.40pm – 1.35pm  |  Networking Lunch

1.35pm – 1.50pm |  Keynote address

  • by Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia

1.50pm – 2.20pm |  Fireside Chat: Leveraging the soft power of tourism & creative economy to generate alpha

  • Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia
  • In conversation with Eddi Danusaputro, Chief Executive Officer, BNI Ventures

2.20pm – 3.00pm  |  ESG integration with business strategy key to long-term value creation

  • Avina Sugiarto, Partner, East Ventures
  • Tanah Sullivan, Group Head of Sustainability, GoTo
  • Utari Octavianty, Co-Founder & Chief Sustainability Officer, Aruna
  • Tabita Diela, Correspondent (Indonesia), DealStreetAsia (Moderator)

3.00pm – 3.50pm  |  Disintermediating Indonesia’s most traditional industries through tech

  • Gibran Huzaifah Amsi El Farizy, CEO, eFishery
  • Dayu Dara Permata, CEO and Founder, Pinhome
  • Ghufron Mustaqim, Co-Founder & CEO, Evermos
  • Christopher Madiam, Co-Founder & President of Social Bella (Sociolla)
  • Harshet Lunani, Founder & CEO, Qoala
  • Pitra Harun, Co-Founder, Managing Director & Indonesia Country Head, Asia Partners (Moderator)

3.50pm – 4.15pm  |  Networking & Coffee Break

4.15pm – 5.05pm  |  Indonesia is on road to becoming EV hub but challenges persist

  • Rachmat Kaimuddin, Deputy Minister, Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment
  • Irwan Tjahaja, Founder & CEO, Swap Energi
  • Purbaja Pantja, President Director, PT Ilectra Motor Group (Alva)
  • Patrick Adhiatmadja, Managing Director, PT Energi Kreasi Bersama (Electrum)
  • Nirmal Rajaram, Partner, Rigel Capital
  • Khamila Mulia, Senior Correspondent (Indonesia), DealStreetAsia (Moderator)

5.05pm – 5.50pm  |  Harnessing tech for mega returns: Indonesia continues to be a strong VC play

  • Helen Wong, Managing Partner, AC Ventures
  • Eddy Chan, Founding Partner, Intudo Ventures
  • Jefrey Joe, Co-Founder & General Partner, Alpha JWC Ventures
  • Karan Mohla, Partner, B Capital
  • Andi Haswidi, Head of Data & Research, DealStreetAsia (Moderator) 

5.50pm – 6.30pm  |  The evolving fintech landscape in Indonesia – Opportunities and challenges

  • Dimitra Taslim, Vice President, GGV Capital
  • Tessa Wijaya, Co-Founder & COO, Xendit
  • Dyota Marsudi, President Director, PT Bank Aladin Syariah Tbk (Aladin Bank)
  • Iwan Kurniawan, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Modalku (Funding Societies)
  • Dmitry Levit, Founder & General Partner, Cento Ventures (Moderator)

6.30pm – 7.30pm  |  Networking Canapes & Cocktails

Summit Speakers

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Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy
Indonesia

Dante Saksono Harbuwono,
Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Sp.PD., Ph.D.

Vice Minister of Health
 Republic of Indonesia

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Rachmat Kaimuddin

Deputy Minister Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment
Indonesia

Helen-Wong-Qiming
Helen Wong

Managing Partner
 AC Ventures

Pandu Sjahrir
Pandu Sjahrir

Managing Partner
Indies Capital Partners

Founding Partner
AC Ventures

patrick walujo
Patrick Walujo

Co-Founder, Managing Partner & Member of the Investment Committee Northstar Group

Donald Wihardja
Donald Wihardja

CEO
MDI Ventures

Tanah Sullivan
Tanah Sullivan

Group Head of Sustainability
GoTo

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Deepak I. Shahdadpuri

Managing Director
DSG Consumer Partners

Jefrey Joe
Jefrey Joe

Co-Founder & General Partner
Alpha JWC Ventures

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Dimitra Taslim

Vice President
GGV Capital

Avina-Sugiarto
Avina Sugiarto

Partner
East Ventures

Gibran Huzaifah

CEO
eFishery

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Tessa Wijaya

Co-Founder and COO Xendit

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Eddy Chan

Founding Partner
Intudo Ventures

Karan Mohla
Karan Mohla

Partner
B Capital

Achmad Alkatiri
Achmad Alkatiri

Founder & CEO
Hypefast

Photo Utari Octavianty (Aruna)
Utari Octavianty

Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer
Aruna

Dyota Marsudi
Dyota Marsudi

President Director

PT Bank Aladin Syariah Tbk (Aladin Bank)

Irwan Tjahaja
Irwan Tjahaja

Founder and CEO
Swap Energi

Christopher Madiam
Christopher Madiam

Co-Founder and President
Social Bella Indonesia

eddi danusaputro
Eddi Danusaputro

Chief Executive Officer
BNI Ventures

Dayu Dara Permata
Dayu Dara Permata

Founder & CEO
Pinhome

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Iwan Kurniawan

Co-Founder & COO
Modalku

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Paul Ong

Partner
InnoVen Capital SEA

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Jin Oh

Partner
Goodwater Capital

Jessica Huang
Jessica Huang Pouleur

Partner
Openspace Ventures

Edward Tirtanata
Edward Tirtanata

Co-Founder & CEO
Kopi Kenangan

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Pitra Harun

Co-Founder, Managing Director & Indonesia Country Head
Asia Partners

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Joshua Agusta

Executive Director
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India

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Rohit Agarwal

Principal
Sequoia Southeast Asia

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Harshet Lunani

Founder & CEO
Qoala

Ghufron Mustaqim
Ghufron Mustaqim

Co-Founder & CEO Evermos

Nirmal Rajaram
Nirmal Rajaram

Partner
Rigel Capital

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Purbaja Pantja

President Director
PT Ilectra Motor Group (Alva) 

Fandy Cendrajaya
Fandy Cendrajaya

Partner
Kopital Network

Patrick-Adhiatmadja
Patrick Adhiatmadja

Managing Director
PT Energi Kreasi Bersama (Electrum)

Dmitry Levit
Dmitry Levit

Founder & General Partner
Cento Ventures

Rama Suparta
Rama Suparta

Co-founder
SATURDAYS

Christina Bao
Christina Bao

Managing Director, Co-Head of Sales & Marketing
 HKEX

Jonathan Hsui
Jonathan Hsui

Partner
Allen & Overy

Prof. Johanes Mose
Prof. Dr. Johanes Mose, dr., SpOG, K-FM


Hermina Hospital

Marcel Lukman
Marcel Lukman

Retail Expert
Atmos Indonesia & the 707 Company

Yongky Oktavianto
Yongky Oktavianto

Vice President
Investcorp

Danny Sutradewa
Danny Sutradewa

Founder & Managing Partner
Salt Ventures

Eric Cahya
Eric Cahya

Co-Founder
USS Networks

Jeffry Jouw
Jeffry Jouw

Founder & CMO
USS Networks

Summit Moderators

Michelle Teo, Managing Editor, DealStreetAsia
Michelle Teo

Managing Editor
DealStreetAsia

 

Kristie Neo
Kristie Neo

Editor, VC, Southeast Asia DealStreetAsia

Andi Haswidi, Head of ASEAN Research, DealStreetAsia
Andi Haswidi

Head of Data Research DealStreetAsia

 
Tabita Diela
Tabita Diela ​

Correspondent, Indonesia
DealStreetAsia

Khamila Mulia
Khamila Mulia

Senior Correspondent, Indonesia
DealStreetAsia

Joji Thomas Philip, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, DealStreetAsia
Joji Thomas Philip

Founder & Editor-in-Chief
DealStreetAsia

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Rachmat Kaimuddin

“It looks like a very great turnout, met a lot of friends. Also both in the panel as well as on the audience. I think this type of events is very good to also promote Indonesia, Indonesia, markets on multiple scenarios. I just spoke about the AV industry in Indonesia as well. So this is a great!”

Rachmat Kaimuddin
  • Deputy Minister
  • Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment
Prof. dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Sp.PD., Ph.D.

“DealStreetAsia is a great platform to invite some investors to come into Indonesia for the healthcare system, we invited two kinds of important things, one is the startup model of healthcare. And the second one is biotechnology model surfaces in Indonesia. So hopefully the DealStreetAsia forum will be interested in having some investors come to Indonesia, thank you.”

Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono
  • Vice Minister of Health
  • Republic of Indonesia
eddi danusaputro

“Way beyond my expectations in terms of participants and the lineup of speakers and panelists, and so forth, if I may give any sort of positive feedback is, it’s good to meet people. Maybe the venue is a little bit too small, but it’s good because then we were forced to meet and mingle and network and exchange business cards and talk business and so forth. So continue DealStreetAsia… continue doing the good work.”

Eddi Danusaputro
  • CEO
  • BNI Ventures
Tanah Sullivan

“It looks like there’s a very diverse group of audience and participants and whatever, which means it’s been very fruitful, productive, holistic conversations taking place. In terms of the session programming, I think, I mean, obviously, we were part of the session that was covering ESG. So this is something that’s going to just become more and more important over time. 

It’d be nice to see more and more of that kind of topics throughout, overall, I think it’s been a great summit and all the participants so far that I’ve met and spoken to have been very high caliber have been very diverse, as I mentioned before, so it’s been really, really productive time for us to be participating in this.”

Tanah Sullivan
  • Group Head of Sustainability
  • GoTo
carmen

“On the content-wise, I think things have changed over the last two years. So the topics that were touched upon about alternative financing I thought was really great to give it a rethink about how we should always be doing the right things, i.e. always aim to get profitable in good times and in bad times. 

I think we have lost that message over the last couple of years, this is a great reminder and hopefully this will become the constant consideration for many companies.”

Carmen Yuen
  • Partner
  • Vertex Ventures SE Asia & India
jin oh

“This conference is very unique, because people actually want to sit down and listen to all the speakers. But that’s because the level of speakers and the caliber of speakers that you guys have brought on here, actually have a lot of value, and have actually been giving tremendous insight into kind of where Indonesia is going to head in the next couple of years, particularly in terms of startup ecosystem, private equity ecosystem, venture capital ecosystem. 

And so I think the amount of network that I’ve been able to just meet this well, what they’re well worth a trip here.”

Jin Oh
  • Partner
  • Goodwater Capital
Pandu Patria Sjahrir

“There’s a lot of high quality speakers. And actually a very good topic. And good research by Joji in the beginning, I think this is a good way to start the year. I really do wish DealStreetAsia to always bring consistent, high quality product to market.”

Pandu Sjahrir
  • Managing Partner
  • Indies Capital Partners
patrick walujo

“This is the first offline conference after the pandemic hit. So my expectation is that we are going to meet a lot of interesting people, exchange ideas with DealStreetAsia and I learned that there are 800 participants in this conference. I’m very pleased that this looks like a highly successful event.”

Patrick Walujo
  • Co-Founder, Managing Partner
  • Northstar Group
Edward Tirtanata

“I get to see a lot of faces that I have not seen for three years. So, you know, beyond great topics that we are discussing the opportunity to network and see people. I think it’s, you know, once a year, literally. 

Because no other event I think can make investor and founders as good as this DealStreetAsia conference.”

Edward Tirtanata
  • CEO and Co-Founder
  • Kopi Kenangan
Donald Wihardja

“… looking around the attendance. It’s very good, who’s who is all here, and very appreciative that there are more and more of these kinds of events happening in Indonesia.”

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  • CEO
  • MDI Ventures
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Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno

At the helm of the ministry, Sandiaga Uno leads policy formulation and implementation in the areas related to tourism, the creative economy and the digital economy. The creative economy, which covers 17 sub-sectors such as arts, design, and game development to name a few, is touted as a key growth driver for sustainable development and fostering the small and medium enterprise ecosystem.

Uno assumed office in 2020 at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic that grounded the travel and tourism industry. His priority has been to develop sustainable tourism by using technology as well as tapping into the country’s rich culture and travel experience offering.

One of Indonesia’s most prominent entrepreneurs, Uno is the co-founder of PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk, the biggest publicly-listed investment company in the country. He served as a president director in the company from 2004 to 2015.

Uno was elected as vice governor of Jakarta in 2017 but resigned from the office to run as a candidate for the vice president of Indonesia, alongside his running mate Prabowo Subianto, in the 2019 election.

Uno completed his bachelor's degree at Wichita State University in 1990 and his master's degree at George Washington University in 1992. In 2016, he received the title of Distinguished Research Professor in Residence from George Washington University.

IndonesiaMinister of Tourism and Creative Economy
Indonesia

Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Sp.PD., Ph.D.

Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Sp.PD., Ph.D. is Vice Minister of Health, Republic of Indonesia. He was born in Temanggung on 23 March 1973.

Prof. Dante completed his medical doctor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia in 1997. In 2004, he completed his medical specialty in Endocrinology at Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, and in 2008 he earned Doctor of Philosophy at University of Yamanashi, Japan. In 2022, he received his professor title in endocrinology and metabolic disease, at Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia.

He is a well-known health expert as diabetic molecular expert. He was appointed as the Chief of Metabolic Disorder, Cardiovascular and Aging Cluster at Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia from 2015 to 2020. He was also appointed as the Chief of of the Diabetic Cluster a National Hospital, Rumah Sakit Cipto Mangunkusumo in 2018 until 2020. He was appointed as Research and Development Coordinator for the Endocrinology Association (PB PERKENI) and Chairperson of the Indonesia-Jakarta Raya Association of Endocrinology (Perkeni Jaya) from 2018 to 2021.

Prof. Dante is also actively engaged in duty for his country. He is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Health of Indonesia, starting from 2020. In addition, Prof. Dante was appointed as a member of the Indonesia Presidential Medical Team in 2014 – a position which he has been serving until now. During his tenure, he is also appointed as an Alternate Board Member of Global Fund, which will run until 2026.
Vice Minister of HealthRepublic of Indonesia
Vice Minister of Health

Rachmat Kaimuddin

Rachmat Kaimuddin was appointed as deputy minister of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment in August 2022. He is responsible for coordinating and synchronizing the formulation and determination, as well as controlling the implementation of the ministry’s policies related to infrastructure and transportation. Rachmat, a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford University, was named technology and sustainability development special advisor in the ministry in January 2022. Prior to his role at the ministry, he was the CEO of Bukalapak where he led the e-commerce major to a successful IPO on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in August 2021. Before Bukalapak, he has held several leadership roles in a number of private equity firms and banking institutions, including Quvat Management and Bank Bukopin.
IndonesiaDeputy Minister Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment
Indonesia

Helen Wong

Helen Wong is a Managing Partner at AC Ventures. She was ranked among Top 100 VCs in China and Top 25 female VCs in China by Forbes. Prior to joining AC Ventures, she was a Partner at Qiming Venture Partners, focusing on its internet and consumer sectors. Ms. Wong’s successful exits include Mobike (unicorn), LuoJiSiWei (unicorn) and Lagou. Ms. Wong led the firm’s SE Asian investment strategy and has invested in Akulaku (unicorn), and RedDoorz.

Prior to Qiming, Ms. Wong was a founding member at GGV Capital for approximately 10 years in China and Silicon Valley. At GGV, Ms. Wong was an early investor in Tudou (which went public on NASDAQ, now under Alibaba).

Ms. Wong holds degrees from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, INSEAD and Oxford University.
AC VenturesManaging Partner
AC Ventures

Pandu Sjahrir

Pandu Sjahrir is one of Southeast Asia’s leading investors in the seed and early growth stages. He is a Managing Partner of Indies Capital, an alternative asset manager in South East Asia, with a focus on Indonesia. The firm has invested over $700m in the past 7 years, and currently manages over $600m in total assets, commitments and co-investments, on behalf of institutional investors and private clients. Indies Capital Partners manages Indies Special Opportunities, the leading mezzanine and structured equity provider in the region, Indies Pelago Investments, the leading secondary tech fund in Southeast Asia, and has a strategic alliance with AC Ventures, an ASEAN focused seed and early stage fund (where Pandu is also the founder and the General Partner representative of Indies Capital). Indies Capital and AC Ventures have invested in over 100 companies. These companies have generated over US$ 40 billion in shareholder’s value, 100,000 new employment opportunities and more than 200 new entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia.

Pandu serves as the Chairman of Indonesia for SEA, a leading Southeast Asian tech company, the Board Member of Gojek, one of Indonesia’s first unicorn technology companies, and the Director of Toba Bara, a leading publicly listed energy enterprise in Indonesia. Pandu further serves in multiple organizations to promote entrepreneurship and education in Southeast Asia. He is the Head of Energy in Indonesia’s Chamber of Commerce, a Board Member of Endeavor, a global non-profit organization for entrepreneurs, and is the Chairman for Stanford University’s Alumni Association in Indonesia and the Phillips Academy Alumni Association. In 2014 he was selected as Asia’s 21 Young Leaders by Asia Society, an award presented to leaders under 40 years old who have made a significant difference in their field.

Pandu Patria Sjahrir received his Master of Business Administration from Stanford University and his bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Indies CapitalManaging Partner
Indies Capital

Patrick Walujo

Patrick Walujo is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Northstar Group. The Northstar Group is a Singapore headquartered private equity firm managing more than US$2.5 billion in committed equity capital dedicated to investing in growth companies in Indonesia and to a lesser extent other countries in Southeast Asia. Since its founding in 2003, the Northstar Group has raised four private equity funds and invested in more than 30 companies across the banking, insurance, consumer/retail, manufacturing, oil and gas, coal and mining services, technology, telecom, and agribusiness sectors. The Northstar Group has invested over US$2.8 billion with its co-investors in the Southeast Asian region.

Prior to co-founding the Northstar Group, Patrick was Senior Vice President of Pacific Century Ventures Ltd. In Tokyo, where he played a key role in the firm’s mergers, acquisitions and corporate business development. He started his career at Goldman Sachs & Co. in London and New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering from Cornell University, USA. In 2009, Patrick was awarded Ernst & Young’s prestigious ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ award. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations New York.
Northstar GroupCo-Founder & Managing Partner
Northstar Group

Donald Wihardja

Donald Wihardja is the CEO of MDI Ventures. He has over 20 years of experience working in the technology sector in Indonesia as an entrepreneur, operator and investor. His breadth of exposure and expertise in technology, finance, consulting, and management makes him a professional with a unique blend whose proven track record ranges from investing, running and managing technology companies to raising investments.

Donald has spent combined over 5 years in the Digital Payment space: recently as GM for Indonesia in 2C2P, a regional Payment Gateway with over $500 million annual transaction value processed, and previously as CIO in Indomog, a payment solution company to digital content providers in Indonesia as Chief Information Officer. In Indomog, he designed the systems that facilitates tens of thousands of transaction daily to vendors, payment providers and customers, and grew the company 3x annually for 4 consecutive years reaching $15M annual revenue in 2012, and holding 15-20% of Indonesia’s online gaming payment market.

Donald previously worked in Quvat (Private Equity), where he helped manage the over $100M investment into Matrix Cable Network, the first non-telco Indonesian submarine cable operator. Completed in 2008, The Matrix Cable ushered the country into the Internet Age by drastically reducing the cost of Internet for Indonesian customers. Independently, Donald also advised and assisted various technology startups to raise over several million dollars of funding from investors.

Donald graduated with high honors from University of California at Berkeley with a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and received his master’s degree in Computer Science from Cornell University.

As the largest Corporate VC to an Indonesian State-owned Enterprise, MDI seeks to invest in all stages of tech companies, from Seed to Series C and beyond. We invest mainly in Southeast Asia, but we have a global mandate as well. We put extra emphasis in synergy with our Telkom parent companies, as well as other SOE of Indonesia, with a dedicated team to bridge the gap between the agile and growing tech startups, and the established, dominant SOE with a large reach and dedication to finding the next frontier.
MDI VenturesCEO
MDI Ventures

Tanah Sullivan

Tanah Sullivan is the Group Head of Sustainability at GoTo and leads its environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts across Gojek, GoTo Financial and Tokopedia.

Before GoTo, Tanah was at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, where she led partnerships for a range of sustainability-focused initiatives in ASEAN and globally. She led the Forum’s efforts on issues such as energy transition, circular economy, food security, gender equality, deforestation and financial inclusion, among others.

Previously, Tanah held various public sector roles with the Canadian and Australian governments, covering international security, development, natural resource security as well as foreign trade and investment.

Tanah holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Bond University and a Master of Political Economy from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
GoTo Group Head of Sustainability
GoTo

Deepak I. Shahdadpuri

Deepak I. Shahdadpuri has over 20 years of private capital experience in both private equity and venture capital. Before DSGCP, he co-founded and managed the Beacon India Private Equity Fund and GEM India. Prior to that, Deepak worked with Reuters Venture Capital, Bain & Company and Ernst & Young. Deepak currently serves on portfolio boards including Veeba, Epigamia, Sula Wines, Baker's Circle, Eazydiner, India Lends, Mswipe, The Mom's Co, Piccolo, Pip & Nut, Furtado's School of Music, Ramblin Brands, Perromart, Brewlander, Salad Stop, Kinds Kones and The Golden Duck. His investment experience also includes RBL Bank, Indostar, India's National Stock Exchange, OYO Rooms, Cleartrip, GOQii, Redmart, Chope, F&B Asia and Hostmaker. Deepak has an MBA with distinction from INSEAD where he graduated on the Dean's list, an LLB (Hons) from King's College London and a FCA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. Deepak is actively engaged with entrepreneurship at his post-graduate alma mater INSEAD, where he serves on the Advisory Board of INSEAD's Global Private Equity Initiative (GPEI) and is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship. Deepak is also the co-founder of INSEADAlum Ventures, a seed fund providing capital, mentorship and value-added resources to early-stage ventures run by selected INSEAD alumni who are becoming entrepreneurs after graduation. Deepak also serves on board of Magic Bus Singapore, a non-profit organization helping develop underprivileged children through sports in India.

DSG Consumer PartnersManaging Director
DSG Consumer Partners

Jefrey Joe

Jefrey Joe is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned investor. In 2015, he co-founded Alpha JWC Ventures, an early- to growth-stage Southeast Asian ventures capital firm with an Indonesia focus. The firm currently manages around $650mn across three active funds and 70 active portfolio companies. Jefrey was an early board member of some of the fastest growing startups in SEA including Kopi Kenangan, Ajaib and Kredivo. He obtained his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and graduated from Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program.
Alpha JWC VenturesCo-Founder & General Partner
Alpha JWC Ventures

Dimitra Taslim

Dimi is a global investor based in Singapore who currently focuses on products that improve productivity for people and organizations. As a third-generation Chinese-Indonesian who has lived and worked in Asia, U.S., and Europe, he is a bridge that connects founders and operators across various tech ecosystems. He is a strong believer in “go global” entrepreneurs who are leveraging their sector knowledge to compete in global markets.

Before joining GGV, Dimi was a founder building a digital wealth startup. Prior to that, he led investments and deal execution across Asia for a regional VC firm. He started his career in London, where he cut his teeth in pan-European growth equity and LBOs. He has an MSc Economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was president of the Asia Business Club.

Dimi spent more than a year traveling the world, dedicating this time to learn about the “Global South” and volunteering for NGOs across Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. He speaks English, Mandarin, and Bahasa Indonesia.
GGV CapitalVice President
GGV Capital

Avina Sugiarto

Avina Sugiarto is a Partner of East Ventures. She has over 12 years of experience in investing across alternative assets including venture capital, private equity, private credit, and special situations across industries from technology, property, logistics, natural resources, to consumers and financial services. Prior to joining East Ventures, Avina was a Senior Vice President at Indies Capital Partners. She was responsible for deal sourcing, analysis, execution, and fundraising across Indies’ investment products. She was also a key member of the investment partnership with Varde Partners, a US$15 billion global alternative asset manager, headquartered in the United States.

Avina leverages her extensive experiences to invest in growth-stage technology companies and further drive sustainability and integration of ESG practices in East Ventures’ investments.
East VenturesPartner
East Ventures

Gibran Huzaifah

As a fish farmer-turned-agriculture tech entrepreneur, eFishery founder and CEO Gibran Huzaifah is revolutionizing the relatively untapped $9.4 billion-valued Indonesian aquaculture market. eFishery uses cloud-based smart-feeding technology in fish and shrimp farms across the vast archipelago, to ensure the fish are healthy and waste minimized - to increase feed efficiency by 21%. The IoT startup doesn't just sell products, it also collects data from feeding, production, water quality and fish behavior, to create predictive insights for farmers. The company uses the data platform to provide and connect farmers with services like financing, market access, and supply.

He was part of Google Launchpad Accelerator in 2015 and Unreasonable Impact in 2018. He was listed as Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Innovation category) 2018, and MIT Technology Review Asia Innovators under 35 in 2019.

eFisheryFounder & CEO
eFishery

Tessa Wijaya

Tessa Wijaya is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Xendit. She is responsible for the overall business operations of the company, including service and support, partnerships, government, and public relations, as well as compliance. Her ability to multitask played a significant role in Xendit’s business landscape that brings the company to where it is now, making her known as the leader that “can make things work”.

Prior to building Xendit, Tessa had a successful career at various private equity firms for 7 years, QUVAT, Fairways, and Mizuho,  before embarking on a new journey in the sphere of financial technology in 2015. Tessa earned her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in the United States of America and a master’s degree in the University of Sydney in Australia.

Tessa has always had the dream of becoming an entrepreneur and liking the variety of challenges that she had to overcome along the way. And now, being one of the few women in the payments landscape that is continuously evolving, Tessa believes in changing the world at scale through technology. With her expertise, she is keen on building Indonesia and South East Asia’s digital infrastructure by providing the best payment solutions.
XenditCo-Founder & COO
Xendit

Eddy Chan

Eddy Chan is a founding partner of “Indonesia-only” Independent venture capital firm Intudo Ventures with over US$230 million in committed capital, that acts as the Indonesia beachhead strategy for dozens of leading institutions, funds and family offices from the United States, Europe, and Asia and supports the “digital transformation” strategy of dozens of Indonesian conglomerates. Intudo portfolio companies include Xendit, Pintu, Pinhome, Halodoc, Kargo, PasarPolis, BeliMobilGue (acquired by OLX), Nalagenetics, Populix, and more. Prior to co-founding Intudo Ventures, Eddy worked on venture investments in startups since the late 1990s, including PayPal, Palantir, and Affirm, founded and operated venture-backed technology companies with operations in Silicon Valley and Asia, practiced corporate/M&A law and worked as an investment banker. Eddy holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a Global Law Scholar, and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley’s Walter A. Haas School of Business.
Intudo VenturesFounding Partner
Intudo Ventures

Karan Mohla

Karan has 18 years of global experience with over 11 years in technology focused venture investing. Previously, Karan was a Partner and Executive Director at Chiratae Ventures (formerly IDG Ventures India). Karan has been involved on investments in leading companies including Bounce, FirstCry, HealthifyMe, Xpressbees, CropIn. He has invested in 20 companies overall with investments ranging from $500k to $10M in sectors including ecommerce, healthcare, SaaS/B2B, logistics, mobility, ed-tech, agri-tech and gaming and these companies have cumulatively raised over $1B over their respective lifecycles.

Prior to Chiratae Ventures, Karan worked with QVT Finance LP, a US based hedge fund. He earlier worked in the technology banking group at Jefferies & Company in Silicon Valley and subsequently was part of the founding team for the India office for Jefferies. Karan was recognized as one of the 40 under 40 leaders by Business World Magazine and was also chosen one of the 40 under 40 Alternate Investment Professionals by the Indian Association of Alternative Investment Funds (IAAIF).

Karan holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration (BBA) from the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and got his MBA from INSEAD.
B CapitalPartner
B Capital

Achmad Alkatiri

Achmad Alkatiri is Founder and CEO of Hypefast, Indonesia-headquartered Southeast Asia’s largest tech based house of brands. He founded Hypefast in 2020 with a mission to boost the local brands in Southeast Asia and help them to expand their business and become the hyper-growth brands in the region. Prior to Hypefast, Achmad was Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Lazada Indonesia and before that, one of the early team members of Shopee in Indonesia.
HypefastFounder & CEO
Hypefast

Utari Octavianty

Utari Octavianty is co-founder & chief sustainability officer of Aruna, an integrated fisheries commerce startup focusing on improving the coastal village by creating a fair and transparent marine-fisheries trade through technology innovation. She's determined to create a better living for her hometown and Indonesia's fisheries industry.

Utari graduated from Telkom University with an ICT Business Management degree. Subsequently, she took the Executive Leadership Education in Said Business School at Oxford University. Utari was also one of Forbes 30 under 30 Asia Class of 2020, together with Farid and Indraka as the founders of Aruna.

ArunaCo-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer
Aruna

Dyota Marsudi

Dyota Marsudi is a young leader currently serving as President Director at PT Bank Aladin Syariah Tbk. (Aladin Bank). Aladin Bank is the first Islamic digital bank in Indonesia with the aim of opening and facilitating access to digital-based Islamic banking services to serve all levels of society.

Dyota earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of Indonesia before continuing his studies at the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) and earned a Master in Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on private equity, finance and entrepreneurship.

Dyota started his career in 2011 as a consultant at a consulting service provider company Boston Consulting Group (BCG). After 6 (six) years working in BCG, he continued his career by establishing a startup called Happy5.co which is engaged in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and focuses on human capital managementsystems. He managed to build the company from scratch to reach a turnover of IDR 10 billion.

He later turned into a Senior Investor for Vertex Ventures, the leading Venture Capital company based in Singapore, before officially appointed as President Director at Aladin Bank in 2021. During his role as Senior Executive Director at Vertex Ventures, he focused on finding startup companies to invest in. His responsibilities cover almost all countries in Southeast Asia, starting from Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
PT Bank Aladin Syariah Tbk (Aladin Bank)President Director
PT Bank Aladin Syariah Tbk (Aladin Bank)

Irwan Tjahaja

Irwan Tjahaja is the founder and CEO of Swap Energi, a startup that offers battery-swapping solutions for two-wheeler electric vehicles. Today, Swap Energi has nearly 850 charging stations in 12 provinces in Indonesia. In 2021, Swap launched its electric motorcycle brand called Smoot. Tjahaja is a seasoned entrepreneur with 15+ experience in the battery production business. Before Swap, he founded a startup called ReCharge that offers an app-based power bank rental service.
Swap EnergiFounder & CEO
Swap Energi

Christopher Madiam

Christopher is a co-founder and President of Social Bella. With a mission to accelerate the beauty and personal care industry, he has led Social Bella to grow into a leading integrated beauty technology company. Christopher also holds significant leadership roles across product and functional teams in the organization as the COO. Another pivotal role Christopher has taken lately is managing capital allocations in the company.

Besides his current role at Social Bella, Christopher is also trusted to lead in a management position at PT Graha Insan Sejahtera, a leading seafood supplier in Indonesia. He previously worked at Kellogg Company in the supply chain division back in 2003 through 2005.

Christopher received his Bachelor of Computer and Information Systems from Macquarie University in 2003. He then enrolled for his Master’s Degree in Commerce at the University of Sydney in 2003 -2004. He also completed his second Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Technology, Sydney in 2006.
Social Bella IndonesiaCo-Founder and President
Social Bella Indonesia

Eddi Danusaputro

Eddi currently serves as Chief Executive Officer at BNI Ventures since July 2022.

He has over 20 years of experience in several sectors including Financial Services (Morgan Stanley, AXA, and Makara Capital), Management Consulting (Booz Allen Hamilton, and AT Kearney) and Consumer Goods (Procter & Gamble). He spent most of his career in Singapore. Eddi also has experience in angel investing and social entrepreneurship.

Eddi Received his bachelor's degree from Universitas Gadjah Mada, followed by an MBA from Duke University, and a PhD from the University of Indonesia

BNI VenturesChief Executive Officer
BNI Ventures

Dayu Dara Permata

Dayu Dara Permata is currently the CEO and Founder of Pinhome. Founded in 2019 by former Gojek executives Dayu Dara Permata and Ahmed Aljunied, Pinhome is Indonesia’s largest property transaction platform. Pinhome's online-to-offline property brokerage platform tackles the fragmented real estate market in Indonesia. The company works with banks, property developers, and other service providers, and leverages its algorithm and wealth of property data to enable seamless discovery, transactions, and post-transaction services for property buyers and sellers in the country. Previously she was the Senior Vice President of Gojek. As part of GoJek's early management team, Dara was responsible for Gojek's rapid expansion across Indonesia. She also collected extensive experience in business strategy from being a consultant at McKinsey, a Corporate Strategy Analyst at XL Axiata, and an Investment and Infrastructure Analyst at Tusk Advisory. Dara graduated from Bandung Institute of Technology with a degree in Industrial Engineering.
PinhomeCEO and Founder
Pinhome

Iwan Kurniawan

Iwan Kurniawan is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Modalku, a digital lending and credit technology platform in Southeast Asia for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Founded by locals, Modalku is funded by leading investors Sequoia, Softbank Ventures Asia, LINE Ventures, Alpha JWC among others, and was the first Asian startup to win the Global SME Excellence Award for technological innovation and social impact (awarded by the United Nation's agency for ICT). His work has been featured widely in media such as Forbes, CNN, CNBC, Jakarta Post, Kompas, Bisnis Indonesia, and Metro TV. Iwan was also recently named among the Forbes 30 Under 30 in the 2018 Asian edition. Prior to Modalku, Iwan was a management consultant with global consulting firm Oliver Wyman, specializing in strategy development and risk management within the Financial Services industry, with experience across Southeast Asia and China.
ModalkuCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Modalku

Paul Ong

As a Partner of InnoVen Capital SEA, Paul works alongside Ben Cheah to build InnoVen Capital’s Southeast Asian operations. Paul brings more than a decade of experience in corporate debt origination and structuring in Southeast Asia. Paul joined InnoVen Capital to kickstart the Southeast Asian business in 2016, and has gone on to lead more than 30 venture debt investments across the region to companies such as Ruangguru, Tiki, Akulaku and eFishery. In his previous role with DBS, he had executed over US$700 million in debt facilities to corporates and conglomerates across the industries of healthcare, consumer, retail, automotive, real estate, and technology. Paul also has prior operating experience, having co-founded 2 digital media companies in Rice Media and Plussixfive Media. Paul holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management (Finance and Wealth Management) from Singapore Management University.
InnoVen Capital SEA Partner
InnoVen Capital SEA

Jin Oh

Jin Oh is a Partner at Goodwater Capital, a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley with over $5 billion in AUM. Jin joins Goodwater from a portfolio company Toss, the leading fintech platform in South Korea. He was an executive at Toss spearheading Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Spending four years at Toss, he helped raise over $600 million in equity financing from investors such as Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia China, GIC, and PayPal and also led the $300 million acquisition of LG's payment business unit. Prior to joining Toss, Jin was a Principal at a private equity fund called NamuCorp, which focused on buyouts of financial services companies. Jin started his career in investment banking at BMO Capital Markets as a member of the Financial Sponsors Group and prior to that, he was at MergerTech Advisors where he focused on tech M&A transactions. Jin attended Boston University, where he was recruited as a Division I Varsity Men's Soccer Team member.
goodwater capitalPartner
goodwater capital

Jessica Huang Pouleur

At Openspace, Jessica is a Partner alongside Shane Chesson and Hian Goh. She leads OSV+, our mid-stage growth fund as well as having a leadership role in the investment team. She has over 14 years of growth- and late-stage investment and corporate strategy experience across Asia Pacific. Her previous roles include leading the investment team in Southeast Asia for Providence Equity Partners – a global telecommunications, media and technology sector focused private equity fund. More recently, she headed Corporate Strategy & Business Development, APAC, for The Walt Disney Company, where she helmed key strategic initiatives and M&A across the region. Earlier in her career, Jessica worked in the Healthcare Investment Banking and Asia Debt Capital Markets teams at Citigroup. Jessica holds a BA in Political Science from Barnard College, Columbia University.
Openspace VenturesPartner
Openspace Ventures

Edward Tirtanata

He graduated Magna Cum Laude in finance and accounting from Northeastern University. After a brief stint in Ernst & Young Tax, he became a serial entrepreneur in a range of different businesses. In 2015, he started Lewis & Carroll tea, one of the largest premium tea house chains in Indonesia where he quickly realized the importance of online delivery, affordability, and technology in F&B business. The experience triggered him to start Kopi Kenangan, a tech enabled grab & go premium affordable coffee chain, which became one of the largest coffee chain in Indonesia in just 2 years.
Kopi KenanganCEO and Co-Founder
Kopi Kenangan

Pitra Harun

Pitra is a Co-Founder, Managing Director & Indonesia Country Head of Asia Partners. Mr Harun is a Board Observer for RedDoorz, Asia Partners’ first investment, Carsome, Asia Partners’ third investment, and GudangAda, its fifth investment.   Mr. Harun was previously a management consultant at Bain & Company, where he worked on a variety of projects across Southeast Asia. He focused on performance improvement and strategy projects and was also a core member of Bain’s private equity group. Prior to Asia Partners, he served as a senior executive at the Indonesian billion-dollar company Bukalapak, where he oversaw the company’s entire digital goods effort. In this role, he managed 19 different products and led 8 product squads. Prior to Bain, he worked briefly with the San Francisco-based venture capital firm Patamar Capital, which has a deep focus on Southeast Asia, as well as with Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong. Mr. Harun has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College where he graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the outstanding student in economics award his junior year, a recognition for the best overall performance in the Economics Department.
Asia PartnersCo-Founder, Managing Director & Indonesia Country Head
Asia Partners

Joshua Agusta

Joshua Agusta joined the Vertex Ventures SE Asia team in 2022. He is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Prior to joining Vertex, Joshua was a Director of Venture Funds at Mandiri Capital Indonesia, the corporate VC arm of Bank Mandiri, one of the largest financial institutions in Indonesia. During his tenure at Mandiri Capital, he successfully set up and led the creation of Indonesia Impact Fund ($25Mn AUM) and Merah Putih Fund ($300Mn AUM). Joshua was also one of the founding team at MDI Ventures, the Corporate VC arm of Telkom Indonesia, Indonesia’s largest telco company. His last held position was a Vice President of Investments where he led all the investment operations of MDI Ventures and managed to secure a total of 7 exits during his tenure. Joshua holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from University of Indonesia and graduated top 10 in his batch. During his free time, he loves to play golf, and also cooks and regularly hosts private dinners for families and friends. He is also an aspired globetrotter and has just started to learn and appreciate horology.
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and IndiaExecutive Director
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India

Rohit Agarwal

Rohit Agarwal is a Principal at Sequoia Southeast Asia. Based out of Singapore, he focuses on startups in the early and growth stages across a broad range of sectors like fintech, SaaS, D2C, and e-commerce. Prior to joining Sequoia, Rohit founded an online marketplace for legal professionals and also worked at Housing.com. Rohit has a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
Sequoia Southeast Asia Principal
Sequoia Southeast Asia

Harshet Lunani

Harshet Lunani founded Qoala, together with Tommy Martin in 2019. Positioned as the Chief Executive Officer, he supervises the whole company management and focuses on technology improvement. He is intending to revolutionise insurance through a combination of new product development supported by technology and digital-based claim processes and machine learning.

Before building Qoala, Lunani founded and ran Kelola, a digital investment platform. He also founded BIMA Mobile’s Indonesia, a technology-based insurance company with operations in London, Africa and Asia. This is BIMA’s first attempt in the Southeast Asia market where he is also titled as the Country Director. He successfully set up the operations in Indonesia from scratch to a team of 400 spread across 10 second-tier cities.

Prior to this, his career journey started from being Summer Analyst in Franklin Templeton Investments in 2007. He then continued to work as Strategy Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in 2008 until 2011, where he rose through the ranks as a Manager for Endeavor for almost two year.

Lunani is a graduate of St. Stephen's College, Delhi majoring in Mathematics and pursuing his Master in Mathematics at the University of Oxford.
QoalaFounder and CEO
Qoala

Ghufron Mustaqim

Ghufron Mustaqim is the CEO and Co-Founder at Evermos. He graduates from International Relation major in Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Indonesia. Prior to founding Evermos, he was a Vice President at Sorabel by Sale Stock and Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company. At Evermos, he leads more than 500 troops of driven youth on a mission to democratize entrepreneurship through the value of mutual inclusive collaboration or #EkonomiGotongRoyong.
CEO & Co-Founder Evermos
CEO & Co-Founder

Nirmal Rajaram

Nirmal Rajaram is an experienced senior management executive with a 17-year career in industries ranging across IT and ITES, Manufacturing, Energy, Mining, Logistics, Property Development, Consumer Retail, and Food & Beverage. Nirmal worked closely with Sebastian Togelang on investment opportunities before joining the founding team of Rigel Capital in 2022.

Nirmal’s professional experience includes Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Finance, Industrial and Business Process Restructuring, Energy Efficiency Management, commodity logistics design and execution, family office and estate management, mixed-use property design and development, and leadership skills in scaling and turning around the businesses. Nirmal holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Madras (Loyola College) and an MBA from ICFAI Business School.
Rigel CapitalPartner
Rigel Capital

Purbaja Pantja

Purbaja Pantja is Director and Group Chief Investment Officer of PT Indika Energy Tbk. He also serves as Commissioner and Director in subsidiaries within the Indika Energy Group, including as President Director of Ilectra Motor Group (IMG)- a joint venture between Indika Energy with the Indonesia-focused venture capital firm Alpha JWC and Horizons Ventures. IMG specializes in developing electric two-wheel vehicles under the brand name ALVA. Prior to Indika Energy, Pantja held several leadership roles in a number of private equity and investment banking institutions in Singapore and Indonesia. Purbaja started his professional career in the banking industry. He earned his BSc (cum laude) in Statistics and Economics (double major) from the University of California, Davis (California, USA) in 1991 and MBA in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA) in 1993
President DirectorPT Ilectra Motor Group (Alva) 
President Director

Fandy Cendrajaya

Fandy runs the Kopital Network, an angel investor network of startup founders and executives of the leading technology companies in Indonesia. He received his Bachelors of Science from Northeastern and Master of Liberal Arts from Harvard Extension School.
Kopital NetworkPartner
Kopital Network

Patrick Adhiatmadja

Born in Semarang – Central Java, 1964, Patrick Adhiatmadja completed his study in Architectural Engineering at Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, and continued his postgraduate study in business administration at INSEAD Business School.

He started his career in information technology at PT Metrodata Indonesia, then at General Electric Company (GE) until he reached the position of Director of Business Development.

In 1996, he and a friend decided to start an independent business by establishing a brand management company in children's apparel and furniture business. Unfortunately, Asian financial crisis in 1998 made made his business closed in 2000.

He went back to the professional world and worked at Lucent Technologies Asia/Pacific Incorporated (2000 – 2003) and Motorola Network Asia (2003 – 2007). Then he joined a private equity company in telecommunication and infrastructure sector, as part of his great interest in learning new things. In 2011 he joined Saratoga Group and assisted the turn around process of PT Mitra Pinasthika Mustika (MPM), which among other is engaged in motorcycle lubricant business with brand Federal through its subsidiary PT Federal Karyatama (FKT). In 2013, he was appointed as President Director and CEO of FKT and successfully led FKT merger and acquisition process by ExxonMobil which was completed in June 2018.

Since December 2021, he was appointed to be Managing Director of PT Energi Kreasi Bersama (Electrum). Another challenge for him to enter the electric vehicle ecosystem business.

PT Energi Kreasi Bersama (Electrum)Managing Director
PT Energi Kreasi Bersama (Electrum)

Dmitry Levit

Dmitry is the Founder of Cento Ventures, and is responsible for overseeing all investment and fund activities in Southeast Asia.

Dmitry formerly served as an advisor to several investment groups and corporations pursuing technology and media opportunities across developing Asia, with Media Development Authority of Singapore, Singtel, ru-Net, IDG Ventures Vietnam, SUP Media, Livejournal.com, Chinese Founders Fund, VIVA Media and Nusantara Ventures among his clients.

In 2008-2009, Dmitry was part of the investment team at IDG Ventures, where he provided extensive operational support to portfolio companies in Vietnam and was in charge of sourcing and assessment of investment opportunities in Indonesia and Singapore.

Prior to that, Dmitry spent several years in business development roles with Yahoo! Southeast Asia, negotiating a series of content, distribution, monetisation and technology deals for Yahoo! in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Dmitry also acted as a business strategist for the regional Managing Director, working on vertical strategies for e-commerce, gaming, travel, finance, telecom and other sectors.

Before his move to Asia, Dmitry served as a CMO at Digital Design, a leading Russian enterprise software solutions provider, focusing on brand development, lead generation, and relationship management of strategic partners, including Microsoft CIS and IBM Russia. Earlier in his career, Dmitry also worked at several FMCG companies in Russia and the UK, including L’Oreal and Procter & Gamble.

Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dmitry graduated from St. Petersburg University School of Management, holds an MBA from INSEAD and has lived in Singapore, Indonesia, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, and the UK.
Cento VenturesFounder & Partner
Cento Ventures

Rama Suparta

Rama Suparta is the Co-founder of SATURDAYS, a tech enabled retail that offers designer quality yet affordable eyewear designed in-house to fit and look great for Indonesian consumers. Prior to SATURDAYS, Rama worked in the area of finance, investor relations and investment banking. He earned his MBA from Santa Clara University and BSc from Calvin College.
Co-founder SATURDAYS
Co-founder

Christina Bao

Ms Christina Bao, Managing Director, is currently the Co-Head of Sales & Marketing at HKEX.

Ms Bao joined HKEX in 2016 as the Chief of Staff, reporting to the CE of HKEX. She was responsible for the planning and oversight of the Group’s strategic projects.

Prior to joining HKEX, Christina held a number of senior positions at Ping An Bank (previously at Shenzhen Development Bank, which merged with Ping An Bank in 2010) since 2001. At Shenzhen Development Bank, she served as the Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO from 2005 until 2010, and was responsible for the bank’s strategic projects, Investor Relations and Public Relations. After the merger and integration of the two banks, she headed Retail e-Banking, Service & Marketing, and the Retail e-Finance Strategic Business Unit for Ping An Bank.

Ms Bao received her Master of Business Administration (Finance, General) from the Peking University of Mainland China.
HKEXManaging Director, Co-Head of Sales & Marketing
HKEX

Jonathan Hsui

Jonathan Hsui is a partner in the Corporate department of Allen & Overy’s Hong Kong office. Jonathan specialises in Hong Kong IPOs, ECM transactions, pre-IPO investments and M&As. His practice also includes advising on securities, corporate and compliance matters. Jonathan has been in the legal sector for over 20 years and possesses broad experience of advising investment banks and corporate clients. Jonathan is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. He was previously a partner of another leading international law firm, and was also an in-house legal counsel of an international investment bank overseeing the ECM and M&A transactions across the Asia Pacific region.
Allen & OveryPartner
Allen & Overy

Prof. Dr. Johanes Mose, dr., SpOG, K-FM

Prof. Dr. dr. Johanes C. Mose, SpOG., K-FM is a highly respected specialized Obstetrics & Gynaecology with super-specialist in Fetomaternal in Indonesia. He has been practicing for the past 40 years, and currently he practices in one of the biggest hospital groups in Indonesia, Hermina.

He is also a professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Faculty of Medicine at University of Padjajaran, Bandung, his alma mater.

Prof. Dr. Johanes has been involved in numerous leadership roles in hospitals as well as in university, such as chairman and advisory board member of Indonesian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (POGI), head coordinator for doctorate program Faculty of Medicine at University of Padjajaran, and Fetomaternal super-specialist consultant.

During his lifetime, he has dedicated his life to help thousands of women preparing their pregnancy as well as childbirth.
Hermina Hospital
Hermina Hospital

Yongky Oktavianto

Yongky joined Investcorp as a Relationship Manager in May 2018 and currently part of Investcorp Southeast Asia Investment team which helping overseeing the deal sourcing, portfolio management and Asia fund management. Prior to Investcorp, Yongky has more than 12 years working experience in financial industry working as a Vice President at Citi Private Bank Singapore and as an Associate Director at Nomura Private Bank. He previously worked at ANZ Bank Singapore as a IAB Signature Relationship Manager and in HSBC Singapore as an Offshore Relationship Manager. Outside of Investcorp, Yongky is an passionate Investor which invest in opportunities from Venture Capital deals, to business deals around the region from F&B, Technology, Media and Consumer.
InvestcorpVice President
Investcorp

Danny Sutradewa

Danny Sutradewa co-founded SALT Ventures in 2019. Since its inception, SALT has been growing rapidly to become one of the most impactful venture capital firms in Indonesia with total AUM of around USD 110 million (as of August 2022).

The firm currently manages 19 active portfolio companies across various industries in Indonesia including Qoala, Kehamilan Sehat, Hangry, USS Networks, Dr Soap, Amazara, Syca, Finfolk, R66Media. In the real estate sector, SALT and Triniti Land are co-developing a 95-ha Township Development project in South of Jakarta with total gross development value of USD 1 billion.

Danny carries around more than 11 years of financial and management work experience leading various corporate action projects such as, M&A, debt restructuring, leverage buyout, due diligence with enterprise values ranging from USD 50 milion - USD 900 million.

Danny graduated from The University of Texas with major in Economics.
Salt VenturesFounder & Managing Partner
Salt Ventures

Eric Cahya

10 years building his resume in logistics industry, Eric started out his career journey with DHL global forwarding. Various functions were accomplished starting from operation, sales, and managerial position. In 2016, he started a startup venture called NinjaXpress Indonesia, Ninja is a tech-based logistics company originated in Singapore and was expanding to Indonesia in 2016. Eric was also appointed as EVP logistics for Lazada south-east Asia in late 2021, leading lazada express operations in 6 countries.

Taking a leap from logistics industry, Eric is now taking a role as active investors in 2 startups that he's involved with. He's both investing and taking up leadership roles in these 2 companies. One of them is USS networks where he's leading the retail business division, managing sonderlab as the e-commerce platform as well as scouting and acquiring potential local brands to be incorporated within the USS network.
USS NetworksCo-Founder
USS Networks

Jeffry Jouw

Jeffry Jouw is an entrepreneur with passion in fashion and media. He started working for his family company, only to leave it behind and follow his passion to make his own legacy: to inspire and empower young generations to believe in themselves and make their own paths.

He is an avid storyteller who believes in taking risk and doing it, which leads to his principle: Do, Undo, Redo. To try, rather than regret. To keep an open mind and be curious. To forget everything you’ve learned, because what brought you here may not be the thing that brings you ahead.
USS NetworksFounder & CMO
USS Networks

Michelle Teo

Michelle is a journalist with nearly two decades of experience covering business and international affairs. She is deeply concerned about the growing gaps in the global economy and believes there is a need to reform capitalism for a more equitable and sustainable system. She was part of Al Jazeera English’s global launch team in Kuala Lumpur, and her last role was Chief Editor at The Edge Singapore. Michelle obtained her Master of Science in International Relations at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
DealstreetasiaManaging Editor
Dealstreetasia

Kristie Neo

Kristie, based in Singapore, is an Editor, VC, Southeast Asia at DEALSTREETASIA. Prior to joining DEALSTREETASIA, she was with CNBC International and Channel NewsAsia, where she wrote and produced business stories for television. At We Are Social, a digital agency, Kristie launched iQ Asia, Intel’s first online magazine for the Asia Pacific region. She has also built content strategies for brands such as Twentieth Century Fox and Lavazza. When not writing or reporting, Kristie gives walking tours at the Asian Civilisation Museum in Singapore. She is an advocate for anti-human and anti-sex trafficking in Asia.
dealstreetasiaEditor, VC, Southeast Asia
dealstreetasia

Andi Haswidi

Based in Jakarta, Andi Haswidi is an accomplished researcher, journalist and author. Prior to his current role with DEALSTREETASIA, he was the head of Asean research for FT Confidential, a research unit of the Financial Times. He started his career as a journalist in 2005 when he joined Indonesia’s leading English newspaper, The Jakarta Post, where he later became a business editor. He also had a brief stint as a business editor for Tempo weekly magazine before switching to the field of research for the FT in 2013. Andi is a recipient of the British Chevening Scholarship, with a master’s degree in public policy from University of Bristol. His first book, KOPI: Indonesian Coffee Craft & Culture, was published in 2018 by Afterhours Books, with a foreword by President Joko Widodo.
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Tabita Diela

Tabita is a Jakarta-based journalist since 2012. She began her career at the online news outlet Kompas.com before joining Globe Asia magazine and Jakarta Globe print to cover Indonesia’s economy and corporations. She joined Reuters in late 2017 to cover monetary policy, macroeconomy, banking, and occasionally general news. In her spare time, she enjoys playing with her puppies and writing movie reviews.
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Khamila Mulia

Khamila has nearly 10 years of experience in media and communication where she worked in multiple Jakarta-based media outlets and internet companies. Prior to joining DealStreetAsia, she was with KrASIA where she reported on information technology, venture capital, startup development, and gig economy.
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Joji Philip

Joji is the founder of DealStreetAsia. He is a 24×7 information enthusiast, currently based in Singapore, and leads a pan-Asia team. Prior to this, he was among the most prolific journalists in India, and chronicled the communications/telecoms segment, breaking some of the biggest stories in these sectors, during his tenure at The Economic Times, and Business Standard. Since 2013, he has also been with Mint, a financial daily from HT Media Ltd. Joji has won the Business Standard-Seema Nazareth Award for Excellence in Journalism in March 2006. He is a twitterholic and a soccer fan who is only off the internet when motorcycling in the Himalayas.
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Fireside Chat: Leveraging the soft power of tourism & creative economy to generate alpha

During the fireside chat, the minister will share his vision and perspectives on Leveraging the soft power of tourism & creative economy to generate alpha. This session will explore how investments in the soft infrastructure can boost the country’s GDP growth as well as generate multiples for investors and enterprises in the sector.

The minister will be in conversation with Eddi Danusaputro, who currently serves as the CEO of at BNI Ventures. He has over 20 years of experience in several sectors including financial services (Morgan Stanley, AXA, and Makara Capital), management consulting (Booz Allen Hamilton, and AT Kearney) and consumer goods (Procter & Gamble). Eddi also has experience in angel investing and social entrepreneurship.

Keynote address by Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia

At the helm of the ministry, Sandiaga Uno leads policy formulation and implementation in the areas related to tourism, the creative economy and the digital economy. The creative economy, which covers 17 sub-sectors such as arts, design, and game development to name a few, is touted as a key growth driver for sustainable development and fostering the small and medium enterprise ecosystem.

Uno assumed office in 2020 at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic that grounded the travel and tourism industry. His priority has been to develop sustainable tourism by using technology as well as tapping into the country’s rich culture and travel experience offering.

One of Indonesia’s most prominent entrepreneurs, Uno is the co-founder of PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk, the biggest publicly-listed investment company in the country. He served as a president director in the company from 2004 to 2015.

Uno was elected as vice governor of Jakarta in 2017 but resigned from the office to run as a candidate for the vice president of Indonesia, alongside his running mate Prabowo Subianto, in the 2019 election.

Uno completed his bachelor’s degree at Wichita State University in 1990 and his master’s degree at George Washington University in 1992. In 2016, he received the title of Distinguished Research Professor in Residence from George Washington University.

The evolving fintech landscape in Indonesia – Opportunities and challenges

The fintech landscape is fast emerging as an ecosystem play with the pandemic-induced accelerated digitalisation trends, opening up an array of opportunities that go way beyond the payments and allied spaces. Tech startups have been adopting the partnership or acquisition route, especially in the financial services and banking sphere, to expand their user base and access lower cost of funds. In this panel, we will explore the buildout of fintech ecosystems, super apps and newer monetisation models.

We feature Xendit co-founder and COO Tessa Wijaya, who is responsible for the overall business operations of the company, including service and support, partnerships, government, and public relations, as well as compliance. Tessa believes in changing the world at scale through technology. She is keen on building Indonesia and South East Asia’s digital infrastructure by providing the best payment solutions.

From the startup side, we also have Iwan Kurniawan, the co-founder and COO of Modalku, a digital lending and credit technology platform in SE Asia for micro, small and medium enterprises. Modalku is funded by leading investors Sequoia, Softbank Ventures Asia, LINE Ventures, Alpha JWC among others.

From the investors’ side, we have Dimitra Taslim, VP, GGV Capital, who invests in the areas of Web3, SMBTech, FoodTech, EdTech, and FinTech. We also have Sandeep Patil, Partner & Head of Asia, QED Investors. Patil has extensive experience in consumer internet and is a global veteran of the banking and financial services industry.

From the banking side, we have Dyota Marsudi currently serving as President Director at Bank Aladin, the first Islamic digital bank in Indonesia with the aim of opening and facilitating access to digital-based Islamic banking services.

The fintech session will be moderated by Dmitry Levit, founder of Cento Ventures, where he leads investment and fund activities in Southeast Asia.

Join this session to learn more about how the fintech piece fits in growing digital ecosystems.

ESG integration with business strategy key to long-term value creation

Indonesian companies and investment firms have been adopting environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles both in venture investing and building sustainable businesses. Several firms have beefed up their ESG team and initiated the release of annual sustainability reports. The region is also seeing corporations and venture capital funds raising dedicated funds and deploying capital in startups building solutions to tackle environmental problems.

ESG investing provides a strong framework for analysing companies beyond traditional financial metrics. What has also accelerated adoption is regulatory pressure on companies as well as a push from LPs for ESG-complaint investing. This panel will explore how investors and founders are seeing ESG adoption as a means to achieve long-term value as well as impact.

We feature Tanah Sullivan who leads ESG efforts across Gojek, GoTo Financial and Tokopedia. Before GoTo, Tanah was at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, where she led partnerships for a range of sustainability-focused initiatives in ASEAN and globally.

Joining this panel is Utari Octavianty, co-founder & chief sustainability officer of Aruna, an integrated fisheries commerce startup focusing on improving the coastal village by creating a fair and transparent marine-fisheries trade through technology innovation.

From the investor’s side, we have East Ventures partner Avina Sugiarto who has over 12 years of experience in investing in alternative assets across technology, property, logistics, natural resources, to consumers and financial services. Avina leverages her extensive experience to invest in growth-stage technology companies and further drive sustainability and integration of ESG practices in East Ventures’ investments.

Join this panel to know more about how ESG can become mainstream.

Disintermediating Indonesia’s most traditional industries through tech

Some of Indonesia’s most traditional industries including agriculture, fisheries, real estate, construction tech, small retailers, financial services, trucking, to name a few, have undergone a sea change with technology intervention enabling streamlining of operations, benefiting the entire value chain.

In this panel, we are featuring five founders from startups who are disrupting the so-called traditional and mainstream sectors through technology.

As a fish farmer-turned-agriculture tech entrepreneur, eFishery founder and CEO Gibran Huzaifah is revolutionising the relatively untapped $9.4-billion Indonesian aquaculture market. eFishery provides end-to-end solutions for fish and shrimp farmers in Indonesia from smart farming technology, input, and access to financing, to the B2B market. In January 2022, eFishery raised $90 million in its Series C round co-led by Singapore state investor Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Sequoia Capital India.

Our next entrepreneur Dayu Dara Permata co-founded the Indonesian property platform Pinhome, which recently raised $50 million in its Series B round from Goodwater Capital, Intudo Ventures, Ribbit Capital and others. Pinhome connects potential buyers and renters with property owners and agents, making the process of buying, selling, and renting property easier.

Hear from Evermos co-founder and CEO Ghufron Mustaqim on the growing social commerce space. Mustaqim co-founded Evermos, a Sharia-compliant e-commerce platform that connects brands, resellers, and consumers. In 2021, Evermos raised $30 million in its Series B funding.  Home to more than 200 million Muslims, Indonesia is one of the world’s major markets for halal products.

Meet Social Bella Indonesia co-founder and President Christopher Madiam on his growth journey of building the startup into a leading integrated beauty technology company. Social Bella, known for its omnichannel commerce site Sociolla, recently raised over $60 million in a funding round led by Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and L Catterton.

We also feature Qoala founder and CEO Harshet Lunani, who is seeking to revolutionise insurance through a combination of new product development supported by technology and digital-based claim processes and machine learning. Before building Qoala, Lunani founded and ran Kelola, a digital investment platform.

Pitra Harun, who will moderate the session, is a board observer for Asia Partners portfolio firms RedDoorz, Carsome, and GudangAda. Prior to Asia Partners, he served as a senior executive at Bukalapak, where he oversaw the company’s entire digital goods effort.

Gain founder perspectives across a wide range of sectors that are being powered by technology.

Harnessing tech for mega returns: Indonesia continues to be a strong VC play

Despite global challenges, SE Asia, especially Indonesia, continues to remain somewhat insulated because of macro trends such as an expanding middle class, a young and digitally-savvy population, global demand for commodity exports and a relatively stable political environment. The macro drivers coupled with accelerated digitalisation have made the region attractive for venture capital activity. However, challenges remain when it comes to fundraising, building scalable companies and delivering strong exits from the region.

We have a group of prolific investors from the region who will share their perspectives on how they are navigating the current market cycle.

Meet Jefrey Joe of Alpha JWC Ventures, an Indonesia-focused early-stage firm that raised $433 million for its third fund in the largest final close by a SE Asian VC firm in 2021. Jefrey Joe is a venture capitalist with tech, product and consulting background. He sits on the board of some of Indonesia’s fastest-growing startups, including Kopi Kenangan, Kredivo, and Lemonilo.

AC Ventures managing partner Helen Wong was ranked among the top 100 VCs in China and the top 25 female VCs in China by Forbes. Prior to joining AC Ventures, she was a Partner at Qiming Venture Partners, focusing on its internet and consumer sectors. Her successful exits include Mobike, LuoJiSiWei and Lagou. She led the firm’s SE Asian investment strategy and has invested in Akulaku (unicorn), and RedDoorz. Prior to Qiming, she was a founding member at GGV Capital for approximately 10 years in China and Silicon Valley.

Eddy Chan is a founding partner of “Indonesia-only” independent venture capital firm Intudo Ventures. Intudo’s portfolio companies include Xendit, Pintu, Pinhome, Halodoc, Kargo, PasarPolis, Nalagenetics, Populix, and more. Intudo closed its third fund at $144 million.

Karan has 18 years of global experience with over 11 years in technology-focused venture investing. At B Capital, Karan Mohla leads early-stage investments in India & South-East Asia.  B Capital Group this year closed its $250-million early-stage Ascent Fund II, which seeks to invest in pre-seed to Series A rounds globally.

Join this insightful session on the case for venture capital in Indonesia.

Indonesia is on road to becoming EV hub but challenges persist

Indonesia’s nascent domestic electric vehicle [EV] industry is showing promise given the government’s intent to push investments and development in the sector to achieve a reduction in carbon emission targets. What is seen as accelerating EV sector development is the growth potential in the two-wheeler segment and increased adoption by ride-hailing and delivery giants as they seek to electrify their fleets. Indonesia is also intent on taking advantage of its large reserves of nickel to become a global hub for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and exports.

This panel features Indonesian deputy minister Rachmat Kaimuddin who will shed light on the efforts made to attract investments and develop the EV ecosystem in Indonesia.

From the EV industry side, we have Patrick Adhiatmadja, managing director, Electrum – a JV between GoTo and TBS Energi Utama. Electrum is targeting to start producing electric motorcycles in 2024. Hear from Purbaja Pantja, director & chief investment officer, Indika Energy [Alva One] on the firm’s vision to become an electric mobility champion and reshape sustainability. We will also feature Irwan Tjahaja, founder and CEO of Swap Energi, a startup that offers battery-swapping solutions for electric vehicles. In 2021, Swap launched its electric motorcycle brand called Smoot.

We also have Rigel Capital partner Nirmal Rajaram, who is an experienced senior management executive with a 17-year professional experience across enterprise risk management, corporate finance, industrial and business process restructuring, energy efficiency management, and leadership skills in scaling and turning around the businesses.

Join this panel to learn more about the opportunities and challenges to EV adoption in Indonesia and the road ahead.

Consumption theme holds strong despite economic headwinds

Despite global uncertainty, Indonesia’s economic outlook remains strong thanks to its domestic demand driving growth. With a population of over 260 million and a growing middle class, Indonesia is the largest consumer market in SE Asia. Once known as an investment destination largely for natural resources and commodities, Indonesia has steadily been seeing growing interest in the consumer space that has not been left behind by digitalisation trends. As more and more consumers access products and services online, following the pandemic-induced consumer behaviour shift, newer models and blended channels are emerging to capture growth. Our panelists are at the forefront of the new consumption trends playing out in Indonesia.

Meet Deepak I Shahdadpuri, who set up DSG Consumer Partners in 2012 to invest in  consumer-focused companies in India and Southeast Asia. DSG has invested in the restaurant booking app Chope, grocery e-mart Redmart, plant-based frozen food chain Kind Kones, and gummy vitamin brand YOUVIT, among others.

We also have Eric J. Kim, co-founder and managing partner, Goodwater Capital, which has invested in leading consumer internet companies such as Coupang, Xendit, Viva Republica (Toss), MoMo, and EverlyWell.

From the founders’ side, the panel will feature Edward Tirtanata, co-founder and CEO of the Indonesian grab-and-go coffee chain Kopi Kenangan. Established in 2017, Kopi Kenangan entered the unicorn club last year after it raised $96 million in Series C funding.

Brand aggregator Hypefast founder Achmad Alkatiri will speak about building and scaling up digital native fashion, beauty, health and lifestyle brands across Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

We also feature Rama Suparta, the co-founder of SATURDAYS, an online-first DTC eyewear brand. The firm also operates brick-and-mortar locations in top-tier Indonesian malls.

Join this session to stay on top of Indonesia’s consumption space.

Alternative capital sources and structures gain steam amid funding winter

The global macro environment and stock selloff have started to severely impact the tech startup ecosystem as investors exercise caution. As growth-stage tech companies grapple with fundraising challenges, valuation resets and down rounds, the market seems ripe for alternative financing options. Companies are resorting to new instruments such as convertible notes, venture debt, pure debt, or bridge rounds to survive the storm. In this session, we will explore the growing appetite for new capital streams and also structures such as secondary financing, preferred equity, warrants, anti-dilution clauses and liquidation preferences.

We have put together a cross-section of panelists who bring deep expertise across various financing avenues to share their insights on new funding trends at play.

MDI Ventures CEO Donald Wihardja has over 20 years of experience and a track record of running and managing technology companies and tech investments. As CEO of MDI Ventures, Telkom Group’s corporate VC unit, he seeks to not only deliver capital gains on investments but foster innovation in the startup ecosystem.

We also have Jessica Huang Pouleur, partner at Openspace Ventures, where she leads the mid-stage growth fund OSV+. She has over 14 years of growth- and late-stage investment and corporate strategy experience across Asia Pacific. She was previously leading the investment team in Southeast Asia for Providence Equity Partners.

Innoven Capital SEA partner Paul Ong brings more than a decade of experience in corporate debt origination and structuring in Southeast Asia. He led more than 30 venture debt investments across the region to companies such as Ruangguru, Tiki, Akulaku and eFishery.

Joshua Augusta represents Vertex Ventures SE Asia and India, a prolific investor in Indonesia having backed homegrown startups including HappyFresh, Aruna, and TaniHub.

And, Fandy Cendrajaya manages Kopital Network, an angel investor network of startup founders and executives to help new Indonesian founders with funding and expert advice.

Join this panel to know whether this trend will trigger a long-term shift in venture capital play.

Fireside chat: Why Indonesia is ripe for a long-term investment boom

In this fireside chat, Indonesia’s vice-minister of health Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono will share his perspective on how Indonesia is ripe for long-term investments across various sectors, including healthcare.

Indonesia is riding on favourable macro drivers including demographics, rising middle class, domestic consumption-led growth that make it a favourable destination for capital allocations and promise to generate great multiples for investors. The pandemic-induced accelerated digital adoption has expanded the market potential further.

This session will explore the various sectors in Indonesia that are ripe for technology, innovation and investments.

The vice-minister will be in conversation with Pandu Sjahrir, who is one of Southeast Asia’s leading investors in the seed and early growth stages. Indonesia-focused Indies Capital has invested over $700 million in the past 7 years. Indies Capital also has a strategic alliance with AC Ventures, an ASEAN-focused seed and early-stage fund. Indies Capital and AC Ventures have invested in over 100 companies that have generated over $40 billion in shareholder value and 200 new entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia.

Keynote address: Transforming healthcare in Indonesia through technology and innovation

Prof. Dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono has been serving as Indonesia’s deputy health minister starting from 2020, when he took on the role at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic.

He was appointed as a member of the Indonesia Presidential Medical Team in 2014 – a position which he has been serving until now. He has also been appointed as an Alternate Board Member of Global Fund, which will run until 2026.

Prof Dante Saksono Harbuwono completed his medical specialty in endocrinology at Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, in 2004. He earned Doctor of Philosophy at University of Yamanashi, Japan, in 2008. The diabetic molecular expert was appointed as the Chief of Metabolic Disorder, Cardiovascular and Aging Cluster at Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia from 2015 to 2020.

At the Indonesia PE-VC Summit, the vice minister will deliver a keynote speech on the topic – Transforming healthcare in Indonesia through technology and innovation. He will shed light on the power of technology and innovation in improving access to reliable, affordable and effective healthcare solutions for Indonesia’s 280-million-strong population.

Keynote address: Opportunities abound as Indonesia prospers amid global crisis

John Riady helms Lippo Karawaci and Siloam International Hospitals, respectively the largest real estate and hospitals company in Indonesia. He is also executive director at Lippo Group and is an active investor in the Southeast Asia technology sector. The Lippo Group is often seen as a proxy for the Indonesian economy. Its interests in various verticals — real estate, private healthcare, and tech investments — place it at the centre of SE Asia’s largest economy.

As Lippo CEO, John Riady has focused on concentrating on the sweet spots in real estate and healthcare businesses. He is betting on macro drivers like urbanisation and demographics, as well as the digitalisation of healthcare to spur growth at the group’s businesses.

Prior to taking over as CEO, Riady led the group’s digital efforts and investments in SE Asia’s technology sector including in e-payment platform OVO. The group has made over 40 investments in Indonesia’s tech sector, which Riady believes is at an inflection point. In his address, Riady will take us through how a resilient economy can spur investments amidst global economic uncertainty. 

Fireside Chat: Straddling a PE and VC strategy to tap new digital scripts in Indonesia

Southeast Asia’s growth story, driven by favourable demographics and macroeconomic indicators and rapid digitalisation trends, has resulted in several mainstream private equity firms cutting smaller cheques to lap up early-stage opportunities. Northstar has raised five private equity funds. An early backer of Indonesia’s Gojek (now part of GoTo Group), Northstar is not new to betting on early-stage tech companies in the region. Northstar has invested in over 50 digital deals including recent investments in crypto exchange Pintu, podcast platform Noice, agritech Sayurbox, and edtech Zenius Education, among others. The SE Asian PE major is raising a new vehicle targeting smaller ticket-sized deals. We will quiz Walujo on the  opportunities and challenges that exist in pursuing a multi-stage investment strategy and some of the emerging digital trends unfolding in the region.