6 Indonesian startups that made it to the third batch of Google Launchpad

Google Launchpad. Photo credit: Tech in Asia Indonesia.

After Google’s two-time success with holding its Launchpad program in January and June this year, the tech giant is back for a third time. Startups in this batch receive equity-free funding and a week of training at Google’s Launchpad Space in San Francisco, followed by six months of remote training back in their home base, beginning at the end of January next year.

Previously, Google only accepted applications from startups based in Indonesia, India, Brazil, and Mexico. In this batch, Google includes five more countries: Argentina, Colombia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Here are the six Indonesian startups that made it.

(Updated one day later: The form of funding that Google provides is equity free. Also, the six-month period training consists of a week in Google Launchpad’s physical location, followed by a six month remote monitored training period back in startups’ home base.)

Snapcart

Photo credit: Snapcart.

Snapcart enables consumers to exchange shopping receipts for cashback. In return, companies get information on consumers’ shopping habits based on the  receipts submitted to the app.

The startup received US$1.6 million in a pre-series A round from Wavemaker Partners, Sinar Mas Digital Ventures (SMDV), Ardent Capital, and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Media Fund.

Qlue

The Qlue app in action. Photo credit: Qlue.

Qlue is an online rating and reporting app for government and private services. Users send their complaints along with photos as evidence, which are then passed on to related service providers as a call to action.

For example, if you wish to complain about the city’s waste-management program for not picking up your trash on weekends, you can submit a review with a photo of your trash on Qlue. The app notifies waste management officials, who will contact you to solve the problem.

The startup announced in May that it received series A funding of over US$1 million from telecommunications company Prasetia Dwidharma, which is part of Indonesian conglomerate Astra Group.

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