Indonesia-based Hukumku secures East Ventures backing to make legal aid more accessible

(From left) Hukumku founders Glorio Yulianto, Fritz Hutapea, and Michael Jagadpramana / Photo credit: Hukumku

Despite Indonesia’s efforts to establish a national legal aid program over five years ago, many low-income individuals still struggle to access legal representation in the archipelago.

The existing system falls short of meeting the public’s demands for legal aid due to limited budget allocation and strict accreditation requirements for legal aid providers.

Hukumku, an Indonesian legaltech startup, aims to solve this problem by offering a platform that connects users with vetted lawyers, focusing on providing transparent and affordable legal aid.

The company has now raised an undisclosed sum in a new funding round led by East Ventures. It will use the capital to speed up the development of its products and marketing efforts as it gears up to launch its platform in November.

Funding details

• Funding amount: Undisclosed
• Lead investors: East Ventures
• Stage: Early stage
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The platform, once released, will provide essential information about lawyers, including their profiles, practice licenses, areas of expertise, locations, and user ratings and reviews. It will also offer free educational content and seminars on legal topics and current legal cases to help users better understand legal terminology and processes.

The company was founded by Glorio Yulianto, Fritz Hutapea, and Michael Jagadpramana. Yulianto founded advertising platform Ubiklan, while Hutapea is a legal consultant in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Jagadpramana has worked as director at animation firm Samville Studio and was chief commercial officer at design software company Pandatech.

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