Sequoia Capital names 15 startups in third Surge cohort

Surge, a Southeast Asia- and India-focused accelerator run by Sequoia India, has unveiled the 15 companies that form its third cohort of early-stage startups.

Founders in Surge 03 / Photo credit: Sequoia

According to a statement, the program has invested US$1 million to US$2 million in each of the participating startups, which come from Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India. Collectively, the Surge 03 startups have raised over US$39 million in their Surge rounds, the accelerator said.

The latest cohort, which started on April 13, is taking place online for the first time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The selected companies will take part in day-long sessions held once a week for 15 weeks, including online workshops, small group discussions, and chats with Surge mentors such as Tokopedia founder William Tanuwijaya and Sequoia Capital global managing partner Doug Leone.

Coming from sectors such as software-as-a-service, developer tools, consumer, food and beverage, education, and health, here are the 15 startups in Surge 03 (with one currently in stealth mode):

Atlan

Founders: Prukalpa Sankar and Varun Banka
Launched: July 2019
Co-investor: Waterbridge Ventures

Atlan is building a home for data teams by bringing together diverse people, tools, and data. It allows various team members to collaborate while using the tools they prefer to work with, such as a business user on Excel, an analyst on SQL, and a team of engineers on Python, making data science significantly more accessible to the organization.

BukuKas

Founders: Krishnan Menon and Lorenzo Peracchione
Launched: December 2019
Co-investors: Credit Saison, Hustle Fund, Whiteboard Capital, 500 Startups, and angel investors

BukuKas helps owners of Indonesian micro, small, and medium enterprises understand and manage their financial flows more effectively with an easy-to-use digital ledger they can download on their smartphones.

The solution allows business owners to save significant time on a daily basis by avoiding tedious manual calculations and reconciliation. More importantly, they gain better clarity on what drives their profits and cash flows to actively improve them.

CoLearn

Founders: Abhay Saboo and Marc Irawan
Launched: January 2020
Co-investors: AC Ventures and Alpha JWC Ventures

CoLearn is an edtech platform that enables tuition centers and tutors to create online learning experiences for their students.

Its app makes both teaching and learning easier by offering online classes, as well as livestreamed homework and exam assistance. It features a practice platform that allows students to learn independently and at their own pace, with the help of hints and solutions to each problem. It also helps tutors get a better understanding of each student’s strengths and weaknesses through a real-time dashboard.

Convosight

Founders: Tamanna Dhamija, Tarun Dhamija, and Kartik Bansal
Launched: October 2019
Co-investor: IvyCap Ventures

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