Indonesia’s Ideabox accelerator unveils 2nd batch of finalists, featuring transport apps and foodtech

Ideabox seminar room.

On August 29, Sebastian Togelang and Andy Zain’s Ideabox accelerator in Jakarta (powered by local telco Indosat) announced its second round of finalists to be considered for program entrance. Ideabox is organized by local venture capital firm Mountain SEA Ventures, the Indonesian arm of the Zurich-based Mountain Partners investment firm.

(UPDATE 12/9/14: Indosat and Ooredoo also co-organize Ideabox with Mountain SEA Ventures)

The program refers to itself as a tech business incubator that funds early stage startups related to media, telecommunications, and a variety of other sectors. In addition to seed funding and professional guidance, Ideabox also runs a 120-day acceleration program to bring companies from the idea stage to the initial product phase. The fresh crop of finalists to be invited to Ideabox’s bootcamp event on September 13 and 14 are:

Hartaku

Hartaku is an application that helps businesses or entrepreneurs easily create financial reports. The app costs Rp 30,000 (US$2.50) a month, and can be used anywhere and anytime from a laptop or smartphone.

Shirkah

Shirkah claims to be Indonesia’s premier, online, Shariah-based investment marketplace.

Eatzify

Having already launched a rough beta site, Eatzify wants to take the Jakarta’s dining experience to the next level with mobile video reviews for restaurants and engagement techniques that include various sharing and shopping features.

Eatzify application.

Wifimu

Wifimu is a set of social media marketing tools that helps users learn the characteristics of their website’s visitors so they can build stronger relationships with customers.

KitaKemana

KitaKemana provides guidance and information about local events in Indonesia and recommends interesting places to visit across the nation.

Indojek

Similar to the popular Indonesian site GO-JEK, Indojek aims to be a competitive mobile application for two-wheeled transportation.

Kendara

Phloemer

Cupslice

Ortu

Imbalan

Codemi

Wobe

Ovenue

Merityuk

Gogonesia

Folio

Pawoon