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Green SM launches electric motorbike service in Jakarta
Before Jakarta, Green SM launched its all-electric taxi service in Bali with Taksi Komotra.
Diya Lal · · 1 min read
CATL subsidiary plans $167m venture fund investment
CATL’s controlling shareholder holds 22.04% of the battery maker’s total share capital.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 1 min read
Hey Siri, split my rupiah bill
Apple’s AI is getting more personal — and more expensive. Plus, we get pitched by an AI agent, and the AI doomer drama continues.
Glenn Kaonang · · 6 min read
20 largest exits in Indonesia
Here’s our regularly updated list of the biggest startup exits in Indonesia.
Aya Lin · · 1 min readThe risk of not taking risks
Founders are supposed to take risks. What happens when their investors stop doing the same?
Thu Huong Le · · 6 min readIndonesian AI infrastructure firm Zankore secures $3.1b loan
Citi served as the exclusive debt adviser for the planned AI infrastructure.
Diya Lal · · 1 min readIndonesia lawmakers question Tokopedia, TikTok Shop over frozen funds
Merchant representatives told lawmakers the total could reach 3 trillion rupiah (US$171 million) across about 500 businesses.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min readIndonesia’s state VCs are playing it safe
The country’s state-backed VCs are slowing as foreign investors pull back from Southeast Asia. We look at what this means for the startup ecosystem.
Jofie Yordan · · 4 min readXendit promotes Nazim Ali to president as it expands globally
Xendit has expanded to Thailand and localized its platform and licenses pages for Vietnam.
Diya Lal · · 1 min readFrom big tech to cakes: Indonesia’s state VCs retreat to safety
State-owned VCs helped build Indonesia’s startup ecosystem. Now, weak exits, fewer deals, and Danantara are forcing them to rethink their role.
Jofie Yordan · · 6 min read