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How startups and VCs can propel Indonesia’s energy transition
Indonesia’s digital economy has reached an inflection point, and there’s great potential for VCs and entrepreneurs to connect tomorrow’s massive data center energy demands to the renewables sector. Learn more here.
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Michael Soerijadji, Founder & Managing Partner of AC Ventures has appeared on the Gen T Asia list for 2022.
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Maliekah Harjani of AC Ventures has appeared on the Prestige 40 Under 40 list for 2022
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How ESG is transforming Southeast Asia's tech game
With the global investment community rallying around ESG mandates, ASEAN’s tech companies must establish tangible baselines for impact reporting. Learn more here.
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Why Indonesia’s tech startups should care about ESG
There’s more and more buzz these days about emerging standards for ESG in the global economy. Yet, while the relevance of ESG to certain industries, such as consumer packaged goods or mining, for example, seems self-explanatory, what about its place in the digital economy? Learn more here or listen here.
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Waste4Change bags US$5M co-led by AC Ventures to shrink Indonesia’s landfills
Indonesia-based Waste4Change announced that it secured a US$5 million series A funding round, co-led by AC Ventures and PT Barito Mitra Investama. The round was joined by Basra Corporation, Paloma Capital, PT Delapan Satu Investa, Living Lab Ventures, SMDV, and Urban Gateway Fund. Read about it here.
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Grab’s ex-lending head joins Julo
Ankur Mehrotra, Grab’s former head of lending, has joined Indonesian peer-to-peer (P2P) lending firm Julo as President. In this role, he will be responsible for Julo’s overall strategy and corporate finance, including international expansion, fundraising and mergers, and acquisitions. Read about it here.
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Indonesia’s auto-financing startup Broom has secured US$6 million in a debt facility from DBS Indonesia
Broom, an Indonesia-based startup that offers to finance automotive, has secured a 100 billion rupiah (US$6 million) debt facility from DBS Indonesia. Read about it here.
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On November 15, Adrian Li, Founder and Managing Partner of AC Ventures, together with other leading tech investors, joined in a panel discussion at the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum in Singapore.
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On November 14, Lauren Blasco, Head of ESG at AC Ventures, joined the first wave of senior thought leaders speaking at the Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) ESG Forum in Singapore.
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Adrian Li of AC Ventures joined a panel at the sixth Future Investment Initiative by FII Institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Adrian reflected on some of the most dramatic changes that have set into Southeast Asia's technology industry since he began VC investing in 2013.
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In October, Pandu Sjahrir, Founding Partner of AC Ventures, joined as a speaker at the sixth Future Investment Initiative by FII Institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pandu shared his vision and plan for propelling Indonesia’s energy transition as it relates to the emergence of electric vehicles.
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In November 2022, AC Ventures held a webinar to introduce ACV Academy and its debut module, a playbook for entrepreneurs titled “Refining Recruitment for Startups,” produced in direct partnership with global management consulting and executive search firm Egon Zehnder.
Get the playbook here.
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In November 2022, AC Ventures and BCG kicked off a series of public webinars called “The State of Indonesia’s Fintech Union” with a debut episode titled “Strategic Priorities & Paths to Sustainable Profitability.” The session serves as a primer for investors, entrepreneurs, and industry stakeholders keen on better understanding Indonesia’s fintech space.
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- AC Ventures partners with BCG to promote Indonesian ESG standards. Tech in Asia. Read about it here.
- AC Ventures launches ACV Academy to support early-stage tech founders. TechNode Global. Read about it here.
- Building path for women in the investment industry. TechNode Global. Read about it here.
- How ESG is transforming Southeast Asia's tech game. The Jakarta Post. Read about it here.
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AC Ventures is a leading Southeast Asian venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups focused on Indonesia and ASEAN. The firm’s mission is to partner with and empower entrepreneurs with more than capital. ACV combines operational experience, industry knowledge, deep local networks, and resources to create value for startups. Its vision is to be a generational partner to founders driving positive societal change and economic impact in Indonesia and beyond.
ACV currently has over US$500 million in assets under management, invested across five funds. Since 2012, the firm’s partners have invested in more than 100 technology companies in the region, including some of the most iconic names in the ASEAN digital ecosystem. ACV’s Partners Adrian Li, Michael Soerijadji, Helen Wong, and Pandu Sjahrir lead a team of over 35 professionals with offices in Jakarta and Singapore.
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