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Tech 2 months ago

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Start-up scandals in 2025 force investors to raise the bar, change playbooks

From the unravelling of eFishery saga to corruption probes ensnaring venture capital executives tied to state-backed funding at TaniHub, the year stripped the gloss from Southeast Asia’s most coveted start-up market.

Tech 5 months ago

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Hangry raises $10.5m to expand kitchen network, enter Malaysia

Homegrown multi-brand cloud kitchen operator Hangry has raised US$10.5 million in its Series A5 funding round, the company said on Wednesday, as it seeks to expand operations and push into foreign markets.

Academia 6 months ago

The IPO question: Fostering competition through regulatory reforms

Indonesia needs coordinated systematic reform to transform its capital markets from a collection of well-intentioned programs into an ecosystem that can facilitate enterprises’ journey from early stage ventures into sustainable public companies.

Tech 6 months ago

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Prosecutors detain three more in TaniHub graft probe

South Jakarta prosecutors detained three more executives of SOE-backed venture firms in a graft probe over Tanihub investments, spotlighting governance risks in the country's start-up sector.

Editorial 7 months ago

Clean up, but don’t give up

We cannot let fraud scandals blind us to the importance of technological progress, especially in fields like artificial intelligence.

Tech 11 months ago

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Who stands to win or lose when Grab takes over Gojek

Analysts say a merger is increasingly likely. While institutional backers set to gain, millions of drivers and retail investors will likely lose out.

Academia 1 year ago

Indonesian start-ups: When valuations eclipse innovation

Priotizing valuations over building real value pumps up hype while undercutting innovation, research and development as well as sustainable solutions, benefiting VC firms as founders, employees and communities lose out.

Academia 1 year ago

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How investor biases can enable fraud in start-ups

In the eFishery case, reported sales of 400,000 fish feeders versus the verified 24,000 should have been an instant red flag, but investors prioritized growth potential over verifying operational reality.