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A 200x-Oversubscribed IPO and 6,500 Smart Machines: Indonesian Coffee Reads Like a Tech Sector

Indonesia's coffee operators have stopped competing on the cup. The contest now runs on loyalty ecosystems, mobile-first ordering, and automated retail. The sector reads more like consumer technology.

June 25, 2026

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DANA Gets Fresh Investment from 01Fintech as It Pushes Digital Payment Across Indonesia

Digital wallet platform DANA just landed fresh investment from 01Fintech, a Singapore-based private equity firm founded by a former Ant Group executive.

September 24, 2026

Beyond Equity: What Venture Debt Means for Founders Today

What do we actually know about venture debt, and how founders are turning to it as they navigate today’s funding scarcity?

September 23, 2026

From Satellite to Soil: How Two Founders Are Bringing AI Into Farming

Two founders shared how they’re building AI tools that don’t just analyse soil, they learn from it.

September 16, 2026

August in Review: Tech Funding Flows, Profit Returns, Fintech Goes Agentic

Highlights throughout August from our tech and digital scene, including Ajaib’s mega funding, among others, and see Stockbit and Kopi Kenangan are turning growth into real profits.

September 13, 2026

Foundry and Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub Team Up to Bridge Tech Ecosystem Between Indonesia-Taiwan

Foundry Collective is officially teaming up with Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub, a platform linking global founders to Taiwan’s tech ecosystem.

September 5, 2026

QRIS Surges: Deepening Financial Inclusion at Home, Shaping Standard Beyond Region

Over the first six months of the year, QRIS transactions grew as much as 100%, reflecting powerful adoption momentum built on close collaboration across banks, non-banks institutions, regulators, and merchants.

September 5, 2026

SBI’s $270M Ajaib Deal Signals Growing Confidence in Indonesia’s Crypto

SBI Holdings, a Tokyo-based financial giant, has poured Rp4.8 trillion (approximately US$270 million) to acquire a 20% stake in Indonesian online trading platform Ajaib.

August 28, 2026

Global Capital Is Betting Big on Indonesia’s AI Compute

Several multi-million, multi-billion dollar global projects are putting Indonesia on the map as a significant destination for AI computing and data center investment. These commitments are expected to drive real momentum for the local AI computing market and broader tech ecosystem.

August 27, 2026

Opposite Strategies, Both Profitable: What SiCepat and J&T’s FY2025 Results Say About Indonesian Logistics

Across Indonesia and Southeast Asia, logistics is converging on one play, value over volume, and the system underneath it is still being built.

August 4, 2026

A 200x-Oversubscribed IPO and 6,500 Smart Machines: Indonesian Coffee Reads Like a Tech Sector

Indonesia's coffee operators have stopped competing on the cup. The contest now runs on loyalty ecosystems, mobile-first ordering, and automated retail. The sector reads more like consumer technology.

June 25, 2026

Pluang Doubled Revenue, FLOQ Hit 1.8M Users. Both Just Raised From Global Capital.

Two licensed operators raised capital in Q2 2026. This edition covers the rounds, the market underneath them, and the regulatory architecture that made both possible.

June 11, 2026

Quick Commerce in SEA is Worth USD7.3B. Indonesia’s 2.8% Online Grocery Penetration is the Region’s Largest Untapped Market.

USD7.3 billion in GMV across the region in 2025. That figure is 4.6% of regional e-commerce and 0.67% of total retail.

May 26, 2026

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