MAROKO133 Breaking startup: 🚀 Nusantara Lima lifts off. 💸 Accion closes $61.6m fintech fun

📌 MAROKO133 Breaking startup: 🚀 Nusantara Lima lifts off. 💸 Accion closes $61.6m f

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🚨 What’s New

• Indonesia launched the Nusantara Lima (N5) satellite on 10 Sep 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral. Owned by PT Satelit Nusantara Lima (a PSN subsidiary) and developed with Boeing and Hughes, N5 operates at 113°E with 160 Gbps capacity—the largest in Southeast Asia. The mission is to extend high-speed internet across the archipelago to enable distance learning, telehealth, and MSME digital participation. Early local impacts—such as service improvements at Airu Community Health Center (Papua) and “digital village” pilots in East Java—point to better public services and broader economic inclusion. [Read more]

• Bali-based Bliink unveiled a travel-management platform for MSMEs. A companion whitepaper highlights that 97% of Indonesian businesses are MSMEs, most still managing travel manually—leading to up to 30% cost leakage, 60% higher last-minute fares, 1 in 4 employees misclassifying personal expenses, and hundreds of hours lost to manual processes. CEO Larry Chua targets up to 30% savings via corporate fares, policy controls, integrated booking-to-reimbursement (cutting admin time by up to 50%), pay-as-you-go billing, and 24/7 human + AI support. [Read more]

• Investors in Kopi Kenangan—including GIC and Peak XV Partners—are exploring partial stake sales with a financial adviser, according to sources. Talks are early and may not result in a deal or defined stake size. A transaction could value the grab-and-go coffee chain at US$1.2–1.4B (subject to change). Founded in 2017, the company operates 800+ outlets across 45 Indonesian cities, with offices in Jakarta, Singapore, and Malaysia. [Read more]

• Awanio partnered with Techna-X Berhad and PMBI Technology Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia) to advance Indonesia’s digital sovereignty through technology transfer, talent development, and a regional innovation hub spanning cloud, virtualization, and AI. The collaboration covers training curricula, Indonesia–Malaysia talent exchanges, and capacity-building for faster, safer cloud adoption in public and private sectors. CEO Irfan Yuta Pratama aims to boost local competencies and regional go-to-market, nurturing competitive “local hyperscaler” capabilities. [Read more]

👏 What’s Exciting

Carro lines up dual-listing options and Australia expansion
Carro (Temasek/SoftBank-backed) is evaluating a potential dual listing while preparing an Australia launch and 2–3 acquisitions as early as next quarter, said CEO Aaron Tan. The firm is in talks with banks including HSBC and UBS (no advisers appointed yet); possible venues include the U.S., Hong Kong, and Singapore. Tan highlighted a path to US$120–150m EBITDA next year, aided by 20–30% tech-cost reductions from AI adoption. The push follows last year’s Hong Kong entry via the Beyond Cars acquisition and would bring Carro’s full service suite to Australia.

Accion closes US$61.6m early-stage fintech fund
Accion closed Accion Venture Lab Fund II (rebranded to Accion Ventures) at US$61.6m to back ~30 inclusive-fintech startups serving MSMEs and low-income customers across Africa, South & Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the U.S. LPs include FMO, Proparco, ImpactAssets, Ford Foundation, MetLife, and Mastercard. In Indonesia, Accion has previously supported Finfra, Amartha, Semaai, MyRobin, Fairbanc, and Bababos—signaling continued interest in embedded finance and alternative-data solutions, alongside hands-on operational support and networks.

Indonesia’s podcast audience shifts to video
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📌 MAROKO133 Update startup: 💸 Fresh rounds roll in. 🤝 INA–EDC pact lands US$600M.

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🚨 What’s New

• Startup funding highlights in Indonesia this week:

  • Alodokter (healthtech): Undisclosed syndicated round led by AngelCentral; supports expansion across telemedicine, bookings, e-pharmacy; 20M+ MAUs.

  • IDRX (Rupiah stablecoin): US$300K pre-seed led by eMerge by MDI Ventures (w/ Indodax, MANSA, Lisk, Camp, angels); focus on security, compliance, and adoption; US$90M+ tx volume since early-2024 launch.

  • ForU AI (AI identity): US$2.5M seed from NLS Ventures, IBC, WAGMi, 1982 Ventures + angels; building user-owned AI-DiD; $FORU token and 50M airdrop targeted Q1 2025.

  • Yup / Finture (neobank & paylater): US$32M Series C1 led by Moore Strategic Ventures and Spice Expeditions; total funding US$100M+; breakeven target end-2025; OJK/BI-licensed group entities; expanding digital insurance (Indotekno, Fuse).

  • Ayoconnect (fintech infra): Undisclosed round led by Finch Capital (w/ ION Pacific); reinforces disciplined growth and near-term break-even plan.

  • FAZZ (fintech infra): US$10M filing from UQ Fintech Lab; total equity funding US$193M+ to date.

• OJK, the Indonesian National Police, and multiple agencies repatriated and detained AAG, former Director of PT Investree Radhika Jaya, for allegedly raising Rp2.7T illegally (Jan 2022–Mar 2024) via SPVs PT Radhika Persada Utama and PT Putra Radhika Investama. Charges include Article 46 jo Article 16(1) Banking Law and Article 305(1) Law No. 4/2023 (P2SK) jo Article 55 Criminal Code, carrying 5–10 years imprisonment. After a Red Notice in Nov 2024 and non-cooperation while in Doha, Qatar, authorities executed NCB-to-NCB cooperation, G2G diplomacy, and passport revocation; AAG is now held at Bareskrim. OJK continues to coordinate on victim reports and commends the inter-agency effort to protect consumers and enforce financial-sector integrity. [Read more]

• Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) and Export Development Canada (EDC) signed a Market Leader Partnership MoU providing up to US$600M in financing for INA-priority projects in infrastructure, renewable/clean tech, and agrifood. The partnership pairs EDC’s global reach with INA’s local mandate to generate socio-economic impact, deepen two-way trade, and crowd-in global capital. For Canada, it expands commercial presence in Indonesia—its largest Southeast Asian export market since 2024—while supporting quality job creation. INA frames the MoU as more than financing: it aims to design trusted funding structures that bolster long-term competitiveness; EDC will mobilize its exporter/investor network to surface opportunities. Established in 2020, INA targets transport, logistics, digital, green energy, healthcare, food, and advanced materials. [Read more]

👏 What’s Exciting

• Oracle to build hyperscale data center & AI footprint in Indonesia.
  Oracle announced plans to invest in Indonesia’s tech infrastructure, focusing on a large-scale data center in Batam (≈120MW power capacity) and AI solutions to accelerate national digital transformation. In partnership with Danantara and with government support, Oracle aims to strengthen data sovereignty, expand digital infrastructure, and create skilled jobs—serving public sector, banking, and enterprises, and extending reach via Nongsa Digital Park. Sustainability considerations will be integrated as part of the permitting process.

• OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go in Indonesia.
  OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Go in Indonesia—the second country globally to receive the service. Priced at Rp75,000/month, it targets free users seeking premium capabilities at a lower price point, including access to GPT-5, more image generation, expanded file uploads, advanced data analysis, and custom GPT building. Indonesia’s user base has reportedly tripled year-over-year, ranking among the global top five. OpenAI reiterated its data-privacy commitments; the government welcomed broader AI access. ChatGPT Go complements Plus and Pro, and will compete with other premium AI offerings such as Google’s Gemini.

• Danantara Trust Fund – US$100M initial philanthropic allocation.
  Danantara committed US$100M to seed philanthropy programs in education, health, and WASH, in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. CEO Rosan Roeslani said Danantara will allocate 1–2% of annual dividends to sustain social initiatives. This “philanthropy lab” runs through Jan 2026, with concrete partnerships to follow. Backed by President Prabowo Subianto—who met Bill Gates during UNGA 80—the initiative seeks humanitarian projects that tackle poverty, hunger, and education gaps, positioning Indonesia as a regional philanthropy hub.

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