📌 MAROKO133 Breaking startup: Qiscus expands via acquisition 🤝. Superbank IPO fren
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As we close out the year, Indonesia’s digital landscape continues to show strong momentum, with new funding and acquisitions in healthtech and AI alongside strong investor confidence reflected in Superbank’s IPO and growing interest in tokenization and applied AI. At the same time, rising consumer adoption of AI is reshaping how technology is used, even as many organizations work to improve governance and readiness.
Thank you for being part of our journey this year. We wish you a joyful holiday season and a restful end of year break, and hope you enjoy quality time with your family and loved ones. See you in the new year with more stories and insights ahead.
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🚨 What’s New
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Save the Children Global Ventures has invested in PrimaKu, an Indonesian digital health platform for early childhood development, to help address under-immunisation and stunting. The partnership will expand PrimaKu’s services, which are used by over two million parents for child health guidance, vaccinations, and nutrition monitoring, with a focus on underserved communities. Endorsed by national health authorities, PrimaKu has shown strong impact and is expected to scale further across Indonesia and beyond. [Read More]
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Local omnichannel provider, Qiscus, has acquired AI voice platform Kokatto to expand beyond chat and strengthen its voice-based AI capabilities, responding to growing enterprise demand for handling higher volumes and more complex customer inquiries. Kokatto’s technology will be integrated into Qiscus’ offerings, enhancing its conversational AI stack as businesses increasingly seek advanced voice solutions. [Read More]
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Satu Dental, an Indonesian dental clinic chain offering a wide range of general and cosmetic services, has raised US$3 million in a Series A1 funding round. The round included new and existing investors such as Stockhausen International, Alpha JWC Ventures, and Supernova Capital Investment, bringing the company’s total equity funding to over USD 14 million. As part of the transaction, Sai Global Singapore fully exited by selling its 12.5 percent stake through a secondary sale. [Read More]
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Indonesia’s government is finalising two key AI regulations covering a national AI roadmap and AI ethics, which are now awaiting President Prabowo Subianto’s signature. The rules are expected to be issued as presidential regulations in early 2026 and will serve as a broad policy framework rather than sector-specific rules, allowing ministries and agencies to develop their own AI regulations as needed. [Read More]
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Superbank’s IPO drew exceptionally strong investor demand, with the offering oversubscribed by 318.69 times and attracting more than one million orders ahead of its listing on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Priced at Rp 635 per share, the IPO marks one of the largest debuts in Indonesia’s digital banking sector and reflects strong market confidence in Superbank’s fundamentals, growth strategy, and the broader outlook for digital banking in the country. [Read More]
👏 What’s Exciting
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EDENA Capital Partners has secured up to US$100 million in investment from GEM Token Fund to accelerate the rollout of government-approved digital securities infrastructure in emerging markets. The funding will support the launch of regulated Security Token Offering (STO) exchanges in Indonesia and Egypt, enabling the tokenization of real-world assets such as real estate, carbon credits, equities, bonds, and commodities. EDENA aims to generate first revenues in 2026, scale across ASEAN, MENA, and Africa, and reach more than 30 countries with over US$10 billion in tokenized assets by 2030, positioning itself to capitalize on the rapid growth of real-world asset tokenization.
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Antler has invested US$5.6 million in 14 AI startups as part of its 2025 Disrupt AI portfolio, backing early-stage companies building applied AI solutions for enterprise and industrial use. Launched through two cohorts in May and October 2025, the startups operate across sectors such as manufacturing, robotics, enterprise software, energy, and travel automation, with several already serving customers in Asia, Europe, and North America. Each company received US$400,000 after completing a four-week Disrupt sprint, marking their first institutional funding and highlighting Antler’s focus on AI startups with early commercial traction rather than experimental projects.
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📌 MAROKO133 Eksklusif startup: Sociolla lands General Atlantic 🤝. Fiber infrastruc
Dear subscriber,
This week’s highlights include General Atlantic’s strategic investment in Sociolla, a major fiber-optic infrastructure collaboration between Indosat, Arsari, and Northstar, and new OJK regulations tightening rules for pay-later services. We also cover OJK’s response to the BI-Fast cybersecurity incident, Indonesia’s expanding digital tax framework with OpenAI appointed as a VAT collector, and a forward look at Indonesia’s green entrepreneurship ecosystem as sustainability and climate-aligned innovation gain momentum across the market. Stay tuned for more insights on Indonesia’s tech, digital, and startup landscape in the weeks ahead.
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DailySocial Team
🚨What’s New
• General Atlantic invests in Indonesia’s beauty-commerce platform Sociolla
Global growth investor General Atlantic has acquired a 54% controlling stake in Sociolla, completing a majority acquisition of the Indonesian beauty and lifestyle e-commerce platform in a deal largely structured through secondary share purchases. As part of the transaction, Pavilion Capital and L Catterton fully exited, while East Ventures and EDBI partially divested, alongside a US$10 million primary issuance by Sociolla. The company has previously raised over US$170 million from investors including Temasek, Jungle Ventures, Venturra, and UOB Venture Management, and the new ownership is expected to support Sociolla’s regional expansion.• Indosat, Arsari and Northstar form $925M fiber-optic platform to expand Indonesia’s broadband infrastructure
Telecom major Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has teamed up with strategic partners Arsari Group and Northstar Group to create one of Indonesia’s largest fiber-optic infrastructure platforms with a $925 million investment, aiming to accelerate high-speed connectivity across the archipelago and support digital adoption nationwide. This move reflects growing investor confidence in digital infrastructure as a long-term backbone for Indonesia’s digital economy.• New OJK regulation caps pay-later interest and tightens debt collection practices
Indonesia’s financial regulator, the OJK, has introduced new rules for pay-later services that set explicit limits on interest charges and establish stricter guidelines for debt collection. The measures are intended to protect consumers and promote responsible lending practices in the rapidly expanding fintech credit market. Fintech players are expected to adjust their business models to balance growth with stronger compliance and consumer protection standards.
👏What’s Exciting
• Indonesian financial regulator steps up cybersecurity action after BI-Fast hack
Following a fraud incident affecting BI-Fast payments worth around Rp200 billion, Indonesia’s financial watchdog OJK has instructed banks to strengthen cyber defenses, improve fraud detection systems, and enhance incident response teams. The case highlights heightened regulatory focus on digital payment security as adoption rises. It also signals increasing scrutiny on banks’ operational resilience amid rapid digital transaction growth.• Digital economy tax receipts hit Rp44.55 trillion; OpenAI designated as PMSE VAT collector
Indonesia’s government reported that digital economy tax revenues reached an estimated Rp44.55 trillion through November 2025, with contributions from e-commerce VAT and taxes on crypto and fintech activities. Notably, OpenAI was officially appointed as a VAT collector for online services, reflecting the growing fiscal role of AI-powered digital platforms. The milestone reinforces Indonesia’s commitment to ensuring fair taxation across global digital and AI-driven businesses.
🚀 What’s Next: Mapping Indonesia’s Green Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
The report The State of Indonesia’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Focus on the Green Economy provides a comprehensive mapping of Indonesia’s entrepreneurship ecosystem with a specific lens on green and climate-aligned businesses. It analyzes 304 ecosystem organizations, including investors, incubators, accelerators, and support providers, to understand how entrepreneurs are funded, supported, and scaled across regions and sectors, with a focus on sustainability, inclusion, and climate impact.
Key findings reveal a fast-growing but uneven ecosystem. While 87 organizations identify as green economy focused and 107 provide funding, support remains heavily centralized, with nearly 50% of actors headquartered in Jakarta. The data also shows strong early-stage support, with 88% of organizations serving early-stage ventures, but persistent gaps in climate-ready financing, access to technical expertise, and recognition of non-obvious green businesses such as agriculture or waste-reduction MSMEs.
