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📌 MAROKO133 Hot startup: Indonesia eyes Sovereign AI Fund 🤖, GoTo records profit 💹

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This week’s update captures a mix of funding momentum, regulatory moves, and ecosystem shifts shaping Indonesia’s digital economy. OY! secured fresh capital to scale its fintech infrastructure, while GoTo delivered record-breaking Q2 performance. Regulators are stepping up with new cybersecurity rules for crypto, and Grab Ventures announced its latest startup cohort. Meanwhile, Living Lab Ventures launched InnoLab, Indonesia unveiled plans for a Sovereign AI Fund, and IBM flagged the region’s AI readiness gap.

On the digital infrastructure front, Indonesia’s internet penetration reached 116% in 2025 with 229 million users—yet growth has slowed to just +1.8% YoY, signaling market maturity and shifting the focus to service quality, monetization, and bridging the digital divide beyond Java.

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🚨 What’s New

• OY! secures $15M funding – Indonesian fintech OY! raised US$15M led by MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP) through their Indonesia’s focused Garuda Fund to strengthen payment infrastructure and expand its product suite. Processing billions in transactions monthly, OY! is positioning itself as a core enabler in Indonesia’s digital payments race. The round signals sustained investor appetite in fintech despite tighter funding. Read more

• OJK issues cybersecurity guidelines – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) rolled out new cybersecurity rules for digital asset exchanges and custodians. The policy mandates stronger governance, incident response, and data security to curb systemic risks. It reflects regulators’ push to balance innovation with investor protection as crypto adoption rises. Read more

• Grab Ventures picks five startups – Casion, Jejakin, Liberty Society, Rekosistem, and Sirsak join the Grab Ventures Velocity accelerator. The cohort will gain mentorship, market access, and scaling opportunities through Grab’s ecosystem. Themes include sustainability, social impact, and smart urban solutions. Read more

• GoTo posts record Q2 2025 performance – GoTo booked 23% YoY revenue growth, its best quarter since IPO, fueled by ride-hailing recovery and fintech expansion. Efficiency gains also narrowed losses, boosting investor confidence in its turnaround. The milestone marks renewed momentum for Indonesia’s biggest tech group. Read more

👏 What’s Exciting

• WeRide secures investment from Grab to launch robotaxis in SEA – Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide has secured a strategic equity investment from Grab’s partners to accelerate the rollout of robotaxis and autonomous shuttles in Southeast Asia. While Singapore has piloted autonomous taxis in controlled environments since 2016, WeRide’s Grab-backed expansion could mark the first large-scale commercial push for driverless mobility in the region. Read more

• Living Lab Ventures launches InnoLab – A new program connecting startups with global IP strategy in 5 sectors (health, new gen semiconductor, renewable energy, logistics and climate. InnoLab aims to help founders bridge local research with global opportunities, supporting cross-border scaling. Read more

• Indonesia plans “Sovereign AI Fund” – Indonesian government is preparing a state-backed AI fund to drive local R&D, support startups, and attract global partnerships. The move underscores Indonesia’s ambition to assert digital sovereignty and compete in the regional AI race. Read more

• IBM: Only 11% of APAC organizations AI-ready – Despite 85% claiming readiness, only 11% of firms in Asia-Pacific have the infrastructure to scale AI, per IBM. The gap highlights execution risks but also a massive market for enterprise AI solutions. <a href="https://news.dailysocial.id/tech-business/news/studi…

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

  Dear subscribers,

  We’re back with a concise briefing for founders, investors, VCs, and regulators across Indonesia, the region, and beyond. Inside: the week’s essential shifts in capital, expansion, partnerships, and policy—distilled for fast decision-making. Enjoy!

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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
  Populix research presented at Radiodays Asia (3 Sept 2025) shows a decisive shift toward video podcasts in Indonesia<…

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