East Ventures

KL startup Kaodim raises US$4mil Series A
KL-based services marketplace Kaodim has announced a US$4-million Series A round of financing led by Venturra Capital, which it said would fuel its regional expansion.
East Ventures invests in Indonesian Gen Y media startup IDNtimes.com
Media startup IDNtimes.com, which curates news from a variety of sources and repackages it for Generation Y Indonesians, said it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from East Ventures.
Jakarta’s Berry Kitchen raises US$1.25mil in Series A
Jakarta-based culinary startup Berry Kitchen said it has secured US$1.25 million of Series A funding from Sovereign’s Capital, a US-based venture capital firm that is focused on early growth-stage investments in Indonesia and other select markets.
Adtech company Adskom raises undisclosed Series A
Programmatic advertising company Adskom said it has raised Series A funding of an undisclosed amount, led by Japan’s supply side platform (SSP) and advertising network Geniee.
Indonesian industrial B2B marketplace Ralali gets US$2.5mil funding
Ralali, a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace specialising in MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operational) products, said it has secured US$2.5 million in funding from two Japanese investors.
Indonesian wedding marketplace Bridestory gets Series A funding from Rocket Internet
Jakarta-based online wedding marketplace Bridestory has just secured Series A funding from Rocket Internet Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Jakarta’s Jurnal gets undisclosed seed funding from East Ventures
Jurnal Consulting, which has developed a cloud-based accounting software aimed at SMEs, said it has secured a seed round investment from East Ventures for an undisclosed amount.
Kaodim aims to elevate services quality
The duo behind Kaodim.com, managed to raise a RM2 million (US$550,000) seed round within four months of launching their site. Karamjit Singh writes why they don’t have to worry about having “He was a good employee” inscribed on their tombstones.
Glints team raises US$380K seed round, gives up Ivy League path
Singapore startup Glints, a professional platform for young people focused on career discovery and development, announced today that it has closed S$475,000 (approximately US$380,000)  in an oversubscribed seed round.
PayPal launches Startup Blueprint in eight APAC markets
US payments giant PayPal and payment gateway Braintree have announced the launch of Startup Blueprint in eight markets in Asia Pacific: Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.
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