App-based ojek service becomes the current trend in Indonesia. Being initiated by Go-Jek, the segment sees GrabBike, Blujek, and the newly-launched LadyJek joining the competition. Promo becomes one of attractions that thses services offer. Question is, what if those promos end? Will users leave the trend? DailySocial and JakPat collaborate to find out about this. Continue reading Survey: Two Third of App-Based “Ojek” Service Consumers are Considered Loyal
It mostly seems that WeYap’s first anniversary will be the only anniversary it will ever have. According to our investigation, the team no longer run any activity and digital campaign at the moment. Unfortunately, there’s no confirmation has been made on this matter to date. Continue reading WeYap Probably Shuts Its Services
Nowadays, it seems that tech startups have fit in perfectly among the people, as consumers are used to travel using Go-Jek or shopping at online marketplaces. However, the “tech startup” term is actually something unfamiliar to the people. At least that’s what we found from our collaborative survey with JakPat. Continue reading Survey: Indonesians are still Unfamiliar with the “Tech Startup” Term
PopBox, an automatic locker for online shopping’s delivery provider, announced an undisclosed seed funding from East Ventures. The money will go to PopBox’s business expansion and feature development. Continue reading PopBox Asia Grabs Seed Funding from East Ventures
B Dash Ventures, a Japan-based VC, will hold another B Dash Camp this coming September 17-18, 2015 in Kyoto, Japan. B Dash Ventures focuses on providing seed, early, or later stage funding to startups that have potential to be the next generation tech company. It opens the opportunity to startups that are based outside Japan to grab a bite of their money.
Singapore-based social dating platform Paktor announced its accomplishment in securing $10 million of Series B funding, equal to 130 billion Rupiah, from a group of investors consists of Majuven, Convergence Ventures (Indonesia-based one), and Vertex Ventures Holdings. The funding will be allocated to maintain the company’s good run in Southeast Asia as well as strengthen its expansion in Asia, including East Asian countries. Continue reading Paktor Announced 98 Billion Rupiah of Investment
A couple of times ago, Singapore-based Job Forward told DailySocial that they were preparing to enter Indonesia. This was finally realized after the startup officially enabled its services in Indonesia. Continue reading Job Forward Officially Enters Indonesia
In order to ensure their objective of being the biggest e-commerce player in Southeast Asia, Lippo Group hast just appointed Hadi Wenas as MatahariMall.com’s CEO today (9/4). The recruitment of this importance is going to be followed by other talent acquisitions in the near future. Continue reading Hadi Wenas Appointed To Lead Lippo’s E-Commerce Giant MatahariMall.com
Since being officially announced as one of Telkom’s subsidiaries back in 2010, Telkomsigma keeps on collecting more and more cash. In fact, it has enjoyed ten times bigger revenue that what it sealed during the first year of the acquisition, hence the team are targeting to reach Rp 2,5 trillion of income this year. Continue reading Telkomsigma Eyes for Rp 2,5 Trillion in 2015
During Hackathon’s main event, which was themed ‘Android One Hack for Impact‘, Google Indonesia invited creative workers to break DKI Jakarta’s three main barriers through developed mobile tech utilization. Sandy Tantra, Google Indonesia’s Consumer Marketing Manager, revealed that the mobile internet growth in Indonesia may be accelerated only if the issues of the price of smartphone, the quality of hardware, and the cost of internet access, can be overcome. Continue reading Three Factors that Slow Down Mobile Internet Growth in Indonesia