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IFC Pours 451 Billion Rupiah into AnterAja’s Parent Company

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PT Adi Sarana Armada (IDX: ASSA), or logistics platform AnterAja’s parent company, received funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The value is at $31 million or around 451 billion Rupiah. Previously, that consortium under the World Bank also invested in insurtech startup PasarPolis earlier this year.

The investment is obtained through the purchase of convertible bonds, it is debt securities that can be exchanged into shares at an agreed ratio. In this case, the bonds will be listed on the capital market for two years without interest — through a rights issue by ASSA.

One of the company’s post-funding main focus is to improve its logistics business and transportation network connectivity. AnterAja was particularly mentioned, as its development is expected to provide benefits for MSMEs amidst the rapid growth of the e-commerce business in Indonesia.

AnterAja was introduced by ASSA Rent in February 2019, as a business unit in the last mile logistics sector. The business unit alone has been established since August 2018 in a joint venture with logistics services from China SF Express and PT Spirit Bambu Runcing which shares are owned by William Tanuwijaya.

Then, it was stated that ASSA became the majority shareholder of 55%, SF Express 20%, and Spirit of Bambu Runcing 25%.

Focusing on serving the e-commerce sector, AnterAja has several logistics options, from same day delivery, next day delivery, and regular. It is said they already have around 15 thousand couriers and are able to send around 700 thousand packages per day.

ASSA alone is part of the Triputra Group conglomerate. It also oversees 10 companies related to rental of automotive assets and logistics. Apart from AnterAja, businesses that are close to digital are car rental platform ASSA Mobility (ShareFleet for B2B and ShareCar for B2C) and car marketplace Caroline.

Moreover, Triputra Group also involved in Waresix’ pre-series A funding in 2018. The company also invested in Kedai Sayur the following year. The rounds for the two startups were led by East Ventures.

Logistics investment

With the same hypothesis, investors are flocking added logistics business to their portfolios. The flow of funding for this startup has also increased consistently from year to year – including in the midst of economic uncertainty due to the pandemic.

From 2019 to the first half of 2021, there have been 16 funding rounds involving startups in the logistics sector. Of the 13 rounds of information citing their value, thetotal equity investment valued at $455 million. The trend is increasing in terms of funding quality from year to year.

Logistic startup investment trend for the last 3 years / DailySocial

The types of logistics services provided are quite diverse, from first mile, last mile, fleet management, aggregator, and others. Some players are focus on shipping at a certain level, for example covering import-export needs by providing access to a fleet of ships or aircraft cargo.

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Original article is in Indonesian, translated by Kristin Siagian

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Investasi IFC ke ASSA

IFC Berinvestasi 451 Miliar Rupiah ke Induk AnterAja

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PT Adi Sarana Armada (IDX: ASSA), atau induk platform logistik AnterAja, mendapatkan pendanaan dari International Finance Corporation (IFC). Nilainya mencapai $31 juta atau sekitar 451 miliar Rupiah. Sebelumnya konsorsium di bawah World Bank tersebut juga berinvestasi ke startup insurtech PasarPolis awal tahun ini.

Investasi didapat melalui pembelian obligasi konversi (convertible bond), yakni surat utang yang dapat ditukarkan menjadi saham dengan rasio yang sudah disepakati. Dalam kasus ini, obligasi akan tercatat di pasar modal selama dua tahun tanpa bunga — diterbitkan melalui right issue oleh ASSA.

Salah satu fokus utama perusahaan pascapendanaan ini adalah meningkatkan bisnis logistik dan konektivitas jaringan transportasi. AnterAja turut di-mention secara khusus, karena diharapkan perkembangannya nanti dapat memberikan manfaat untuk UMKM di tengah pertumbuhan pesat bisnis e-commerce di Indonesia.

AnterAja diperkenalkan ASSA Rent pada Februari 2019, sebagai sebuah unit usaha di bidang logistik last mile. Unit usahanya sendiri sudah didirikan sejak Agustus 2018 dalam joint venture bersama layanan logistik asal Tiongkok SF Express dan PT Semangat Bambu Runcing yang sahamnya dimiliki oleh William Tanuwijaya.

Saat itu disampaikan ASSA menjadi pemegang saham mayoritas sebesar 55%, SF Express 20%, dan Semangat Bambu Runcing 25%.

Fokus melayani sektor e-commerce, AnterAja memiliki beberapa opsi logistik, mulai dari same day delivery, next day day delivery, dan reguler. Dikatakan, mereka telah memiliki sekitar 15 ribu kurir dan mampu mengirim sekitar 700 ribu paket per hari.

ASSA sendiri merupakan bagian dari konglomerasi Triputra Group. Di bawahnya membawahi 10 perusahaan terkait penyewaan aset otomotif dan logistik. Selain AnterAja, bisnis yang erat dengan digital adalah platform penyewaan mobil ASSA Mobility (ShareFleet untuk B2B dan ShareCar untuk B2C) dan marketplace mobil Caroline.

Kemudian untuk Triputra Group sendiri, mereka sempat terlibat dalam pendanaan pra-seri A Waresix pada tahun 2018. Perusahaan juga berinvestasi pada Kedai Sayur di tahun berikutnya. Putaran di kedua startup tersebut dipimpin East Ventures.

Investasi bisnis logistik

Dengan hipotesis yang sama, investor juga terus berbondong-bondong menambah daftar portofolionya dari bisnis logistik. Aliran pendanaan untuk startup ini pun meningkat secara konsisten dari tahun ke tahun – termasuk di tengah ketidakpastian ekonomi akibat pandemi.

Sejak tahun 2019 hingga paruh pertama tahun 2021 ini, terdapat 16 putaran pendanaan yang melibatkan startup di bidang logistik. Dari 13 informasi putaran pendanaan yang menyebutkan nilainya, terkumpul investasi ekuitas mencapai $455 juta. Trennya meningkat dari sisi kualitas pendanaan dari tahun ke tahun.

Tren investasi startup logistik dalam 3 tahun terakhir / DailySocial

Adapun tipe layanan logistik yang disajikan juga cukup beragam, mulai dari first mile, last mile, manajemen armada, aggregator, dan lain-lain. Bahkan beberapa pemain fokus untuk pengiriman di level tertentu, misalnya mencakup kebutuhan eskpor-impor dengan menyediakan akses ke armada kapal laut atau kargo pesawat terbang.

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