Dear Pro member,
The Indonesian fintech industry is at an inflexion point!
As per an AC Ventures-Boston Consulting Group study, e-payments and lending have ceased to be the primary areas of interest for fintech investors. They have been replaced by wealthtech, insurtech, and SaaS fintech.
The wealthtech is booming because the millennial and Gen Z generations, who have benefitted from the country’s economic growth, have started exploring robo-advisor platforms like Bibit to foray into retail investing.
As for insurtech, easy access to insurance products, mostly micro-sized non-life products, has made the vertical popular.
The adoption of SaaS platforms is also growing, with 6M SMEs currently using them, representing a 26x expansion over the preceding three years.
As the region’s largest market, Indonesia is expected to see increasing investor interest in these three verticals in the coming years. Click here to read the report.
Let’s also look at the other top stories from across the region.
Have a nice weekend!
Sainul
Editor.
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The gist: The “world’s biggest startup funding festival” that never was
The details: The World Startup Convention garnered much attention but turned out to be a flop; Ads for the event falsely claimed that SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Elon Musk would attend.
The gist: Wealthtech, insurtech, SaaS fintech are the new hot verticals in ID
The details: An AC Ventures-Boston Consultancy Group report says investment trends also echo the diversification of Indonesia’s fintech market, with lending and payments no longer being the primary areas of interest.
The gist: Bukalapak still in the red despite seeing US$130.8M in FY22 profit
Why: It recovered from a loss of US$111M the year prior; However, it mainly attributed the recovery to a marked-to-market gain from its investment in Allo Bank; On an adjusted EBITDA basis, Bukalapak is still in the red.
The gist: Indonesia’s Shox Rumahan shuts down, terminates all staff
The reason: This was due to the social commerce startup’s financial losses, co-founder Maria Octavyani Manao said in a document accessed by TiA; According to its LinkedIn page, the firm had around 100 employees.
The gist: Alibaba’s restructuring can benefit Lazada, analysts say
How: Under the new structure, Lazada will fall under the Global Digital Business Group, which also includes AliExpress, Trendyol, and Daraz; After the change, Lazada’s management could become “more decentralized and thus more agile.
The gist: Chinese regulators looking for buyer for SVB’s local venture
The details: China’s Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission convened a meeting this week to discuss offloading SVB’s 50% holding in SPD Silicon Valley Bank.
The gist: US charges FTX founder with bribing Chinese officials
The details: During a court appearance on Thursday, Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted bribery and campaign finance violations unveiled in two recent superseding indictments.
The gist: AnyMind Group debuts on Tokyo Stock Exchange
The details: The Japan-headquartered company seeks to raise about US$23M
The SEA link: The film was originally founded in Singapore and has 19 offices in 13 markets across Asia and the ME.
The gist: Lalamove parent files for HK listing
Why now: The Lalatech’s filing comes after the HK Stock Exchange eased listing rules for tech firms, which included lowering the required market value to US$765M from US$1B.
The gist: Thai insurtech firm Roojai bags US$42M in fresh funding
The investors: HDI International, IFC
The product: Roojai is an online insurance platform providing critical illness insurance, cardiovascular insurance, and personal accident insurance, among others.
The gist: B2B life sciences marketplace Labviva secures US$20M Series A
The investors: Senator Investment Group, B Capital Glasswing Ventures
The product: The B2B platform enables life sciences and research organisations to manage corporate purchasing and procurement to accelerate life science research.
The gist: Filipino fintech Advance raises US$16M funding
The investors: Do Ventures, Lendable, Phoenix Holdings, Kaya Founders, Foxmont Capital
Acquisition: It has also acquired BravoHr, a platform providing digital solutions for employee engagement, benefits, and rewards in VN.
The gist: India’s BetterPlace acquires Malaysian recruitment startup Troopers
The size: The deal is estimated to be worth US$15M-US$20M, says Tech in Asia
The product: Troopers provides part-time recruitment roles for people and offers staffing solutions to companies.
The gist: Indonesian insurtech firm Qoala raises US$7.5M Series B+
The investors: responsAbility Investments AG, Eurazeo, Indogen.
Plans: Qoala will use the money for the product and geographic expansion, primarily in emerging markets in SEA.
The gist: Indonesia gets new crypto exchange Mobee
The details: The digital assets exchange focuses on qualified investors, family offices, and institutional-grade clients.
Funding: Mobi has also raised an undisclosed sum in a funding round led by 1982 Ventures, with participation from strategic family offices and individuals.
The gist: Right-Hand Cybersecurity raises US$5M Series A
The investor: PayPal executive Jack Selby and his AZ-VC
The product: Right-Hand aims to expand its platform integrations with commonly adopted technologies to improve employee behaviours and lower risk tendencies.
The gist: SG’s rocket company Equatorial Space secures US$1.5M seed funding
The investors: Elev8.VC, SEEDS Capital, Masik Enterprises.
The product: Equatorial Space’s Dorado commercial-sounding rocket provides low-cost space access for science experiments, tech demonstrators, and academic payloads.
The gist: Indonesian supply chain tech startup Baskit raises US$1.5M
The investors: Forge Ventures, Sketchnote Partners, DS/X Ventures, Prasetia Ventures.
The plan: Baskit aims to strengthen the traditional distribution chains of distributors and wholesalers with commercial support and technology.
The gist: Khazanah-backed Gobi Dana Impak Ventures (GDIV) invests in Care Concierge
The product: Care Concierge provides home care, residence care, day-care, and shop care services for the elderly in Malaysia Other details: GDIV is a part of the Future Malaysia Programme, an initiative under the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah’s Dana Impak.
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