Fajrin Rasyid, Digital Business Director of Telkom Indonesia
Indonesian telecom giant Telkom Group has announced the launch of Batch II, 2020 of its startup incubation/acceleration programme, Indigo Creative Nation (ICN).
Registration is open from October 1 to November 13.
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An on-desk selection process will be conducted by Telkom from November 16-19 and a pitching session from November 24-26.
The programme will primarily focus on six categories — logistics, finance, education, travel & tourism, agriculture and health.
Startups that successfully complete the programme will receive up to Rp. 2 billion (US$130,000) each, besides mentoring and synergy programmes provided by Telkom.
In addition, participants will also get access to 180 million Telkomsel users, 7.5 million IndiHome users and 200,000 corporate customers.
“ICN is our annual initiative with the aim of increasing competitiveness, independence, and national economic growth through the development of a creative digital industry. For Batch II, we will look for startups from six categories, so they can explore digital businesses that have the potential to become new engines of growth. In addition to funding, startups will also get training activities with well-known mentors who we have curated professionally,” said Fajrin Rasyid, Digital Business Director of Telkom.
The first batch 2020 was started in May, and at least 201 startups had registered for the programme. Telkom conducted a screening process to select 35 finalists, of which 18 startups were inducted into Batch I.
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Launched in 2013, ICN has fostered 31,748 digital talents spread across 17 DILos (Digital Innovation Lounges) throughout Indonesia. At least 177 digital startups have entered the programme located at 4 DiVa (Digital Valleys), namely in Jakarta, Bandung, Jogja and Makassar.
ICN’s alumni include PrivyID, Opsigo, Run System, Goers, Nodeflux, Muslim Life, Osman, OnTruck, CyberArmy and Bahaso.
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