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Amid a weak public health system, Indonesia’s startups try to plug the gap with healthcare and monitoring tech solutions, while edtech and other online platforms see surge in demand amid social distancing 

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/updated-coronavirus-indonesian-startups-launch-tracking-and-healthcare-tools-financial-support

Episode keywords: B2B; B2C; Crowdsourcing; E-commerce; Edtech; Family & Technology; Healthcare; Investment; Kids & Technology; Local Services; Media; O2O; On-demand; Retail; Social Networking & Community; Students; Travel & Tourism; Transportation; Enterprise Tech; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data & Analytics; Marketplaces & Platforms; Mobile; Location Tech; Geospatial Tech; Bots; coronavirus; Patamar Capital; MDI Ventures; KawalCOVID19; Zenius; Indonesia Bergerak; Grab; Covid-19

Backed by Jakarta’s provincial government and MDI Ventures, neighborhood security app Jakarta Aman seeks to reignite the “gotong royong” spirit to keep communities safe.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/jakarta-aman-uses-social-networking-to-improve-neighborhood-security

Episode keywords: Social Networking & Community, Family & Technology, Monitoring & surveillance, Social Enterprises, Location Tech, Mobile, Marketplaces & Platforms, MDI Ventures, Jakarta Aman, Indonesia, Startups, Investment

The lockdown in China has reshaped how people work and live. Some of the changes may be short-term, but others probably have become a part of life

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/research-analysis/covid-19-a-closer-look-at-how-chinas-businesses-and-consumer-behavior-have-changed

Episode keywords: Productivity Software; Co-working; B2C; Edtech; Medtech; Lifestyle; Family & Technology; Entertainment; E-commerce; B2B; Consumer Products; Fitness & Technology; Food & Beverage; Government; Kids & Technology; Local Services; Logistics & Supply Chain; Media; O2O; On-demand; Payments; Retail; Social Networking & Community; Enterprise Tech; Mobile; SaaS; coronavirus; Covid-19; ByteDance; Baidu; Alibaba; Tencent; Meituan; Ele.me; Sequoia Capital China

Spanish edtech startup Edpuzzle lets teachers create engaging remote-learning tools from easily accessible online videos 

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/edpuzzle-waives-fees-for-video-learning-platform-during-coronavirus-pandemic

Episode keywords: Edtech; B2B; Social Enterprises; Kids & Technology; Video; B2C; Cloud; Marketplaces & Platforms; Artificial Intelligence; Streaming; YouTube; Y Combinator; coronavirus; Covid-19

More than 120 startups join the #tech4COVID19 initiative, offering the public free medical help, meals for the vulnerable, online education and more.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/coronavirus-portuguese-startups-pitch-in-as-nation-battles-pandemic

Episode keywords: Sharing Economy, Edtech, Medtech, B2B, B2C, E-commerce, Entertainment, Family & Technology, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Kids & Technology, Local Services, Logistics & Supply Chain, O2O, On-demand, Social Enterprises, Social Networking & Community, Students, Enterprise Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, Cloud, Hardware, Internet of Things, Marketplaces & Platforms, Mobile, tech4COVID19, Cookoo, LUGGit, Ubbu, Startup Portugal, coronavirus, Covid-19

As Alipay continues to battle WeChat for super-app supremacy, it’s created a stronghold in China’s services industry, where 80% of businesses still operate under brick-and-mortar models

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/research-analysis/alipay-opens-its-platform-to-speed-up-digitalization-of-chinese-service-providers-amid-covid-19

Episode keywords: Local Services; B2B; Enterprise Tech; Developer Tools; On-demand; O2O; Lifestyle; Fintech; Open Source; E-commerce; Edtech; Consumer Products; B2C; Food & Beverage; Healthcare; Hospitality; Marketing; Payments; Personal Finance; Pets; Retail; Sharing Economy; Travel & Tourism; Customer Service; Marketplaces & Platforms; Mobile; Big Data & Analytics; SaaS; Mini programs; Alibaba; Alipay; coronavirus; Covid-19; Ant Financial; Meituan; Ele.me; Tencent; WeChat; Amazon; Simon Hu

Local governments are offering incentives to spend, but as millions have lost their jobs and income, more is needed to boost consumer confidence.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/in-chinas-covid-19-hit-economy-cities-dish-out-dining-and-shopping-coupons-to-revive-spending

Episode keywords: Consumer Products, Retail, Food & Beverage, Lifestyle, Hospitality, E-commerce, O2O, coronavirus, Covid-19, China

WeDoctor lets anyone in the world send queries to doctors who fought to save lives in China’s most affected Covid-19 districts, and now helping people overseas to stay safe during the pandemic

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/chinas-wedoctor-offers-free-coronavirus-consultations-globally-in-english-and-chinese

Episode keywords: Healthcare; Pharmaceutical; Medtech; Insurance; On-demand; Social Enterprises; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data & Analytics; Marketplaces & Platforms; Mobile; coronavirus; Covid-19; Tencent; WeChat; WeDoctor; guahaowang

Cooperation is key to Indogen’s investment thesis, as it looks to help more foreign VCs and their portfolio startups find success in Southeast Asia’s biggest market.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/raising-50m-second-fund-indogen-capital-seeks-more-international-partners-and-exits

Episode keywords: B2B, B2C, Banking, E-commerce, Fashion, Fintech, Gaming, Entertainment, Investment, Lending, Enterprise Tech, Real Estate, Retail, Human Resources, Insurance, Medtech, Marketplaces & Platforms, Mobile, Streaming, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Indogen Capital, Covid-19, coronavirus, Carsome, Spacemob, Venteny, Chandra Firmanto, Asia Summit Capital, InnoVen Capital, Lumia Capital, MUFG Innovation Partners, Gobi Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, Convergence Ventures, Aino

Indogen Capital’s Managing Partner Chandra Firmanto sheds some light on the VC’s partnerships and exits to date, from Venteny to Spacemob.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/indogen-capital-on-exits-helping-foreign-startups-succeed-in-indonesia

Episode keywords: Investment, Human Resources, Real Estate, Fintech, Insurance, Lending, Enterprise Tech, Mobile, Marketplaces & Platforms, Indogen Capital, Spacemob, WeWork, Warung Pintar, Chandra Firmanto, Venteny, Aino, Startups, Investment, Indonesia