Impact Powerhouse

A once promising startup, STOQO’s woes reflect the challenges faced by the local F&B industry, which is finding new ways to stay afloat.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/fb-supplier-stoqo-collapses-a-casualty-of-covid-19-restaurant-closures-in-indonesia

Episode keywords: Food & Beverage, Retail, Marketplaces & Platforms, coronavirus, Covid-19, Indonesia, Startups, Investment

Calling Factorial “the Zendesk of HR," Silicon Valley heavyweight , "C", "R", "V", led the round, in its first-ever investment in Spain

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/hr-saas-factorial-bags-15m-series-a-in-spains-largest-round-so-far-this-year-despite-covid-19-downturn

Episode keywords: B2B, Human Resources, Productivity Software, Outsourcing, Enterprise Tech, Cloud, Marketplaces & Platforms, Mobile, SaaS, Twitter, Dropbox, Itnig, , "C", "R", "V",, SMEs, Covid-19, coronavirus, Creandum, Point Nine Capital, K Fund

eFishery’s IoT automatic feeding system is delivering efficiencies and boosting output for small fish farmers, driving strong growth for the aquaculture startup.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/efishery-poised-to-benefit-from-indonesias-growing-aquaculture-sector

Episode keywords: B2B, E-commerce, Food & Beverage, Social Enterprises, Ocean Economy, Agriculture & Fishery, Automation, Big Data & Analytics, Mobile, Marketplaces & Platforms, Internet of Things, Sensors, 500 Startups, InnoVen Capital, Indonesia, Startups, Investment, aquaculture

Evermos targets the resale market, encouraging students and housewives to earn extra income by promoting products on their social media and WhatsApp networks.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/evermos-is-indonesias-version-of-social-commerce-and-its-sharia-compliant-too

Episode keywords: E-commerce, Fashion, Lifestyle, Social Networking & Community, Women, Mobile, Marketplaces & Platforms, Sharia, Jungle Ventures, Shunwei Capital, Alpha JWC Ventures, Indonesia, Startups

His bet on ByteDance, the startup that gave the world TikTok, helped Neil Shen top this year’s Forbes Midas List. But for Shen, even in that deal he once made the wrong call

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/neil-shen-the-super-unicorn-hunter

Episode keywords: Investment, Enterprise Tech, Healthcare, E-commerce, Marketplaces & Platforms, Neil Shen, Sequoia Capital China, Sequoia Capital, Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Wang Xing, ByteDance, Zhang Yiming, DJI, coronavirus, Covid-19, JD.com, Didi Chuxing, Jinri Toutiao, TikTok, Blackstone

Unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak, Smile Formula served 2,000 customers within nine months of launch and raised RMB 10m seed funding in April.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/smile-formula-offers-orthodontic-treatment-online-and-70-cheaper

Episode keywords: B2C, Healthcare, Medtech, O2O,

Beauty, 3D Printing, Cloud, Marketplaces & Platforms, coronavirus, Covid-19, Alibaba, Global Founders Capital, China, Startups, Investment, orthodontic treatment, teeth aligners

Indonesian VCs on how they are doing deals during Covid-19, and their advice to startups, from how to cut costs to M&A 

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/research-analysis/cautiously-opportunistic-how-indonesian-vcs-are-riding-out-the-covid-19-crisis

Episode keywords: B2B, Banking, Consumer Products, E-commerce, Edtech, Family & Technology, Entertainment, Fintech, Food & Beverage, Gaming, Investment, Kids & Technology, Lending, Logistics & Supply Chain, Local Services, On-demand, O2O, Retail, Students, Transportation, Enterprise Tech, Video, Smart Cities, Big Data & Analytics, Marketplaces & Platforms, Streaming, Mobile, Location Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Covid-19, coronavirus, Raditya Pramana, Chandra Firmanto, Melina Subastian, Venturra Capital, Indogen Capital, Eduka, GK-Plug and Play, Kopi Kenangan, Init-6, M&A

Backed by capital from VCs like Sequoia Capital India, Qoala wants to grow its income channels, team and partnerships as others hold back.

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/fresh-from-135m-series-a-indonesian-insurtech-qoala-takes-the-long-view-amid-covid-19

Episode keywords: Insurance, B2C, C2C, Healthcare, Automotive, Personal Finance, Enterprise Tech, Fintech, E-commerce, Big Data & Analytics, Marketplaces & Platforms, Mobile, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Qoala, Covid-19, coronavirus, Sequoia Capital India, Harshet Lunani, Tommy Martin, Centauri Fund, SeedPlus, Indonesia, Investment

Government funding to ensure the strategically important and social impact startups don’t fail, post-Covid 

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/portugal-pumps-up-to-60m-into-new-initiatives-to-avert-backslide-in-startup-ecosystem

Episode keywords: Investment, Social Enterprises, Sustainability, Agriculture & Fishery, Manufacturing, Medtech, Travel & Tourism, Smart Cities, Startup Portugal, Portugal Ventures, PME Investimentos, Covid-19, coronavirus, FIS, social impact, Social Innovation Fund, WeChangers, Agroop, INNOV-ID, Operation Follow-Ons, sustainable development goals

Keep becomes China’s first sports tech unicorn as number of fitness app users in the country almost doubled to 89m amid home confinement and gym closures

Check out the full article here: https://www.compasslist.com/insights/keep-social-fitness-app-bags-80m-series-e-as-covid-19-lockdown-fuels-demand-for-virtual-gyms

Episode keywords: Beauty, E-commerce, Fitness & Technology, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Lifestyle, Sports Tech, Training & Coaching, Wearables, O2O, Social Networking & Community, Mobile, Marketplaces & Platforms, Hardware, GGV Capital, Tencent, Covid-19, coronavirus, WeChat, Jeneration Capital, Bertelsmann Asia Investments