Donald Wihardja
CEO @ MDI Ventures
Jakarta, Indonesia
Donald Wihardja is a Series C investor at MDI Ventures in Jakarta focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Donald has over 20 years of experience working in the technology sector in Indonesia as an entrepreneur, operator and investor. His breadth of exposure and expertise in technology, finance, consulting, and management makes him a professional with a unique blend whose proven track record ranges from investing, running and managing technologycompanies to raising investments.Donald has spent combined over 5 years in the Digital Payment space: recently as GM for Indonesia in 2C2P, a regional Payment Gateway with over $500 million annual transaction value processed, and previously as CIO in Indomog, a payment solution company to digital content providers in Indonesia as Chief Information Officer. In Indomog, he designed the systems that facilitates tens of thousands of transaction daily to vendors, payment providers and customers, and grew the company 3x annually for 4 consecutive years reaching $15M annual revenue in 2012, and holding 15-20% of Indonesia’s online gaming payment market.Donald previously worked in Quvat (Private Equity), where he helped manage the over $100M investment into Matrix Cable Network, the first non-telco Indonesian submarine cable operator. Completed in 2008, The Matrix Cable ushered the country into the Internet Age by drastically reducing the cost of Internet for Indonesian customers. Independently, Donald also advised and assisted various technology startups to raise over several million dollars of funding from investors.Donald graduated with high honors from University of California at Berkeley with a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and received his master’s degree in Computer Science from Cornell University.
- Total investments:
- 21
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 81%
Last updated:
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Industries Donald Wihardja invests in
Stages Donald Wihardja invests in
Countries Donald Wihardja invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 6 (29%)
- FinTech 5 (24%)
- Software 5 (24%)
- Internet 4 (19%)
- Health Care 4 (19%)
Stage
- Series C 8 (38%)
- Series A 4 (19%)
- Seed 3 (14%)
- Series B 3 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (5%)
Country
- Indonesia 14 (67%)
- Singapore 5 (24%)
- United States 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Whale provides an omnichannel marketing platform that transforms marketing operations, digitalizes store operations and unifies offline & online brand experiences leveraging AI + IoT + Big Data to “Connect Brands with Customer”.Founded in 2017, Whale has since empowered 400+ global FMCG, F&B, Fashion and Automotive brands includingP&G, Unilever, Starbucks, UNIQLO, ARMANI, Watsons, Xiaomi, Midea, Lotus, POP MART etc. with over 150,000 stores across APAC, enabling brands to embrace the full potential of digital transformation.Equipped with AI capabilities, patented ReID technology and enterprise-grade security, Whale platforms comprising of Space Data Platform (SDP), Whale Marketing Cloud (WMC), Whale Open Platform (WOP) and Whale Analytics, serve as the end-to-end digitalization engine that enables brands to seamlessly engage with each customer.Whale is backed by Temasek Holding, NIO Capital, Source Code Capital, Linear Capital, Alpha Commune, BAI Capital and The Jiangmen, with 6 offices across Singapore, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. | $60M / Series C / May 20, 2025 | ||
| Good Doctor Technology Indonesia is building a digital health ecosystem. The aim is to connect healthcare professionals with patients in delivering high-quality health services, thus improving the accessibility of healthcare without being constrained by time and geographic boundaries. | $10M / Series A / Oct 09, 2023 | ||
| Cakap is an upskilling platform that enables 2-way learning interactions between students and professional teachers. Cakap is an application that enables a 2-way interaction between life-skill learners and professional tutors around the Asia Pacific via video call and text conversation. CAKAP delivers high-quality education that is accessible,acceptable, affordable for people. and will be able to elevate people’s lives by enabling skill enhancement for everyone, from anywhere, at any time. | $7.5M / Series C / Apr 12, 2023 | ||
| Legit Group is a multi-brand cloud kitchen operator that strives to provide everyone with tasty, hearty quality meals. It examines every detail of the process, beginning with its R&D facility and continuing through its Central Kitchen Production House, Cloud Kitchen outlets, and all the way to the customers' doorsteps.It was establishedin 2021 and is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. | $13.7M / Series A / Apr 10, 2023 | ||
| mClinica develops mobile platforms that strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain, generate data, improve patient adherence to medication, and build the capacity of the pharmacy workforce. Since 2017, mClinica has connected 150,000 pharmacy professionals and 40,000 pharmacies through a single digital channel. Their users reach approximately 150million patients each month. mClinica currently operates across Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore with capacity for expansion. Their team is composed of over 120 team members including experts in public health, data science, and pharmacy. mClinica is supported by impact investors like the Global Innovation Fund (backed by USAID, UKAID, DFAT, Swedish Government, and the Omidyar Network) and Patamar Capital (formerly Unitus Impact) as well as other investors from the US, Europe, and Asia. mClinica implements projects both digitally and on the ground to connect the world’s pharmacies and transform global health. mClinica follows a social enterprise business model in which they seek double-bottom line returns – maximizing both financial returns and social impact.mClinica’s rapid growth and success is increasingly recognized. mClinica was the recipient of the Data Driven Apps Award of the World Government Summit in 2019, USAID-FHI360 Data for Resilience Award, Pierre Fabre Foundation Prize for eHealth Innovation, and Hack Osaka. The company has consistently been recognized as one of the most innovative startups in healthcare in Asia Pacific. | $27M / Series B / May 23, 2022 | ||
| Zenius provides a great learning experience to Indonesian students by emphasizing critical thinking and scientific knowledge as a natural part of their everyday lives. We provide accessible yet elaborate subscription-based self-learning materials for K12 students across Indonesia. | Series B / Mar 07, 2022 | ||
| KoinWorks is Indonesia Super Financial App and winner of Asian Banker Financial Innovation Award 2019 for Lending Category. With multiple financial product offers where users can manage both their asset and liabilities under one single platform. A true financial technology evolution, with core DNA in providing accessible and affordable financialsolutions for everyone. | $43M / Series C / Jan 10, 2022 | ||
| Zenlayer operates as a software-defined network and services provider. It offers bare metal cloud, SD-WAN cloud connect, edge computing, and colocation in over 100 data centers on six continents. Enterprises utilizes Zenlayer’s SDx platforms to instantly enable worldwide connectivity and deliver the user experience.The company was founded in 2014and is headquartered in Diamond Bar, California. | Series C / Jan 04, 2022 | ||
| Alodokter is a digital health platform that provides an end-to-end digital solution to patients including telemedicine, doctors, and others. It also provides credible information, supportive communities, and in-depth reference material about health subjects. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 07, 2021 | ||
| Prixa is a pioneer in digital healthcare that allows patients to manage their health more practically. They offer the health services companies need and make them accessible on one platform. Their comprehensive digital healthcare ecosystem, supported by artificial intelligence technology, functions as a digital healthcare provider, includingteleconsultation, doctor appointments, pharmacy delivery, lab tests, and content about health.Prixa.ai was founded in 2019 and is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. | $3M / Seed / Jun 04, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About MDI Ventures
MDI is a corporate venture capital initiative by Telkom Indonesia and is set as an independent entity with its own funding processes. MDI uniquely combines a VC model with service in providing companies with access to operational help after making a financial investment.MDI works closely with global accelerators and venture firms to bringproprietary technology from other mature markets into various businesses of Telkom Indonesia.
MDI Ventures Contacts
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Alvin Evander
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Donald Wihardja
CEO
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Kyle Kling
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Winston Adi
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Aditya Hadiputra
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What does Donald Wihardja invest in?
Donald Wihardja invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Indonesia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Donald Wihardja closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 21 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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