Smartfren
VC Fund
Jakarta, Indonesia
Smartfren is a VC fund in Jakarta focused on Artificial Intelligence and iOS. Smartfren provides telecommunication services for the retail and corporate segments. Its starter pack for prepaid SIM cards offers Super 4G Unlimited that provides free 24-hour internet on all applications. Its other packages include Super 4G Quota with 30GB and Super 4G Unlimited Voucher.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Smartfren invests in
Stages Smartfren invests in
Countries Smartfren invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series C
- $80M–$85M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (67%)
- iOS 1 (33%)
- Android 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
- Recruiting 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series C 2 (67%)
- Corporate Round 1 (33%)
Country
- United States 2 (67%)
- Indonesia 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Debashis Roy
Vice President - Head of Content, Digital Services, OTT & Digital Transformation
|
Vice President - Head of Content, Digital Services, OTT & Digital Transformation | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Gaurav Goyal
Department Head - LTE & CDMA RF Optimization
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Department Head - LTE & CDMA RF Optimization | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Hendra Sumiarsa
Head IoT & Digital Enterprise
|
Head IoT & Digital Enterprise | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Puneet Garg
CTO Enterprise
|
CTO Enterprise | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUPU is an AI-based mobile recruitment platform connecting job providers and seekers | $5M / Corporate Round / Aug 15, 2022 | ||
| It was developed as free and open-source software based on the official releases of Android by Google, with added original and third-party code, and based on a rolling release development model. Although only a subset of total CyanogenMod users elected to report their use of the firmware,[8] on 23 March 2015, some reports indicated that over 50million people ran CyanogenMod on their phones.[9][10] It was also frequently used as a starting point by developers of other ROMs. | $85M / Series C / Mar 23, 2015 | ||
| Cyngn's autonomous vehicle software integrates with a suite of commercially available sensors and hardware to deliver safe, scalable, and efficient self-driving vehicle solutions to industrial organizations. The company's solution is vehicle agnostic, which means heterogeneous fleets can tap into autonomy, switching easily betweenfully-autonomous, remotely-controlled, and manual modes. Cyngn tackles pressing issues confronted by industrial organizations in the present, including shortages in labor, expensive safety incidents, and growing consumer demands for eCommerce. | $80M / Series C / Mar 14, 2015 |
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FAQ
What does Smartfren invest in?
Smartfren invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, iOS and Android startups, most often at Series C and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Smartfren invest in?
Smartfren typically joins rounds of $80M–$85M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Smartfren's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Smartfren took part in.
How do I contact Smartfren?
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Who are the partners at Smartfren?
The team at Smartfren includes Debashis Roy (Vice President - Head of Content, Digital Services, OTT & Digital Transformation), Gaurav Goyal (Department Head - LTE & CDMA RF Optimization) and Hendra Sumiarsa (Head IoT & Digital Enterprise). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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