Top 10 Publishing Startup Investors in Indonesia (August 2026)

East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Japan, Indonesia, Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 522
Round size: Seed $473k–$13M; Series A $2M–$35M
Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

Reject — Reject is an esports firm that focuses on management of its team REJECT, players, apparel business, and event management services.
Holo-X — Holo-X provides augmented, virtual, and mixed realities services and products.
Sisuta — Sisuta is a purpose-driven organization committed to addressing fundamental social issues by seamlessly integrating human insight with advanced technology, creating innovative solutions that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and unlock the full potential of both people and digital tools to drive sustainable social impact.

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Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance,RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc.

Investment focus

Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia

Investor stats

Total investments: 229
Round size: Seed $691k–$14M; Series A $1.5M–$29M
Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $589M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

Taian — Taian, which specializes in bridal industry services and software. They also provide ''Concept Marry,'' which allows couples to design invites and seating charts that match their wedding theme, as well as display guest information on Oiwaii.
AI Mage — AI Mage is an IT company that provides AI solutions for anime production business industries.
Umami United — Umami United is a plant-based food brand with unique focus on Japanese food technologies and traditional ingredients to make delicious and healthy food to unite people at one table. The wide lineups are designed to be vegan-friendly, buddhist friendly, and halal friendly for all.

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PT Prasetia Dwidharma was founded in 2008 as a telecommunication infrastructure contractor. The company has started to invest in technology startups since 2013.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: Indonesia, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 56
Round size: Seed $500k–$3.3M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.5M; Series A $3M–$15M
Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

Dataform — Develop and operationalize scalable data transformations pipelines in BigQuery using SQL.
TouchTen — Touchten is a mobile game company founded in 2009.We produce games that have been downloaded by millions of users worldwide. We are the only game company in Indonesia that have reached top 10 iOS market on several occasions. We have developed over ten titles since our establishment in 2009. In the last ten games that we publish, 50% penetratedthe top 10 app rank and 70% made it in the top 50 app Overall category in iTunes U.S.. This goes to show our lean core team of 14 has what it takes to make a big splash in the global market.
Litimetrics — Propellerhead Hosting offers fast and reliable e-commere web hosting solutions backed by powerful servers, advanced security features, and expert level support. Launch your website with confidence today.

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We are an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. & the most active, startup-friendly early stage VC of Korea. (Limited Partnerships, not strategic.).

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

Total investments: 362
Round size: Seed $297k–$4.2M; Series A $966k–$14M; Series B $3M–$30M
Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.6M in 2012

Portfolio highlights

Veluga — Veluga is a membership service that provides regular delivery of craft beer and pairing night snack twice a month.
Socialbean — Socialbean is a baby product company.
Tect Group — We deliver real beauty based on distinctive brands and innovative marketing solutions, fostering confidence and positivity around the world.

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Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YGEntertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale.

Investment focus

Industry: Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health Care
Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

Total investments: 474
Round size: Seed $1.2M–$10M; Series A $2.1M–$21M; Series B $4.7M–$52M
Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.7M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

Cashkaro — Cashkaro is an Indian cashback and coupons site. They are backed by Mr. Ratan Tata and Indian VC firms, Kalaari Capital. With over two million registered users, CashKaro is a one stop destination for savings across 1500+ ecommerce sites like Amazon.in, Flipkart, Nykaa, Ajio, etc.
Together Funding — Together Funding offers peer-to-peer financial service.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals — INOVIO is advancing novel immunotherapy technologies to reshape the future of treating and preventing infectious diseases and cancer.

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GDP Venture is a venture builder focusing on commerce, consumer product, media & entertainment and solution companies

Investment focus

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
Geography: Indonesia, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 38
Round size: Seed $181k–$6.5M; Series A $3.3M–$19M; Series B $17M–$20M
Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

Yumi — YUMI is a leader in stage-based nutrition for baby and kids. Organic, nutrient dense, dairy free, gluten free, Clean Label Project approved.
PINTAR — Tingkatkan karir Anda dengan kursus bersertifikat, program Kartu Prakerja, dan kuliah online dari universitas terbaik di PINTAR. Daftar sekarang!
Indonesia Creators Economy — Indonesia Creators Economy is a content creator platform, enabling brand-creator collaborations to drive business growth through technology.

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NBM is a specialized firm that successfully pioneered global digital-media investing over the last decade, backing successes like IDN Media in Indonesia, Pocket Aces in India, TheNewsLens in Taiwan and Capital Digital in Mexico. Its first venture fund, launched in 2015, consistently ranks in the top quartile of media and global venture funds. TheFund, which has been backed by several of the world’s leading media brands, is now open to other investors as its investment team moves to take advantage of the sudden rise of opportunities and new valuations in the global media landscape. NBM’s co-founders are Marcus Brauchli, the former top editor at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal; Sasa Vucinic, the longtime CEO of the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The firm’s general counsel is Stuart Karle, former COO of Reuters and General Counsel of the Journal.

Investment focus

Industry: Digital Media, Advertising, News
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: United States, India, Vietnam

Investor stats

Total investments: 63
Round size: Seed $75k–$5.7M; Series A $2M–$8M; Series B $2M–$23M
Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $19M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

Zaiko — Zaiko is the market leader in providing ticketing technology for live events and streaming shows. Monetize your show, engage fans, user analytic data, memberships, and more.
Rappler — Rappler is the Philippines' leading digital media company that's driven by uncompromising journalism, enabled by technology, and enriched by communities of action.
Kaleidoscope — Kaleidoscope Content, bringing vivid stories from around the globe. Listen in color!

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Init 6 is an early-stage startup fund that looks for technical founders with a passion to solve big problems. They understand their challenges and they are not afraid of helping them. The firm was founded in 2020 by co-founders Achmad Zaky and Nugroho Herucahyono (Xinuc) after leaving the company Bukalapak.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Information Technology, FinTech
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: Indonesia, Singapore, Pakistan

Investor stats

Total investments: 35
Round size: Seed $1M–$18M; Pre-Seed $1.1M–$2.3M
Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

Codemi — Learning Hub untuk Perusahaan. Portal pembelajaran yang dilengkapi materi dari para ahli di Indonesia untuk membantu perusahaan mengembangkan pengetahuan
Monit — Monit menggabungkan manajemen kas, pembayaran bisnis, kontrol pengeluaran, dan kartu kredit korporat dalam satu pengalaman terintegrasi
One% Nutrition — One% Nutrition is a food and beverage brand focused on health and wellness.

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Building Belonging through Creative Expression

Investment focus

Industry: Digital Media, Media and Entertainment, Film
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 2
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

IDN Media — IDN Media is the leading media platform company for Millennials and Gen Z in Indonesia.
Canvas Media Studios — Innovative Storytelling For Every Canvas

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