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In 2015, three young Indonesian professionals with vast experience in the realm of finance got together and set up Alpha JWC Ventures, an investment company that focuses on technology-based start-ups. The rest, as it is I often said, is history. Well, not quite—four years on it continues to embark on its already illustrious journey and is set to become a formidable business force.
A venture capital company, Alpha JWC Ventures has been doing well and all signs show it promises to be doing even better in the future. No less noteworthy is the founders’ sense of glowing optimism as they extend the company’s reach beyond national borders to, in more recent times, Vietnam. And they have the numbers – and the right ecosystem—on which to base their upbeat sentiment.
With a population of 260 million people and as the region’s largest online retail market, Indonesia is in the crosshairs of private investors. It is estimated there will be over 139 million internet users by 2022 and that members of the middle- and upper-class over the next five years will rise from 63 to 128 million.

The Unicorn Breeder

Alpha JWC Ventures is setting a benchmark in the VC industry

8 mins

Financing Future

Could fintech help elevate higher education in Indonesia?

4 mins

Simple Work

Jojonomic is taking over employees’ administrative work so they can focus on what matters.

4 mins

Redefining Banking

DBS Indonesia is redefining banking experiences in digital era.

4 mins

Smart Kiosk

Warung Pintar empowers microentrepreneurs for digital inclusion.

4 mins

Google Is No more A Sleeping Giant In Blockchain

In the late 1990s, Google transformed the Web by creating a fast, accurate and easy-to-use search engine. Now it could do the same for the blockchain, the technology underlying cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum.

6 mins

Data's Cartographers

Two philosophers are using machine learning and artificial intelligence to create a real-time map of the global economy, and the world’s largest financial firms are lining up at its door.

7 mins

Common Sense Prophet

Growing up in a two-bedroom Bronx apartment shared by 12 family members, Wendy De La Rosa learned to make every dollar count. Now the Wharton and Goldman Sachs alum is helping fintech startups understand how real people relate to money.

6 mins

The Princess Of The Dump

Resa Boenard has dedicated her life empowering children growing up on the largest landfill in Southeast Asia.

5 mins

Horology Alchemist

Swiss luxury watchmaker is well known for its finesse in combining various materials into fine watch making, founded in 1980 the brand is the first luxury watch brand to combine gold and natural rubber.

3 mins

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