March 30, 2023

Setting sail for blue economy: Opportunities and challenges in building a maritime startup

The maritime industry has tremendous potential for growth and development. It is a complex sector that encompasses a wide range of activities, including shipping and logistics, fishing, and aquaculture. According to UNDP, the industry also plays a critical role in the world economy, accounting for 5% of global GDP, or estimated at US$ 3 trillion per year.
March 8, 2023

Turning your ideas on climate issues into real impact

Southeast Asia is currently on track to experience a 3°C warming, which goes beyond the target set by the Paris agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C. This projection has significant ramifications for the worldwide market and the well-being of the Southeast Asian population.
March 3, 2023

The four tracks of Climate Impact Innovations Challenge

What will the world be like for our children if we fail to limit global warming to below 2°C, preferably to 1.5°C? In the best-case scenario where the globe warms only by 1.5°C, a 10-year-old child in 2020 will experience fourfold as many extreme climate events throughout the course of their life compared to a 55-year-old.
March 2, 2023

East Ventures and Temasek Foundation launched Indonesia’s largest climate tech innovations platform of the year: Climate Impact Innovations Challenge 2023

On 1 March 2023, East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 250 tech companies across Southeast Asia, and Temasek Foundation, a Singapore-based non-profit philanthropic organization that supports sustainable development initiatives, launched the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC), the largest climate tech innovations platform of the year in Indonesia.