Andi Haswidi
As the head of ASEAN Research, Andi focuses on anchoring research reports and writing data-led stories at DealStreetAsia. He is an accomplished researcher, journalist and author. His first book, KOPI: Indonesian Coffee Craft & Culture, was published in 2018.
Stories by Andi Haswidi
Grab-Altimeter’s mega merger fetches top dollar at steep valuation multiples
An insight into the reasons that Grab could ask for the steep valuation.
Startup accelerators resilient against Covid-19 pandemic as nature of business evolves
Sixty-two programmes were active in pandemic-marred 2020 generating 76 batches.
Stronger-than-expected PE fundraising for SE Asia in 2020 shows region’s potential
Four SE Asia-focused funds secured a final close in 2020 with a total corpus of $1 billion.
SE Asia’s VC firms report lacklustre fundraising performance in 2020
SE Asia’s VCs raised $1.96 billion in 2020, a 39% drop from the $3.23 billion they secured in 2019.
Family of top Indonesian magnate owns 51% in ShopeePay, and that makes all the difference
The partnership helps meet regulatory norms, besides giving Sea Ltd. formidable influence in Indonesia.
Resilient against pandemic, SE Asia’s startups raise $8.6b in turbulent 2020
Capital raised fell 2% from 2019 due to lower valuations and fewer mega deals.
[Updated] Indonesian sharia fintech startup ALAMI raises over $20m in equity and debt
AC Ventures and Golden Gate Ventures led the round.
Shift in old trajectories will chart Indonesia’s path to 2030
The nature of industries and employment will shift, highlighting the need to invest in human capital.
OVO deep dive: Unicorn gears up for new era after pandemic boost
Our report focuses on how OVO can turn the pandemic boost to move further along the path to profitability.
Indonesian digital payments firm LinkAja raises $100m Series B led by Grab
This is LinkAja's first investment from a private company.
