Ardi Wirdana
When he is not breaking news on startups and investors in Indonesia, Ardi likes to write long-form features on the local market and its various stakeholders. He is an avid football fan and futsal player.
Stories by Ardi Wirdana
Indonesia’s Traveloka ramps up fintech play as listing looms on horizon
A fintech growth story could prove to be significant as it pursues a lucrative SPAC deal.
How ex-investor Andre Soelistyo emerged as the go-to leader of Indonesia’s new tech behemoth
Soelistyo's big task will be to lead GoTo through a pre-IPO round and later take it public.
Indonesia’s Bukalapak sells O2O growth story as it preps for imminent IPO
The expansion into the offline segment in 2017 was seen as a blue ocean strategy for Bukalapak.
Indonesian logistics startup SiCepat bets on web of affiliates to deliver the goods
A host of affiliates provide additional services to supplement those offered by SiCepat.
Indonesian agritech startup Tanihub said to be in talks to raise around $60m
With this, the total funding raised by the startup would come to just under $90m.
Indonesian F&B startup Hangry bags $13m Series A led by Alpha JWC
The round also saw participation from Atlas Pacific Capital, Salt Ventures, and Heyokha Brothers.
Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures in talks to lead over $70m round in Indonesia’s BukuWarung
The deal will mark Peter Thiel-backed Valar’s first bet in Indonesia.
Superapp battle for Indonesia gets hotter as Grab & GoTo level up to take on Sea
The latest crossover between the giants is the food delivery space in SE Asia's largest market.
Indonesia’s MDI Ventures backs Waresix, Paxel in hushed logistics bets
The deals mark MDI’s first investments in pure-play logistics firms.
Indonesia’s warung enablers in talks to raise over $200m in fresh capital
These fundraising negotiations are set to continue the momentum seen in the first quarter.
