East Ventures, a pioneering and leading venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has concluded the IndoBuild AI by conducting the Demo Day on 13 March 2025, marking a significant milestone in fostering AI (artificial intelligence) innovation in Indonesia.
Building on the momentum of the recent launch of IndoBuild AI, a dynamic platform for AI innovators to learn, build, and showcase their AI-driven solutions to real-world challenges in Indonesia, the Demo Day served as a stage for promising AI innovators to present their solutions. They demonstrated AI applications in various sectors according to the given themes, such as healthcare, education, lifestyle, government, and agriculture, reflecting AI’s potential to drive economic growth and impacts in Indonesia.
10 curated finalists presented their solutions in front of a panel of experts, including:
- Andrian Kurniady, CTO in Residence at East Ventures
- Izak Jenie, Expert Staff for Health Digitalization of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia
- Hokiman Kurniawan, Co-Founder and CEO of Meeting.ai
This event also earned the support from several key industry stakeholders, including Edwin Hidayat Abdullah, Director General of the Digital Ecosystem Ministry of Communications & Digital Affairs, and Ferro Ferizka Aryananda, Special Advisor to the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, in which joined and gave keynote addresses.
“It is exciting to witness Indonesia’s startups embracing AI to tackle everyday challenges, driving innovation across industries in IndoBuild AI by East Ventures. As we stand at the inflection point of AI, mastering this is no longer optional but essential for shaping Indonesia’s future to unlock new opportunities, enhance efficiency, and hopefully strengthen our nation’s global competitiveness,“ said Izak Jenie, Expert Staff for Health Digitalization of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia
The selected winners of the first edition of IndoBuild AI:
- The first winner: Lentera.ai is a trusted, AI-driven platform that offers science-based insights on health products, empowering manufacturers, content creators, and marketplaces.
- The second winner: LeaseSync is an LLM-powered platform for automated analysis, consolidation, and management of Indonesian lease agreements.
The winners received a total cash prize of Rp15 million from East Ventures, as well as additional cash prizes, perks, and benefits from IndoBuild AI’s supporting partners, including Alibaba Cloud, AWS, and Google Cloud.
“Congratulations to the winners, and our deepest appreciation to all participants for their groundbreaking and creative solutions. We believe that the AI-driven innovations showcased at IndoBuild AI Demo Day highlight the immense potential of AI and the countless opportunities it will unlock in Indonesia. The conclusion of this event is not the end of our efforts; rather, it strengthens our commitment to shaping Indonesia’s AI ecosystem. We look forward to taking an even more active role in driving impactful initiatives, investments, and partnerships that empower transformative AI solutions in Indonesia,” said Willson Cuaca, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at East Ventures.
“IndoBuild AI must continue to be encouraged as it serves as a forum for solution creators like us to express what is worrying into solutions that can answer the community’s needs. We are grateful that solution presence by Lentera.ai has also become a concern for the panelists and was finally chosen as the winner,” said Javear Pendang, Lentera.ai team.
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