Calling All Brave Entrepreneurs & Startups, Get Your Funding On Demand!
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Uber and Tech in Asia have teamed up to make life-changing moments available for entrepreneurs at the tap of a button.
On November 9-10, between 12-3 PM, entrepreneurs and startups can request for a ride with 1 of 12 distinguished VC’s to present your big idea in car and secure a funding, by selecting the ‘UberPITCH’ option in your app.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
- Fill out this form
- Come to Pacific Place Mall between 12-3PM on 9-10 November 2015 – request must be made from Pacific Place Mall
- Enter the code UBERPITCHJKT to be able to request
- Pick “UberPITCH” (next to uberX) and make a request – It’s FREE!
- You’ll be picked up at Pacific Place East Lobby (Across Artha Graha Building)
- Each pitch time will be limited to 2 loops around Pacific Place – make every minute counts!
- If the VC likes your idea, exchange business card and follow up after!
- Lot’s of people are requesting to pitch, if you can’t get a VC at first try, keep trying!
This is your big chance, don’t forget to share your #UberPITCH experience on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Good luck!
New to Uber? Use Promo code:
UBERPITCHJKT
and pitch!
THE INVESTOR LINE-UP
We’d like to thank the amazing investors who contributed their time and advice to the participating startups and Tech In Asia for arranging the schedules!
ANDRIAS EKOYUONO, VP of Business Development & EDWARD CHAMDANI, Partner
IdeoSource is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, start up, early stage, and bridge investments. The firm primarily invests in technology including e-commerce, payment, internet of things, financial technology, online content, media, advertising, and supporting infrastructures in web and mobile technologies. Ideosource is based in Jakarta, Indonesia
ADRIAN LI, Managing Partner & DONALD W, Partner
Convergence Ventures is an early stage technology venture fund focused on investing in Indonesia. Our partners are seasoned entrepreneurs with extensive operating experience in Internet businesses in emerging markets. We seek to support exceptional founders by leveraging our experience, network and resources to empower them to build long lasting and impactful businesses for Indonesia and the South East Asia region.
ANDY ZAIN, Managing Director
Mountain Kejora Ventures is a venture investor and company builder for technology startups based in Jakarta, Indonesia as a joint venture with Mountain Partners AG (Zurich). We assist startup founders beyond just financial investment but work closely with the founding team to form and execute strategy, go to market & expansion plan for the region, adding tangible value to our portfolio companies and partners.
ALDI ADRIAN HARTANTO, SEA Investment Coordinator & KYLE KLING, Vice President
Fenox Venture Capital is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm with teams in global locations that aims to bridge startups from Southeast Asia and emerging markets to international networks such as Japan, South Korea, Middle East, Europe, and Silicon Valley.
Fenox VC is an advocate of the lean methodology for helping startups grow quickly. Key value propositions of Fenox VC are their hands-on approach in helping startups with operations, secure follow-on funding, strategic partnerships, entry to new international markets as well as M&A and IPO exits.
YASUHIRO SEO, General Manager
IMJ Investment Partners (IMJ-IP) is a Singapore-based, Japanese Venture Capital. Riding on the momentum of the growing economy of emerging markets in Asia, IMJ-IP invests in tech-centric, highly scalable early stage internet-related businesses led by outstanding entrepreneurs and leaders in South East Asia and Japan. As a part of T-Media Holdings and IMJ Digital Agency, along with its experiences and expertise, IMJ-IP leverages the potential of its portfolio by providing constant business support, consultation, and connection to potential business partners and investors in Asia.
WILLSON CUACA, Managing Partner & BENNY LIPUTRA, Associate
As a seed-early stage venture capital firm, East Ventures started investing in Indonesia since 2010 when nobody believed in Indonesia’s consumer internet potential. In 5 years, East Ventures has funded over 70+ startups in Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia. Most of the startups manage to get subsequence funding and ride on top of Indonesia’s middle class consumer growth. East Ventures has also made couple of exits from its investment through M&A to local and international companies.
CHANDRA TJAN, Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Alpha JWC Ventures (www.alphajwc.com) is a venture capital firm with a strong Indonesia focus which invests in both early- to growth-stage high technology companies. We are sector-agnostic, as we strive to back extraordinary founders as a value-added partner to build great companies. Our Team has collectively invested in over 40 companies to date, including Jualo, UangTeman, Sepulsa, AsmaraKu and we have a strong track record.
MARIO SUNTANU, Partner & Entrepreneur in Residence
SMDV is an Internet-focused venture capital that invests across multiple stages of a company’s lifecycle, primarily in their growth stage. We partner with entrepreneurs building exceptional technology companies that aim to change the landscape in Indonesia and the region by providing venture investments, strategic network, and mentorship. Entrepreneur ourselves, we work to understand each company’s needs and contribute to their market leadership and culture building.
KOICHI SAITO, General Partner
KK fund invests in internet and mobile business in South East Asia.
We are focusing on seed stage startups, and our target industres are online marketplace business (in any vertical) and financial technology service.
WILLIAM EKA, Associate Director
Skystar Capital is an early stage VC fund that invests in technology focused startups in the Asia Pacific region, particularly Indonesia, at their early and growth stages. We collaborate with entrepreneurs by providing them funding, customized and strategic business consultation, and assistance to establish corporate partnerships through existing network to help startups successfully scale their businesses. We are fully invested and committed to the long-term growth and economic success of Indonesia and it is our mission to invest in companies with founders and management teams who share this vision and commitment.
BUDIMAN J. WIKARSA, Head of Strategic Partner
Monk’s Hill Ventures is a post-seed venture capital firm that invests into high-growth technology startups operating across Southeast Asia, with offices in Singapore and Jakarta. Its founding partners are seasoned entrepreneurs who have built and backed global companies in the US and Asia. With a mantra of “entrepreneurs backing entrepreneurs”, Monk’s Hill Ventures collaborates with founders as fellow entrepreneurs to sustainably scale their businesses into genuine market leaders of the region.
Terms and Conditions:
- To pitch, you have to be in Pacific Place Mall East Lobby – the car won’t pick you up anywhere else
- There will be no charges on UberPITCH trips as long as you input the code UBERPITCHJKT
- You are not guaranteed a chance to meet the VC – depends on availability
- Each pitch time is limited to 2 loops of Pacific Place Mall
- You cannot choose which VC you want to pitch to, but you can try more than once
- The VC have the option to dismiss the pitch earlier than 2 loops of Pacific Place