Innovation Night 2025
🚫 No Entry During Panel Session – Please Arrive on Time 🚫
🕖 Doors Open: 7:20 PM
🎤 Panel Sessions: 7:45 – 8:35 PM
🤝 Networking & Free-Flow Drinks: From 8:45 PM
🎧 DJ & Afterparty: From 10:00 PM Until Late
Hosted by PKSHA, Kopital Ventures, Skystar Capital, Antler, Monk’s Hill Ventures, Insignia Ventures Partners, Xendit, Qapita, KUMPUL, and Databricks
Join us for an exclusive, invite-only Innovation Night! Enjoy free flow drinks, lively music, and great conversations with top founders, investors, and partners from across the region.
Panel #1: Japanese x SEA VCs: What They’re Bullish On in SEA Startups
Speakers:
- Elsha Kwee, Country Director Indonesia, Genesia Ventures
- Hiroki Asano, Managing Partner, PKSHA Algorithm Fund
- Samuel Simajuntak, Investment Manager, Monk’s Hill Ventures
Moderated by: Hiro Kiga, Co-Founder, Wallex
Product Presentation:
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform: Having the Right Data Foundation for AI
Speaker:
- Alex Tan, Accounts Lead - Indonesia, Start Ups & Digital Natives, Databricks
Panel #2: AI in Practice: Funding and Market Opportunities
Speakers:
- Agung Bezharie, Partner, Antler Indonesia
- Juvenco Pelupessy, Principal, Skystar Capital
- Shefali Dodani, Head of Indonesia, Insignia Ventures Partners
Moderated by: Mega Prawita, Managing Director, KUMPUL
Don’t miss out on a laid-back evening to connect with fellow founders, investors, and ecosystem partners.
See you there!
Hosted by:
PKSHA Algorithm Fund
PKSHA Algorithm Fund is a venture capital firm which have strength in AI and software domains, and target to increase corporate value from seed/early stages through to post-IPO, with teams in Japan, Korea, China, and Southeast Asia.
Kopital Ventures
Kopital Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with a primary focus on Indonesia, while also investing across Southeast Asia. The firm adopts a sector-agnostic approach, supporting innovative startups across various industries by providing capital, strategic guidance, and access to networks to help them scale and succeed in the region.
Skystar Capital
Skystar Capital is an early-stage VC firm committed to supporting tech entrepreneurs to create a lasting and profound positive impact on Indonesia and Southeast Asia. We have a strong track record of helping founders who are ready to scale their business to the next level.
Antler
Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 30 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.
Monk’s Hill Ventures
Monk's Hill Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies, primarily Pre-Series A and Series A, in Southeast Asia. Backed by institutional investors and family offices worldwide, MHV works with great entrepreneurs to use technology to improve the lives of millions of people in the region.
Insignia Ventures Partners
Insignia Ventures Partners is a Southeast Asian early-to-growth stage technology venture capital firm founded in 2017. Portfolio companies include GoTo (IDX: GOTO), Appier (TSE: 4180), Carro, Ajaib, Shipper, Tonik, Flip, Fazz, Super and many other technology market leaders. We partner early with founders and support them from seed through growth stage as their companies create meaningful impact for millions of people in Southeast Asia and beyond. Our team of investment and operating professionals brings together decades of experience and proprietary networks to equip our founders with the tools they need for growth.
Xendit
Xendit is a financial technology company that provides payment solutions and simplifies the payment process for businesses in Indonesia, the Philippines and Southeast Asia, from SMEs and e-commerce startups to large enterprises. Xendit enables businesses to accept payments, disburse payroll, run marketplaces and more. The platform is known for its speed (fast integration, builds), simplicity (easy integrations, pricing), and world-class 24/7 customer support. Amidst the fragmented payment landscape in Southeast Asia, Xendit enables businesses to accept payments from direct debit, virtual accounts, credit and debit cards, eWallets, retail outlets, and online installments.
Qapita
Qapita is an equity management platform with offices in Singapore, India, Indonesia and the United States. We partner with progressive enterprises to help them seed, build, harness and eventually Unlock the Power of Ownership for their stakeholders.
KUMPUL
KUMPUL is an innovation and ecosystem enabler that accelerates the process of creating successful enterprises through impact program, strong connection and networking opportunities, together with our strategic partner.
Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Block, Comcast, Condé Nast, Rivian, Shell and over 60% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to take control of their data and put it to work with AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe, and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow.