Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – FUND to be unicorn boot new country. According to funding data from Technology in AsiaListed on Wednesday (9/21/2022), DANA’s valuation has now reached US $ 1 billion (about Rp 15 billion).
It was recently discovered that DANA has received funding from Sinar Mas and the Lazada Group. The value of the Sinar Mas investment agreement with DANA reaches 250 million dollars (approximately 3.7 trillion Rp.). Meanwhile, the value of Lazada’s investment is not published.
In a press release, DANA targets double growth in total payment volume or gross transaction value in 2022 compared to 2021.
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“We believe the power of DANA’s financial technology platform will provide a lot of strategic value to our valuable investors,” said Vince Iswara, CEO and co-founder of DANA Indonesia, in a written statement received some time ago.
The collaboration between DANA and various Sinar Mas business lines will drive digital acceleration in Indonesia.
“We look forward to partnering with DANA to have a positive impact on the digitization of business in Indonesia, especially for the financial inclusion of every Indonesian,” said Franky.
At the same time, PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk. or Emtek announces that it has released some of its shares from PT Elang Andalan Nusantara, the parent company of DANA and Doku.
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Through the disclosure of information on the stock exchange, Emtek reported that PT Kreatif Media Karya (KMK), a subsidiary of Emtek, had agreed to sell 4,792,986 series A and B shares of PT Elang Andalan Nusantara to Lazadapay Holding Pte Ltd for 304 , 5 million dollars.
Vince Iswara, CEO and co-founder of DANA Indonesia, recently talked about his strategy for finding the right investors.
“I was at a time when trying to find investors was difficult. Because at that time the ecosystem didn’t exist, speaking of Serie A, Serie B, Serie C, no one would understand,” Vince said.
So he went on to share what the founders need when they decide to look for investors.
First, founder to boot we have to think if it really needs investors and why not try to grow organically. “If you can grow organically, try planting organically first,” he explained
If you are sure you need investors, the next step is to find the right investors. Finding investors who know very well what the company does and who believe in what it does is important
Investors like this will be reliable and will be able to work together for the long term.
“So next time you’re in need of money, if the market isn’t doing well, you can easily go back to them and if they really believe and commit to doing what you promised them, I’m sure you won’t have a problem.” he concluded.
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