Indonesia

By  Randy Mulyanto 02:30 am July 18, 2022
Indonesian digital healthcare platform Halodoc has partnered with global video social media app TikTok to provide educational content in Southeast Asia's largest country, as it continues to fight health-related hoaxes and disinformation. The app has three main features: an online drugstore with more than 4,000 pharmacy partners, a chat and call platform to consult over 20,000 doctors, as well as...
By  Randy Mulyanto 06:01 am July 13, 2022
Rey Assurance, touted to be "the first dedicated and integrated health, life and critical illness insurtech company in Indonesia", announced last Wednesday that it has received $4.2 million in seed funding from the Trans-Pacific Technology Fund, Genesia Ventures and RDS. Also known as Rey, the membership-based online healthcare firm said in a press statement that it seeks "to advance its digital...
By  Randy Mulyanto 04:40 am July 4, 2022
Bio Farma, Indonesia's pharmaceutical state-owned enterprise holding, has partnered with Google Cloud, ConnectedLife and Fitbit through a new digital health initiative to support the Indonesian government's Healthy Indonesia blueprint and vision. Under the Preventive Care Medwell initiative, the parties have developed a personalised virtual platform called ConnectedLife with Fitbit, touted to be...
Mobile health coaching app Sirka
By  Adam Ang 03:53 am February 8, 2022
Personal health coaching app Sirka from Indonesia has scored $2.6 million in a seed funding round led by venture capital firms AC Ventures and Wavemaker Group. The investing bout was also participated by Sequioa, YC, Goodwater Capital, and Indonesian singer Maudy Ayunda. WHAT IT DOES Available on Android and iOS devices, the subscription-based digital health platform offers tailored weight-loss...
Desktop view of the My Kidney Journey website by Baxter Asia Pacific
By  Adam Ang 12:50 am November 16, 2021
Dialysis care solutions developer Baxter Asia Pacific has rolled out an online resource portal to support patients living with chronic kidney disease in Indonesia. The My Kidney Journey website hosts information on CKD, such as symptoms, causes, and stages, as well as the latest information on multiple treatment options to manage the disease, including Peritoneal Dialysis at home, in-centre...
Doctor doing telehealth
By  Adam Ang 05:11 am July 23, 2021
Indonesia's Paspor Sehat issues HealthCerts from Singapore Singaporean tech firm Knowledge Catalyst has partnered with Paspor Sehat, Indonesia's provider of electronic Health Alert Card, to issue digital health certificates for people travelling between Singapore and Indonesia. Based on a press statement, the Indonesian platform started issuing the tamper-proof and verifiable COVID-19 test...
By  Adam Ang 12:24 am June 11, 2021
US-based Cardiac Insight enters distribution deal to enter APAC market American medical device maker Cardiac Insight has tapped i.SigNal, the digital health arm of South Korean technology firm Dreamtech, to distribute Cardea SOLO, its single-use wearable ECG patch, and proprietary analysis software system in 23 Asia-Pacific countries. Cardiac Insight's ECG patch and analysis software system make...
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 02:37 am June 4, 2021
Indonesian health startup Prixa has raised $3 million in an investment round led by Telkom Indonesia's MDI Ventures and Trans-Pacific Technology Fund and joined by publicly-listed Siloam Hospitals Group. WHY IT MATTERS The fresh funds will be used to scale its platform and user base while supporting its existing B2B customers and improving healthcare access and digital health transformation in...
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 10:36 pm May 4, 2021
Halodoc, a health tech startup in Indonesia, recently raised US$80 million in a Series C funding led by a unit of Indonesian conglomerate PT Astra International. The investing round was also supported by Singapore's Temasek, Telkomsel's venture arm TMI, Denmark-based Novo Holdings and Bangkok Bank. WHY IT MATTERS Proceeds from the funding round will be used for Halodoc's expansion of services and...
By  Dean Koh 04:50 am November 12, 2020
Indonesia-based healthcare superapp Alodokter announced that it has successfully raised funding from MDI Ventures, a corporate venture capital initiative by Telkom Indonesia. This funding is an extension of the $33 million Series C raised in October 2019 by Alodokter. Former investors such as Sequis, Golden Gate Ventures, Heritas and Hera Capital also joined this extension. The Alodokter platform...