Ep.51 - Beyond Banking: How AI & GenAI are Reshaping the Indonesian Economy

Ep.52 - How Supermom Boosts Income for Millions of Moms in Southeast Asia

With us today is Luke Lim [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-lim-6373a91/], Co-founder and CEO of Supermom [https://acv.vc/insights/portfolio/supermom/], Southeast Asia's top parenting data platform. With over 100 brands using Supermom for intel and marketing purposes, the community-centric platform has profiled over 3 million moms, creating a robust ecosystem for “key opinion moms” to gain knowledge and earn extra income through brand endorsements. With a projected year-on-year growth of 100% in 2024, Supermom is set to scale new heights. Today, Luke discusses how his team is achieving these impressive numbers, along with Supermom's impact on the digital landscape for parents across Southeast Asia.

Ep.51 - Beyond Banking: How AI & GenAI are Reshaping the Indonesian Economy

AC Ventures [https://acv.vc/], in partnership with Boston Consulting Group (BCG [https://www.bcg.com/]) and its tech build and design unit BCG X [https://www.bcg.com/x], as well as the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin Indonesia [https://kadin.id/]), launched a marquee sector report [https://acv.vc/resources/indonesian-financial-services-genai-report/] titled “Harnessing the Power of (Gen)AI in Indonesian Financial Services.” Today we speak to two special guests who helped co-author the report. Andy Lees [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andylees/] is the Managing Director & Partner at BCG X, while Pandu Sjahrir [https://acv.vc/ac_team/pandu-sjahrir/] is the Founding Partner of ACV. He is also the Head of Technology & Digital Finance at Kadin Indonesia. In this episode, we discuss the impact and implications of AI and GenAI adoption on the Indonesian economy at large, starting in financial services and branching outward.

Ep.50 - How Skor Technologies Drives Economic Empowerment in Indonesia

With us today is Ongki Kurniawan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ongkikurniawan/], co-founder and CEO of Skor Technologies [https://www.linkedin.com/company/skor-co/]. Ongki is a seasoned veteran in Indonesia's tech and financial sectors, with senior experience at major companies like XL Axiata, Grab, and Stripe. Backed early by AC Ventures [https://acv.vc/], Skor Technologies is driving fundamental change with its flagship product, SkorLife [https://acv.vc/insights/portfolio/skor-life/]. The innovative tool is designed to provide Indonesians with unprecedented, easy access to their credit information—historically a challenge to obtain from local credit bureaus. SkorLife aims to enhance understanding of peoples’ credit scores, thereby opening up broader access to loans and working capital for its users.

Ep.49 - ESB's AI Boost: Revolutionizing Indonesia's F&B Landscape

With us today is ⁠Gunawan Woen⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunawan-woen-5a97271a1/], the co-founder and CEO of ⁠ESB⁠ [https://acv.vc/insights/portfolio/esb/], a restaurant management SaaS providing an interconnected ERP system, POS software, and online ordering mobile app. The firm recently launched an AI feature named Olin, which among other things, can accurately forecast restaurant sales with up to 90% accuracy, detect cases of fraud, give geographical consumer price points all around Indonesia, and increase customer spending by up to 40% with menu recommendations. Gunwawan unpacks how Olin’s data collection mechanisms are also allowing ESB to facilitate loans to F&B outlets nationwide. Want to be on the podcast? Please fill out the guest form: https://forms.gle/rMhJXx8Dj2yGJnPe8

Ep.48 - Priming Indonesia's Auto Service Shops for EV Adoption

With us today is Martin Reyhan Suryohusodo [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-suryohusodo/], co-founder and CEO of Otoklix [https://acv.vc/insights/portfolio/otoklix/], the premier platform for automotive aftersales service in Indonesia. Significant challenges lie ahead as the country navigates its energy transition from gasoline to electric vehicles. Notably, there is a need for widespread infrastructure investment and essential upskilling among the nation’s repair service providers and independent workshops, which make up 80% of the market. Martin shares how Otoklix is positioning itself to address these issues ahead of the curve, including recent partnerships with regional EV manufacturers to become their official service partner in Indonesia.