The British Embassy Jakarta, through the UK-Indonesia Tech Hub, in partnership with the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (KomInfo) and Instellar, launched the Digital Hub programme: UK-Indonesia Tech Hub x 1000 Digital Startup National Movement on 2 April 2024. The programme aims to provide capacity building and support to 60 tech start-ups and 1000 digitalContinue reading “UK-Indonesia Tech Hub x 1000 Digital Startup National Movement Driving Digital Excellence in Indonesia”
Category Archives: Impact Stories
Networking Month, ciptakan kolaborasi antar I-SEA Changemakers Cohort 2
“Competition makes us faster. Collaboration makes us better” Kendati On-site Intensive Bootcamp telah usai pada Januari lalu, I-SEA Changemakers Cohort 2 lanjut terkoneksi melalui Networking Month yang berlangsung pada 29 Januari hingga 29 Februari 2024. Networking Month sendiri merupakan salah satu rangkaian program I-SEA Cohort 2 yang bertujuan menciptakan kolaborasi untuk memperkuat bisnis dan dampakContinue reading “Networking Month, ciptakan kolaborasi antar I-SEA Changemakers Cohort 2”
I-SEA On-site Intensive Bootcamp, awal perjalanan I-SEA Changemakers Cohort 2!
Pada 14-16 Januari 2024, Instellar dan IKEA Social Entrepreneurship bersama 10 wirausaha sosial, yaitu Agridesa, Aluan, Conservana, Java Fresh, Nichoa Chocolate, PasarMIKRO, Pepper Secret, Plana, Rezycology, dan Tarunira, berpartisipasi dalam I-SEA On-site Intensive Bootcamp Cohort 2 yang bertempat di Aryaduta Lippo Village, Tangerang. Acara yang berlangsung selama tiga hari tersebut fokus memberikan bekal kepada paraContinue reading “I-SEA On-site Intensive Bootcamp, awal perjalanan I-SEA Changemakers Cohort 2!”
I-SEA Welcomes 10 Social Enterprises for the Second Cohort, Kicking-Off with an Intensive Three-Day Bootcamp
Jakarta, [9 January 2024] – Instellar and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship are delighted to announce the launch of the second I-SEA cohort and welcome the ten new social enterprises to the programme. The Instellar and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator (I-SEA) is a one-year programme to improve the lives of people from marginalised and excluded groups in Indonesia by strengtheningContinue reading “I-SEA Welcomes 10 Social Enterprises for the Second Cohort, Kicking-Off with an Intensive Three-Day Bootcamp”
#INSight – Measuring What Matters
Written by: Rizky Anugrah – Head of Enterprise Development In the world of social entrepreneurship, it’s crucial for social enterprises to showcase the positive changes they bring. Why? Well, it’s easy to claim that your company is doing good, but how do other people know? Investors, the public, customers, partners, and even the government areContinue reading “#INSight – Measuring What Matters”
#INScope – The Rise of Zebra: The New Trend in Entrepreneurship
A new breed of startup emerges as more people realize that Unicorn is not always magic and rainbows. This breed of startup focuses on sustainability, purpose, and social impact rather than rapid growth as Unicorn does. So what’s a Zebra and why is it on the rise? What is a Zebra? Unicorn’s pursuit of hypergrowthContinue reading “#INScope – The Rise of Zebra: The New Trend in Entrepreneurship”
#INSight: Navigating the Path to Self-sufficient Organization
Indonesian NGOs face a challenging funding landscape, with 85%–90% of funding coming from international donors, a source that is in decline due to Indonesia’s status as a lower middle-income country since 2006. In 2014, Benyamin Davis and DFAT conducted a study that highlighted the challenges Indonesian NGOs are facing in terms of financial sustainability andContinue reading “#INSight: Navigating the Path to Self-sufficient Organization”
Strategic Planning for Lokasoka
As Lokasoka was preparing to raise a seed round funding, they retained Instellar to refine their strategic plan as well as to assist them throughout the fundraising process.
Fundraising Assistance for Waste4Change
Waste4Change is a social enterprise founded in 2014 by Mohamad Bijaksana Junerusano that provides responsible waste management services. In 2020, as Waste4Change was getting ready for a fundraising, they realized their disorganized financial records made it difficult for them to have a robust financial statement and determine their company’s valuation, the two things investors needContinue reading “Fundraising Assistance for Waste4Change”
Instellar Supports Investing in Women’s Business Coalitions Transition into Social Enterprise
On November 22, we worked with Investing in Women to support Business Coalitions (BCs) from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Myanmar create a business model that balances social impact and financial return. Together with Investing in Women, we support the BCs to embed a sustainability strategy and transition to a social enterprise model. Our session, “ThinkingContinue reading “Instellar Supports Investing in Women’s Business Coalitions Transition into Social Enterprise”