MAKA Motors Debuts the MAKA Cavalry: Designed by Indonesians, for Indonesians

MAKA Motors, Indonesia’s electric motorcycle company, has just launched its first locally built model, the MAKA Cavalry last week. Built specifically for Indonesian riders, the MAKA Cavalry redefines the riding experience by combining sustainability, performance, and style.

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Ampd Energy Raises An Oversubscribed $27.3M Funding Co-Led by Openspace and Kibo Invest

Ampd Energy, an innovator and manufacturer of battery energy storage system (ESS) has closed an oversubscribed $27.3 million in Series B founding round to further expand its decarbonization efforts.

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Openspace Wins APAC Industry DEI Award 2024 from 100 Women in Finance

Openspace is proud to announce that we have received the APAC Industry DEI Award from 100 Women in Finance, recognizing our effort to promoting diversity and building an inclusive environment.

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CopilotIQ and Biofourmis Merge to Create the First End-to-End Platform for AI-driven In-Home Care

Merger establishes a category of one company that can deliver in-home care from pre-surgery, to acute, post-acute, and chronic care

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Broom Raises US$25 in Series A+ Led by Openspace to Accelerate Indonesia’s Automotive Sector

Broom recently secured US$25 million in series A+ funding round led by Openspace to push forward its vision of modernizing the used car market in Indonesia.

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Lista and TransUnion Partner: Making Credit Scoring More Accessible

Lista has partnered with TransUnion to make credit report more accessible for Filipinos.

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Openspace Leads Initial Funding for Vietnamese Coffee Brand Every Half

Every Half Coffee Roasters (Every Half), a fast-growing specialty coffee brand, has received initial funding in a round led by regional investor Openspace, with additional participation by DSG Consumer Partners.

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Openspace participates in US $15M funding round for leading Indonesian leading proptech Rukita

Rukita has secured this significant investment in its mission to continue providing hassle-free, affordable, and long-term rental housing solutions in Indonesia

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Openspace and IWD 2024 - “Inspiring Inclusion”

Each year on the 8th of March, we see from around the world and within Southeast Asia, how we steadily close the gender gap in traditionally male-dominated fields

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Meet the Team: Trang Vi

Meet Trang, our investment team member steering the ship through the dynamic waters of the Vietnamese market.

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The Craft Revisited: Daniel Levin on Negotiation

Today, we are revisiting a previous episode of “The Craft” with Daniel Levin on Negotiation.

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Meet the Team: Kelvin Leung

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Nicha at Startup Innovation Thailand EXPO 2023

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Meet the Team: Pareen

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Recommendation: On Strategy Showcase Podcast (Liquid Death: the water brand that thinks like a beer)

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Thought Leadership: Freddie at the Maker Lab Marketing Panel (The Art of Storytelling: How to Make Your Brand Stand Out?)

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Openspace Sustainability Progress Report 2023

Awareness of ESG issues has grown significantly but translating this into real, deliberate action has been slow. To highlight how we are moving from awareness to action, we are pleased to release our 4th annual Sustainability Progress Report

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Nano: How Earned Wage Access is Improving Employee Financial Wellbeing in Vietnam

The report was conducted in early 2023 by Center for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP), a non-profit centre established by Temasek Trust to advance the impact investing ecosystem in Asia

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Reaping the Regional Dividend: The Southeast Asia Coalesce Index

Openspace and Stripe release Reaping the Regional Dividend: The Southeast Asia Coalesce Index, which studies the extent to which the region is growing closer together, and the upside opportunities that brings.

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Openspace Releases Sustainability Progress Report 2022

We are pleased to be publishing our 2022 Sustainability Progress Report for the third year! In this report, we do a deep dive on ESG issues material to tech companies in Southeast Asia, focusing particularly on consumer protection principles, responsible AI, and cybersecurity and data governance.

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