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The word “startup” has been a hot topic & popping up everywhere in business conversations, but not everyone’s catching what it really means. According to Collins Dictionary, a startup is the process of launching a new business or product. But that definition only scratches the surface. A study published in the Taylor and Francis Journal […]

Please welcome the newest member of Angin Dampak Jaya’s Advisors Committee, Thomas Oni Veriasa! Thomas Oni Veriasa is a researcher at IPB University‘s Center for Regional Systems Analysis, Planning and Development (CRESPENT/P4W), Bogor, and former Executive Director of the Lembaga Alam Tropika Indonesia (LATIN). Additionally, his career spans over two decades in social forestry policy, […]

There is often an invisible gap between the people standing at the edge of a nickel mine, documenting deforestation and land conflicts firsthand, and those assessing investment risks based on the information that reaches their desks, if it reaches them at all. This is the gap that the workshop “Closing the Gap: From Field Evidence […]

The DBS Foundation, part of DBS Bank, is dedicated to uplifting lives and livelihoods by fostering financial resilience and inclusion across Asia, specifically targeting Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China. Central to its mission is supporting social enterprises that address critical societal needs through sustainable business practices, including the DBS Foundation Grant. Since 2015, […]

The US business ecosystem is a dynamic, highly competitive landscape defined by robust capital access, intense innovation and opportunity, and a decentralized legal structure. With centres of development and innovation such as Silicon Valley and the booming Austin Startup Ecosystem, which has drawn over $8 billion in venture capital lately, it has become the birthplace […]