Melina Subastian is one of the pioneering female VCs in Indonesia. In her interview, she chats about the unique challenges that she and many other women in the venture capital field face, her outlook on women in the Indonesian startup ecosystem, what both men and women can do to combat those challenges.
Dian Wulandari’s passion lies between technology and impact. In order to pursue this passion, she co-founded Instellar to help social enterprises scale and grow. In this interview, she speaks about her vision for social enterprises and specifically women in social impact.
Nina Moran is a business-savvy media maven and one of the masterminds behind the popular magazine GoGirl! In this interview, she tells her story, elaborates on her views on feminism, and reveals times where even she has faced challenges simply by being a woman in the media industry.
Samantha Gunawan and Josephine Bahari are cousins who are taking on the health food industry by storm. Their mission is to create a more mindful and health conscious society in Indonesia. Find out more about their journeys, aspirations, and accomplishments as young female “farmpreneurs.”
Farina Situmorang has had an incredible journey, from working at tech giants like IBM and Whatsapp to managing the digital election campaign of President Joko Widodo. She now runs Catalyst Strategy, a digital marketing consultancy. Here, she reflects on challenges as both an entrepreneur and as a woman in the industry.
Namira Puspandari is a young woman with a big heart and a passion for human rights and women’s empowerment. Through her leadership, she works to help women from disadvantaged backgrounds gain access to opportunities. In this interview, she speaks about the many challenges women face and what society can do to help.
Elsye Yolanda oversees the operations of the Silicon Valley and Japanese-backed GnB Accelerator Program. Passionate about helping others, she channels that passion through helping startups. In this interview, she speaks on the challenges that women face in a male-dominated ecosystem, the need for more women in accelerators, and her thoughts on CSR in Indonesia.
Elsa Dewi Santika is an ex-engineer turned startup founder, passionate about the environment and education. Through Luminocean, she helps promote sustainable ecotourism while giving back to the local community through education. Read more about her journey in this interview.
Fany & Ocha are two women in Yogyakarta who are creating opportunities for females in tech. By helping create a female programming academy, they are trying to empower women through their careers, upend stereotypes, and prove that women can be great programmers, too.
Crystal Widjaja of GO-JEK describes her journey with data science, her outlook on Indonesia versus Silicon Valley, and her thoughts on empowering more women to take on STEM roles in an exclusive interview with ANGIN.