Startup news, Indonesia / November 2016

A quick round-up of happenings in Indonesia's tech startup space, mainly November 2016.

• Indonesia to set up e-commerce startup crowdfunding platform
• Ideabox accelerator takes next step, becomes venture capital firm
• 6 startups chosen for Google Launchpad batch 3
• 'IoT market...potential value of US$1 billion by 2020'
• Sleekr merges with Kiper for small business accounting
• Messaging app ads most effective in reaching users
• MCI to invest $15M into 4-5 fintech startups in 2017
• Interview with Coworking Indonesia's chairwoman, Faye Alund
• Cicil, financing platform for university students, lands funding
• Wobe taps SEA prepaid mobile market to aid low-income entrepreneurship
• MDI Ventures to invest $100m in startups; to close 3 deals by year-end
• government mulls use of telco infrastructure fund to boost tech startups
• HarukaEdu, Google-accelerated edtech, raises $2.2m
• Telkom sets up IoT marketplace; Plug and Play to JV for incubator
• Indonesia's Kamto aims for 1000 startups by 2020
• Tele-CTG startup aims to boost maternal and fetal health
• Edubox startup helps Bandung track student attendance, cut costs
• India's Aavishkaar aims at $150m Indonesia fund: 15 co's over 5 years
• Convergence Ventures passes target, closes US$30M early-stage fund
• Indonesia to have online IoT products & solutions marketplace

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