Indonesia: AMVESINDO pushes for national VC fund, says startups need $1.5b a year

Indonesian venture capital and startups association (AMVESINDO) will push for the setting up of a national VC fund this year, chairman Jefri Sirait told DEALSTREETASIA. The fund will aim to invest mainly in tech-based early-stage businesses across the country, which are believed to require about Rp20 trillion ($1.5 billion) of investments a year.