IDBYTE 2013 Best Hunting Indonesian Startup

Entering the second implementation year, the conference co-held startup IDBYTE 2013 program "Hunt Start-up" with the aim of seeking a digital pioneer company (startup) which assessed the potential developed.

Search startup is done through roadshows in several cities in Indonesia, Surabaya, Malang, Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Jakarta.

"Yesterday we had held in Surabaya, next week (April 22), the roadshow will be held in the city," said Founder and Chairman of PT Prime-Bubu Create digital services company that became the organizer IDBytes 2013 - Shinta Dhanuwardoyo told reporters in Jakarta, Wednesday ( 04.17.2013).

As for the city of Malang, Yogyakarta, and Jakarta each got a turn at 17, 24, and 29 April respectively.

From each city will be chosen 3 best startup to be included in the final judging. The winner gets a prize opportunity to walk with the startup of other countries, investors, and executives in the program Geeks on a Plane (GOAP) from 500 Startups venture capitalists.

Travel to central locations startup offers opportunities for networking with fellow pioneers and investors.

In addition, there is also a chance to win $ 50,000 worth of investments from angel investor Dave McClure.

Shinta said, the purpose of this activity is to find and build Indonesian startup that "international class".

"That is, for Indonesian startup world more 'sound' by the international community," Shinta said, adding that it has actually been a lot of Indonesian digital startups are doing business internationally, but his work is rarely known to the public as a product of the country.

IDBytes Conference 2013 will be held on for 3 days at 11 to 13 June 2013. The series of the show include workshop sessions, seminars by a number of world leaders and a digital startup, as well as awarding Bubu Awards V.08 for the brand, the product, and the talents of the 20 categories that are divided into six major themes.

Angel investors are more suitable

For digital startup landscape Indonesia, Shinta found more suitable to raise capital from angel investors than venture capitalists individual alias. "The reason is, a lot of the startup we were young. Venture capital could be greater for that already," he explained.

In line with Shinta, Didie W. Soewondho, Vice President ICT Sector and Broadcasting Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) that support IDBytes 2013 said that angel investors are much needed in Indoneisa. "Later, when it is more confident just talked numbers," said Didie.

Approach to angel investors, further Didie, among others, facilitated by arena creative products which held a number of parties, such as the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology held an annual event INAICTA (Indonesia Information and Communication Technology Award).

Matter of this funding by Didie is one crucial thing that determines the success of ICT of Indonesia, in addition to the availability of communication infrastructure, hardware production, as well as the content.

Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce itself through Suryo Bambang Sulisto said its members are ready to assist affairs provision of funds. According Suryo, it is because of the amount of funds required for the digital startup companies over the last two or three years is not too big, which ranges from USD 2-3 billion.

Sources:
http://tekno.kompas.com/read/2013/04/18/09323143/IDByte.2013.Berburu.Startup.Indonesia.Terbaik