Indonesia’s most prolific investors

More: The Monetary Authority of Singapore signals stronger crypto regulations, and China-based NetEase Games opens a new studio in the US. [Read from your browser]( Daily Newsletter --------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Daily Newsletter! Get full access to our subscribers-only Daily Newsletter and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello {NAME} Recently, I’ve considered spending a significant amount of money for several personal purchases. Some of these items were needs and some were wants, but in both cases, I’ve had to convince myself that it was OK to spend some cash. After all, I thought I could earn the money back in some way, and being able to fulfill some of my needs was more important than saving up for a rainy day (although, of course, I plan to continue saving consistently). Who knows, maybe one day some of the benefits I get from these purchases could serve me well. If you’re an investor, this mindset is probably familiar to you. After pulling the trigger on several investments, everyone hopes that they’ll be able to strike oil. In today’s story, we explore in detail which investors are hoping to do just that in Indonesia. -- Jonathan  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [These are the most active investors in Indonesia’s startups]( Which investors are writing the most checks to Indonesia-based startups?  --------------------------------------------------------------- TRENDING NEWS [SG-based crypto exchange halts withdrawals]( Zipmex attributed the move to “volatile market conditions and the resulting financial difficulties of key business partners.” [Coinbase-backed Vauld racks up $402m in debt]( The troubled crypto lender, which suspended trading and withdrawals in early July, owes US$363 million to retail investors alone, The Block reported. [Chinese biotech firm allots $1.4b for Singapore expansion]( The 10-year investment plan includes the construction of a research and development service center along with large-scale drug manufacturing plants. [This dick pic-powered app from Singapore can scan users for potential STDs]( HeHealth’s app uses AI that can detect an STD almost instantly through a digital image. It can also pick up rare conditions like penile cancer. [Asian crypto finance platform raises $13m]( XLD Finance develops crypto payment APIs for its customers in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, and Bangladesh. [Seeds Capital backs SG robotics startup’s pre-series A]( Botsync builds industrial autonomous mobile robots for manufacturing factories and warehouses. ---------------------------------------------------------------  EVENTS HAPPENING You can also check out a curated list of trending tech events [over here](. - *Event* [SYNC]( on Aug 3rd-5th, Conrad Bali Tech in Asia is excited to host our first closed-door, in-person networking summit in two years at Conrad Bali, Nusa Dua. 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