EFishery swims upstream with ambitious international plans

Check out our top articles for the week. [Read from your browser]( Top Stories of the Week Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Sunday newsletter! Get full access to our subscribers-only premium content and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](. Hello {NAME} Last year, the tech industry was haunted by a prolonged winter. Many startups attempted to cut costs by laying off employees, and quite a few eventually had to close their operations. Investment deals also declined, attributed to the worsening global macro environment, rising interest rates, and weaker consumer and business sentiment. Amid these seemingly grim conditions, there was one startup moving in the opposite direction. EFishery, an aquaculture firm based in Indonesia, raised US$200 million last year and officially entered India. The company didn’t announce any layoffs, but instead, it moved to a larger new office and even held a lively 10th-anniversary celebration in October. I had the opportunity to interview eFishery CEO Gibran Huzaifah in Bandung. He spoke extensively about international expansion, profitability, and the company's future plans, especially in the consumer business. The CEO made it clear that eFishery raised funding not because of a narrowing runway, but rather to sustain the company as it began pursuing the said plans. Still, some investors have expressed doubts about its valuation. Nevertheless, the startup seems to be pressing ahead with its expansion agenda. 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