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Sampangan and DuAnyam Crowned at B20 Sustainability 4.0 Awards

Instellar

Sampangan and Du Anyam were crowned at the B20 Sustainability 4.0 Awards for an award in Reduction and Reuse of Plastics Category and Women in Sustainability Initiative Category respectively. Sampangan, a sustainable waste company that converts waste into value for circular economy, is a SEED Accelerator graduate. SEED Accelerator is a program implemented by Instellar […]

August 8, 2026 1 min read
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SEED Replicator Workshop in Yogyakarta

Instellar

Around 30 participants from circular economy and agriculture sectors joined SEED Replicator Workshop in Yogyakarta last week. During the two-day workshop, participants deep dived into the business models and toolkits used by real-world eco-inclusive enterprises then used them as reference for their own business. Day 1 On Friday, 18 November 2022, the SEED Replicator participants […]

August 8, 2026 3 min read
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The Importance Role of Hands-on Support in The I-SEA Program

Instellar

For most social entrepreneurs, challenges often beset them with respect to limited resources and access to mentorship, putting pressure to scale for more societal benefit. In these battles, supportive programs like the Instellar & IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator (I-SEA) become indispensable. It is because of this strong framework of support and guidance that I-SEA shall not only […]

August 8, 2026 2 min read
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MSMEs COVID-19 Recovery Program Exhibition

Instellar

As part of MSMEs COVID-19 Recovery Program, Instellar presents MSMEs COVID-19 Recovery Program Exhibition with the support of Give2Asia and Facebook Ireland. MALA Ecotours and Timba, two out of three selected social enterprises for the program, were invited to host a talk show related to their respective projects. Joined by Pak Dathenus Moleda Bani from […]

August 8, 2026 2 min read
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IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, IKEA Indonesia, and Instellar Successfully Held I-SEA Showcase for the 10 Social Enterprises

Instellar

Instellar, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, and IKEA Indonesia teamed up since end of last year to create the Instellar & IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Indonesia Accelerator (I-SEA), a two-year program that aims to support Indonesian social entrepreneurs scale up their businesses and increase their impact.  To celebrate the mid-way point of the I-SEA programme, the cohort of 10 […]

August 8, 2026 5 min read
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Hack-SUP Dining + Fostering Futures Party

Instellar

On Saturday, September 10th, 2022, Instellar and one of Hack-SUP Innovation Lab’s startup PlĂ©pah successfully held the Hack-SUP Dining + Fostering Futures Party at the Urban Forest, Grange Park Cipete, South Jakarta. The mini sustainability and circularity focused festival was to discuss the single-use plastic problem in the F&B industry in Indonesia and its transition to more environmentally friendly solutions, as […]

August 8, 2026 6 min read
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I-SEA Peer Learning

Instellar

After a series of online meetings, Instellar & IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Indonesia Accelerator (I-SEA) organized peer learning sessions in which I-SEA Changemakers can meet face-to-face to discuss with and learn from each other. Peer learning is about involving everyone in the process, so in these offline meetings everyone takes turn to share the experience of […]

August 8, 2026 2 min read
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Instellar is a Part of Koalisi Ekonomi Membumi

Instellar

Koalisi Ekonomi Membumi (KEM) is a collective of ESG-focused organizations whose purpose is to boost Indonesia’s investing ecosystem. Consisting of multi-stakeholders from government representatives, private associations, ecosystem enablers, to networks of many sustainable SMEs, Koalisi Ekonomi Membumi aims to encourage the growth of sustainable business products in Indonesia. By being a part of Koalisi Ekonomi […]

August 8, 2026 1 min read
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The NextDev Telkomsel Percepat Akselerasi Ekosistem Ekonomi Digital Indonesia

Instellar

Begitu nama aplikasi FishGo disebut dewan juri, sontak I Gede Merta Yoga Pratama alias Yoga, kaget. Founder perusahaan rintisan (startup) FishGo ini masih terpaku di kursinya. Setengah berdiri, dia masih tidak percaya saat nama aplikasinya menjadi pemenang dengan meraih gelar “Best of the Best The NextDev Talent Scouting 2018”. Panggung The NextDev Telkomsel di JCC […]

August 8, 2026 7 min read