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Joshua Agusta

VP · Investments, MDI Ventures

Jakarta, Indonesia

Sesi

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Tentang

Joshua is an experienced investment professional in Indonesia. He has 13+ years of experience in the venture capital industry and has managed six funds. Most recently he served as Executive Director of Investments at Vertex Ventures, a US$1Bn+ AUM, Temasek-affiliated VC fund.Before Vertex, Joshua was the Director of Venture Funds in Mandiri Capital Indonesia, the corporate VC arm of Bank Mandiri, the largest corporate bank in Indonesia. He leads fundraising and investment operations of Mandiri Capital's new venture fund vehicles and manages $300Mn+ in AUM. He was instrumental in creating Mandiri Capital's two funds: the Indonesia Impact Fund and the Merah Putih Fund.Before Mandiri Capital, Joshua was one of the founding members at MDI Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Telkom Indonesia, the largest Telco company in the country, where his last post was as its Vice President of Investments. Under his tenure, he led MDI Ventures' investment department, achieved a track record of 9 exits in 6 years of fund life with 30%+ DPI (Distribution to Paid In), and managed to source three unicorns (startups with valuation > US$1Bn) in Kredivo, Mobile Premier League, and Nium. Joshua holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Cum Laude) from the University of Indonesia and was inducted into Forbes Asia 30 under 30 2021 and GenT Asia 2022 under Finance & Venture Capital Category.Notable deals: Kredivo, Mobile Premier League, Wavecell, Cakap, Payfazz, PrivyID, Bukalapak, Whispir

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Pendidikan

  • University of Indonesia

    Master of Public Administration - MPA · Public Policy Analysis

    Jan 2021 - Jul 2025

  • University of Indonesia

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) · Marketing/Marketing Management

    2009 - 2013

Sertifikasi

  • Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies

    Coursera Course Certificates · Issued Aug 2017