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Alodokter Raises Fresh Capital from MDI Ventures and Samsung Ventures to Grow Ecosystem
JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Alodokter, the No.1 digital health platform in Indonesia, has raised additional 
funding from MDI Ventures, a subsidiary of Telkom group and Samsung Ventures 
Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures). MDI Ventures' ongoing support to 
Alodokter is a testament of their confidence in Alodokter's tremendous business 
growth prospects as well as shared mission to improve public health services in 
Indonesia. Alodokter has successfully raised significant funding since 2019, 
from investors such as Softbank Ventures, Sequis, Golden Gate Ventures, 
Philips, Heritas and Hera Capital. Alodokter will use the funding to 
continually expand and digitize the healthcare ecosystem as well as develop new 
products for Alodokter's platform.

Through its subsidiaries, Telkom Group has a mission to support innovation and 
continues to be committed in providing solutions to millions of people in 
Indonesia. MDI has invested in more than 50 startups in Indonesia and globally 
with a focus on investing in the fields of Healthtech, Fintech, Agritech, 
Logistics, New Retail and Deep tech.

Donald Wihardja, CEO MDI Ventures said, "Alodokter has a proven track record of 
growing their comprehensive healthcare solution. All the innovations, from 
telemedicine to insurance, have been developed to cater to Indonesia's needs 
for accessible and affordable healthcare services. The funding from MDI will 
further extend the growth of health services through the potential 
collaboration with several BUMN entities in Indonesia."

"With the increasing demand for the use of health services, this follow-on 
funding aligns Telkom's mission to increase innovative products within the SOE 
environment and continues to be committed to providing solutions to millions of 
people in Indonesia," explained Director of Enterprise & Business Service 
Telkom Group, Edi Witjara.

Samsung Ventures mostly invests in startups and companies with new and 
innovative technologies in the fields of telecommunication, software, internet, 
bio engineering and healthcare industry around the globe. Samsung Ventures 
believes in the potential of Alodokter end-to-end ecosystem and strongly 
believes that it will continue to grow to become the most innovative digital 
health platform in Indonesia.

This funding goes a long way in fulfilling Alodokter's mission to develop an 
integrated digital-based healthcare in Indonesia. The Alodokter platform is 
currently connected to more than 43,000 doctors and 1,500 hospitals & clinics 
with millions of patients in Indonesia. Through its platform, Alodokter 
provides all-encompassing digital health services that include reliable health 
content, access to general practitioners and specialists (telemedicine), online 
booking of doctor's appointments at hospitals, medicine purchase through 
e-pharmacy and affordable insurance packages.

CEO & Founder Alodokter, Nathanael Faibis, explained, "The investment from MDI 
Ventures and Samsung Ventures will be directed to further improve Alodokter's 
ecosystem. We thank our existing investor MDI Ventures for their trust and 
welcome Samsung Ventures to take part in our journey. Key focus areas going 
forward include technology innovation, increasing the talent pool, and adding 
new features and functionalities. The expansion we carried out is always 
focused on providing fast, accurate, and reliable consumer experience on the 
Alodokter platform. By integrating our ecosystem with additional state-owned 
enterprises, we expect to provide tech-enabled healthcare access to more 
Indonesian patients."

"The pandemic has boosted the acceptance of telemedicine services for both 
patients and healthcare providers. We believe that enabling better healthcare 
through technology has become more critical than ever. Alodokter stays true to 
its original mission of democratizing healthcare access for Indonesian 
families, hence we are grateful to have strong support from investors like MDI 
Ventures and Samsung Ventures in the current fast-growing phase of Alodokter," 
added Suci Arumsari, President Director & Co-founder Alodokter.

For further information about ALODOKTER please visit alodokter.com[ 
https://www.alodokter.com/ ]

About Alodokter

Alodokter is the leading Indonesian healthcare superapp created in 2014 by 
Nathanael Faibis and Suci Arumsari. Alodokter provides an end-to-end digital 
solution to patients including telemedicine, doctor booking, medical content, 
e-pharmacy and health insurance services. As the leading telemedicine platform 
in Indonesia, Alodokter has more than 30 million monthly active users, and more 
than 43,000 certified doctors on the platform.

About MDI Ventures

MDI Ventures is a US$840+ million multi-stage ventures capital arm of 
Indonesia's largest telecoms company. It is the largest tech investment firm in 
the nation and has one of the best-performing funds in Asia. The firm's global 
portfolio spans a variety of sectors, including healthcare, logistics, fintech, 
deep IT, consumer tech, and more. The firm's parent company PT Telekomunikasi 
Indonesia Tbk (Telkom Group) is a state-owned enterprise of the Republic of 
Indonesia. It is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX: TLKM) and has a 
secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TLK). For more 
information, visit: http://www.mdi.vc.

SOURCE: Alodokter

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