Joshua AGUSTA

Executive Director, Investment

Joshua Agusta joined the Vertex Ventures SE Asia team in 2022. He is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Prior to joining Vertex, Joshua was a Director of Venture Funds at Mandiri Capital Indonesia, the corporate VC arm of Bank Mandiri, one of the largest financial institutions in Indonesia. During his tenure at Mandiri Capital, he successfully set up and led the creation of Indonesia Impact Fund ($25Mn AUM) and Merah Putih Fund ($300Mn AUM). Joshua was also one of the founding team at MDI Ventures, the Corporate VC arm of Telkom Indonesia, Indonesia’s largest telco company. His last held position was a Vice President of Investments where he led all the investment operations of MDI Ventures and managed to secure a total of 7 exits during his tenure.

Joshua holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from University of Indonesia and graduated top 10 in his batch.

During his free time, he loves to play golf, and also cooks and regularly hosts private dinners for families and friends. He is also an aspired globetrotter and has just started to learn and appreciate horology.

Investments

We have 20+ years’ experience transforming operations, technology, and investments at foundational companies. Collectively we have founded 6 companies with a market capitalization of more than $6B.