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Roderick Purwana Roderick Purwana

Managing Partner, East Ventures East Ventures管理合伙人

Roderick Purwana is a Managing Partner at East Ventures, focusing on growth-stage technology investments in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Roderick is an active investor with a diverse background in operations and investments in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) industries. Prior to East Ventures, he founded and ran SMDV, a technology venture firm affiliated with the Sinarmas Group, one of the leading conglomerate business groups in Indonesia. He spearheaded the creation of EV Growth (which has been merged with East Ventures since 2021) for SMDV, working closely with East Ventures and Yahoo Japan Capital in 2018.

Before SMDV, Roderick was with Quvat/Principia, where he played an active role in corporate finance (including M&A and IPO) for one of the firm’s portfolio companies. He was also co-founder of Bobobobo, a pioneer in the lifestyle commerce space in Indonesia.

Previously, he worked in Silicon Valley, where he started his career following his education in the area.

Roderick received his Master’s from Stanford University and his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. In 2022, he was listed in the Fortune Indonesia 40 Under 40. Roderick Purwana是East Ventures的管理合伙人，专注于印度尼西亚和东南亚的成长期技术投资。罗德里克是一位活跃的投资者，在风险投资和私募股权行业拥有多元化的运营和投资背景。

在加入East Ventures之前，他创立并管理了SMDV，这是一家隶属于印度尼西亚领先企业集团之一Sinarmas Group（金光集团）的科技风险投资公司。2018年，他与East Ventures和 Yahoo Japan Capital（雅虎日本资本）紧密合作，为 SMDV牵头创立了EV Growth（该公司自2021年起已并入 East Ventures）。

在SMDV之前，罗德里克曾在Quvat/Principia任职，期间他在该公司的一家投资组合公司的企业融资（包括并购和IPO）中扮演了积极角色。他还是Bobobobo的联合创始人，该公司是印度尼西亚生活方式电商领域的先驱。

此前，他在硅谷工作，在当地完成学业后便开启了自己的职业生涯。

罗德里克拥有斯坦福大学的硕士学位和康奈尔大学的学士学位。2022年，他入选了《财富》印度尼西亚版“40位40岁以下商界精英”榜单。