Who founded BukuWarung?

BukuWarung was founded by Abhinay Peddisetty in 2019.

Who are BukuWarung's investors?

BukuWarung's investors include AC Ventures, Capria Ventures, GMO VenturePartners, Golden Gate Ventures, Quona Capital, Rocketship.vc, Soma Capital, Tanglin Venture Partners and 10 more.

How much funding has BukuWarung raised?

BukuWarung has disclosed $60M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.

Where is BukuWarung headquartered?

BukuWarung is headquartered in Jakarta, ID.

BukuWarung

YC S20

Jakarta, ID · Founded 2019 · 250 employees · 18 known investors

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BukuWarung is a financial application that helps Indonesian micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM) manage payments, accounting, and access loans. The platform enables users to accept digital payments via QRIS and bank transfers, provide bill payment services, offer additional income through digital product reselling, and maintain business accounting records.

Also known as Buku Pte. Ltd.

Fintech SaaSIndonesiaSoutheast AsiaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S20)

BukuWarung was founded in 2019 by Abhinay Peddisetty.

Abhinay Peddisetty Co-Founder & CEOAbhinay Peddisetty has built and scaled internet companies across Southeast Asia and India at various growth stages. He currently leads BukuWarung, a digital accounting platform for small and medium-sized enterprises in Indonesia.

Chinmay Chauhan Abhinay PeddisettyFounder

Chinmay ChauhanFounderuntil 2026

Investors · 18

AC Ventureslisted by AC VenturesJakarta · $100K – $5M

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Capria Ventureslisted by Capria VenturesSeattle · $300K – $1M

GMO VenturePartnerslisted by GMO VenturePartnersTokyo

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Golden Gate Ventureslisted by Golden Gate VenturesSingapore · $1M – $5Mvia Jeffrey Chua · led

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Quona Capitallisted by Quona CapitalWashington · $5M

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Rocketship.vclisted by Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M

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Soma Capitallisted by Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K

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Tanglin Venture Partnerslisted by Tanglin Venture PartnersSingapore · $8M

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Titan Capitallisted by Titan CapitalGurugram

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Trihill Capitallisted by Trihill Capital

Valar Ventures Llclisted by Valar Ventures LlcSan Francisco · $100K – $5M

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VentureSouqlisted by VentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $100K – $10M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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20VCreportedLondon · $250K – $5M

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DST GlobalreportedGeorge Town, Grand Cayman

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East VenturesreportedSingapore · $15M

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Goodwater CapitalreportedBurlingame · $5M – $50M

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Trail Run CapitalreportedMill Valley

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$60M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2021

Undisclosed amountSeries AJul 2021
Goodwater (lead), Valar (lead)
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$60MSeries AJun 2021 · 3 sources
Goodwater (lead), Valar (lead)
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The YC application· Summer 2020 batch

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through BukuWarung went on to found or lead other companies.

Ishaan MahliDirector of Product ManagementFounded Trussle Ingo WeyHead of Business, PaymentsFounded Skinseoul Lab

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Companies working in the same space as BukuWarung.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure

Buku Pte. Ltd.

In the news

How Much Did BukuWarung Raise? Funding & Key Investorsclay.com · May 2025

BukuWarung, a fintech for Indonesian MSMEs, scores $60M Series A led by Valar and Goodwateracv.vc · Jul 2021

BukuWarung, a fintech for Indonesian MSMEs, scores $60M Series A led by Valar and Goodwater – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jun 2021

BukuWarung, a startup digitizing Indonesia's SMEs, raises new funding from Rocketship.vc • TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Feb 2021

Indonesian fintech startup BukuWarung gets new funding to add financial services for small merchants • TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Sep 2020

BukuWarung raises Pre-A round fundingeast.vc · Aug 2020

Meet BukuWarung, the bookkeeping app built for Indonesia's 60 million "micromerchants" • TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jul 2020

Frequently asked questions

What does BukuWarung do?: BukuWarung is a financial application that helps Indonesian micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM) manage payments, accounting, and access loans. The platform enables users to accept digital payments via QRIS and bank transfers, provide bill payment services, offer additional income through digital product reselling, and maintain business accounting records.
Who founded BukuWarung?: BukuWarung was founded by Abhinay Peddisetty in 2019.
Who are BukuWarung's investors?: BukuWarung's investors include AC Ventures, Capria Ventures, GMO VenturePartners, Golden Gate Ventures, Quona Capital, Rocketship.vc, Soma Capital, Tanglin Venture Partners and 10 more.
How much funding has BukuWarung raised?: BukuWarung has disclosed $60M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is BukuWarung headquartered?: BukuWarung is headquartered in Jakarta, ID.