Key Findings

  • Widespread Ecosystem Activity

    The mapping covers hundreds of ecosystem actors, including incubators, accelerators, funders, academic institutions, and advisory firms operating across urban and rural areas.

  • Support for the Green Economy

    A significant share of ecosystem organisations focus on sectors that contribute to climate mitigation or resilience, such as sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, water, waste, and circular economy models.

  • Gender-Inclusive Practice is Growing

    Many actors are intentionally supporting women entrepreneurs, though few have formal strategies or systems in place to track progress.

  • Expanding Regional Reach

    While Java remains the primary hub, growing activity is visible in regions such as Papua, Maluku, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara, often driven by local champions or donor-funded initiatives.

  • Traditional Capital Structures Dominate

    Despite ecosystem support focusing on early-stage businesses, many entrepreneurs still face barriers accessing flexible or culturally relevant financing.

  • Momentum for Collaboration

    Ecosystem stakeholders consistently expressed a strong appetite for collaboration, but cited challenges around standardisation, shared infrastructure, and inclusion of rural or underrepresented communities.

Strategic Recommendations

  • Advance Gender-Inclusive Practices

    Provide targeted support to ecosystem actors integrating gender into their programming, and expand the use of practical tools to track inclusion and value creation.

  • Strengthen Local Ecosystems

    Invest in regional entrepreneurship support organisations through multi-year capacity development, standardised training models, and peer learning across regions.

  • Improve Ecosystem Data and Language

    Develop common frameworks and digital infrastructure to help organisations describe and measure their impact consistently.

  • Align Finance with Entrepreneur Needs

    Support blended finance models, revenue-based structures, and sharia-compliant instruments that better reflect the needs of early-stage and values-driven enterprises.

  • Enable Coordinated Action

    Facilitate regional and sectoral partnerships that reduce duplication, share learning, and accelerate solutions to national climate and inclusion goals.

Why This Matters

Indonesia’s transition to a net-zero economy depends on the success of its entrepreneurs. Supporting women-led, climate-aligned enterprises requires an ecosystem that reflects the country’s full diversity, from its geography and culture to its capital markets. This report highlights where that ecosystem is working—and where stakeholders can come together to do more.