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Indonesia

Surabaya

Indonesia's second-largest city and third-ranked startup ecosystem — a port and industrial powerhouse now building a parallel identity as a digital economy leader, anchored by ITS's engineering research base and a Kominfo-backed digital hub aimed at green-tech and fintech founders.

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4.46M

Population Size

ITS Sukolilo Innovation District

The academic core of Surabaya's tech scene — Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember's 189-hectare Sukolilo campus, alongside Airlangga University's medical and economics faculties.

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ITS Science Techno Park (STP ITS)

A technology-transfer office and spin-off incubator spanning seven focus sectors — automotive, maritime, ICT/robotics, creative industry, settlement and environment, and nanotechnology — including a 5G Experience Center built with Indosat Ooredoo and Nokia.

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Airlangga University Medical & Economics Cluster

Airlangga University's medical and economics faculties round out Surabaya's academic base, alongside Dr. Soetomo Hospital and Siloam Hospitals as healthtech deployment partners.

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Markas Surabaya Digital Economy District

The commercial and government-backed side of Surabaya's ecosystem — a Kominfo-run digital hub and the city's own crop of funded startups.

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Markas Surabaya

A digital hub run by Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo), delivering the UK-Indonesia Tech Hub's Hatch x PEDE incubation programme and Digital Talents Development track, focused on green and agri-tech founders.
 

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Surabaya Startup Cluster

Home to Berachain (an Ethereum-compatible blockchain), Komunal (P2P lending fintech) and IDN Times (Gen Z media) — part of a startup base that grew nearly 100% in 2025 and has raised over $153 million to date.
 

Tech Ecosystems in Indonesia

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