Press: WSJ on Indonesian Internet Regulation

“If the government needs to introduce or consider a regulation, the most important lens to view that regulation through is the impact that it may have on the digital entrepreneurs and the investors,” said Matthew C. Le Merle, managing partner at Fifth Era, a Silicon Valley-based consulting firm specializing in emerging-market tech investing. “Most regulators are moving too fast to introduce regulations without having considered the impact on the people that are driving the digital economy [at] grass-root levels, and that is a mistake.”

Press: Fifth Era Presents to Indonesian Government on Digital Economy

Jakartakita.com – Asosiasi E-commerce Indonesia ( idEA ) menyelenggarakan acara Public Workshop yang mengangkat tema “Investasi di E-Commerce Menyorot Berbagai Regulasi Pemerintah”. Acara ini dihadiri oleh Matthew C. Le Merle Alison Davis Felix O. Le Merle (FIFTH ERA), Hari Sungkari (Badan Industri Kreatif), dan dari OLX.

Berlangsung di Kaffein Cafe&Resto, The Foundry No. 8 Zone A SCBD Kamis (10/03/2016). Dengan beberapa topik bahasan mengenai, bagaimana melihat regulasi pemerintah terhadap industry startup dan e-commerce di Indonesia, Peran Pemerintah dalam Perspektif Industri E-Commerce Nasional, dan THE IMPACT OF INTERNET REGULATION ON Investment.

Press: Keiretsu Forum Angels Come to India

The Hindu BusinessLine

Angel investors – wealthy individuals who invest in and mentor start-ups – will be better off writing small cheques for a number of ventures rather than restricting their investment to just a few companies, according to Matthew Le Merle, Managing Partner, Keiretsu Capital.

He told The Hindu BusinessLine here that angel investing is a hit-driven business and the more diversified portfolio that an angel investor holds, the better are his or her chances of making a decent return.

Keiretsu Capital is a co-investment fund that has been started by Keiretsu Forum, the US-headquartered global angel network. Members of Keiretsu Forum can invest in these funds. Keiretsu Forum has 46 chapters across the world, including two in India – in Chennai and Bengaluru.

Press: Expanding Israel's Digital Economy

Brief video taken during the presentation of Fifth Era's 2016 report on the impact of internet regulation on investment given to members of the Government of Israel in Jerusalem.

This Fifth Era white paper can be downloaded by clicking this link.

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