Indonesia
Setting up, operating and complying as a startup in Indonesia.
Tech Entrepreneur
Idea
Find a problem worth solving and prove people have it. Where every first-time founder starts.
Core: start here
- PT (Perseroan Terbatas)The Indonesian limited liability company, the default entity for a startup.
8 more idea concepts
- Indonesian Startup EcosystemThe investors, accelerators, communities and big tech companies around Indonesian startups.
- Akta PendirianThe notarial deed that establishes an Indonesian company and sets out its articles.
- NIBThe business identification number that acts as an Indonesian company's main license.
- KBLIIndonesian business classification codes, which decide which licenses and ownership rules apply.
- OSS RBAIndonesia's online risk-based business licensing system.
- CV (Persekutuan Komanditer)A limited partnership common among small Indonesian businesses, and why startups usually avoid it.
- PT PeroranganA single-founder limited company for micro and small businesses in Indonesia.
- NPWPThe Indonesian taxpayer identification number for individuals and companies.
MVP
Ship the smallest thing someone will use or pay for, and set up the company properly.
Core: start here
- UU PDPIndonesia's Personal Data Protection Law: consent, data subject rights and breach duties.
9 more mvp concepts
- Payment GatewayA service that lets you accept card, bank and e-wallet payments without building payment rails.
- Indonesian Payment MethodsBank virtual accounts, e-wallets, QRIS and other ways Indonesians pay online.
- UMP Minimum WageIndonesia's provincial minimum wage and what it sets for employers.
- QRISIndonesia's national QR payment standard, accepted across banks and e-wallets.
- PSE RegistrationRegistering as an electronic system operator with the Indonesian government.
- PKP and PPNRegistering as a VAT-collecting business (PKP) and charging Indonesian VAT (PPN).
- PPh Withholding (21/23/26)Income tax you withhold from salaries, vendors and foreign payments in Indonesia.
- PT PMAAn Indonesian company with foreign shareholders, and its extra capital and sector rules.
- UMKM Final Income TaxIndonesia's simplified final income tax on gross revenue for small businesses, and when it ends.
Product-Market Fit
Get users who stay, pay and tell others; raise your first real round.
- PKWT and PKWTTFixed-term versus permanent employment contracts under Indonesian labor law.
- BPJSIndonesia's mandatory health and employment social security programs for employees.
- Severance (Pesangon)What Indonesian employers owe employees when employment ends.
- THRThe mandatory religious holiday allowance Indonesian employers pay each year.
Growth
Make acquisition and revenue repeatable; hire, raise and build a board.
- BI Payment Licensing (PJP)Licenses for payment companies under Bank Indonesia, separate from OJK.
- ESOP in IndonesiaHow Indonesian startups give employees equity, often through an offshore holding company.
- Foreign Worker Permits (RPTKA/IMTA)Hiring foreigners in Indonesia: plans, permits and ratios.
- Halal CertificationWhen Indonesian consumer products need halal certification and how it works.
- OJK LicensingFinancial services licensing from Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, which fintech startups need.
- P2P Lending LicenseOJK licensing for peer-to-peer lending startups.
- Securities CrowdfundingRaising from many small investors through licensed platforms.
- TKDNIndonesia's local content requirement for some products and government procurement.