Astranauts 2025 officially announced six winners, recognizing innovations that support Indonesia’s digital and technology ecosystem (16/7).

The competition is open to startups and students nationwide and is organized by Astra since 2022.

The Demo Day and awarding event was attended by Astra’s Vice President Director Rudy, along with judges and mentors.

“Astra terus berkomitmen mendorong generasi muda di Indonesia dalam berinovasi memperkuat ekonomi digital nasional. Astranauts merupakan bagian dari upaya kami dengan mempertemukan ide, teknologi, talenta demi memperkuat daya saing Indonesia sehingga dapat mengakselerasi transformasi digital nasional,” said Vice President Director Rudy.

Six Winning Innovations from Startup and Student Tracks

From 2,186 participants, 20 finalists presented to the judges, and six winners were selected:

Startup Track Winners:

• BETA-UAS: Specialists in designing and producing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for mapping, monitoring, and inspection.
• Molca Teknologi: AI and XR immersive digital twin solutions to accelerate industrial transformation.
• Tax Point: Integrated tax service with RegTech-based automation for easier tax compliance.

Student Track Winners:

• EV-OS DOR, BIOSTIMBOT: Smart grass care without machinery or chemicals, using bioscience (Bacillus lentus) and IoT for natural growth.
• SUMMON, SANF Credit Agent: AI for multifinance and credit analysis automating data extraction, risk assessment, and fast recommendations using OCR and NLP.
• Athena Team, SANF SCOPE: Data management, risk analysis, and financial evaluation with smart documents, scoring, and mirror features to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Winners receive cash prizes totaling hundreds of millions of rupiah, collaboration opportunities with Astra Group, and access to Astra Career Community for recruitment.

Eight Strategic Topics Addressed by Astranauts 2025

The competition focused on eight sectors: Automotive, Financial Services, Heavy Equipment & Mining, Agribusiness, Infrastructure and Logistics, Information Technology, Property, and Healthcare.

There was also a Business Challenge category solving real case studies from Astra Group’s challenges.

Jury Panel and Industry Partnerships

The startup track jury included Paul Soegianto (Chief Group Digital Strategy Astra), Hertanu Wahyudi (Managing Partner, Strategy & Transactions EY Indonesia), and Megawaty Khie (Regional Managing Director Avanade Southeast Asia).

The student track jury featured Valentina Maria (Head of Recruitment and Assessment Astra), Dwi Wibowo (Operations Director Lintas Marga Sedaya), Bayuaji Natamijaya (Credit & IT Head Surya Artha Nusantara Finance), and Reynir Fauzan (Director Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence).

Astranauts 2025 involved Astra Group companies such as Lexus Sales Operation, Astra Honda Motor, Astra Otoparts, Astra Komponen Indonesia, AstraPay, Surya Artha Nusantara Finance, Astra Infra, Astra Graphia, and Astra Graphia Information Technology, along with partners EY, Hexagon, Alibaba Cloud, Avanade, AWS Indonesia x Metro Data, Google Cloud Indonesia x Data Labs, and Microsoft Indonesia.

Astranauts Conference 2025: Public Discussions and Startup Showcases

Following the Demo Day & Awarding, the Astranauts Conference 2025 will take place on July 17 with interactive sessions open to the public.

Speakers include Fauzan Adziman (Director General of Research and Development, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology), Prof. Rhenald Kasali (Founder Rumah Perubahan), Salman Subakat (Co-Founder ParagonCorp), Donald Wihardja (CEO MDI Ventures), Megawaty Khie (Regional Managing Director Avanade Southeast Asia), Dharma Simorangkir (President Director Microsoft Indonesia), Najelaa Shihab (Founder Sekolah Cikal and Karier.mu), and Dudi Arisandi (Chief People Officer Tiket.com).

The event will also host technology partners and startup showcases, creating collaboration spaces for corporations, tech communities, and startups to present innovative ideas and solutions.

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This article was created with AI assistance.