Winston Utomo
Born (1990-11-23) November 23, 1990
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
EducationUniversity of Southern California
OccupationBusinessman
Known forIDN Media
TitleFounder and CEO of IDN Media
AwardsForbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017

Winston Utomo (born 23 November 1990 in Surabaya, Indonesia) is an Indonesian businessman and the founder and chief executive officer of IDN Media.[1]

Early life and education

Winston Utomo was born and raised in Surabaya. He is the elder brother of William Utomo.[2] Winston studied undergraduate at the University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business and Master's at Columbia University in New York with magna cum laude honors.[3]

Career

After completing his master's degree, Winston continued his career by working at Google in Singapore. While working there, Winston got the inspiration to establish a media company targeting the millennial and gen z generations in Indonesia. IDN Media was founded on June 8, 2014.[4] Together with William Utomo, Winston grew IDN Media to become one of the largest technology media companies in Indonesia.[5][6]

Since its founding, IDN Media has received five series of funding, the latest being Series D funding. IDN Media, which at that time was still known as IDN Times, received its first seed investment funding on September 7, 2015, from East Ventures.[7] The following year, on September 5, 2016, IDN Media obtained Series A funding from North Base Media and several other investors, such as GDP Venture (Djarum), East Ventures, and a film company in the United States, MNM Creative.[8]

On November 21, 2017, IDN Media received Series B funding from East Ventures and Central Exchange Hong Kong.[9][10] Afterwards, on January 8, 2019, IDN Media obtained Series C funding from EV Growth, a venture company which is a combination of East Ventures, Sinar Mas, and Yahoo! Japan, Charoen Pokphand, and LINE Venture.[11][12]

On June 6, 2022, IDN Media received Series D funding from Mayapada and KMIF (an investment company from several large Indonesian conglomerate groups). Other investors are East Ventures, OCBC NISP Ventura, Dentsu Group, and V Media Ventures.[13] This makes IDN Media one of the largest media companies in Southeast Asia.

Awards and recognition

In 2017, Winston and his younger brother, William Utomo, were the only Indonesians to receive the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia award in the Media, Marketing and Advertising category.[14] Pada tanggal 7 Mei 2017, Winston dan William Utomo juga menerima penghargaan Marketeers Netizen Award di Jakarta Marketing Week 2017 atas kontribusinya sebagai penggerak perubahan, baik di bidang ekonomi maupun kreativitas dalam industri pemasaran digital di Indonesia.[15] On May 7, 2017, Winston and William Utomo also received the Marketeers Netizen Award at Jakarta Marketing Week 2017 for their contribution as drivers of change, both in the economic sector and creativity in the digital marketing industry in Indonesia.[16] Winston is also the leader of Global Shapers Jakarta by World Economic Forum. He was also awarded in the 2022 Gen.T List by Tatler Asia.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Keisengan Winston Utomo Lahirkan Media Daring Terhits untuk Generasi Y dan Z". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Winston Utomo – Pendiri IDN Times Media - Biografi dan Kisah Sukses Tokoh Dunia". 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. ↑ "Winston Utomo – Pendiri IDN Times Media - Biografi dan Kisah Sukses Tokoh Dunia". 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. ↑ Diandri, Reyhan. "Winston Utomo Cerita Awal Bisnis Media hingga Sukses Sebagai Milenial". detikcom (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Mimpi Utomo Bersaudara agar Indonesia Dihormati Dunia Melalui IDN - Startup Katadata.co.id". katadata.co.id (in Indonesian). 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Delve Into Utomo Brothers's Vision Empowering Indonesian Creators". medcom.id (in Indonesian). 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  7. ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  8. ↑ Menur, Anisa. "IDN Media raises Series A to become the forefront news portal for Millennials and Generation Z". e27. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  9. ↑ Menur, Anisa. "IDN Media raises Series B funding round from East Ventures, Central Exchange". e27. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  10. ↑ "Indonesia's IDN Media secure Series B funding". Digital News Asia. 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  11. ↑ Akhaya, Prisca. "Indonesia's online media company IDN Media secures Series C funding round from EV Growth". e27. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  12. ↑ "IDN Media secures series C investment, eyes millennial and Gen-Z audience". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  13. ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  14. ↑ "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  15. ↑ Rahayu, Dewi Suci. "Dua Anak Muda Ini Sabet Marketeers Netizen Award 2017". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  16. ↑ Rahayu, Dewi Suci. "Dua Anak Muda Ini Sabet Marketeers Netizen Award 2017". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  17. ↑ Asia. "Winston Utomo". Tatler Asia. Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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