Angel Investors in Indonesia’s Creative Industry: Profile and Role

Abstract

This paper intends to provide the most recent reviews regarding the development and funding patterns of angel investment into the creative industries in Indonesia. In particular, this paper explores the role of angel investors in creative industries in Indonesia, angel investor-funded industry sectors, angel investor investment patterns, and potential sectors of creative industry that can be considered as an investment destination for angel investors. Although there is no rigid and up-todate data on the role and contribution of angel investors to the development of creative industry and national economic growth in Indonesia, the qualitative study in this paper indicates the relatively significant potential of the existence of start-up companies supported by angel investorstowards expanding their business scope in the future. This paper also presents a brief profile of angel investors in Singapore in comparing description and structure of angel investment funding within the creative industry between Indonesia and Singapore. The implications of this study are also discussed in the closing section of this paper.