About
Nicko Widjaja is the Founding CEO of BRI Ventures, a venture arm of Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BBRI), the country’s largest bank by assets. An early tech investment pioneer, he has a career spans over 10 years in venture capital, corporate transformation, and startup ecosystem. He was formerly the Founding CEO of MDI Ventures, a Telkom Indonesia backed venture capital, with investment in over 10 countries. Under his leadership, MDI Ventures become one of the most profitable venture capital firms in the region with three unicorns, two international IPOs (ASX and TSE) and seven trade exits in just five years since inception. Since the founding of BRI Ventures in 2019, he holds two unicorns and one IPO at the IDX. Prior to MDI Ventures, he launched one of the first Indonesia venture funds in 2010 called Systec Ventures. He joined Telkom Indonesia’s Indigo Creative Nation as Managing Director before he co-wrote the investment thesis for MDI Ventures in 2014. He also works closely with vari
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 4 investors at BRI Ventures are tracked.
- • 3,360 investors hold the CEO role in VCSift. Nicko Widjaja is one of them.
- • 417 investors are based in Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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