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Materee

Summer 2022 · Active

E-commerce platform for construction materials in Indonesia

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia, ID

Founded: 2022

Team size: 20

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About

Materee is an e-commerce platform for construction materials in Indonesia. Construction is one of the most important industries in Indonesia. Despite its importance, procuring raw materials for construction work involves many phone calls, text messages, as well as back and forth communications. Materee aims to transform and simplify construction material procurement process while assisting contractors to focus on the most important activity, completing their projects.

Founders

  • Hansel HanselFounder

    Hansel was a Senior VP of Strategy & Revenue at GudangAda (Sequoia-funded B2B e-commerce startup in Indonesia that has raised more than $130m) and a BCG consultant focusing on construction value chain. He completed his MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.

  • Steven WalentinoFounder

    Steven Walentino is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Materee. He spent 7 years as a software engineer in Silicon Valley companies like Google, Yahoo, and Zillow Group. He also led engineering team at Kargo Tech, a Sequoia-funded logistics company in Indonesia. Born and raised in Indonesia, he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from UC Berkeley.