An Egg-citing New Chapter

• 500-backed Chickin is cracking open an opportunity for independent poultry farmers in Indonesia to grow in a capital- and tech-intensive space.
• To achieve this, a powerful tripartite partnership was formed between Indonesia, Hong Kong, and China — leveraging the industry-changing strengths of agritech company Chickin, smart farming equipment provider LINKTA Technologies, and investment firm Rainmakers Ventures.
• The collaboration kicks off with a pilot project in Central Java later this year. At the heart of the pilot is a tech-powered facility for egg-laying hens designed to support mid-sized poultry farmers and agribusiness operators. The three partners have also established a joint venture and a co-investment scheme.
• Chickin currently operates a digital broiler farm partnership network,and this initiative marks their expansion into the layer segment, including tools for digital credit scoring, real-time farm monitoring, and farmer engagement platforms.
• This initiative also serves as a testing ground for technical and financial viability, with aims for the model to be replicated at scale with bigger financial institutions.
• “This partnership is a step towards building a more inclusive and resilient poultry ecosystem,” shared Chickin Co-founder & CEO Tubagus Syailendra Wangsadisastra. “Our goal is to lower the barriers for independent and medium-scale producers to grow in a capital- and tech-intensive segment.”
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