Pluang co-founder

Richard Chua's role at Pluang

He co-founded Pluang in 2019, which began with gold and grew a $110 million Series B.

Richard Chua is a co-founder of Pluang, an Indonesian investing app. He studied at Harvard Business School, where he met his co-founder Claudia Kolonas.

Pluang was founded in 2019. It began with gold investing and later added US stocks, crypto and local equities.

In March 2021 Pluang raised a $20 million pre-Series B from Openspace Ventures, with Go-Ventures. In September 2021 the Series B started with a $35 million tranche from Square Peg. In January 2022 Accel added $55 million, taking the Series B to $110 million.

Later the company raised $10 million from MUFG Innovation Partners and launched local equities trading.

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Where did Richard Chua study?

Richard Chua studied at Harvard Business School. He co-founded Pluang with Claudia Kolonas, who also studied there.

What is Richard Chua's role at Pluang?

Richard Chua is a co-founder of Pluang, the Indonesian investing app. The company was founded in 2019 and began with gold investing.

How much has Pluang raised?

Pluang raised a $20 million pre-Series B in March 2021. Its Series B reached $110 million in January 2022 after Accel put in $55 million.