Startup Indonesia Sentiment: What 1K+ Threads Conversations Reveal About the Ecosystem
Sentiment and cluster analysis of startup conversations on Threads Indonesia — covering topics, industries, emotions, and entity sentiment across 12 clusters from funding frustrations to AI optimism.
- Intura Research
- 15 min read
Coverage: +1K posts · Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 25, 2026
At a Glance
Between January 2025 and March 2026, Intura tracked over 1,000 public conversations about the Indonesian startup ecosystem on Threads. More than half (52.3%) carried a positive tone, and the overall sentiment score of +0.33 points to a cautious but real recovery in community confidence — a marked shift from the heavy skepticism that followed high-profile startup collapses in early 2025.
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500K+
Unique Voices
100K+ verified
150K+
Total Likes
avg 134/post
+0.33
Avg Sentiment
52.3% positive
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Peak Post Likes
Conversation Clusters
Each cluster evaluated by reach, audience engagement, and community sentiment
The data breaks into 12 thematic clusters, and the engagement gap between them is striking. Posts about AI & technology enthusiasm attract the highest average engagement per post, signaling that applied AI narratives now dominate community attention. At the other end, the Startup Failure & Layoffs cluster carries the most skeptical sentiment scores, confirming that trust in the traditional VC-backed model has not fully recovered.
Average Engagement per Cluster
Combined likes, replies, and reposts per post
Sentiment per Cluster
Side-by-side comparison of optimistic vs skeptical % per cluster
- Funding & VC
351 posts
+0.26120 eng - Founder Journey
290 posts
+0.49136 eng - AI & Tech
223 posts
+0.46132 eng - Networking
159 posts
+0.65152 eng - Career & Salary
155 posts
+0.29324 eng - Mindset
155 posts
+0.51189 eng - ID Ecosystem
108 posts
+0.01194 eng - Global vs ID
105 posts
+0.32289 eng - Investment
74 posts
+0.19234 eng - Education
59 posts
+0.37590 eng - Layoff & PHK
49 posts
+0.03403 eng - Work Culture
18 posts
+0.12395 eng
Cluster Profiles
An in-depth profile of each conversation cluster — sentiment, engagement, and real community examples
Each of the 12 clusters below represents a distinct conversation theme, identified through keyword-based text clustering. Inside every profile you'll find the sentiment score, dominant emotions, key terms the community uses, the highest-impact posts, and representative community voices. Together they paint a detailed picture of where energy, frustration, and optimism live inside the Indonesian startup discourse.
Startup Funding & VC
351 posts · 292 authorsConversations about raising capital, investor relations, VC dynamics, and funding strategy
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Valuasi triliunan, kantor di SCBD, founder sering masuk majalah. Tapi kalau investor stop transfer hari ini, bulan depan perusahaan langsung gulung tikar. Mari berkenalan dengan kasta paling menyedihkan di ekosistem VC: Zombie Startup.
Indo punya 3 unicorn gede. 1 diambil TikTok. 1 kena kasus korupsi. 1 lagi mau dicaplok Grab. Sisanya entah bisa bertahan sampe berapa lama lagi.
eFishery. Unicorn. Valuasi Rp22 triliun. Investor: SoftBank, Temasek. Revenue dikarang. Klaim Rp12 triliun, aslinya Rp2.5 triliun. Klaim 400.000 alat, aslinya 24.000. Founder ditahan polisi 2025.
Community Voice
@hola_ikalifa2026-02-16Dear thread, temukan aku lagi dengan FOUNDERS yang sedang on going fundraising atau sedang CARI INVESTOR aku mau kasih free list VENTURE CAPITAL yang mereka bisa akses for FREE List VCs ini aku buat pas dulu lagi fundraising
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@shuhazwanzain2025-07-09Aku ada startup. Tapi aku tak pernah minta funding. Dan ini sebabnya. Aku pernah masuk Global Accelerator Programme (GAP), dipilih Top 30 dari 1 dunia. Dan aku belajar: building is more important than raising.
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Layoff & PHK
49 posts · 46 authorsConversations about mass layoffs, job loss, and the human cost of startup downsizing
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Ngumpulin para Millennials usia 30+ yang sekarang lagi nganggur karena LAYOFF atau PHK. Kita bukan fresh graduate. Kita bukan early 20s yang bisa mulai dari nol tanpa beban.
Abis ngelayoff 14 karyawan karena project selesai. Rasanya campur aduk, seneng karena project Go-Live, tapi sedih karena ada 14 orang yang harus open to work.
Liat berita ttg Bank Mandiri di Ecommurz. Mulai jam kerja diketatin, bonus dibatalin, phk mendadak. Bahkan BUMN dengan likuiditas yang besar pun melakukan hal yang sama dengan kebanyakan startup.
Community Voice
@hgerhardien2025-12-20masih ga percaya gue nganggur, padahal lulus S1 teknik informatika udah nyoba apply udah 5 bulan ini masih nganggur. bingun mau kemana?
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AI & Tech Tools
223 posts · 161 authorsConversations about AI adoption, SaaS products, automation tools, and how founders are building with AI
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jobscope IT 2026: AI akan mengubah cara kerja, dari IT support biasa sampai AI engineer. Bahkan BA pun kini harus bisa komunikasi dengan AI.
Kamu orang yang baru belajar AI, Machine Learning, Web Development, atau Basic Programming? Aku harap kamu bisa ketemu akun ku — ada banyak resource gratis di sini.
Peringatan Buat Lo, Developer yang Lagi Demen-Demennya Mau Bikin SaaS 😁 apalagi modal vibe coding. Eh bro, lo lagi semangat banget ya mau bikin SaaS? MVP udah setengah jadi, landing page dan OK, lagi mikirin nama domain .io? Sabar dulu, senior mau kasih peringatan sarkas biar lo nggak nangis di kemudian hari.
Community Voice
@aureli.van2025-04-27Gue sekarang kerja as Software engineer di divisi AI di Malaysia (remote). Gue suka ngulik Automasi dan AI, karena seru banget bisa bikin kerjaan sat-set!
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Founder Journey
290 posts · 239 authorsPersonal stories from founders — building from scratch, hitting walls, and staying the course
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8 tahun bangun agency, team 40 an orang. Ud pegang 500an klien mulai dr BMW, Kopken, Grab, Hokben, BYD, bulebird Ismaya dll. Ask me anything..
Founder startup di Indonesia: Gojek (Nadiem), Tokopedia (William), Traveloka (Ferry), Bukalapak (Achmad Zaky), Ruangguru (Iman Usman)... mereka semua pernah mulai dari nol.
Ada 1 teknik namanya "Second Brain" — Peneliti Nobel, penulis bestseller, dan founder startup unicorn pakai ini. Intinya: kepala bukan tempat penyimpanan, kepala adalah tempat berpikir.
Community Voice
@indralagi2026-03-24Gw dulu ikutan komunitas startup, di sana ditanya "exit strategy lu gimana?" Gw jawab: "ga berencana exit." Mereka anggap gw ga serius. Mungkin definisi sukses kita memang beda.
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Career & Salary
155 posts · 130 authorsConversations about career decisions, salary reality in startups, and the appeal of remote work
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Gue kenal orang. Gajinya 40 juta sebulan di startup. Tapi sejak dia bandingin diri ke profesi lain — dokter spesialis, PE, entrepreneur — 40 juta jadi berasa kecil.
Per awal November ini akan mulai kerja fully remote dengan perusahaan di Eropa. Akhirnya ngerasain juga kerja dari Indonesia tapi gaji dibayar dengan Euro.
Udah masuk bulan ke-5 aku kerja Remote Overseas untuk startup Eropa sebagai AI Engineer/Scientist. It's challenging but overwhelmingly fun.
Community Voice
@zeldaell2024-08-27mau ngumpulin para remote worker yg kerja di company indo ataupun LN dong. selama ini ngerasa sendirian bgt krn di lingkungan jarang ada yg remote job.
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Indonesia Ecosystem
108 posts · 89 authorsConversations about the state of Indonesia's startup ecosystem — from unicorn failures to regulatory hurdles
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Unicorn Indonesia ada yang jadi yak sih? Bukalapak tutup lapak. Gojek/Tokped pfft. JD ID bungkus. Efishery tenggelam. Mosok yang bertahan toko kopi, pinjol, sama agen tiket doang?
eFishery. Unicorn. Valuasi Rp22 triliun. Investor: SoftBank, Temasek. Revenue dikarang. Klaim Rp12 triliun, aslinya Rp2.5 triliun. Founder ditahan polisi 2025.
Gojek mau dibeli Grab. Sayonara startup Indonesia. Bukti kalau balonnya udah meledak dan pemerintah kita gak pernah bener-bener serius mensupport startup.
Community Voice
@zenvena2025-05-20Tokped udah diakuisisi ByteDance. GoTo digosipin bakal diakuisisi Grab. Kapan bisnis besutan Indonesia jadi raksasa di negeri orang?
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Topic Share by Month (%)
How community attention shifts across topics over time — each bar totals 100%
The stacked chart reveals a clear narrative arc. Through mid-2025, topics related to fundraising frustration and startup failure occupied a larger share of the conversation. By Q1 2026 the composition shifts noticeably toward AI, bootstrapping, and product-building — a structural pivot in what the community chooses to talk about and amplify.
Topic Sentiment
Which topics carry optimism and which drive frustration
Not all topics are created equal. AI applications, personal branding, and career development attract the most optimistic posts, while venture capital funding, startup valuation, and layoffs consistently pull sentiment into negative territory. For founders crafting communication strategies, this table is a map of what the community is ready to celebrate versus what triggers collective frustration.
Most Optimistic Topics
- Artificial Intelligence17 posts+0.75
- Business Growth18 posts+0.74
- Networking73 posts+0.74
- Community Building18 posts+0.74
- Career Development33 posts+0.67
- Remote Work33 posts+0.65
- Startups58 posts+0.64
- Bootstrapping15 posts+0.60
- Entrepreneurship253 posts+0.60
- Freelancing17 posts+0.47
Most Skeptical Topics
- Indonesian Economy53% skeptical-0.30
- Entrepreneurship Challenges50% skeptical-0.16
- Startup Ecosystem41% skeptical-0.01
- Tech Industry27% skeptical+0.14
- Startup Culture24% skeptical+0.19
- Startup Investment24% skeptical+0.26
- Indonesian Market23% skeptical+0.28
- Venture Capital18% skeptical+0.32
- Startup Funding15% skeptical+0.33
- Business Strategy9% skeptical+0.33
Industry & Ecosystem Themes
Buckets are built from raw text and topics (not brand names). Example posts below are Bahasa Indonesia per automated language tags in the source export.
Posts are grouped by industry and ecosystem context (fundraising, AI, SaaS, talent, founders, banking, commerce) using keywords in raw text — not by brand names. Example threads below are drawn from the same corpus and filtered to Bahasa Indonesia (per automated language tags in the source export) so snippets match how the community actually writes. Cross-check keywords and aligned clusters against the key findings and cluster profiles.
Grouping method: Context-keyword grouping from raw text + summaries + key topics (feature_categories not used). Groups are aligned to key findings / cluster profiles. A post may match multiple groups.
Venture Capital & Fundraising
273 matched posts · 25.2K total likes
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Explicit critique of VC-dependent “zombie” startups — aligns with polarized funding narrative and key finding on runway risk.
Valuasi triliunan, kantor di SCBD, founder sering masuk majalah. Tapi kalau investor stop transfer hari ini, bulan depan perusahaan langsung gulung tikar. Mari berkenalan dengan kasta paling menyedihkan di ekosistem VC: Zombie Startup.
High-reply thread sharing accessible VC lists — practical fundraising signal in the same corpus as cluster “Startup Funding & VC”.
Dear thread, temukan aku lagi dengan FOUNDERS yang sedang on going fundraising atau sedang CARI INVESTOR — aku mau kasih free list VENTURE CAPITAL yang mereka bisa akses for FREE.
Founder education angle on how to find investors — complements the VC polarization theme with operator voice.
Buat calon/sudah founder yuk kita kuliah 3 SKS gimana sih cara cari Investor. Buat UMKM yang mau jadi next Kopi Kenangan juga boleh merapat.
AI Companies
225 matched posts · 16.6K total likes
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PhD CV/ML background and return to Indonesia — ties AI enthusiasm to local talent narrative (AI & Tech Tools cluster).
Lulus dari PhD Imaging Instrumentation/Computer Vision/ML dari Perancis — saya balik ke Indonesia, saat itu startup tech apalagi AI belum ada. Ternyata banyak sekali yang bisa digarap.
DeepSeek / LLM discussion framed for Indonesian institutions — applied AI + policy relevance.
Fenomena DeepSeek ini sebenarnya sangat inspiring bagi Indonesia. Organisasi established (BUMN, corporate, K/L) bisa membangun sendiri LLM mereka yang lebih spesifik & hemat biaya.
Humorous AI spend comparison to local startup burn — captures sentiment around AI hype vs cost.
AI LAGI BAKAR DUIT PERSIS STARTUP DI INDO DULU! Cigipiti, Elevenlabs, Gemini pro, figma edu...
SaaS & Developer Tools
205 matched posts · 16.7K total likes
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Indonesia SaaS revenue proof — multi-product ERP angle; strong builder signal for this bucket.
Salah satu produk SaaS saya sudah generate omset ratusan juta per bulannya. Total 6 produk SaaS dijual, niche sama: Software ERP, tipe bisnis beda-beda.
Indonesia-built SaaS API bill shock — infrastructure and cost discussion typical of dev tooling threads.
Barusan liat ada org Indo buat SaaS API jebol sampai tagihan 300k USD. SaaSnya keren, agentic, pasarnya luar.
Micro-SaaS niche list for Indonesia — practical ideation aligned with founder journey cluster.
8 Niche micro SaaS AI di Indo yang masih sepi dan siap lo gas: AI cek harga supplier B2B real time, monitoring kompetitor, dll.
Talent, Layoffs & Work Culture
277 matched posts · 53.0K total likes
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Anchor thread for layoff/PHK among experienced workers — matches key finding on layoff engagement and Layoff & PHK cluster.
Ngumpulin para Millennials usia 30+ yang sekarang lagi nganggur karena LAYOFF atau PHK. Banyak dari kita sudah punya tanggungan dan cicilan.
HR-side layoff narrative after project go-live — bridges talent bucket to operational reality.
Abis ngelayoff 14 karyawan karena project selesai. Rasanya campur aduk — seneng karena Go-Live, sedih karena 14 orang harus open to work.
Salary comparison and expectations in startups — high-engagement Career & Salary adjacent discussion.
Gue kenal orang. Gajinya 40 juta sebulan di startup — di kantornya itu udah termasuk paling tinggi. Masalahnya mulai saat dia bandingin ke profesi lain.
Founder Stories & Bootstrapping
393 matched posts · 33.7K total likes
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Long-horizon agency founder AMA — credibility and scale story aligned with Founder Journey cluster.
8 tahun bangun agency, team 40-an orang. Udah pegang 500an klien mulai dari BMW, Kopken, Grab, Hokben, BYD, dll. Ask me anything.
Cross-border volunteering bridge for tech talent — community-building tone aligned with Networking cluster.
REMOTE VOLUNTEERING dari Indonesia untuk company AUSTRALIA — memfasilitasi bridge bagi teman-teman tech yang mau volunteer dengan startup di Aussie.
“Exit strategy” vs long-term build — founder philosophy contrast useful for bootstrap vs VC framing.
Setelah ceritain bisnis yang baru jalan 2 tahun, ditanya: exit strategy lu gimana? Gw jawab: ga berencana exit. Mereka tertawa — “You don’t understand the game.”
Banking & Payments
56 matched posts · 9.7K total likes
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Full-time investor intro after career at Bank Indonesia — finance practitioner voice in corpus.
Saya full-time investor saham, baru pensiun dini dari Bank Indonesia di umur 43 tahun. Background TI ITB, master ekonomi; fokus investasi & personal finance.
Bank Mandiri / workforce news tied to PHK and bonuses — links banking bucket to layoff anxiety.
Liat berita ttg Bank Mandiri di Ecommurz. Jam kerja diketat, bonus dibatalin, PHK mendadak. BUMN besar pun pola mirip startup.
Macro investor-confidence critique — triangulates pessimistic finance sentiment with ecosystem discourse.
Investor ga mau masuk — liat laporan keuangan, korupsi, daya beli. Bukan cuma soal demo.
E-commerce & Social Commerce
39 matched posts · 7.4K total likes
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Example threads (Bahasa Indonesia)
Long-form Tokopedia customer experience — marketplace trust and ops friction in one thread.
Tokopedia sebentar lagi tamat itu bukan isu kecil. Company sy join Tokopedia 2016, waktu itu masih online shop...
Unicorn fate recap (TikTok, corruption, Grab) — ecosystem pessimism aligned with ID Ecosystem cluster.
Indo punya 3 unicorn besar: satu diambil TikTok, satu kena kasus korupsi, satu lagi mau dicaplok Grab.
Cross-border M&A anxiety (ByteDance, Grab) — matches skepticism in Indonesia Ecosystem narratives.
Tokped diakuisisi ByteDance, GoTo digosipkan diakuisisi Grab. Kapan bisnis besutan Indonesia jadi raksasa di negeri orang?
8 Key Findings
The most important signals for founders, investors, and ecosystem builders
These eight signals are the clearest distillation of what the data says. Each finding draws on cluster membership, emotional signature, and raw engagement to surface patterns that are statistically meaningful — not just frequent. Read them as a playbook: what to amplify, what to avoid, and where the community's trust is being rebuilt.
PHK Posts Are the Most Viral Content
Layoff & PHK cluster averages 290 likes/post — 2x higher than any other cluster
Despite being only 5% of posts, layoff content dominates engagement. Posts about PHK hit an emotional nerve: mid-career professionals in their 30s sharing stories of being laid off from 'dream companies' generate massive reply threads. @nikofauzi's PHK post collected 2,800 likes and 1,817 replies — the highest reply count in the dataset. Sentiment is split evenly at 34.7% positive vs 34.7% negative.
What This Means
290 avg likes | 0.032 sentiment
Ngumpulin para Millennials usia 30+ yang sekarang lagi nganggur karena LAYOFF atau PHK. Kita bukan fresh graduate. Kita bukan early 20s yang bisa mulai dari nol tanpa beban.
Indonesia Ecosystem Is the Only Net-Negative Cluster
ID Ecosystem: 35.1% negative vs 33.8% positive — avg sentiment score near zero (0.007)
The Indonesia Ecosystem cluster is the only cluster where negative sentiment exceeds positive. Posts about unicorn failures (eFishery, Bukalapak, GoTo), regulatory barriers, and corruption dominate. The dominant emotion here is frustration, not excitement. The topic 'Indonesian Economy' has -0.297 avg score and 53% negativity.
What This Means
0.007 avg score (near zero)
eFishery. Unicorn. Valuasi Rp22 triliun. Investor: SoftBank, Temasek. Revenue dikarang. Klaim Rp12 triliun, aslinya Rp2.5 triliun. Klaim 400.000 alat, aslinya 24.000. Founder ditahan polisi 2025.
Networking Posts Are the Most Positive Content in the Dataset
Networking & Community: 82.4% positive, avg score 0.648 — only 3.3% negative
When founders connect with each other, the sentiment is overwhelmingly positive. The Networking cluster is the happiest corner of the dataset. Topics like 'Community Building' (94% positive) and 'Networking' (95% positive) show that authentic connection is what people crave — not more AI tools or funding discourse.
What This Means
82.4% positive | 0.648 score
REMOTE VOLUNTEERING dari Indonesia untuk company AUSTRALIA: Saya bisa memfasilitasi utk menjadi bridge bagi teman2 khusus tech yg mau volunteer dg startup2 di Aussie.
Ecosystem Sentiment Is Recovering — Driven by AI Startups
From -0.389 avg in Jan 2025 to +0.438 in Mar 2026 — community mood has shifted dramatically
The sentiment trendline shows a clear ecosystem recovery. In early 2025, 71% of posts were negative — largely from the fallout of eFishery and other high-profile startup collapses. By Q1 2026, negativity dropped to 8.2%. The driver of recovery is a pivot in conversation: the community is rallying around AI-enabled startups, bootstrapped founders, and practical building — not chasing VC-backed unicorns that burn cash and implode. The data shows that Applied AI startups are now the category actively gaining investor interest while traditional VC-backed models are viewed with deep skepticism.
What This Means
-0.389 → +0.438 score shift over 12 months
AI dan Masa Depan Ekosistem Startup Indonesia. 2021: Puncak pesta pendanaan. 2026: Funding terjun bebas 89%. Di tengah lautan startup yang kehabisan napas (runway), ada satu sektor yang anomali dan justru sedang naik daun di mata investor: Applied AI.
AI Sentiment Among Startup Builders Is Overwhelmingly Optimistic
AI entity: 68% positive, 0.481 score — "Artificial Intelligence" topic hits 94% positive
The startup community is building with AI, not debating it. The AI & Tech Tools cluster (223 posts) has 63.7% positive sentiment and the topic 'Artificial Intelligence' scores 94% positive — the highest topic score in the entire dataset. Founders are using AI to launch faster: vibe coding, n8n automations, micro-SaaS, AI agents. The conversation is practical and optimistic — 'I launched my first AI startup last weekend' is typical. The fear-of-replacement narrative has not taken hold in this community.
What This Means
94% positive on AI topic | 0.481 avg score
I'm 28 and I launched my first AI startup last weekend. I'm building in public and sharing the journey here on Threads 🫶🏻
Zombie Startup Culture Is a Major Community Concern
Startup Investment & Finance: 29% negative, 0.161 avg — skepticism toward VC-dependent models
The community is calling out a dangerous pattern: startups with trillion-rupiah valuations, offices in SCBD, founders on magazine covers — but zero path to profitability. If investors stop wiring money today, the company folds next month. This 'zombie startup' dynamic is now a recurring and emotionally charged topic. The VC entity scores only 49% positive with 24% negative. Conversations around 'Startup Ecosystem' as a topic score near zero (-0.014 avg), reflecting deep ambivalence. The community respects bootstrapped founders but is deeply skeptical of the raise-to-survive model.
What This Means
VC entity: 49% pos / 24% neg | Startup Ecosystem topic: -0.014
Valuasi triliunan, kantor di SCBD, founder sering masuk majalah. Tapi kalau investor stop transfer hari ini, bulan depan perusahaan langsung gulung tikar. Mari berkenalan dengan kasta paling menyedihkan di ekosistem VC: Zombie Startup.
Founder Stories Drive the Most Optimism at Scale
Founder Journey: 69% positive, 0.495 score — 290 posts of high-sentiment content
The largest positive cluster by post volume. Founders sharing their journey — whether 8 years building an agency or a 16-year-old launching an edtech — generate consistently positive sentiment. Bootstrapping as a topic is 73% positive with zero negativity. The community rewards authenticity and hustle over status and funding rounds.
What This Means
69% positive | 290 posts
8 tahun bangun agency, team 40 an orang. Ud pegang 500an klien mulai dr BMW, Kopken, Grab, Hokben, BYD, bulebird Ismaya dll. Ask me anything..
VC Sentiment Is Deeply Polarized
Funding cluster: 49% positive vs 22.5% negative — the widest split in the dataset
The Startup Funding & VC cluster (351 posts, the largest) has the widest sentiment gap. Nearly half are positive (founders seeking funding, celebrating wins) but over a fifth are negative (corruption calls, red flag warnings). The VC entity itself is only 49% positive, 24% negative. Sentiment splits cleanly along a global vs local axis.
What This Means
49% pos vs 22.5% neg
Indo punya 3 unicorn gede. 1 diambil TikTok. 1 kena kasus korupsi. 1 lagi mau dicaplok Grab. Sisanya entah bisa bertahan sampe berapa lama lagi.
Research Approach
AI-powered sentiment scoring on each post (score -1 to +1, classified as positive/neutral/negative). Text-based keyword clustering identifies 12 conversation clusters. Emotion, tone, categories, topics, and named entities extracted per post.
- Posts analyzed: 1K+
- Coverage period: Jan 1, 2025 — Mar 25, 2026
- Data source: Threads posts analyzed via Intura
- Conversation clusters: 12
- Sentiment scoring: AI-powered per-post scoring on a -1 to +1 scale