Tenggara Strategics

What Tenggara Strategics does

Tenggara Strategics is an Indonesia-focused business and investment research and advisory institute operating under the legal entity PT. Trisaka Wahana Tenggara, headquartered in The Jakarta Post Building in Jakarta. It was founded by three Indonesian institutions: the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia, The Jakarta Post, and Universitas Prasetiya Mulya. The firm delivers four service lines: Research Services (market research, stakeholder mapping and engagement, policy analysis and advocacy, customized backgrounders, media monitoring); Advisory Services (market entry, regulatory compliance, M&A advisory, partnership initiatives, funding assistance, IPO preparation); Outreach Services (public events, the Tenggara Talk podcast, and publication placement in The Jakarta Post); and the flagship Tenggara Backgrounder, a weekly political and business briefing combining analysis from in-house experts, CSIS researchers, Prasetiya Mulya faculty, and The Jakarta Post journalists, marketed as a recurring annual subscription. The firm does not develop proprietary technology products and relies on conventional analytical frameworks (SWOT, PEST, stakeholder mapping), qualitative and quantitative research methods, and journalist-network intelligence gathering.

Name

Tenggara Strategics

Legal name

PT. Trisaka Wahana Tenggara

Website

https://tenggara.id

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tenggara Strategics is an Indonesia-focused business and investment research and advisory institute founded by CSIS Indonesia, The Jakarta Post, and Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, serving corporate, governmental, and institutional clients with research, advisory, outreach, and a weekly Backgrounder briefing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Research and Advisory

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE), Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA), Industry-Specialist / Sector-Focused M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAJ)

Keywords

• Business research services
• Political risk advisory
• Market intelligence
• Policy analysis consulting
• Stakeholder mapping services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research and Advisory Services: Customized research and advisory engagements billed to corporate and institutional clients. Services include market research, stakeholder mapping, policy analysis, regulatory compliance advisory, and market entry support. These are typically project-based or retainer arrangements.
2. Subscription Services: Weekly Backgrounder subscription providing political and business briefings. The subscription model provides recurring revenue through weekly or periodic content delivery to subscribers seeking exclusive insights.
3. Outreach Services: Public events, speaker sourcing, podcast features (Tenggara Talk), and publication services. These engagements generate revenue through event production fees, media placement, and featured interview services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tenggara Strategics is a business and investment research and advisory institute that delivers tailored research, advisory, and outreach services focused on Indonesia's political, economic, and business landscape. Its offerings include market research, stakeholder mapping, policy analysis, regulatory compliance advisory, market entry support, M&A and IPO advisory, alongside a flagship weekly Backgrounder subscription briefing combining analysis from CSIS Indonesia researchers, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya faculty, and The Jakarta Post journalists.

Product overview

Tenggara Strategics is a business and investment research and advisory institute founded by CSIS Indonesia, The Jakarta Post, and Universitas Prasetiya Mulya. The company operates a multi-service model comprising Research Services (market research, stakeholder mapping, policy analysis, customized backgrounders, media monitoring), Advisory Services (market entry, regulatory compliance, M&A advisory, IPO preparation), and Outreach Services (public events, podcast interviews, publications). The flagship product is the weekly Tenggara Backgrounder briefing service combining insights from in-house experts and founding institutions. The company produces specialized research projects covering Indonesia's digital economy, transportation sector, energy transition, and social policy issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tenggara Backgrounder
• Research Services
• Advisory Services
• Outreach Services

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) IndonesiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding institution providing research and policy expertise. CSIS Indonesia contributes researchers, analytical frameworks, and access to policy networks. This is a founding partnership that forms the core intellectual foundation of Tenggara Strategics, providing in-house experts and methodological rigor for research services.
• The Jakarta PostcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding media outlet providing journalistic expertise and media access. The Jakarta Post contributes journalists, background information, and publication channels for insights. This partnership enables access to insider scoops and provides a mainstream media outlet for disseminating research findings and client content.
• Universitas Prasetiya MulyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding business education institution providing academic expertise and research talent. Contributes faculty members, research capabilities, and access to business education networks. The partnership brings academic rigor and quantitative/qualitative research methodologies to the service offerings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Control Risks: Global political, security, and integrity risk consultancy delivering country intelligence, political risk assessments, and bespoke advisory to multinationals - directly comparable business model of risk and political intelligence advisory to Tenggara's enterprise and government clients.
• Wood Mackenzie: Specialist energy, metals, and renewables research and consultancy - directly comparable where Tenggara produces energy and commodity research for SOEs like Pertamina, PLN, Inpex, and Amman Mineral.
• Oxford Business Group: Produces emerging-market research and country investment reports with strong presence across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia; comparable to Tenggara in producing sector intelligence and country-level briefings for foreign investors exploring Indonesia.
• Eurasia Group: Geopolitical risk advisory firm founded by Ian Bremmer, providing political risk research, advisory, and executive briefings to corporate and institutional clients - structural twin to Tenggara's political/business intelligence subscription and advisory model.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence: Provides industry research, risk analytics, and country intelligence used by financial institutions and corporates - sits in the same competitive set as Tenggara for institutional research and advisory subscriptions.
• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): The research and advisory arm of The Economist delivering country reports, sector forecasts, and risk briefings via subscription and custom engagements - mirrors Tenggara's Backgrounder subscription and customized research workflow.
• Fitch Solutions: Country and sector risk research provider (formerly BMI Research) covering industries, macro outlooks, and operational risk; competes with Tenggara in country risk subscriptions and bespoke research for institutional clients.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting firm with a Southeast Asia practice that competes for the same enterprise strategy and market-entry advisory work as Tenggara, but at a vastly larger scale across multiple geographies and industries.
• KPMG Indonesia: Big Four firm with full local presence offering management consulting, regulatory advisory, and deal advisory; overlaps with Tenggara's market entry, regulatory compliance, and M&A advisory practices for large enterprise accounts.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global strategy consultancy with deep presence across Southeast Asia, serving multinationals and governments on corporate strategy, M&A, and market entry - overlaps with Tenggara's advisory practice at higher-end engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tenggaraid
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TenggaraTalk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tenggara-strategics
• Instagraminstagram.com/tenggaraid
• Facebookfacebook.com/tenggara.strategic

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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