"Pikiran Terbaik Negeri" is a grant competition initiated by the Yayasan BUMN incollaboration with an impact investment ecosystem that includes both domestic and international venture capital (VC) firms, along with global media partners who help expand the program’s reach and engage social entrepreneurs and innovators across Indonesia. 

The primary objective of the Pikiran Terbaik Negeri program is to identify, mentor, and develop social entrepreneurs capable of delivering tangible impact—not only improving the lives of Indonesians but also supporting environmental sustainability. The program awards grants to 20 social entrepreneurs.

The journey culminates in Grand Final Pitching event of Pikiran Terbaik Negeri—a spectacular stage where innovators present their social innovations before a distinguished panel of judges and a broad audience. This is the moment for them to prove they are not just dreamers but future leaders capable of driving real change for society.

Profile of 20 of the Best Social Entrepreneurs in the Country

Arconesia is a one-stop platform that aims to improve the lives of farmers while preserving the environment through climate-smart farming systems.

Sector: Environment (other than Waste)

Project Implementation Location: Bengkulu

Solution: Intercropping system in oil palm land during the rejuvenation or replanting period, to help oil palm farmers obtain alternative income while waiting for the oil palm to be harvested.

Social media

Instagram: @arconesia

https://arconesia.com/

Bell Living Lab is a materials company. Currently we focus on coffee industry waste. We convert coffee waste from farmers and cafes into renewable materials with high sales value; among them are alternative materials for leather and board.

Sector: Waste Management

Project Implementation Location: West Java

Solution: Bell Living Lab creates a technological solution to convert coffee industry waste. We collect coffee husk waste from farmers and convert it into M-Tex, an alternative leather material. Coffee husks obtained from farmers can be converted into sheets of board that can be used for interiors and furniture. We convert coffee grounds from coffee shops into boards and interior products. This can be a solution to the huge amount of coffee industry waste and answer the market's need for environmentally friendly materials.

Social media

Instagram: @bell_livinglab

https://bellivinglab.com


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BenihBaik.com is a crowdfunding platform and CSR Marketplace that operates easily to find solutions and reduce social problems in Indonesia.

Through the CSR Marketplace, corporate donors can easily select and monitor the implementation of various SDG and ESG-based CSR programs through a single platform, making CSR activities measurable, targeted, and have a broad impact.



BenihBaik.com is a crowdfunding platform and CSR Marketplace that operates easily to find solutions and reduce social problems in Indonesia.

Through the CSR Marketplace, corporate donors can easily select and monitor the implementation of various SDG and ESG-based CSR programs through a single platform, making CSR activities measurable, targeted, and have a broad impact.

Sector: Stunting

Project Implementation Location: East Nusa Tenggara

Solution: – Improving the quality of nutritional value of toddlers in NTT
– Reducing the prevalence of stunting through prevention and treatment interventions
– Realizing collaboration between parties in eradicating stunting

Social media

Instagram: @benihbaik

https://benihbaik.com

BIKI is an Agrifood Tech startup that has end-to-end solutions in solving the problem of loss and waste of fruits and vegetables, food security solutions and prevention of climate change in Indonesia.

Sector: Food security

Project Implementation Location: West Java

Solution: – BIKI Research: Eco-friendly solutions for fruit and vegetable cultivation from farm to household level,
– BIKI Point: Social empowerment program to improve farmer group packing houses through digitalization,
– BIKI Trade: Support for fruit and vegetable commodity trade to reduce losses due to overproduction,
– BIKI Trace: A technological solution for traceability systems to reduce loss and waste of fruits and vegetables.

Social media

Instagram: @biki.id

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Healthcare SaaS EMR for SME

Sector: Maternal and Child Health

Project Implementation Location: Central Java

Solution: Special Midwife Medical Records for tracking immunization and infant nutritional health.

Social media

Instagram: @ehealth_indonesia

https://ehealth.co.id

Fairatmos is a climate technology company developing high-quality nature-based carbon offset projects across Southeast Asia. Leveraging technology, we automate the technical assessment of carbon stocks, enabling us to deliver more accurate assessments in less time, and develop projects more efficiently.

Sector: Environment (other than Waste)

Project Implementation Location: Central Java and Kalimantan

Solution: We are developing a solution called “Fire Hotspot,” which integrates fire detection from NASA FIRMS into our product, AtmosWatch. AtmosWatch is a centralized digital monitoring tool that carbon project developers can use to monitor and view aerial maps within their project boundaries. With this feature, project managers can see the health of their projects and be ready to respond if a fire is detected in the area.

Social media

Instagram: @fairatmos.id

https://fairatmos.com

Gede Jamur is a social enterprise that focuses on the utilization of sawdust waste in the development of mushroom agribusiness with a local community empowerment approach. The cultivation process with organic treatment so that it is safe and healthy for consumers, unproductive planting media waste is used as organic fertilizer. So that the agricultural development pattern carried out is an integrated farming system.

Sector: Waste Management

Project Implementation Location: Bali

Solution: Utilization of sawdust waste in development
mushroom agribusiness based on local community empowerment.

Social media

Instagram: @gedejamur

Greenlabs: PT Inovasi Hijau Indonesia is a startup engaged in green energy and sustainability. Greenlabs' initial product is to utilize vegetable oil (used cooking oil from palm, castor, peanut oil) into high-value products such as polymers, monomers, odor removers, oil spill removers at sea, odor removers, grease cleaners, etc. In 2023, Greenlabs developed a bio product based on microalgae as a carbon dioxide capture mechanism (CCM) to capture CO2 pollutants in the air from industrial chimney emissions, CO2 emissions in open spaces, and closed spaces such as offices, hotels, etc. The sustainability of microalgae after capturing CO2 is that the algae powder can be used as other valuable products such as supplements, fish feed, biosilica, and biomass. Greenlabs is active in industrial and regional CSR activities, and provides environmental education to students as well as MSMEs and housewives.

Sector: Environment (other than Waste)

Project Implementation Location: West Java

Solution: G-Algae Phototank bioreactor to capture CO2 pollution and produce oxygen in the industrial center area of Bekasi City for healthier air for the health of factory workers and local residents, the harvested microalgae are utilized as biomass.

Social media

Instagram: @glabs.id

https://greenlabs.co.id

Ikanesia is a disruptive feed manufacturer that processes fish, shrimp, rice, corn waste and also uses insects and pests to produce highly nutritious and low carbon feed.

Sector: Stunting

Project Implementation Location: West Java
Solution: Ikanesia trying to disrupt milkfish cultivation in Bekasi Regency using low carbon Ikanesia feed. The system used is bartering feed with harvest results. The harvest will be processed into presto milkfish with a percentage of 70% sold at an affordable price and 30% will be distributed to schools and children in Kebalen who are malnourished.

Social media

Instagram: @ikanesiapet

https://ikanesia.com

Indonesian Obstetric Research and Development Foundation (AHU-0006234.AH.01.12 Year 2022), a non-profit platform that focuses on predicting and preventing pregnancy complications in Indonesia. The foundation was founded by obstetrician-gynecologists, researchers, midwives, and health practitioners in Jakarta. Our main mission is to be a vehicle for research, training, digitalization and maternal health services in Indonesia, aiming to produce a better generation through better pregnancies.

Sector: Maternal and Child Health

Project Implementation Location: Jakarta

Solution:

“SafePrenatal PE is an innovative initiative to address preeclampsia in Indonesia through a comprehensive approach. Preeclampsia, which affects around 7 out of 100 pregnant women, often goes undetected and is a major cause of maternal and neonatal mortality. Key challenges include high incidence, limited access to services, lack of awareness, and serious complications.

Our solution involves five main pillars:

Research and Publications: More than 30 preeclampsia studies have been published in international journals, supporting an evidence-based approach.

Screening Services: Paid and free screening to ensure access for pregnant women, especially the underprivileged.

Awareness Campaign: Through WHO's award-winning short film that raises awareness about preeclampsia and early detection.

SafePrenatal App: An app for preeclampsia risk and data management, which has helped 100 midwives and doctors monitor 30,000 patients.

Medical Personnel Training: Over 30 training sessions for midwives, OBGYNs, and general practitioners to improve skills in managing preeclampsia.

SafePrenatal PE supports SDGs 3 (Health), 4 (Education), and 5 (Gender Equality), with a focus on improving maternal and infant health and reducing the risk of preeclampsia.”

Social media

Instagram: @prenatal.institute

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Into The Light Indonesia Suicide Prevention Community for Advocacy, Research, and Education (SP-CARE) is a youth-based community that advocates, researches, and educates about suicide prevention and mental health in Indonesia. The goal of this community is to reduce the stigma around suicide and mental health issues.

Sector: Mental Health

Project Implementation Location: West Java

Solution: CARE (Companionship for Adolescent as Resilient Empowerment): Mental Health Companionship Program for Adolescents in Schools through Peer Support Program.

Social media

Instagram: @intothelightid

https://intothelightid.org

JOKEEN Energy is here to provide solutions and make a bigger impact on more than 100 people in areas facing electricity and water shortages, ensuring they have access to the best and most affordable energy sources.

Sector: Environment (other than Waste)

Project Implementation Location: Bali

Solution: Providing access to clean water to the agricultural sector.

Social media

Instagram: @jokeen.id

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Kulaku Indonesia is a social enterprise that focuses on coconut products and its derivatives. We collaborate with coconut farmers in Banyuasin, South Sumatra, to create high-quality coconut products at competitive prices. Kulaku has three main pillars, namely: 1. Responsible Business: Running a business that is not only aimed at making a profit, but also contributing to the welfare of society (people) and environmental preservation (planet). 2. Advocacy: As part of an effort to create a strong and sustainable ecosystem, Kulaku plays a role in voicing and rallying support from all related parties to work together. 3. Talent Development Program: Through a scholarship program for children of coconut farmers and mentoring support for young people in South Sumatra. With these three pillars, Kulaku Indonesia is committed to creating a positive impact on society and the environment.

Sector: Food security

Project Implementation Location: South Sumatra

Solution: 1. Creating high value-added coconut derivative products is our goal, so that this industry can have a positive impact on the standard of living of coconut farmers through increased income. In addition, we also raise support to create a strong collaborative climate in realizing a sustainable coconut industry ecosystem. Not only that, we also prepare agents of change to maintain the sustainability of this ecosystem by providing support and access to scholarships for children of coconut farmers, as well as mentoring for other young people.
2. Creating a strong and sustainable coconut industry ecosystem is our dream, and we believe this dream can be realized through the active role of coconut farmers' children and full support from the younger generation. Through scholarship programs for coconut farmers' children and coaching for other youth, we hope they can become solid milestones and pillars in building this ecosystem for a better future. We believe that by giving them opportunities and support, they will grow into agents of change that bring positive impacts to the community, the coconut industry, and the surrounding environment.

Social media

Instagram: @kulaku.indonesia

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Nexmedis is an AI-based health-tech startup that helps health workers and health facilities optimize their operations. We are the official partner of KOMINFO for the digitalization of health facilities throughout Indonesia.

Sector: Maternal and Child Health

Project Implementation Location: Southwest Papua

Solution: Electronic medical records with AI technology to help health facilities carry out digital transformation in health facility operations, especially for maternal and child services.

Social media

Instagram: @nexmedis

https://nexmedis.com

PT Olat Maras Power (OMP) is a business entity owned by the Sumbawa University of Technology which is a spin-off from PT Olat Maras Technology since 2020. One of OMP's business areas is in the solar-powered refrigerator sector.

Sector: Environment (other than Waste)

Project Implementation Location: West Nusa Tenggara

Solution: Environmentally friendly cooling media.

Social media

Instagram: @olatmaraspower

https://olatmaraspower.com

The only Mental Health Tech in Indonesia that provides affordable and impactful mental health services 24 hours 7 days a week for 365 days.

Sector: Mental Health

Project Implementation Location: Jakarta

Solution: Technology-Based Mental Health.

Social media

Instagram: @psikologimu.co

https://psikologimu.co

Established in 2022 in Jakarta with a vision to provide the best services and solutions for products and services in the IT field; Telecommunication, Innovation, and Renewable Energy. We have collaborated with domestic and international partners in national scale projects.

Sector: Environment (other than Waste)

Project Implementation Location: East Nusa Tenggara

Solution: PV Boat Solar System Charging.

Recycling Village is a social enterprise focused on transforming plastic waste into eco-friendly fashion accessories. We empower marginalized women’s communities in Indonesia by providing training and sustainable employment. Each product is handmade from 100% of rejected plastic waste, creating products that are both functional and aesthetic. Our mission is to reduce plastic pollution, improve the economic well-being of women’s communities, and educate the public about the importance of climate action.

Sector: Waste Management

Project Implementation Location: Lampung

Solution: Processing of rejected LDPE plastic waste using hot-press techniques by the village women's crafts community.

Social media

Instagram: @recyclingvillage

https://recyclingvillage.co

Rezycology provides a holistic plastic recycling monitoring system through mobile applications, integrated dashboards, and partner development services to digitize the plastic waste collection business. This aims to improve the standard of plastic recycling management and the capacity of recycled raw materials, making Rezycology a pioneer in the integrated plastic recycling chain in Indonesia.

Sector: Waste Management

Project Implementation Location: West Java

Solution: The project aims to establish a plastic waste recovery center to recycle more than 540 tons within 6 months. The project uses integrated technology to improve the traceability of the plastic waste supply chain, reduce contamination of the plastic waste supply, and improve the quality of plastic sorting to achieve a higher plastic collection rate in the West Java region.

Social media

Instagram: @rezycology.id

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Riliv is a technology-based social startup that focuses on the mental health sector.

Sector: Mental Health

Project Implementation Location: East Java

Solution: AI-based student mental health analysis service.

Social media

Instagram: @riliv

https://riliv.co

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