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Vince Iswara
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
DANA
Vince Iswara is Co-Founder and CEO of DANA, Indonesia’s leading digital financial platform, and one of Southeast Asia’s most respected fintech leaders.
With ~20 years of experience in digital finance, he has been instrumental in advancing financial inclusion, strengthening digital trust, and accelerating Indonesia’s digital economy through innovation in AI, digital payments, and cybersecurity.
Beyond DANA, Vince is an active contributor to the global fintech ecosystem as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Unicorns and Technology Pioneers Community and the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA).
He also serves on the Board of the Indonesia Payment Association (ASPI) and as an Executive Member of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), representing Indonesian in shaping global conversations on AI, digital finance, cross-border payments, and cyber resilience.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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3:35–4:10pmThu 19 NovFounders StageHall 2, Singapore EXPOPremium
Capital Rewiring
Will Radical Downsizing Your Startup Break the Machine or Unlock Growth in 2027?
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Vince IswaraChief Executive Officer & Co-founderDANA
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Rob SchimekGroup Chief Executive Officerbolttech
About this session
The venture doctrine equating organizational headcount with enterprise valuation has permanently broken down. After Klarna leveraged AI automation to trim its workforce from 5,000 toward 2,000 employees, its annual revenue per employee surged over 70% alongside a return to profitability. Meanwhile, ultra-lean software firms like Linear capped their full-time team under 50 while scaling past tens of millions in ARR. This session explores the operational balance of deep workforce restructuring: identifying which functions to automate permanently, where human domain expertise is indispensable, and which specialized hires must be recruited immediately.
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