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Crisman said he no longer needed to work nomadically from one cafe to another or
using National Library space to work. Last year he was among executives of start-
ups who were selected to able to work at the Innovation Room for free.

Crimson said the room provided more than just space. "Here, there are also
programs for selfdevelopment and to promote our business. We are able to network
with the government or with friends from other start-ups where we can collaborate.
We are also linked to investors," told Crisman.

Crisman said that since joining the Innovation Room in July 2018, Transfree has
seen growth in its business performance with customers now numbering almost 500
people in Europe and Australia with around 400 transactions every month.

Crisman said the Innovation Room also provided easier access to government
assistance. For instance, Transfree, through its remittance transfers, can work with
people from the Manpower Ministry to get access to Indonesian migrant workers
abroad.

Manpower Minister Muhammad Hanif Dhakiri said a total of 30 other start-ups had
joined the Innovation Room, including fisheries e-commerce platform Aruna, retail
start-up Warung Pintar and geopark tourism start-up Geotour.

During its year of operation, Hanif said the Innovation Room had facilitated start-
ups in collaborating with each other while developing their businesses through many
programs such as workshops, focus group discussions and assistance to support
their business expansion.

"Here, in the Innovation Room, there is a collaborative ecosystem. Thus, between
start-ups, they can share information and knowledge, hold workshops together to
improve their business. They can also collaborate and develop new ideas together. I
don't think you can find this kind of ecosystem in any other coworking space," said
Hanif.

Anjani Amitya Kirana, who runs the Innovation Room, said new start-ups would join
the hub every year. The selected start-ups can join the Innovation Room as In-Wall
attendees where they can join the program and use the space for working, or
become Out-Wall attendees who join the programs but do not work in the
Innovation Room.

However, the selected startups must fulfill several requirements. For example, they
must have operated for at least a year with a potential income, have a specific
business model that can provide employment, a plan for expanding employment
opportunities and equity and have conducted market research and presented the
results as a reference for planning.

"That's why most start-ups which join the Innovation Room are already running
their business but want to expand," she said.

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