# Brian Imawan

> Brian Imawan is the Jakarta-based co-founder and CEO of JumpStart Indonesia, a vending-machine and beverage technology business. His office coffee problem led to a network serving workplaces and public locations, a distribution channel for other brands, and the NOD capsule machine for home use.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at JumpStart Indonesia
- **Organizations:** JumpStart Indonesia (PT Muara Juara Kreasi Indonesia), Semen Merah Putih
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in law
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads JumpStart Indonesia., JumpStart’s platform received the Indonesia Technology Excellence Award for Smart Technology - Retail at the Asian Technology Excellence Awards 2023., Led the business through the introduction of NOD for home beverage preparation in 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Before JumpStart** — Worked as national business analyst for Semen Merah Putih.
- **2016** — Dates his office coffee-machine idea to this year in his 2023 interview.
- **2017** — LinkedIn lists his CEO tenure as beginning in January 2017.
- **2018** — JumpStart company founding year documented by Cool Japan Fund; invested in imported machines with locally developed software.
- **2019** — Published an opinion article warning startups about aggressive cash burn.
- **2023** — Cool Japan Fund announced investment; JumpStart’s smart retail platform received a technology excellence award.
- **2024** — Introduced the NOD capsule beverage machine in October.
- **2026** — Cool Japan Fund announced additional investment on April 20; Brian discussed international plans in a June interview.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads JumpStart Indonesia.
- JumpStart’s platform received the Indonesia Technology Excellence Award for Smart Technology - Retail at the Asian Technology Excellence Awards 2023.
- Led the business through the introduction of NOD for home beverage preparation in 2024.
- JumpStart exceeded 6,400 installed vending machines by the end of December 2025, according to Cool Japan Fund.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Cool Japan Fund announced additional growth capital for JumpStart and confirmed more than 6,400 units installed as of December 2025.
- **2026-06** — Discussed international expansion, locally produced capsule machines and a possible 2029 public listing in an interview published June 23.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://id.linkedin.com/in/brian-imawan-5b565a206

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Last updated: 2026-10-14