JAKARTA The BUMN Foundation held the 2025 State Best Thought Pitching Grand Final (PTN) in Jakarta. This event is not just a competition for ideas, but a social investment arena that connects the younger generation with the funding ecosystem.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Dito Ariotedjo, said that his party fully supports efforts to develop social entrepreneurs among youth.
"The spirit of young people is here that we will be proud of," he said in an official statement, Tuesday, August 26.
Secretary of the Ministry of SOEs, Rabin Hattari, said that the State's Best Thoughts are not just a program, but a collective movement that connects stakeholders with the ideas of the younger generation.
It is these nation's children who will have a global impact. The words act local, but think globally will be realized through work," said Rabin.
Meanwhile, the Special Staff of the Minister of SOEs for Strategic Investment Pahala Mansury emphasized the importance of sustainability of the ideas of the innovators. He said sustainability was the key to ideas being developed.
"Ide alone is not enough, but how can an idea get facilitation, implemented, and sustainable in the future," said Pahala.
Salurkan Rp3 Billion Grant Funding
Chairman of the BUMN Foundation, Syafuan, said that 2,000 registrants were then filtered into 20 social entrepreneurs, 3 ideas, and 3 innovations based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as recipients of grants who will appear in the 2025 PTN Grand Final Pitching.
This year, PTN focuses on the health issues of mothers & children, mental health, food security, green and blue economy, waste management, women & youth empowerment, and digital inclusion.
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Syafuan said the peak of the 2025 PTN event was marked by the submission of a grant of more than Rp. 3 billion. In addition to the main recipients, additional grants for the three Best Social Entrepreneurs, Herlens, Agridea, and Gawirea. Meanwhile, Doctor Tool, and Ravelware were selected as social media favorites.
After the Grand Final pitching, continued Syafuan, the participants will continue the stages of implementing the project for three months and the preparation of the Impact report, which will be presented at the Showcase Final in December 2025.
The SOE Foundation also expresses its appreciation to all partners who have supported this program, ranging from sustainability partners, corporate partners, catalyst partners, gift partners, learning partners, media partners, outreach partners, to VC partners. The presence of these partners strengthens the PTN ecosystem and allows the birth of sustainable social innovation," he said.
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