The startup scene in Indonesia

Surabaya’s municipal boundary page lists 31 administrative districts and 153 kelurahan; it identifies Sidoarjo Regency to the south and Gresik Regency to the west. [108107,108108,108105,108106]

The city’s documented startup and innovation landscape includes university-linked support at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS). The government incubator registry locates ITS’s ILBI at Science Technopark in Keputih, Sukolilo, Surabaya. ITS describes the incubator as serving students, alumni, educators and others, and advertises flexible incubation lasting up to two years. [108109,108110,108112,108114]

ITS reported that its Science Techno Park manages clusters in maritime, automotive, ICT and robotics, and creative industries. The institute reported a soft launch of the project named New STP ITS 2027 on April 13, 2026; it described the developing area as 10 hectares and attributed development support to the ADB-funded Higher Education for Technology and Innovation program. [108120,108121,108122,108123,108124,108125,108126]

Companies founded in Surabaya include IDN, which its June 2022 announcement says was founded in the city on June 8, 2014, and McEasy, whose official history dates its establishment in Surabaya to 2017. ITS also provides an invention-commercialization information route through its Technology Transfer Office; licensing terms and current intake were not verified. [108135,108186,108193]