Claudia Kolonas
A Harvard MBA graduate who began her career in her family’s agribusiness before discovering a passion for financial services, leading her to join Celebes Capital.
Originally a Molecular Biology undergraduate with a scholarship for vaccine research at UCLA, she initially considered pursuing a PhD. However, she chose to return to Indonesia, where she played a key role in major financial projects, including joint ventures such as UOB’s Asset Management arm and significant industry exits.
During her time at Harvard, she met Richard—her future husband and Co-Founder of Pluang.

Claudia Kolonas

Richard Chua
Richard Chua
A serial entrepreneur who founded Talent100, a successful education business in Sydney, after earning double degrees in Actuarial Studies and Law from UNSW. Within a year, he scaled the company into a 7-digit EBITDA-positive business.
Passionate about strategy and technology, he later joined Bain and Google’s executive strategy team, contributing to YouTube, Google Cloud, and Google Pay. At Google Pay, he saw the untapped fintech potential in emerging markets.
During his MBA at Harvard Business School, he met Claudia and later moved to Indonesia to co-found Pluang, with the mission of making investing more accessible for every Indonesian.