Bali first — where Ascendure is on the ground — and then the islands to the east that share its visitors: Lombok and the Gili islands, Labuan Bajo and Flores (the gateway to Komodo), Sumba and Sumbawa, and Nusa Penida and Lembongan. Other tourism hotspots, such as Lake Toba, Likupang, Raja Ampat, Belitung and Bintan, are considered case by case where the security and the operator are strong. Information only.
Which places, and what kind of projects?
| Area | Typical projects we back | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bali, Nusa Penida & Lembongan | Villas, hotels, restaurants, beach clubs, gyms, wellness | Deepest demand; on the ground |
| Lombok & the Gili islands | Hotels and villas around Mandalika, Kuta, Selong Belanak, Senggigi; Gili hospitality | Seasonal, event-driven peaks |
| Labuan Bajo & Flores | Hotels and villas serving Komodo visitors | Super-priority destination |
| Sumba & Sumbawa | Lodge-scale, high-rate resorts and surf villas | Selective; thin demand, costly builds |
| Other hotspots | Established hospitality assets | Case by case |
Across all of them, Ascendure backs hospitality and real-asset businesses: hotels and resorts, villas and residences, restaurants, cafés and beach clubs, gyms and wellness studios, and other operating businesses with real assets behind them. See how Ascendure works.
Why Bali first?
Because that is where the demand is deepest and the evidence is best. Indonesia received about 15.4 million international visitors in 2025, and Bali took roughly 6.95 million of them — around 45%. Prices, rents, build costs and buyers are easiest to verify in Bali, and that is where Ascendure works street by street. Information only.
Do the terms change outside Bali?
The structure does not. Everywhere, Ascendure provides short-term, secured completion capital (to finish a build) and expansion capital (to grow a trading business): typically USD 500,000 to 5 million, for 6 to 36 months, released in stages, with no equity taken — you keep control. Security is the same package: the land title, the company’s shares, and its equipment and income. See what security capital providers take.
What changes is how hard the project has to prove itself. Away from Bali, demand is thinner and more seasonal, title needs more checking (including customary adat claims), and there are fewer buyers if an asset ever has to be sold. So the project’s own evidence — pre-sales, bookings, trading figures, a named operator — carries more weight.
What about the government’s “super-priority” destinations?
Indonesia named five super-priority tourism destinations in 2020: Lake Toba, Borobudur, Mandalika (Lombok), Labuan Bajo and Likupang. Two of them, Mandalika and Labuan Bajo, sit in the corridor Ascendure already covers. The others, and destinations such as Raja Ampat, Belitung and Bintan, are considered case by case. Information only.
Place-by-place answers: Lombok · Labuan Bajo and Komodo · Sumba and Sumbawa.
Last reviewed October 2026. General information about the Indonesian market, not legal, tax or financial advice. Take advice from an Indonesian notary and legal counsel on any specific structure.
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