What is Gojek? Gojek Review, Features

Go-Jek is a ride-sharing service provider based in Indonesia.  

About Gojek

It has received investments from Tencent and JD.com. In 2016, CB Insights listed the company's valuation at $1.8 billion.

On March 5, 2018, ride-sharing service Go-Jek considered an IPO (initial public offering). [1] On October 30, 2018, Google, Tencent and JD.com will invest $1.2 billion in Go-Jek, which will value the company at $9 billion. [2] On August 20, 2019, Fortune released a list of "Companies That Changed the World", with Go-Jek ranked 11th. [3] On October 21, Hurun Research Institute released the "2019 Hurun Global Unicorn List", with Go-Jek ranked 23rd.

Development History

In 2016, CB Insights listed the company's valuation at $1.8 billion.

Go-Jek’s investors include Google, KKR, Tencent and JD.com, and the company recently received investments from Google, Temasek Holdings and PT Astra International.

It acquired Uber's Southeast Asian business in March 2018. Japanese automaker Toyota invested $1 billion in Grab, valuing it at approximately $10 billion.

On June 28, 2018, Indonesian taxi-hailing app Go-Jek was negotiating financing matters with investors such as Tencent and JD.com.

On October 30, 2018, Google, Tencent and JD.com will invest US$1.2 billion in Go-Jek, which will value the Indonesian "online motorcycle taxi" company at US$9 billion.

In October 2019, co-founder and CEO Nadiem Makarim announced his resignation to join the cabinet of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Service Content

The company has grown from a motorcycle-sharing app to a comprehensive service that offers features such as bill payment, food ordering and movie ticket buying.

Development Goals

Go-Jek CEO Nadiem Makarim's goal is to allow customers to use the company's services to pay for coffee, groceries, various tickets and other goods and services.