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Gojek’s video app GoPlay independently raises funding

Indonesian super app Gojek recently announced that its video streaming platform, GoPlay has closed its first independent funding round. The round was led by ZWC Partners and Golden Gate Ventures. The funding round also saw participation from Openspace Ventures, Ideosource Entertainment, and Redbadge Pacific. With local shows and films attracting larger audiences in Indonesia, the […]

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Ride-hailing giant GoJek raises Series F funding from Facebook and PayPal

GoJek, a Southeast Asia’s on-demand multi-service platform and digital payment technology group, announced that it has raised investments from Facebook and PayPal.  Facebook and PayPal join other high-profile technology firms that have backed the ride-hailing startup that also offers food delivery and mobile payments.  According to TechCrunch, GoJek said that Facebook and PayPal were participating […]

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Indonesia’s ride hailing giant Gojek closed $1.2 billion funding last week

Gojek, an Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm, has closed an additional $1.2 billion of funding recently, as per an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.  The memo states that the company’s total funds stand at around $3 billion, and added it was still seeing “strong demand” among the investment community despite “turbulence within the tech investment […]