JAKARTA - Go-Jek is reported to have received fresh funds of US$ 1.5 billion-2 billion, bringing the valuation of the ride-hailing startup to US$ 10 billion or Rp 45 trillion.
In addition to founder and CEO Nadiem Makarim, other figures who hold the position of directors and commissioners at the unicorn also play a major role in strengthening the company's capital.
As reported by DealStreet Asia, there are seven people who were members of the Go-Jek board of directors, namely Mr Makarim, Chief Information Officer and co-founder (CIO) Kevin Aluwi, President Director Andre Soelistyo, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Antoine de Carbonnel, Hans Patuwo , Monica Lynn Mulyanto, and Thomas Christian Husted.
Meanwhile, the board of commissioners consists of nine people including Mr Makarim. In addition to Mr Makarim, the members are Warburg Pincus Managing Director and Head of Southeast Asia Jeffrey Perlman, George Raymond Zage III from Farallon Capital Asia, Principal of Capital Group Hotak Chow, BliBli.com CEO and GDP Venture COO Kusumo Martanto, Jeffrey Li from Tencent Investment, Toba Bara Director Pandu Patria Sjahrir, Temasek Director Pradyumna Agrawal, and Astra International President Director Prijono Sugiarto.
Earlier this year, Go-Jek received US$ 1.5 billion in a funding round joined by Google, Temasek, and Blackrock. (MS)