Friday Flashback: GoJek Becomes Indonesia’s First Decacorn

Know what happened in the APAC region over the past week

By Nidhi Singh | Apr 12, 2019
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Here’s a series on the big developments that took place in the APAC region over the past one week.

  • According to CB Insights, Ride-hailing service Gojek is now Indonesia’s first decacorn with $10 billion valuation.
  • Hong Kong-based Travel activities platform Klook raised$225 million from Softbank Vision Fund to double down on global expansion.
  • Japan’s largest talent agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo has made an investment in regional video streaming platform iflix. This is Yoshimoto Kogyo’s first investment in overseas media.

Here’s a series on the big developments that took place in the APAC region over the past one week.

  • According to CB Insights, Ride-hailing service Gojek is now Indonesia’s first decacorn with $10 billion valuation.
  • Hong Kong-based Travel activities platform Klook raised$225 million from Softbank Vision Fund to double down on global expansion.
  • Japan’s largest talent agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo has made an investment in regional video streaming platform iflix. This is Yoshimoto Kogyo’s first investment in overseas media.

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