Gojek CEO and co-founder Nadiem Makarim quits, says will join Indonesia's cabinet by f_potkin
JAKARTA - Gojek CEO and co-founder Nadiem Makarim said on Monday he had resigned from the ride-hailing and payments company to join the cabinet of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, raising questions over who will take over leadership of the $10 billion unicorn.
Makarim said he and Widodo had spoken about “directions to develop Indonesia in the future” including in “human capital, bureaucratic reform, and investment.” The Indonesian company, valued at $10 billion, raised over $1 billion earlier this year from backers including Alphabet’s Google and Chinese tech giants Tencent and JD.
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