GO-JEK is an Indonesian hyperlocal transport, logistics and payments startup founded in 2010. It is also the first startup of Indonesian origin to be classified as a Unicorn after closing a round of funding in August 2016. GO-JEK's fleet now exceeds 200,000 drivers and includes motorcycles, cars and trucks. People in fourteen cities in Indonesia can now hail a ride via GO-JEK.
GO-JEK's name is derived from ojek, a transport service that uses motorcycles.
October 2010: GO-JEK started with a call centre and fleet of 20 riders.
January 2015: Launches Android and iOS app with transportation, courier and shopping for Jakarta and satellite cites with a fleet of 800 riders.
March 2015: Expands to Bali with 300 riders. Jakarta and satellite cites now served by 2,200 riders.
April 2015: Launches GO-FOOD and expands to Bandung.
June 2015: Expands to Surabaya.
August 2015: Increases fleet to 30,000 riders and expands to Makassar.
September 2015: Launches GO-MART, an on demand shopping assistant.
October 2015: Raises an undisclosed amount of funding from Sequoia Capital and other investors and launches GO-MASSAGE, GO-GLAM and GO-CLEAN services.
December 2015: All online transportation services banned by Minister of Transportation. Ban lifted a day later. GO-JEK Expands to Yogyakarta, Medan, Palembang, Semarang, Balikpapan and launches GO-TIX, an event ticket booking service.
January 2016: Enables ride hailing via LINE.
February 2016: Announces acquisition of C42 Engineering and CodeIgnition, two engineering startups based in India, establishes a product development centre in Bangalore, India. Fleet strength grows to 200,000 riders.
May 2016: Expands to Malang, Solo and Samarinda. Announces collaboration with BlueBird, a major taxi company.
April 2016: Introduces cars to its fleet and launches GO-CAR, a car hailing service similar to Uber.
June 2016: Expands to Manado.
July 2016: Introduces a car maintenance service, GO-AUTO, providing mechanics on demand. Faces problems with its digital wallet, with some user accounts being hacked.
August 2016: Officially becomes Indonesia's first unicorn after obtaining a US$550 million investment.
In August 2016, Go-Jek received funding more than 550 million from KKR & Co. and Warburg Pincus LLC. Other companies invested in Go-Jek were Farallon Capital Management LLC and Capital Group Cos. In the same month, the application was downloaded more than 20 million times.
GO-RIDE
GO-CAR
GO-FOOD
GO-MART
GO-SEND
GO-BOX
GO-PULSA
GO-MASSAGE
GO-CLEAN
GO-GLAM
GO-TIX
GO-AUTO
GO-MED
GO-BUSWAY
