SINGAPORE: Indonesia’s Go-Jek has secured more than US$550mil in a new round of funding from KKR & Co and Warburg Pincus LLC, a person familiar with the matter said, as investors pour capital into the region’s burgeoning ride-hailing industry.
Go-Jek, which provides motorcycle rides on demand, will use the funds to compete with Uber Technologies Inc and Grab, two private car-hailing start-ups now beginning to offer two-wheeled services on its home turf.
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