Indonesia’s GoTo lost almost 70% of its valuation since its April IPO

A GoTo logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen and in the background. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Indonesia’s GoTo Group has lost 68.5% of its initial value of 400 trillion rupiah ($28 billion) since its initial public offering in April. While the stock has ticked lower most of the … Read more

Ex-Stripe exec wants staying power over huge growth

GajiGesa’s Vidit Agrawal wanted to provide workers access to their wages as they earn it, between traditional end-of-month pay cycles. That gives workers much more liquidity and protects them from predatory lenders. GajiGesa Vidit Agrawal, co-founder of Indonesia-based startup GajiGesa, knows crazy growth is nice. But staying power is better. “Everyone is talking about profitability … Read more

VC firms will be pickier in 2023

Venture capital-backed companies only raised $369 billion for the first three quarters of 2022, according to Crunchbase data. A total of $679.4 billion was invested globally in 2021. Malte Mueller | Fstop | Getty Images Venture capital firms in Southeast Asia will probably be pickier next year, with valuations plunging and economic headwinds slowing growth … Read more