Amazon.com Inc has held preliminary talks on a partnership with Indonesian ride-hailing startup Go-Jek Group, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...
REUTERS: Amazon.com Inc has held preliminary talks on a partnership with Indonesian ride-hailing startup Go-Jek Group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The world's biggest online retailer would make a sizable investment in Go-Jek and tap into the Jakarta-based company's delivery infrastructure in Indonesia, the report said.Both Amazon and Go-Jek did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. One of Indonesia's first unicorn companies, Go-Jek, has 20 services and has evolved from ride-sharing to allowing its customers to make online payments and order everything from food to groceries and massage services.
Reuters reported in July that the ride-hailing company is valued up to US$10 billion. Investors in Go-Jek include Alphabet Inc's, Alibaba Group Holdings Inc and Tencent Holdings, and Visa Inc said https://in.reuters.com/article/gojek-visa/visa-invests-in-indonesian-ride-hailing-firm-go-jek-idINKCN1UC073 it invested in the company as part of its Series F fundraising round.
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