Friday Flashback: GoJek Becomes Indonesia's First Decacorn Know what happened in the APAC region over the past week

By Nidhi Singh

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Here's a series on the big developments that took place in the APAC region over the past one week.

  • According to CB Insights, Ride-hailing service Gojek is now Indonesia's first decacorn with $10 billion valuation.
  • Hong Kong-based Travel activities platform Klook raised $225 million from Softbank Vision Fund to double down on global expansion.
  • Japan's largest talent agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo has made an investment in regional video streaming platform iflix. This is Yoshimoto Kogyo's first investment in overseas media.
Nidhi Singh

Former Correspondent, Entrepreneur Asia-Pacific

A self confessed Bollywood Lover, Travel junkie and Food Evangelist.I like travelling and I believe it is very important to take ones mind off the daily monotony .

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