Gojek’s group CTO Ajey Gore steps down

Indonesian unicorn Gojek has announced that Ajey Gore will be exiting his post as group chief technology officer.

“Ajey has decided to leave the company and take a personal break after an intense five years of growing Gojek into a platform that impacts the lives of millions of people daily,” the firm told Tech in Asia.

Gojek group chief technology officer Ajey Gore / Photo credit: Screenshot from Youtube

Gore joined Gojek in the middle of 2015 as the head of engineering and was promoted to group CTO in 2016.

“It is not an exaggeration to say that without his contributions, Gojek as we know it would not have come to be. […] Ajey is a true pioneer. Over the years, his passion, strategic insight, and innovative mindset have helped us develop into an integrated ecosystem that solves the daily challenges faced by consumers across Southeast Asia,” Gojek said in a statement.

Prior to his stint at the super app, he founded or co-founded other three firms, including not-for-profit organization Innovation and Technology Trust, digital marketing enterprise SoLoMo Media, and Codelgnition, an infrastructure automation consulting, networking and DevOps startup that Gojek acquired in 2016. He also worked at the US-based technology company ThoughtWorks for around 10 years.

“Ajey has built and mentored the Gojek engineering team into the strong unit that it is today, and will be leaving Gojek’s next phase of growth in their capable hands,” the company said.

Founded in 2010, Gojek services include ride-hailing, food delivery, digital payment, and livestreaming, among others.

The announcement comes about one week after the Jakarta-based startup raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Facebook, PayPal, Google and Tencent as part of its ongoing series F round. To date, Gojek has raised over US$3 billion.