Aditya Hadi Pratama · · 1 min readGojek’s VC arm leads seed round of Indonesia-based job platform
KitaLulus, an Indonesia-based job platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding in a round led by Gojek VC arm Go-Ventures.
The KitaLulus team / Photo credit: KitaLulus
Launched in October 2021, KitaLulus enables users to take relevant courses and build professional networks before applying for jobs in its app. It counts logistics firm J&T Express, food startup Hangry, and pharmacy chain Apotek K-24 as its clients.
The company was founded by Stevien Jimmy, co-founder of news aggregator app Baca, and Wei-Chuan Chew, co-founder of co-living startup Rukita.
According to a statement, KitaLulus currently processes 1 million job applications per month. It covers six cities across Indonesia: Greater Jakarta, Bandung, Makassar, Medan, Semarang, and Surabaya.
The firm plans to use the fresh funding to hire for its product and engineering team, as well as to expand its coverage to Malang, Palembang, and Serang.
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Other investors in the seed round include:
- Shipper co-founder Phil Opamuratawongse
- Rainforest co-founder JJ Chai
- Former GoPay CEO Aldi Haryopratomo
- AC Ventures partner YC Ng
- BukuWarung co-founder Abhinay Peddisetty
Editing by Collin Furtado and Lorenzo Kyle Subido
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