November 2026The human story behind the startups20 journeys so far

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Gojek

Nadiem Makarim, Michaelangelo Moran, Kevin Aluwi

Nadiem noticed that ojek drivers sat idle waiting for fares while riders wandered looking for rides, and built a phone line then an app to match them.

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No. 1 of Indonesia’s top 50

Nadiem Makarim
Nadiem Makarim. Photo: Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia, Public domain

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