Tokopedia Boss Blunt About The Disbursement Of Funds From Google

Tokopedia CEO, William Tanuwijaya (Instagram @liamtanu)

JAKARTA - Tokopedia founder and CEO, William Tanuwijaya, welcomed Google and Temasek for investing in their platform. This was revealed through his personal Instagram account.

"We are very pleased to welcome Temasek and Google as Tokopedia shareholders. We are honored and grateful for their trust and support to Tokopedia and Indonesia," said @liamtanu in his upload, Monday, November 13.

The man who is familiarly called Liam also explained about the equality of the Indonesian economy through Tokopedia's collaboration with Google and Temasek. He promised to continue as much as possible, so that the presence of this RI unicorn startup can help Indonesia survive in the pandemic era.

"We believe this collaboration can encourage the realization of Tokopedia's aspiration to become a strong and sustainable company, so that it can continue to accelerate digital transformation and create economic equity through technology in Indonesia," said Liam.

William said that in every challenge and crisis faced by Indonesia, the generation of determinants who are most remembered by history were born. Starting from the independence generation in 1945, the reformation generation in 1998, and the transformation generation in the current pandemic.

Previously it was reported that Google currently holds 1.6 percent of Tokopedia's shares with a value of 1.1 million US dollars or the equivalent of IDR 15.5 billion. Meanwhile, Anderson Investments, which is affiliated with Temasek, owns a 3.3 percent stake and is valued at IDR33.4 billion.