Southeast Asian ride-hailing decacorn Gojek has secured an unspecified amount of investment from Facebook and PayPal as part of its Series F funding round.
Gojek’s existing backers Google and Tencent have also topped their investments in the company, according to an official statement. The latest capital injection has brought the company’s Series F round to over $3 billion.
The announcement comes three months after Gojek co-CEOs told employees the ride hailer had raised $1.2 billion in fresh funding from undisclosed investors.
In a statement on Wednesday, Gojek said the new investment will support its mission to boost Southeast Asia’s digital economy, with a focus on supporting payments and financial services in the region.
Gojek’s payments business, GoPay, has grown to become one of the ride-hailing company’s biggest business lines. It has long been focused on increasing access to the digital economy among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the majority of which continue to rely on cash to operate, due to the region’s large unbanked population.
The latest influx of funding, Gojek says, will support more of these businesses as they seek to digitise further, from micro-merchants selling wares on the street side up to large businesses looking to strengthen their digital payment infrastructure.
The agreement with PayPal will see its payment capabilities integrated into Gojek’s services. GoPay users will be able to gain access to PayPal’s network of more than 25 million merchants around the world.
“By working together, we have the opportunity to achieve something truly unique as we aim to help more businesses to digitise and ensure that many millions more consumers are enjoying the benefits that the digital economy can bring,” said Gojek co-CEO Andre Soelistyo.
For Facebook, the deal with Gojek marks its first investment in an Indonesia-based business as it seeks to create new opportunities for businesses in the country, including through its popular WhatsApp service.
“Gojek, WhatsApp and Facebook are indispensable services in Indonesia. Working together we can help bring millions of small businesses and the customers they serve into the largest digital economy in Southeast Asia,” said Whatsapp COO Matt Idema.
Gojek made the first close of its ongoing Series F round at $1 billion early last year and disclosed unspecified investments from Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance and payments major Visa in July.
The company recently acquired mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) startup Moka for an estimated $130 million as part of its continued digital payments push. Moka provides POS and payment services to more than 35,000 restaurants, coffee shops and retail outlets in Indonesia.