MAROKO133 Update startup: GoTo Finds Profit 💰, Ojol Gets a Floor 🛵, TikTok Comes for Lunch

📌 MAROKO133 Hot startup: GoTo Finds Profit 💰, Ojol Gets a Floor 🛵, TikTok Comes fo

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This week’s edition lands at a fascinating inflection point for Indonesia’s digital economy. The story that ties almost everything together is that the era of growth-at-all-costs is officially ending and the platforms that built durable businesses are finally being rewarded for it. The signal across all of them is the same — Indonesia’s digital economy is maturing into something more disciplined, more regulated, and finally, more profitable.

Stay ahead,
DailySocial Team

🚨 What’s New

• Danantara Eyes a GoTo Position as Jakarta Rewrites Ride-Hailing Economics.

  One of the most strategically loaded moves of the year is unfolding quietly. Indonesia’s sovereign investment body Danantara is reportedly evaluating an investment in GoTo, in a context that’s been completely reshaped by Presidential Regulation 27/2026 — which caps platform commissions at 8% (down from 20%), routes 92% of fares directly to drivers, and mandates insurance and BPJS coverage. Coordinating Minister confirmed the policy on Labor Day (May 1, 2026), framing it as a worker-protection priority co-designed with driver organizations. GoTo says it is reviewing the impact and coordinating with partners and customers, mirroring Grab’s posture. The market read is simple: with margins structurally compressed, only platforms that can scale efficiency, cross-sell into higher-margin verticals, and play the long game will be worth backing — and Danantara appears to be doing exactly that calculus.

• Bukalapak’s Q1 Quietly Looks Like a Real Turnaround.

  Bukalapak posted Q1 2026 revenue of IDR 2.37 trillion, up 63% year-on-year, with positive contribution margin of IDR 98 billion and adjusted EBITDA of IDR 24 billion. Net profit came in at IDR 424 billion, supported by IDR 16.43 trillion in cash and liquid investments as of March. The growth engine has clearly shifted: Gaming, Mitra, and Investment are doing the heavy lifting while the core Retail segment continues to feel the squeeze from softer consumer spending. For a company that spent years being defined by its struggles, this is the strongest signal yet that the new business mix is actually working.

• eFishery Saga Closes with a 9-Year Sentence.

  The Bandung District Court sentenced former eFishery CEO Gibran Huzaifah to 9 years in prison and a IDR 1 billion fine (with a 190-day subsidiary sentence) for financial statement manipulation and money laundering. The verdict came in lighter than the prosecution’s 10-year request, but it brings formal legal closure to one of the most consequential governance failures in Indonesian startup history. Gibran’s two co-defendants, Angga Hadrian Raditya and Andri Yadi, were tried alongside him. Beyond the courtroom, the case will keep shaping how investors approach due diligence and reporting standards for Indonesian growth-stage companies for years to come.

• MNC Digital Files for a Hong Kong Listing.

  PT MNC Digital Entertainment Tbk (MSIN) submitted its A1 application for a secondary depository-receipts listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 27, 2026, aiming to tap global liquidity and accelerate expansion of digital content products like its V+ Short platform. The advisory line-up reads top-tier: CICC as sole sponsor, Latham & Watkins on legal, EY as reporting accountant, and BNY Mellon as depository bank. With this filing, MSIN becomes the second Indonesian company chasing an HKEX listing this year, following Merdeka Gold Resources, though final approvals are still pending. It is another quiet sign that Indonesian issuers are starting to view Hong Kong — not just Jakarta or New York — as a serious capital-raising option.

• VIVA Apotek Acquires Farmaku in a Pharmacy Retail Roll-Up.

  PT Sumber Hidup Sehat (VIVA Apotek) signed a conditional agreement on April 10, 2026 to acquire 100% of Farmaku, adding 10 outlets and bringing the network to 125 stores across 44 cities and regencies. With Farmaku contributing roughly IDR 110 billion in annual revenue, the deal is positioned as an omnichannel and distribution-efficiency play, with CEO Haryanto Winata pointing to technology and infrastructure integration as the long-term value driver. In a fragmented pharmacy retail market, expect more of these tuck-in deals as scaled players race to lock in both physical and digital supply chains.

👏 What’s Exciting

• DAUN Farm’s Mojorejo Pilot is a Smart Bet on Where Premium Agriculture Actually Gets Sold

  DAUN Farm, the smart agriculture business under DS Group, is preparing to launch a greenhouse melon pilot at Malang Strudel Group’s flagship Mojorejo destination, turning one of Malang’s busiest culinary-tourism stops into both a distribution channel and a demand-generation engine. The economics look credible: precision-controlled greenhouses producing Grade-A melon with up to four harvest cycles a year (versus 1–2 conventional), 70% better water efficiency, and direct farm-to-consumer sales that bypass the quality-consistency and trust gaps that hav…

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  📌 MAROKO133 Hot startup: GoTo Finds Profit 💰, Ojol Gets a Floor 🛵, TikTok Comes fo

  Dear subscriber,

  This week’s edition lands at a fascinating inflection point for Indonesia’s digital economy. The story that ties almost everything together is that the era of growth-at-all-costs is officially ending and the platforms that built durable businesses are finally being rewarded for it. The signal across all of them is the same — Indonesia’s digital economy is maturing into something more disciplined, more regulated, and finally, more profitable.

  On July 1–2 at AXA Tower – Kuningan City Grand Ballroom, Jakarta, B2B Tech Asia Expo 2026 returns with a sharper, sector-first format: 10 specialized industry zones built around finance, logistics, healthcare, retail, enterprise IT, and beyond — each designed to connect the right buyers with the right solutions. Hosted by VRIGroup and DailySocial, with sponsors and exhibitors including AWS, Salesforce, SoftBank, SMBC, Jenius, Mekari, and Zoho, it remains Southeast Asia’s largest expo built exclusively around B2B software.

  Find your zone. Meet your buyer. Register now at b2btechasia.com.

  Stay ahead,
  DailySocial Team

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  🚨 What’s New

  • Danantara Eyes a GoTo Position as Jakarta Rewrites Ride-Hailing Economics.

    One of the most strategically loaded moves of the year is unfolding quietly. Indonesia’s sovereign investment body Danantara is reportedly evaluating an investment in GoTo, in a context that’s been completely reshaped by Presidential Regulation 27/2026 — which caps platform commissions at 8% (down from 20%), routes 92% of fares directly to drivers, and mandates insurance and BPJS coverage. Coordinating Minister confirmed the policy on Labor Day (May 1, 2026), framing it as a worker-protection priority co-designed with driver organizations. GoTo says it is reviewing the impact and coordinating with partners and customers, mirroring Grab’s posture. The market read is simple: with margins structurally compressed, only platforms that can scale efficiency, cross-sell into higher-margin verticals, and play the long game will be worth backing — and Danantara appears to be doing exactly that calculus.

  • Bukalapak’s Q1 Quietly Looks Like a Real Turnaround.

    Bukalapak posted Q1 2026 revenue of IDR 2.37 trillion, up 63% year-on-year, with positive contribution margin of IDR 98 billion and adjusted EBITDA of IDR 24 billion. Net profit came in at IDR 424 billion, supported by IDR 16.43 trillion in cash and liquid investments as of March. The growth engine has clearly shifted: Gaming, Mitra, and Investment are doing the heavy lifting while the core Retail segment continues to feel the squeeze from softer consumer spending. For a company that spent years being defined by its struggles, this is the strongest signal yet that the new business mix is actually working.

  • eFishery Saga Closes with a 9-Year Sentence.

    The Bandung District Court sentenced former eFishery CEO Gibran Huzaifah to 9 years in prison and a IDR 1 billion fine (with a 190-day subsidiary sentence) for financial statement manipulation and money laundering. The verdict came in lighter than the prosecution’s 10-year request, but it brings formal legal closure to one of the most consequential governance failures in Indonesian startup history. Gibran’s two co-defendants, Angga Hadrian Raditya and Andri Yadi, were tried alongside him. Beyond the courtroom, the case will keep shaping how investors approach due diligence and reporting standards for Indonesian growth-stage companies for years to come.

  • MNC Digital Files for a Hong Kong Listing.

    PT MNC Digital Entertainment Tbk (MSIN) submitted its A1 application for a secondary depository-receipts listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 27, 2026, aiming to tap global liquidity and accelerate expansion of digital content products like its V+ Short platform. The advisory line-up reads top-tier: CICC as sole sponsor, Latham & Watkins on legal, EY as reporting accountant, and BNY Mellon as depository bank. With this filing, MSIN becomes the second Indonesian company chasing an HKEX listing this year, following Merdeka Gold Resources, though final approvals are still pending. It is another quiet sign that Indonesian issuers are starting to view Hong Kong — not just Jakarta or New York — as a serious capital-raising option.

  • VIVA Apotek Acquires Farmaku in a Pharmacy Retail Roll-Up.

    PT Sumber Hidup Sehat (VIVA Apotek) signed a conditional agreement on April 10, 2026 to acquire 100% of Farmaku, adding 10 outlets and bringing the network to 125 stores across 44 cities and regencies. With Farmaku contributing roughly IDR 110 billion in annual revenue, the deal is positioned as an omnichannel and distribution-efficiency play, with CEO Haryanto Winata pointing to technology and infrastructure integration as the long-term value driver. In a fragmented pharmacy retail market, expect more of these tuck-in deals as scaled players race to lock in both physical and digital supply chains.

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  👏 What’s Exciting

  • DAUN Farm’s Mojorejo Pilot is a Smart Bet on Where Premium Agriculture Actually Gets Sold

    DAUN Farm, the smart agriculture business under DS Group, is preparing to launch a greenhouse melon pilot at Malang Strudel Group’s flagship Mojorejo destination, turning one of Malang’s busiest culinary-tourism stops into both a distribution channel and a demand-generation engine. The economics look credible: precision-controlled greenhouses producing Grade-A melon with up to four harvest cycles a year (versus 1–2 conventional), 70% better water efficiency, and direct farm-to-consumer sales that bypass the quality-consistency and trust gaps that hav…

    Konten dipersingkat otomatis.

    🔗 Sumber: dailysocial.id

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