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

📌 MAROKO133 Breaking startup: GoTo Finds Profit 💰, Ojol Gets a Floor 🛵, TikTok Com

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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.

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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.

👏 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: IDN Acquires M Bloc 🎶, CVC Bets on MAPI 🛍️, Indonesia Gro

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  Hi everyone, hope this finds you well. This week, Indonesia’s tech and capital landscape is sending strong signals across media, retail, and sovereign investment. IDN is merging digital and physical culture with its M Bloc acquisition, global private equity is backing Indonesian retail through the MAPI deal, and INA is posting a profit surge alongside fresh banking leadership. On the horizon, Danantara’s clean power export plan and a strong Q1 GDP print round out an optimistic picture. Let’s dive in.

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  🚨 What’s New

  • IDN Acquires M Bloc Group, Merges Digital and Physical Culture Media and entertainment tech company IDN has officially acquired M Bloc Group, Indonesia’s leading placemaking network for culture, creativity, and community. The acquired portfolio, including M Bloc Space, Pos Bloc Jakarta, Surabaya, and Medan, and Lokananta Bloc Solo, will operate under a unified platform called IDN Bloc while keeping each venue’s identity intact. The move gives IDN a physical canvas to connect brands and communities with Gen Z, integrating with assets like JKT48, Saweria, and Pestapora. For Indonesia’s creator economy, it signals a maturing thesis that digital media and physical cultural spaces are stronger together. Expect more ambitious content, events, and creator collaborations to flow from this combined ecosystem.

  • JALA Tech Backer Seeks US$30M for Aquatech Roll-Up A backer of Indonesian shrimp-farming startup JALA Tech is raising around US$30 million to build a new aquatech roll-up platform consolidating smaller independent tech firms with strong local networks. The strategy targets fragmented aquaculture technology players, aiming to scale distribution and data across one of the world’s largest shrimp-producing nations. JALA itself has monitored shrimp across more than 35,000 water bodies for roughly 20,000 users, showing the depth of demand for digitized cultivation. A consolidation play makes sense in a sector where scale and traceability unlock global market access. For Indonesia’s blue economy, this points to a more mature, investable aquatech landscape ahead.

  • MSCI Removes Six Indonesian Stocks, IDX Stays Optimistic MSCI’s May 2026 review removed six Indonesian names from its Global Standard Index, including Amman Mineral, Barito Renewables, and Chandra Asri, with the changes effective after May 29. The reshuffle is a short-term consequence of transparency and free-float reforms pushed by IDX and OJK, including the new High Shareholding Concentration framework. IDX interim CEO Jeffrey Hendrik framed it as near-term pain for long-term gain, expressing optimism about the structural payoff. Cleaner ownership disclosure and deeper free float are exactly what international investors have asked of Indonesia for years. The reforms position the market for healthier, more durable foreign participation once the dust settles.

  • Pacific Universal Becomes New Controller of MAPI Singapore-based Pacific Universal Investments, affiliated with private equity giant CVC Capital Partners, has acquired a 51% controlling stake in retail powerhouse Mitra Adiperkasa (MAPI) for Rp11.81 trillion. A mandatory tender offer to public shareholders has been set at Rp1,550 per share, a premium of around 22% over MAPI’s 90-day average trading price. The acquirer’s stated goal is to grow the MAPI group across Indonesia and the wider Southeast Asia region. Global institutional capital backing one of Indonesia’s largest lifestyle retailers is a strong vote of confidence in domestic consumption. For the retail sector, it signals that Indonesia’s consumer story remains a magnet for serious long-term investors.

  • INA Posts 37% Profit Surge, Names Banking Veteran as CEO Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) reported a 37.3% jump in 2025 net profit to Rp7.45 trillion, with revenue up 43% to Rp8.45 trillion and assets under management reaching Rp146.2 trillion. The sovereign fund deployed capital across infrastructure, green energy, digital infrastructure, and advanced materials, while catalyzing significant foreign direct investment. In parallel, INA named investment banker Oki Ramadhana, ex-Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Mandiri Sekuritas, as CEO, with Laksono Widodo as CIO and Adhiputra Tanoyo as CRO. The combination of strong returns and a deep-bench leadership team strengthens INA’s credibility with global co-investors. For Indonesia’s capital-formation engine, this is momentum that compounds.

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