The
world's biggest online retailer would make a sizable investment
in Go-Jek and tap into the Jakarta-based company's delivery
infrastructure in Indonesia, the report said.
Both Amazon and Go-Jek did not immediately respond to a Reuters
request for comment.
One of Indonesia's first unicorn companies, Go-Jek, has 20
services and has evolved from ride-sharing to allowing its
customers to make online payments and order everything from food
to groceries and massage services.
Reuters reported in July that the ride-hailing company is valued
up to $10 billion. Investors in Go-Jek include Alphabet Inc's,
Alibaba Group Holdings Inc and Tencent Holdings, and Visa Inc
said https://in.reuters.com/article/gojek-visa/visa-invests-in-indonesian-ride-hailing-firm-go-jek-idINKCN1UC073
it invested in the company as part of its Series F fundraising
round.
(Reporting by Neha Malara in Bengaluru; editing by Arun Koyyur)
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