Tech investors flock to Indonesia's titans but fewer start-ups break through

Gojeks drivers at a Gojek shelter in West Java, Indonesia. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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JAKARTA - For Mr Adrian Gunadi, chief executive and co-founder of fintech company Investree, the pandemic has brought opportunity from adversity.

Since Investree was founded in 2015, it has more or less pioneered online lending against receivables to businesses that are too small for commercial banks to bother with.

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