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JUN 10 2020
GoPlay raises funding to support local talent and grow Indonesia’s entertainment industry
GoPlay, Gojek’s on-demand video platform, announced the close of its first independent funding round. The round was led by ZWC Partners and Golden Gate Ventures, along with Openspace Ventures, Ideosource Entertainment and Redbadge Pacific.
JUN 3 2020
Global technology and payments companies invest in Gojek
Gojek announced today that Facebook and PayPal have joined Google, Tencent and others as investors in its current fundraise. This new investment will support Gojek’s mission to boost Southeast Asia’s digital economy, with a focus on supporting payments and financial services in the region.
MAR 26 2020
What is the hiring process for data Scientists at gojek
In a world that is largely driven by digital technology, there is little that has been left untouched by Gojek. Making a modest beginning as a nondescript call center, this Indonesia-based company today is developing products that help millions of people commute, shop, eat, pay, and do a dozen other things daily.
MAR 24 2020
Indonesian tech giant Gojek announces $6 M fund for its driver partners in times of COVID-19
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Desperate times also manage to separate the chaff from the wheat. In these times of coronavirus crisis, the fear of job loss and salary cuts are all too real, putting the onus on organisations to choose the right path
FEB 3 2020
China has exported many things successfully except its superapp concept to India
Experts believe the superapp concept hasn’t really taken off in India due to its market dynamics. Indian consumers are not as homogenous as China’s, the country suffers from a combination of low-buying power and high fragmentation, and in terms of consumption pattern, Indian transactions tend to sway on deal basis, while China traditionally observes a volume-based play.
JAN 23 2020
Gojek’s Gaurav Rakheja quit law school to learn coding
Five years ago, Gaurav Rakheja was as far from technology as you could get – he was freshly enrolled in law school, while dabbling in music on the side, strumming classic Led Zeppelin tunes at gigs around the capital. But less than a year into the course, he realised law wasn’t what he wanted to do. He dropped out and decided to pursue a degree in computer science. After that, he says, there was no looking back.
JAN 22 2020
With Zomato's acquisition of Uber Eats...
Food delivery giant Zomato announced earlier this week that it has acquired Uber Eats in an all-stock deal worth $350 million. Uber Eats, a food delivery wing of ride-hailing platform Uber, had been in talks with other food-delivery players in the market, for a possible merger. Many rumours had surfaced of Uber Eats' possible acquisition by Zomato. And lo and behold! It's here.
JAN 12 2020
Skip the résumé race, crack a hackathon to land that dream job
A few years ago, Akanshi Srivastava was the only woman in a Google Developers Group. Recently, she participated in a hackathon in Bengaluru organized by Skillenza for Indonesian on-demand services company Gojek. SheHack, as it was called, had only women.
OCT 17 2019
TechSparks 2019: Key to successful scaling is managing software complexity, says Sidu Ponnappa
Head of engineering and MD, Gojek India, Sidu Ponnappa knows how to scale software, and where the cracks appear as the startup progresses. Get an insight into a founder’s mindset that is wired on scale from his talk at TechSparks 2019.
OCT 23 2019
A New Era for Gojek
Nadiem’s departure from Gojek has seen Kevin Aluwi and Andre Soelistyo take over responsibility for running the company as co-CEOs, with a focus on ensuring the long term sustainability of the business. Nadiem, Andre and Kevin have been running the business together for a number of years, which will ensure that this leadership transition will run smoothly.
OCT 15 2019
Gojek appoints ex-NASA engineer George Do as Chief Information Security Officer
George Do has been appointed Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Gojek, where he will be responsible for the security of the company, including its portfolio of apps, products and services, as well as overall information security strategy and management of governance, risk and compliance.
SEP 26 2019
Indonesian ride-hailer Gojek takes on Netflix with video-streaming platform
JAKARTA: Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek on Thursday (Sep 26) launched a video streaming service featuring original movies and TV shows, as the firm makes a big push into online content in Southeast Asia's largest economy, its entertainment chief said.
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SEP 24 2019
[Techie Tuesday] From building a group messaging product on SMS to leading Gojek’s Tech Centre - Sidu Ponnappa’s coding journey
This week on Techie Tuesday, we feature Sidu Ponnappa, MD of Gojek India Engineering Centre. His entrepreneurial journey has many lessons for anyone aspiring to strike out on their own - of success, innovations, technology, and more.
SEP 10 2019
Gojek launches GoGames for Gamers in Indonesia
Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand services and payments platform, today announced the launch of GoGames, the latest service available on the Gojek app in Indonesia, designed especially for gamers.
AUGUST 28 2019
Why hyperlocal startups like Swiggy and Dunzo are set to go the Gojek way and form super apps
Earlier this month, Hyderabad’s resident Obesh decided to order food on Zomato. But then, something else happened. In the ultimate jugaad, he managed to hitch a ride home with the delivery executive. While Zomato, present in over 500 cities across the country, may not be a bike-hailing service, it did so for one night.
AUGUST 28 2019
Gojek leads green initiatives for Indonesia
Indonesia has been identified as the second-largest global polluter of plastic waste after China. Every year around 3 million tons of plastic waste from Indonesia pollutes the ocean. Major rivers and coastal areas have been filled with rubbish that may take hundreds of years to decompose.
JULY 22 2019
Gojek revamps logo, shares insights to new look and creative challenges
Gojek has unveiled a new visual identity, swapping the Ojek (bike taxis in Bahasa Indonesia) logomark for “Solv”, a nearly-rounded ring encircling a dot. The rebrand seeks to reflect the company’s evolution “from a Jakarta-based ride-hailing service to Southeast Asia’s leading Super App”, said a press release.
JULY 17 2019
Visa and Gojek Join Hands for Financial Inclusion in SE Asia
Visa, the world’s leading digital payments technology company has invested in Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand service and payments platform, as part of the latter’s ongoing Series F fundraising round. The two companies will work together to provide greater options on cashless payments and more seamless experiences for consumers across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
JULY 12 2019
Gojek secures investment from SCB in Thailand
Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand service and payments platform, announced an investment from leading Thai bank, SCB. The investment is part of Gojek’s ongoing Series F funding round. As part of the agreement, SCB will partner with Gojek’s local affiliate, GET, to enable seamless payment experiences and create a more vibrant ecosystem for GET users, drivers, merchants, and partners in Thailand.
JUNE 13 2019
Gojek acquires B’luru-based AirCTO, sets up tech centre in Gurgaon
Bengaluru: Gojek, one of the hottest startups from Southeast Asia. has acquired AirCTO, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence (AI) recruitment platform. On Tuesday, it also announced it has opened its second engineering and product development centre in India, in Gurgaon, where it plans to hire over 100 people. The first centre is in Bengaluru.
JUNE 12 2019
Gojek acquires AirCTO, expands operations in India
Gojek, the Super App of Southeast Asia, acquired AirCTO, a Bangalore-based Artificial Intelligence recruitment platform, and opened its second engineering and product development centre in Gurgaon. As part of the deal, the AirCTO team will be joining Gojek with immediate effect and will be looking into building products that accelerate the recruitment of talent for Gojek.
JUNE 07 2019
The cloud has evolved into a building block of the digital era
CLOUD computing has been around for more than a decade, having first become a topic of discussion at IT conferences and seminars way back in 2006. Back then, it primarily referred to a new infrastructure that provided on-demand access to data storage and computing power.
JUNE 05 2019
10 Best Firms In India For Data Scientists To Work For – 2019
With about 50 data scientists spread across geographies, Gojek is built on the philosophy of speed, innovation and social impact. To encourage employee-friendliness, the company offers complete freedom to run experiments, challenge conventions and provide the necessary room for the team to feel empowered. Their zero-hierarchy model allows the employees to take quick decisions.
MAY 30 2019
Gojek Completes 10 Million Trips in Six Months in Singapore
Indonesia based ride-hailing platform Gojek announced that it has hit the milestone of 10 million completed trips in Singapore according to a statement. This announcement coincides with the company celebrating six months of operations in Singapore, after officially launching its ride-hailing service on November 29, 2018.
MAY 27 2019
Unlimited leaves and meals: Indonesia's Gojek woos India talent
Keto meals, personalised workspaces, airport pickups and drops, unlimited sick leaves, and casual leaves that don’t need any approvals — Indonesian ride-hailing company Gojek is leaving no stone unturned in wooing talent for its India engineering centre.
FEBRUARY O1 2019
Google, JD.com, and Tencent lead first closing of Gojek’s Series F funding round
Gojek has finalized the first closing of its ongoing Series F fundraise. This initial round was led by existing investors Google, JD.com, and Tencent, with Mitsubishi Corporation and Provident Capital among other investors
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Pre-registration for drivers in Singapore commences
Gojek has today launched a portal through which drivers can pre-register to use its platform. By signing up, drivers will have the opportunity to be among Gojek’s first driver-partners in Singapore.
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Gojek Tech to hire 200 engineers in India to work on its ‘Super App’
Gojek, Southeast Asia’s first unicorn and the fastest growing start-up headquartered in Indonesia, plans to hire 200 engineers in Bangalore to support its expanding portfolio of products in food delivery, taxi-sharing, logistics, digital payments and multiple services.
August 1, 2018
GO-VIET expands services to 12 districts in HO CHI MINH city as the app becomes available for public download
Bangalore, India – GO-VIET, the on-demand multi-service app backed by Gojek, is set to expand its coverage to 12 districts across Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, August 1st, as the app becomes available for public download on the Apple App Store & Google Play for the first time.
JULY 03, 2018
Gojek appoints Ranjan Sakalley as CTO of GoPay
Indonesia's ride hailing service Gojek has appointed Ranjan Sakalley as the chief technology officer of its payments arm GoPay. In this role, Sakalley will work alongside group CTO Ajey Gore to lead all product engineering for GoPay products including the design, delivery and reliability of the products.
JUNE 25, 2018
Gojek announces the launch of locally founded companies in Vietnam and Thailand
Bangalore, India– Gojek today announces the launch of two locally founded companies in Vietnam and Thailand that will form the first wave of its international expansion. The companies will be run by local founding management teams, with Gojek providing knowledge and expertise as well as technology and investment.
MAY 24, 2018
Gojek to Launch International Expansion Into Four New Markets
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Gojek has confirmed that it is to invest $500 million in its international expansion strategy. The company will enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines within the next few months, starting with ride-hailing but ultimately aiming to...
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Gojek buys 3 fintech firms to conquer Indonesia payments
Ride-hailing service Gojek, Indonesia's first billion-dollar tech startup, has agreed to acquire three local fintech firms as it seeks to expand its grip on the digital payments market. The deals involve Kartuku, a leading offline payments processing company in Indonesia...
DECEMBER 8, 2017
Southeast Asia's Ride-Hailing War is Being Waged on Motorbikes
JAKARTA, Indonesia - On a recent morning driving his motorbike for one of Asia's fastest-growing tech start-ups, Nasrun picked up and dropped off four school-children, an office worker, medicine from a pharmacy, some dumplings with peanut sauce...
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
An insider's account of how Gojek hit 900x scale in 18 months and is still doubling
Gojek scaled 900 times in the first 18 months after the launch of its mobile app in January 2015. By June 2016, there were over 20 million bookings on Gojek about 667,000 rides per day. After that, the Indonesia startup turned into a unicorn, raising a funding round of US$550 million. It did all that with a team of less than 80 engineers.
OCTOBER 22, 2017
How Indonesian Unicorn Gojek went from 20 bikes to US $2.5 Billion & an e-money revolution
Ten years ago, few could have predicted the mobile payment revolution in Indonesia would be driven not by the banking industry, but by a firm that started out as a motorcycle-taxi booking operation with just 20 riders.
MAY 9, 2017
How a small-town commerce graduate became CTO of a multibillion-dollar company
Ajey Gore, a commerce graduate from University of Allahabad, is a brilliant example that you don’t need a formal degree to chase your dreams. Hailing from Banda in Uttar Pradesh, today he’s the group CTO of Indonesia’s first unicorn, Gojek.
JUN 10 2020
GoPlay raises funding to support local talent and grow Indonesia’s entertainment industry
GoPlay, Gojek’s on-demand video platform, announced the close of its first independent funding round. The round was led by ZWC Partners and Golden Gate Ventures, along with Openspace Ventures, Ideosource Entertainment and Redbadge Pacific.
JUN 3 2020
Global technology and payments companies invest in Gojek
Gojek announced today that Facebook and PayPal have joined Google, Tencent and others as investors in its current fundraise. This new investment will support Gojek’s mission to boost Southeast Asia’s digital economy, with a focus on supporting payments and financial services in the region.
OCT 23 2019
A New Era for Gojek
Nadiem’s departure from Gojek has seen Kevin Aluwi and Andre Soelistyo take over responsibility for running the company as co-CEOs, with a focus on ensuring the long term sustainability of the business. Nadiem, Andre and Kevin have been running the business together for a number of years, which will ensure that this leadership transition will run smoothly.
OCT 15 2019
Gojek appoints ex-NASA engineer George Do as Chief Information Security Officer
George Do has been appointed Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Gojek, where he will be responsible for the security of the company, including its portfolio of apps, products and services, as well as overall information security strategy and management of governance, risk and compliance.
SEP 10 2019
Gojek launches GoGames for Gamers in Indonesia
Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand services and payments platform, today announced the launch of GoGames, the latest service available on the Gojek app in Indonesia, designed especially for gamers.
JULY 22 2019
Gojek revamps logo, shares insights to new look and creative challenges
Gojek has unveiled a new visual identity, swapping the Ojek (bike taxis in Bahasa Indonesia) logomark for “Solv”, a nearly-rounded ring encircling a dot. The rebrand seeks to reflect the company’s evolution “from a Jakarta-based ride-hailing service to Southeast Asia’s leading Super App”, said a press release.
JULY 17 2019
Visa and Gojek Join Hands for Financial Inclusion in SE Asia
Visa, the world’s leading digital payments technology company has invested in Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand service and payments platform, as part of the latter’s ongoing Series F fundraising round. The two companies will work together to provide greater options on cashless payments and more seamless experiences for consumers across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
JULY 12 2019
Gojek secures investment from SCB in Thailand
Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand service and payments platform, announced an investment from leading Thai bank, SCB. The investment is part of Gojek’s ongoing Series F funding round. As part of the agreement, SCB will partner with Gojek’s local affiliate, GET, to enable seamless payment experiences and create a more vibrant ecosystem for GET users, drivers, merchants, and partners in Thailand.
JUNE 12 2019
Gojek acquires AirCTO, expands operations in India
Gojek, the Super App of Southeast Asia, acquired AirCTO, a Bangalore-based Artificial Intelligence recruitment platform, and opened its second engineering and product development centre in Gurgaon. As part of the deal, the AirCTO team will be joining Gojek with immediate effect and will be looking into building products that accelerate the recruitment of talent for Gojek.
MAY 30 2019
Gojek Completes 10 Million Trips in Six Months in Singapore
Indonesia based ride-hailing platform Gojek announced that it has hit the milestone of 10 million completed trips in Singapore according to a statement. This announcement coincides with the company celebrating six months of operations in Singapore, after officially launching its ride-hailing service on November 29, 2018.
MAY 27 2019
Unlimited leaves and meals: Indonesia's Gojek woos India talent
Keto meals, personalised workspaces, airport pickups and drops, unlimited sick leaves, and casual leaves that don’t need any approvals — Indonesian ride-hailing company Gojek is leaving no stone unturned in wooing talent for its India engineering centre.
FEBRUARY O1 2019
Google, JD.com, and Tencent lead first closing of Gojek’s Series F funding round
Gojek has finalized the first closing of its ongoing Series F fundraise. This initial round was led by existing investors Google, JD.com, and Tencent, with Mitsubishi Corporation and Provident Capital among other investors
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Pre-registration for drivers in Singapore commences
Gojek has today launched a portal through which drivers can pre-register to use its platform. By signing up, drivers will have the opportunity to be among Gojek’s first driver-partners in Singapore.
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Gojek Tech to hire 200 engineers in India to work on its ‘Super App’
Gojek, Southeast Asia’s first unicorn and the fastest growing start-up headquartered in Indonesia, plans to hire 200 engineers in Bangalore to support its expanding portfolio of products in food delivery, taxi-sharing, logistics, digital payments and multiple services.
August 1, 2018
GO-VIET expands services to 12 districts in HO CHI MINH city as the app becomes available for public download
Bangalore, India – GO-VIET, the on-demand multi-service app backed by Gojek, is set to expand its coverage to 12 districts across Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, August 1st, as the app becomes available for public download on the Apple App Store & Google Play for the first time.
JUNE 25, 2018
Gojek announces the launch of locally founded companies in Vietnam and Thailand
Bangalore, India– Gojek today announces the launch of two locally founded companies in Vietnam and Thailand that will form the first wave of its international expansion. The companies will be run by local founding management teams, with Gojek providing knowledge and expertise as well as technology and investment.
MAY 24, 2018
Gojek to Launch International Expansion Into Four New Markets
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Gojek has confirmed that it is to invest $500 million in its international expansion strategy. The company will enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines within the next few months, starting with ride-hailing but ultimately aiming to...
MAY 9, 2017
How a small-town commerce graduate became CTO of a multibillion-dollar company
Ajey Gore, a commerce graduate from University of Allahabad, is a brilliant example that you don’t need a formal degree to chase your dreams. Hailing from Banda in Uttar Pradesh, today he’s the group CTO of Indonesia’s first unicorn, Gojek.
MAR 26 2020
What is the hiring process for data Scientists at gojek
In a world that is largely driven by digital technology, there is little that has been left untouched by Gojek. Making a modest beginning as a nondescript call center, this Indonesia-based company today is developing products that help millions of people commute, shop, eat, pay, and do a dozen other things daily.
MAR 24 2020
Indonesian tech giant Gojek announces $6 M fund for its driver partners in times of COVID-19
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Desperate times also manage to separate the chaff from the wheat. In these times of coronavirus crisis, the fear of job loss and salary cuts are all too real, putting the onus on organisations to choose the right path
FEB 3 2020
China has exported many things successfully except its superapp concept to India
Experts believe the superapp concept hasn’t really taken off in India due to its market dynamics. Indian consumers are not as homogenous as China’s, the country suffers from a combination of low-buying power and high fragmentation, and in terms of consumption pattern, Indian transactions tend to sway on deal basis, while China traditionally observes a volume-based play.
JAN 23 2020
Gojek’s Gaurav Rakheja quit law school to learn coding
Five years ago, Gaurav Rakheja was as far from technology as you could get – he was freshly enrolled in law school, while dabbling in music on the side, strumming classic Led Zeppelin tunes at gigs around the capital. But less than a year into the course, he realised law wasn’t what he wanted to do. He dropped out and decided to pursue a degree in computer science. After that, he says, there was no looking back.
JAN 22 2020
With Zomato's acquisition of Uber Eats...
Food delivery giant Zomato announced earlier this week that it has acquired Uber Eats in an all-stock deal worth $350 million. Uber Eats, a food delivery wing of ride-hailing platform Uber, had been in talks with other food-delivery players in the market, for a possible merger. Many rumours had surfaced of Uber Eats' possible acquisition by Zomato. And lo and behold! It's here.
JAN 12 2020
Skip the résumé race, crack a hackathon to land that dream job
A few years ago, Akanshi Srivastava was the only woman in a Google Developers Group. Recently, she participated in a hackathon in Bengaluru organized by Skillenza for Indonesian on-demand services company Gojek. SheHack, as it was called, had only women.
OCT 17 2019
TechSparks 2019: Key to successful scaling is managing software complexity, says Sidu Ponnappa
Head of engineering and MD, Gojek India, Sidu Ponnappa knows how to scale software, and where the cracks appear as the startup progresses. Get an insight into a founder’s mindset that is wired on scale from his talk at TechSparks 2019.
SEP 26 2019
Indonesian ride-hailer Gojek takes on Netflix with video-streaming platform
JAKARTA: Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek on Thursday (Sep 26) launched a video streaming service featuring original movies and TV shows, as the firm makes a big push into online content in Southeast Asia's largest economy, its entertainment chief said.
SEP 24 2019
[Techie Tuesday] From building a group messaging product on SMS to leading Gojek’s Tech Centre - Sidu Ponnappa’s coding journey
This week on Techie Tuesday, we feature Sidu Ponnappa, MD of Gojek India Engineering Centre. His entrepreneurial journey has many lessons for anyone aspiring to strike out on their own - of success, innovations, technology, and more.
AUGUST 28 2019
Why hyperlocal startups like Swiggy and Dunzo are set to go the Gojek way and form super apps
Earlier this month, Hyderabad’s resident Obesh decided to order food on Zomato. But then, something else happened. In the ultimate jugaad, he managed to hitch a ride home with the delivery executive. While Zomato, present in over 500 cities across the country, may not be a bike-hailing service, it did so for one night.
AUGUST 28 2019
Gojek leads green initiatives for Indonesia
Indonesia has been identified as the second-largest global polluter of plastic waste after China. Every year around 3 million tons of plastic waste from Indonesia pollutes the ocean. Major rivers and coastal areas have been filled with rubbish that may take hundreds of years to decompose.
JUNE 13 2019
Gojek acquires B’luru-based AirCTO, sets up tech centre in Gurgaon
Bengaluru: Gojek, one of the hottest startups from Southeast Asia. has acquired AirCTO, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence (AI) recruitment platform. On Tuesday, it also announced it has opened its second engineering and product development centre in India, in Gurgaon, where it plans to hire over 100 people. The first centre is in Bengaluru.
JUNE 07 2019
The cloud has evolved into a building block of the digital era
CLOUD computing has been around for more than a decade, having first become a topic of discussion at IT conferences and seminars way back in 2006. Back then, it primarily referred to a new infrastructure that provided on-demand access to data storage and computing power.
JUNE 05 2019
10 Best Firms In India For Data Scientists To Work For – 2019
With about 50 data scientists spread across geographies, Gojek is built on the philosophy of speed, innovation and social impact. To encourage employee-friendliness, the company offers complete freedom to run experiments, challenge conventions and provide the necessary room for the team to feel empowered. Their zero-hierarchy model allows the employees to take quick decisions.
JULY 03, 2018
Gojek appoints Ranjan Sakalley as CTO of GoPay
Indonesia's ride hailing service Gojek has appointed Ranjan Sakalley as the chief technology officer of its payments arm GoPay. In this role, Sakalley will work alongside group CTO Ajey Gore to lead all product engineering for GoPay products including the design, delivery and reliability of the products.
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Gojek buys 3 fintech firms to conquer Indonesia payments
Ride-hailing service Gojek, Indonesia's first billion-dollar tech startup, has agreed to acquire three local fintech firms as it seeks to expand its grip on the digital payments market. The deals involve Kartuku, a leading offline payments processing company in Indonesia...
DECEMBER 8, 2017
Southeast Asia's Ride-Hailing War is Being Waged on Motorbikes
JAKARTA, Indonesia - On a recent morning driving his motorbike for one of Asia's fastest-growing tech start-ups, Nasrun picked up and dropped off four school-children, an office worker, medicine from a pharmacy, some dumplings with peanut sauce...
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
An insider's account of how Gojek hit 900x scale in 18 months and is still doubling
Gojek scaled 900 times in the first 18 months after the launch of its mobile app in January 2015. By June 2016, there were over 20 million bookings on Gojek about 667,000 rides per day. After that, the Indonesia startup turned into a unicorn, raising a funding round of US$550 million. It did all that with a team of less than 80 engineers.
OCTOBER 22, 2017
How Indonesian Unicorn Gojek went from 20 bikes to US $2.5 Billion & an e-money revolution
Ten years ago, few could have predicted the mobile payment revolution in Indonesia would be driven not by the banking industry, but by a firm that started out as a motorcycle-taxi booking operation with just 20 riders.