[L-R] Pintar co-founders Gourav Thakkar (CTO ) and Ray Pulungan (CEO)
Pintar, an Indonesian workforce development and advancement platform, has acquired three startups — Gredu, Kerja.io, and Hiringmaps — to enter the trade-based education and labour placement sectors.
Gredu is a social edutech startup focused on the K12 segment in Indonesia. It aims to improve the schooling experience by enhancing engagement among students, teachers and administrators.
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Through its acquisition, Pintar gains access to more than 400 schools across Indonesia, providing an opportunity to strengthen its higher education business by reaching students in general and vocational schools in particular within Gredu’s network.
Gredu’s co-founder and COO Moh. Arya Budi Nugraha will join Pintar to lead its K12 division.
Gredu’s backers, Intudo Ventures and Vertex Ventures, will also join the workforce development and advancement platform’s roster of investors.
Kerja.io is a marketplace for internships in the technology and financial services sectors. By integrating Kerja.io into its platform, Pintar will offer its enterprise customers a global pipeline of highly qualified early-career professionals as interns and mentees. In addition, it will leverage Kerja.io’s assets, including interview preparation materials, case competitions, and engaged professional communities.
Kerja.io co-founder and CEO Tim Wijaya will join Pintar in a product design advisory role.
Hiringmaps is an online portal for recruiting and placing mid-skilled Indonesian migrant workers. This startup will help the company secure the necessary licensure for global labour placement and access to critical domain expertise. Hiringmaps CEO Ghahtan Said Attamimi will join Pintar to lead its cross-border placement division.
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Gredu, Kerja.io, and Hiringmaps have collectively raised nearly US$5 million since their formation.
By consolidating companies along the education-to-employment continuum, Pintar aims to extend its reach across a broader career lifespan, potentially expanding into neighbouring markets. This strategy would diversify Pintar’s revenue streams from a market exposure standpoint, complementing the diversification already achieved across its business segments.
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