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LinkAja Officially Acquires iGrow

In collaboration to simplify access to productive financing for MSMEs in tier 2 and 3 cities

LinkAja today (29/4) announced its acquisition of iGrow, a p2p lending startup that focuses on productive financing in agriculture. In the statement, this corporate action aims to expand LinkAja's business line to online financing, especially for the MSMEs productive sector. This is in line with LinkAja's goal of encouraging financial inclusion and improving the Indonesian people welfare through economic independence.

This move was made after LinkAja previously managed to book series B funding of more than $ 100 million - including from Grab and Gojek. Meanwhile, iGrow was backed by some investors in its seed funding, including 500 Startups, East Ventures, Rekanext, and through its participation in the Google Launchpad Accelerator program.

In her remarks, LinkAja's CEO, Haryati Lawidjaja said, "The business line expansion to the financing sector is a real step for LinkAja in providing easy access to finance and economy, especially for the lower-middle class and MSMEs [...] Supported by LinkAja's strong ecosystem network in various areas outside Java and tier-2 and 3 cities, LinkAja aims to provide equal access to financing for MSME players focused on Java and tier-1 cities."

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