Our History.
Our company was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and Leontinus Alpha Edison who saw disparity in opportunities across Indonesia.Merchants in small towns have to move to urban areas to expand market reach, while consumers across Indonesia have limited access to goods or have to pay more for the same goods just because of where they live. These disparities led to unnecessary urbanization. Our founders decided to build a platform where everyone can start and discover anything, and democratize commercethrough technology. Since our founding in 2009, Tokopedia has been a force that pioneers digital transformation in the country.
We cannot stand without our partner. Our businesses are build on a trust - the trust to connect millions of Indonesians across more than 17,000 islands. In building this trust, we create bridges to connect us with our partners, not walls to separate us with others.


Pioneering digital transformation in the country, we are the first marketplace to implement escrow system, introduces instant delivery with ride-hailing company, enters Digital Goods category and pioneers to leverage mini-markets as offline payment points. Along with our growth, Sequoia and Softbank entrust us with $100 million funding where we became the first Indonesian company that they invest in.