Job platform provider Pintarnya has secured a Series A funding round worth US$16.7 million.

According to TechCrunch, the round was led by Square Peg with participation from existing investors Vertex Venture Southeast Asia & India and East Ventures.

With the fresh capital, Pintarnya Co-Founder Henry Hendrawan said the company will strengthen its platform technology while also expanding financial services through partnerships.

The firm is also open to regional expansion in Southeast Asia should the right momentum arise.

“In the next five years, we want Pintarnya to become the super app of choice for Indonesian workers, the first stop when seeking jobs, upgrading skills, or making financial decisions,”

Hendrawan said.

Founded in 2022, Pintarnya set out to address two key challenges faced by Indonesian workers: earning a decent income and accessing healthier financing options.

Hendrawan explained that most workers in Indonesia still look for jobs offline through job fairs or word-of-mouth referrals.

Companies are often inundated with stacks of paper applications, while applicants rarely receive a response.

For loans, workers typically rely on family, friends, or even moneylenders who often impose harsh collection practices.

Pintarnya was created to digitise the job-matching process using AI, making recruitment faster and more efficient.

“In addition, the platform provides access to safer and healthier loans, with repayment schemes tailored to workers’ capacity rather than trapping them in debt,”

Hendrawan said.

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