# Ryu Kawano Suliawan

> Ryu Kawano Suliawan is a Series A investor at Gojek (Jakarta) backing Women's and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gojek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/go-jek)
- Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryu-suliawan-54436434
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ryu_kawano

Ryu Kawano Suliawan is a Series A investor at Gojek in Jakarta focused on Women's and E-Commerce. Ryu Kawano Suliawan is CEO of PT. Midtrans, the operator of Midtrans. Prior to Midtrans, Ryu was an Associate at TPG Capital’s Tokyo ofice and an Investment Banking Analyst in the Technology, Media, Telecom Group at Lazard Freres & Co.’s San Francisco office. Ryu was born in Indonesia to an Indonesian Father and a Japanese Mother. He speaksIndonesian, Japanese and English fluently. Ryu holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts inEconomics from Claremont McKenna College.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Women's | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Local Shopping | 1 | 100% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 100% |
| Business Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LoveLocal (formerly m.Paani) | LoveLocal (formerly known as m.Paani) is the only app you need for all your daily needs fulfilled by your trusted local shops online. Now enjoy the convenience of online ordering, Fast home delivery, digital payments - all at a tap of a button. Shop anytime, anywhere from a vast range of products including fresh fruits, vegetables, groceries, OTCMedicines, Home and Personal Care Products, snacks, and much more. So LoveLocal! | $5.5M | Series A | Dec 11, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acv-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blume Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blume-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Candy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/candy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Henkel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henkel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chiratae Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-ventures-india) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Gojek

VC Fund · Jakarta, Indonesia

Gojek is an app that providing a variety of services from payments, food delivery, transportation, and logistics.The app is used for food ordering, commuting, digital payments, shopping, hyper-local delivery, getting a massage, and other services. It aims to create a positive socio-economic impact on customers, driver-partners, business, andMSMEs. Gojek is backed by investors including Google, Facebook, PayPal, Sequoia Capital, and Tencent Holdings.The company was founded in 2009 in Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia by Kevin Aluwi, Nadiem Makarim, and Michaelangelo Moran.

5 contacts available at Gojek.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lien Choong Luen | Singapore GM | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lien-choong-luen |
| Michaelangelo Moran | Co-Founder, Brand Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michaelangelo-moran |
| Ryu Kawano Suliawan | Head of Merchants | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryu-kawano-suliawan |
| Hian Goh | Series A Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hian-goh |
| Nadiem Makarim | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nadiem-makarim |

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## FAQ

### What does Ryu Kawano Suliawan invest in?

Ryu Kawano Suliawan invests primarily in Women's, E-Commerce and Local Shopping startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ryu Kawano Suliawan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ryu Kawano Suliawan closed in Dec 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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