Bibit raises new investment round

Jakarta, 25 May 2022 - Bibit, one of the leading digital investment apps in Indonesia, has announced that it has raised more than US$80m in a funding round led by GIC Private Limited (GIC), joined by Prosus Ventures and other existing investors. The funds raised will be used for the launch of new products and services, tech development, acquiring top talent from the country, and strengthening the company’s financial education programs to create an investing-aware culture among the general public.

Having started as a platform for investors to share stock-investing ideas, news, and information in real-time, Stockbit launched Bibit in early 2019. A pioneering mutual fund robo-advisory investment app in Indonesia, Bibit continues to focus on building innovative products and services to democratize investing in the country’s capital market, as well as enabling its users to invest in diversified assets classes. To date, Bibit has enabled millions of investors – mostly millennials and first-time investors – in 500 cities across the archipelago to build investment portfolios based on their risk profiles and investment goals in a safe, simple and seamless way.

The company has achieved several milestones in the past year, including the launch of Stockbit Sekuritas, e-IPO feature that allows users to participate in a 100% online IPO process, Stockbit Academy providing stock market education from experienced financial mentors for free, and being appointed by the Ministry of Finance Republic of Indonesia as a Distribution Partner to sell the Government Securities (SBN) in early 2022.

CEO & Co-founder of Bibit, Sigit Kouwagam said, “We believe that everyone deserves a better future. We are here to enable Indonesians to participate in the capital market and help people achieve their financial goals through the right investment. We are thrilled to welcome GIC as a new investor and delighted to have the support from our existing investor partners to accelerate this mission.”

Based on IDX and Central Custodian data, the number of mutual fund investors in Indonesia grew 80.3% (YoY) from 4.41 million in April 2021 to 7.95 million in April 2022, while in the same period the number of stock investors has reached 3.83 million with 66.7% of growth (YoY). This growth was primarily contributed by retail investors, with more than half of the investors choosing Bibit and Stockbit as their investment apps. Despite this rapid growth, however, less than 4% of Indonesians have participated in the capital market so far.