Achmad Zaky (born 24 August 1986) is an

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and investor. He is a co-founder and the former

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(CEO) of

Bukalapak PT Bukalapak.com Tbk, trading as Bukalapak, is an Indonesian e-commerce company. It was founded in 2010 as an online marketplace to facilitate online commerce for small and medium enterprises (SME). Bukalapak later expanded to digitise small fam ...

, an

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company in Indonesia.

Education

Zaky started learning computer and programming sciences in 1997, through books on

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, and a

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given by his uncle.Enricko Lukman, “Bukalapak CEO: Start early, fail more,” Techinasia
2 Mei 2014 He represented his school at the National Science Olympic event in

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and won the competition while he was attending high school at Public High School 1 in

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. Zaky studied

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Bandung Institute of Technology The Bandung Institute of Technology (; , abbreviated as ITB) is a public research university located in Bandung, Indonesia. It has produced many notable leaders in science, engineering, politics, business, academia, and culture. ITB is one of th ...

(ITB).NendraRengganis, “CEO Bukalapak: Kesuksesan Bukan Milik Mereka yang Sibuk Pacaran Saja. Di Masa Muda, Kamu Harus Mencoba Semua!,” Hipwee
4 November 2015

Business career

Bukalapak

Zaky began his career in technology and entrepreneurship while studying at ITB. He was offered a project to make a

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software for a television station that was monitoring the national election at that time, with a value of IDR 1.5 million. He also tried to build a culinary business that specialises in noodle making, but it was unsuccessful. Following his graduation, Zaky formed a technology consulting firm named Suitmedia. Zaky led Bukalapak as the company's CEO until he resigned in January 2020.

init 6

Following his departure, he started a new venture with Bukalapak's former chief technology officer, Nugroho Herucahyono, who exited the company too. The duo founded Init6, a

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that supports early-stage

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Personal life

In October 2010, Zaky married Diajeng Lestari, who is the founder of Hijup. They have a child named Laiqa Anzani.

Awards and honors

Zaky established

in 2010. In July 2016, he received the

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award from President

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for his exemplary contributions to Indonesia. He was also named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017 for the Technology & Digital Award category.

References

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