Where is Merdeka located?

Merdeka is headquartered in Indonesia.

Is Merdeka a funded company?

Merdeka is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Merdeka rank among its competitors?

Merdeka ranks 3786th amongst 16194 active competitors, of which 87 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Axios, which secured an undisclosed amount in Nov, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of Merdeka?

Merdeka's top competitors include Axios, Rediff.com and Ziff Davis. Among them, Axios secured the most recent funding round in November, 2021.

Merdeka - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Merdeka is an unfunded company based in Indonesia, founded in 2012 by Eka Wiharto and Steve Christian. It operates as a News content production and digital publishing. Merdeka has not raised any funding yet. The company has 16194 active competitors, including 87 funded and 248 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Axios, Rediff.com and Ziff Davis.

Company Details

Jakarta-based merdeka.com is an online media portal from Kapanlagi.com Network that publishes news, editorial and opinion content. The portal provides news across categories like political, travel, style, finance, sports, health etc. App is also available on both Android and iOS. Readers can search for news based on trending tags. The company has in-house reporters and content creator.

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Founded Year

2012

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Indonesia

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Unfunded

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3786^th among 16194 active competitors

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Merdeka has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Merdeka are Eka Wiharto and Steve Christian.

Here are the details of Merdeka's key team members:

Eka Wiharto: Co-Founder of Merdeka and founder of 3 other companies, KLY, KapanLagi Network and Dream.co.id.
Steve Christian: Co-Founder & CEO of Merdeka and founder of 1 other company.

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Top competitors of Merdeka include Axios, Rediff.com and Ziff Davis. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Merdeka, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Axios 2016, Arlington (United States), Acquired	App-based platform offering multi-category news	$30M	Lerer Hippeau, Greycroft & 13 others	77/100
2nd	Rediff.com 1996, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Provider of news, email services, stock quotes, and online expert advice	-	Edelweiss, Quintrol Technologies & 24 others	74/100
3rd	Ziff Davis 1927, New York City (United States), Acquired	Operator of digital media and internet brands across multiple categories	-	Insight Partners, Norwest Equity Partners ... & 1 others	71/100
4th	Sina 1998, China, Late Stage	Provider of product testing and review services	-	Sequoia Capital China, FountainVest Partners ... & 7 others	67/100
5th	Yandex 2000, Moscow (Russia), Public	Blog focusing on music, market, video, and other related topics	-	Middleland Capital, Tiger Global Management ... & 10 others	67/100
6th	QQ 1999, Shenzhen (China), Funding Raised	Online platform offering multi-category news	-	Yunfeng Capital, IDG Capital & 6 others	66/100
7th	Terra 1999, Brasilia (Brazil), Acquired	Operator of a news, entertainment, and sports online content platform	-	-	64/100
8th	Axel Springer 1946, Berlin (Germany), Public	Provider of news media and technology-related services and journalistic content	-	Hellman & Friedman, RocketSpace & 4 others	64/100
9th	Penske Media Corporation 2003, Los Angeles (United States), Series C	Provider of media and entertainment publications covering various industries and events	$235M	Public Investment Fund, Quadrangle Group & 4 others	63/100
10th	SAPO 1995, Lisbon (Portugal), Unfunded	Online platform providing multi category news	-	-	63/100
3786th	Merdeka 2012, Indonesia, Unfunded	News content production and digital publishing	-	-	18/100