Indonesia blue-collar job platform Lumina received backing from Y-Combinator and Alpha JWC as the startup looks to meet a pressing need. While tech workers and other white-collar staff in the country can utilize any number of employment websites and apps, these tools are still unavailable for numerous other sectors.
This led to the launch of Lumina in September 2021. Based in Jakarta, the employment platform aims to provide better economic opportunities for blue-collar workers. Early response has been strong with the startup having brought on more than 100,000 job seekers and 20,000 jobs from a wealth of companies in the last two months.
The Indonesia blue-collar job platform is currently recording notable growth with 1,000 new user sign-ups and 3,000 new jobs added each day.
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“Blue-collar workers in Indonesia are severely underserved. They lack access to career and development resources that can provide them with better economic opportunities. We, at Lumina, are eager to provide them with an effective platform for development and advancement. By leveraging the power of our immersive community and AI-based job recommendations, we aim to democratize hiring and automate quality matching between blue-collar workers and employers,” Lumina Co-founder & CEO Aswin Andrison, explained.
According to Lumina, it aims to assist 80-120 million blue-collar workers in Indonesia through its community-based recruiting and benefits platform. It is the first company to provide the country’s working class with a professional community and support network.
The funding will allow Lumina to triple the size of its engineering team as it looks to polish and expand the Indonesia blue-collar job platform to support future growth.
“At Lumina, we believe that our team of young engineers is crucial in carrying out our mission to empower millions of blue-collar workers. We strive to provide a true environment of a fast-growing startup ideal for learning and improving,” Lumina Co-founder and CTO Tri Ahmad Irfan noted.
Both Y Combinator, a startup fund based in California, and Alpha JWC Ventures, an early to growth-stage Southeast Asian venture capital firm, are providing Lumina with funding.
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