Inez Wihardjo

Inez Wihardjo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gigit.ai, a web3 startup focused on the gig economy in Southeast Asia.12 She founded the company in 2022 while pursuing her MBA at Harvard Business School.13

Background and Education

Inez grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia, in a family of entrepreneurs.1 She holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and is currently completing her MBA at Harvard Business School.1

Professional Experience

Throughout her career, Inez has been deeply involved in entrepreneurship:

• She worked with a deep tech startup in Sweden, assisting the CEO with fundraising.1
• She launched an 'Airbnb for food experiences' startup, which she scaled to 500+ cities over five years before exiting.1
• At Grab in Singapore, she served as an entrepreneur-in-residence, launching ventures in the F&B space.1
• She led a healthtech joint venture for Grab in Indonesia, scaling it from 3 to 300 team members during the pandemic.1

Gigit.ai

With Gigit.ai, Inez aims to democratize the gig economy by:

• Creating a two-sided marketplace connecting AI enterprises with remote workers.1
• Focusing on data labeling and collection tasks.3
• Providing opportunities for women and workers in tier 2 and 3 cities across Asia and Africa.1

Inez describes entrepreneurship as an "extreme sport" and is passionate about solving meaningful problems and creating impact through her work.1