# Goh Jian Kai (Jake)

> Goh Jian Kai, known as Jake, is the Singaporean co-founder who led Rate’s evolution from the RateX overseas-shopping extension to RateS, a social-commerce platform serving Indonesian resellers. An NUS Economics alumnus and 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia honoree, he committed to the startup instead of completing his honours year. RateS was acquired by SIRCLO in 2023; his more recent LinkedIn profile lists Kaidee.

- **Role:** Entrepreneur and business executive
- **Organizations:** Rate, RateX, RateS, Rate3, PlayDate, Kaidee
- **Nationality:** Singaporean
- **Education:** Economics; listed by NUS as Economics class of 2017; left the honours year to work on Rate, National University of Singapore, Overseas entrepreneurship study and startup internship programme; standalone NYU degree not established, New York University / NUS Overseas Colleges, New York
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, Consumer Technology, 2019., Co-founded RateX and led RateS, which reported over 500,000 registered resellers in 2021., Public LinkedIn record lists wins at Hearst Immersive Hack and Barclays/Angelhack Superheroes VS Masterhacker in 2015, and the Amazon Audible API Hackathon in 2016.

## Career timeline

- **2015-2016** — Joined NUS Overseas Colleges in New York and interned at pet-technology startup PlayDate.
- **2016** — Co-founded Rate with Davis Gay and Lim Jing Rong; RateX launched in December.
- **2017** — Worked on Rate full-time rather than completing his honours year.
- **2018** — RateX announced a S$3 million (US$2.3 million) pre-Series A round in March.
- **2019** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in Consumer Technology; RateS launched in Indonesia in June.
- **2021** — RateS closed a Series A round and reported more than 500,000 registered resellers.
- **2022** — RateS announced further Series A+ financing and plans for in-house product brands.
- **2023** — RateS acquisition by SIRCLO was reported in September.

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, Consumer Technology, 2019.
- Co-founded RateX and led RateS, which reported over 500,000 registered resellers in 2021.
- Public LinkedIn record lists wins at Hearst Immersive Hack and Barclays/Angelhack Superheroes VS Masterhacker in 2015, and the Amazon Audible API Hackathon in 2016.
- Public LinkedIn record lists championship at the 2016 Pacific Venture Capital Competition.

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — RateS was acquired by SIRCLO; public acquisition records use 14 September 2023 as the announcement date.
- **2022-01** — RateS announced Series A+ financing and plans to introduce its own product brands.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akujk/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11