BINUS International Office

Benny Fajarai: The Daring Young Entrepreneur in Asia

Fajarai (25) is a BINUS UNIVERSITY alumnus of Computer Science program also included in Forbes 30 under 30 2016 Asia list. Being featured as one of the daring young entrepreneurs in consumer technology sector, Benny is a co-founder of Qlapa.com, an online mall for various Indonesian handmade and craft products. Prior to establishing Qlapa.com, Benny also successfully founded Kreavi.com, an Indonesian online creative network and market place which he sold in early 2015.

As stated on Qlapa.com, Benny had a dream to promote Indonesian creativity he was always fascinated while empowering local craftsmen through internet. He was inspired by cultural wisdom and handcrafts he found when visiting craft markets in Bali that attracted both local and international visitors. Combining his passions in computer science and creativity, he explored his business idea and discussed it with his friend, Fransiskus Xaverius. They eventually came up with a decision to set up Qlapa.com.