{"id":4887,"date":"2024-03-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2024-03-14T08:43:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T00:43:07","slug":"daily-markup-947-qarbotech-appoints-new-coo-to-scale-their-agritech-impact-krom-bank-indonesia-launches-app-for-the-younger-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4887","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #947: Qarbotech appoints new COO to scale their agritech impact; Krom Bank Indonesia launches app for the younger generation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/UM7nGSMMUhU2i8qH2SK0f9VikHyNopjhkTbagoxOzTu7m0UOx0KCvvCRxCmVMuTYlZDuh8Jovivdri_kAGSfw79bhloUvCdeBr7OVXzGRlzCIHI5-1zv08qOE6KnrBj3uNQyeVlUfnr_GodG5psGvpI\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Qarbotech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Growing capacities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to 500-backed agritech startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qarbotech.com\/\">Qarbotech<\/a> on the new addition to their co-founding team, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amirul-merican\/\">Amirul Merican<\/a>! Amirul has been appointed COO and will be <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3V7YAH3\">spearheading operations and production scale-up<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amirul previously co-founded a biotech company that specializes in manufacturing Black Soldier Fly Larvae products. He is a Shell scholar who holds a Bachelor\u2019s in Mechanical Engineering and Energy, Sustainability &amp; the Environment (MEng, BA) from the University of Cambridge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;I am excited to welcome Amirul to Qarbotech. His diverse experience and vast knowledge in startup and manufacturing, combined with his relentless dedication to sustainability, make him an ideal candidate to lead our operations,&#8221; shared Co-founder &amp; CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cheehoechor\/\">Chee Hoe Chor<\/a>. \u201cWe are confident that Amirul&#8217;s expertise will help Qarbotech to scale our impact in Malaysia, Indonesia, and beyond,\u201d he added.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/CoIJn4mYS_RCCwKNnWExBbk8NE2VNiEupSh_qZqKcWYyWJIVrVlcsA_WIkqp3bt8Vfd6_8K-tQam0CcX95oq4AAbXGzS2YIYXV8KEFyPoFDs8Ew31ccZtrb5-uVbc_UgjdD7Rxdwcq0lp2XLtHwdR-0\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: DealStreetAsia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Independence for Indonesians<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attractive interest rates are now available to Indonesians via the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4a7meYw\">newly launched digital banking app by Krom Bank Indonesia<\/a>, a digital bank under <a href=\"https:\/\/kredivocorp.com\/\">Kredivo Group<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cMoving forward, <a href=\"https:\/\/krom.id\/\">Krom<\/a> will focus on strategies to increase customer adoption and focus on building digital products that help our younger generation build financial independence,\u201d shared President Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anton-hermawan-83258724\/\">Anton Hermawan<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kredivo Group\u2019s wide ecosystem includes Kredivo, the pioneer of buy now pay later (BNPL) in Indonesia with nearly 10 million users, and KrediFazz, a P2P lending entity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other stories you may have missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup943\">Komerce<\/a> raises Seed funding to empower entrepreneurs in Indonesia with end-to-end eCommerce solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup944\">Fairbanc<\/a> secures US$13.3M in debt financing to serve more unbanked MSMEs in Indonesia and expand to Vietnam and the Philippines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup945\">Transcelestial<\/a> rises to the geographical challenge of bringing Internet to the islands and mountains of rural Philippines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup946\">XING Mobility<\/a> geared up to meet the demand for safe, effective, and cost-efficient batteries for electric vehicles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3wLvG5k\">EST N8<\/a>, a joint venture between U.S.-based EST Studios and Thailand\u2019s N8 company, picked up the international rights for \u201c30 Minutes,\u201d a Korean sci-fi thriller film<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4c6CevB\">Naluri<\/a> partnered Astra Isuzu for the \u201cAI Fit Employee Wellbeing Program\u201d program, a pivotal step in prioritizing employee wellbeing within the industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3wX8jFR\">NodeFlair<\/a> announced a partnership with PERSOLKELLY to help more companies find the best talent, handle payroll, and compliance across multiple countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing capacities Independence for Indonesians Other stories you may have missed:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[319],"tags":[469,592],"class_list":["post-4887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-roundup","tag-kredivo","tag-qarbotech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Daily Markup #947: Qarbotech appoints new COO to scale their agritech impact; 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