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In an era of dual-income households, the demand for reliable childcare solutions is at an all-time high. Enter KiddoCare, launched in 2018, a pioneering platform connecting parents with trained babysitters, anytime, anywhere.

Founder Nadira Yusof, a working mother of six, understands the challenges parents face. Her vision created KiddoCare, bridging the gap between quality childcare and flexible job opportunities for women.

Explore KiddoCare's journey, from self-funding to strategic fundraising, and its plans for offering value-added services, including aged care. Discover why modern parents prefer KiddoCare over traditional helpers, with its focus on child development and flexibility.

Nadira shares their financial success, with eight-figure revenue this year and expectations of exponential growth. KiddoCare prepares for a Series A funding round, aiming for USD$5-8 million.

As they expand into elderly and pet care, KiddoCare aims to be the ultimate family support platform, redefining childcare and family assistance in the modern age.

In an era of dual-income households, the demand for reliable childcare solutions is at an all-time high. Enter KiddoCare, launched in 2018, a pioneering platform connecting parents with trained babysitters, anytime, anywhere.

Founder Nadira Yusof, a working mother of six, understands the challenges parents face. Her vision created KiddoCare, bridging the gap between quality childcare and flexible job opportunities for women.

Explore KiddoCare's journey, from self-funding to strategic fundraising, and its plans for offering value-added services, including aged care. Discover why modern parents prefer KiddoCare over traditional helpers, with its focus on child development and flexibility.

Nadira shares their financial success, with eight-figure revenue this year and expectations of exponential growth. KiddoCare prepares for a Series A funding round, aiming for USD$5-8 million.

As they expand into elderly and pet care, KiddoCare aims to be the ultimate family support platform, redefining childcare and family assistance in the modern age.

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Digital Investment Managers, or roboadvisors as they’re more commonly known as, have been touted as a way to improve accessibility to investment products by going digital and lowering associated costs, such as removing sales fees and lowering annual management fees.

While names such as Stashaway and Wahed Invests may be more well known in this space, there are many other players here. One of them is Raiz Malaysia, a joint venture between Raiz Invest Australia Limited and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).

Raiz is differentiating itself by helping users invest their spare change, similar to US roboadvisor Acorns. Essentially they round up purchases from linked debit and credit cards, and invest that amount into the portfolio, however if this isn’t your cup of tea, users can still invest normally with regular or one-time deposits.

We speak with Raiz Malaysia CEO Aidi Izham about their strategy to compete with other digital and traditional asset management firms, how much of an advantage it is having PNB in their corner, and more.

Digital Investment Managers, or roboadvisors as they’re more commonly known as, have been touted as a way to improve accessibility to investment products by going digital and lowering associated costs, such as removing sales fees and lowering annual management fees.

While names such as Stashaway and Wahed Invests may be more well known in this space, there are many other players here. One of them is Raiz Malaysia, a joint venture between Raiz Invest Australia Limited and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).

Raiz is differentiating itself by helping users invest their spare change, similar to US roboadvisor Acorns. Essentially they round up purchases from linked debit and credit cards, and invest that amount into the portfolio, however if this isn’t your cup of tea, users can still invest normally with regular or one-time deposits.

We speak with Raiz Malaysia CEO Aidi Izham about their strategy to compete with other digital and traditional asset management firms, how much of an advantage it is having PNB in their corner, and more.

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As Malaysia’s land for waste disposal is limited and the existing landfills are rapidly reaching their capacity, it is imperative that every individual do their part to reduce, reuse and recycle. To facilitate and make it easier for consumers to transition to a more eco-friendly lifestyle, Oh Sok Peng founded Refiller Mobile in June 2022. This mobile zero-waste refillery travels around the Klang Valley offering eco-friendly household products, dried food and alternatives. With a goal to address plastic waste and environmental preservation in Malaysia, Refiller Mobile seeks to contribute to a sustainable planet for future generations.

As Malaysia’s land for waste disposal is limited and the existing landfills are rapidly reaching their capacity, it is imperative that every individual do their part to reduce, reuse and recycle. To facilitate and make it easier for consumers to transition to a more eco-friendly lifestyle, Oh Sok Peng founded Refiller Mobile in June 2022. This mobile zero-waste refillery travels around the Klang Valley offering eco-friendly household products, dried food and alternatives. With a goal to address plastic waste and environmental preservation in Malaysia, Refiller Mobile seeks to contribute to a sustainable planet for future generations.

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RecruitFirst is a HRTech company that aims to play corporate Tinder by matching companies with jobseekers to fulfil a company’s talent needs. Backed by Singapore Exchange listed recruitment and consulting company HRnetGroup Limited, RecruitFirst now has operations in 15 cities across the Asia Pacific. Mok Jing Ru, Co-Owner & Senior Consulting Manager, joins us for a conversation about Recruitfirst’s role in the HR landscape and the path ahead.

RecruitFirst is a HRTech company that aims to play corporate Tinder by matching companies with jobseekers to fulfil a company’s talent needs. Backed by Singapore Exchange listed recruitment and consulting company HRnetGroup Limited, RecruitFirst now has operations in 15 cities across the Asia Pacific. Mok Jing Ru, Co-Owner & Senior Consulting Manager, joins us for a conversation about Recruitfirst’s role in the HR landscape and the path ahead.

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SpaceIn wants to spearhead the space exploration activity in Malaysia. Previously, a company owned by a group of Postgraduate Students in the USM Space System Lab (USSL), SpaceIn started with a satellite educational product, CanSat Kit for Education and is also Malaysia’s only company that provides near-space platform services through High Altitude Balloon. We speak to Dr Norilmi Amilia Ismail, CEO of SpaceIn, about the trajectory of space exploration in Malaysia and the firm.

SpaceIn wants to spearhead the space exploration activity in Malaysia. Previously, a company owned by a group of Postgraduate Students in the USM Space System Lab (USSL), SpaceIn started with a satellite educational product, CanSat Kit for Education and is also Malaysia’s only company that provides near-space platform services through High Altitude Balloon. We speak to Dr Norilmi Amilia Ismail, CEO of SpaceIn, about the trajectory of space exploration in Malaysia and the firm.

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