Aditya Hadi Pratama · · 2 min readEx-Amazon execs’ jobs platform bags $1m in pre-seed funding
Startup Oi, a Singapore-based professional and social platform for engineers, has raised a US$1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by January Capital.
Goodwater Capital, SonTech Ventures, former Bukalapak executive Mohammed Alabsi, Zipgo co-founder Pritesh Gupta, and ANI Pharmaceuticals CEO Nikhil Lalwani, also chipped in.
The Startup Oi team / Photo credit: Startup Oi
Founded in the third quarter of 2021, Startup Oi is a job search platform that focuses on finding talents in the field of engineering. It’s also set to launch a blockchain-based gamification feature that would allow users to earn in-app badges, and a Slack-like service to help build communities. Both features are expected to be launched by the third quarter of this year.
With its headquarters in Singapore, the company currently has also a presence in Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. The company was founded by Sakshi Jawa and Rob Creekmore, who, between them, have worked at Amazon, Coupang, and Tiki.
“I built this platform after hearing some engineers who have difficulties in finding the right job, despite a lot of job opportunities out there,” Jawa told Tech in Asia.
The platform has partnered with over 50 companies in Asia, and already lists hundreds of jobs in Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. Over 20,000 engineers who have applied to join its waitlist, the firm said.
Startup Oi estimates that there are more than 10 million engineers in Asia (excluding China), and aims to reach 2 million of them within two years. It plans to use the fresh funds from the latest round for hiring.
Editing by Miguel Cordon and Arpit Nayak
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