Digital adoption in our region is low1. Really low. We also have some of the most congested, and polluted cities in the world. Breathed the air in Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, or KL recently?
What was our region’s advantage - the low cost of labour in Southeast Asia - has led to labour intensive business processes, particularly amongst Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMBs) who struggle to leverage digital solutions to improve their business processes2. It was often cheaper for businesses to hire extra people than it was to adopt technology to improve productivity instead.
Meanwhile, creaking supply chains that are barely able to cope with one of the fastest growing economic zones globally has made traffic congestion a nightmare. Add air pollution from all that traffic, and you’ve got a problem that desperately needs to be solved for the 700 million of us who call Southeast Asia home.
That’s why as an impact startup, SimplerSupply is on a mission to make our cities more liveable by bringing tech-enabled efficiencies to supply chains for small to medium sized businesses in Southeast Asia.
We’ll do that by building simpler, intuitive supply solutions that work right out of the box to the under-served SMB sector in our home region. Solutions that don’t require a dedicated IT team, 6 months, and half a million dollars to implement.
Our first product is an automated stock replenishment system built for retailers and their suppliers.
If you have a passion to create more sustainable cities through tech-enabled efficiencies, 👋 get in touch! We’re always on the lookout for people who want to make an impact.
