Drive lah has raised $5 million in an investment round led by transport major ComfortDelGro, while Qiscus has raised $2 million from Indonesian investment firm Init6.
ComfortDelGro invests $2m in Drive lah
Singapore- and Australia-based car-sharing platform Drive lah raised $5 million in an investment round led by transport major ComfortDelGro, according to a LinkedIn post.
ComfortDelGro invested $2 million in the company and will be the preferred fleet partner for Drive lah and its Australian arm, Drive mate.
The partnership with ComfortDelGro will focus on car connectivity, navigation technology, and the supply of vehicles to Drive lah’s platforms to make car-sharing and subscription sustainable in the APAC region.
Founded in 2019 by Gaurav Singhal and Dirk-Jan ter Horst, Drive lah is a peer-to-peer car-sharing platform, with over 200,000 registered users and more than 2,000 cars on the platform.
The company had raised $3.2 million in a pre-Series A round led by global technology services company Nityo Infotech’s corporate venture arm in 2021.
Indonesian investment firm Init6 backs Qiscus
Customer engagement platform Qiscus has raised $2 million from Indonesian investment firm Init6. Qiscus will use the investment to fund its expansion into the Southeast Asian market next year and to optimise the company’s performance, according to a release.
“We are delighted to announce the acquisition of this new funding, strategically allocated to accelerate our market expansion into Southeast Asia, leveraging our presence in over 10 countries. As the initial step into this expansion, we are committed to doubling our revenue by 2024 with a focus on sustainable growth,” said Delta Purna Widyangga, CEO of Qiscus.
Founded in 2016, Qiscus is an omnichannel customer engagement platform that assists businesses in meeting the new expectations of customer experience (CX). It enables real-time, scalable conversations integrated with artificial intelligence.
Qiscus’s solutions have been implemented in over 2,000 companies, including Telkom Indonesia (telecommunications), Kino (FMCG), Sompo (insurance), Dompet Dhuafa (NGO), and Halodoc (healthcare).