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Verihubs announced it has raised $2.8 million in seed funding for its goal of becoming “the one-stop for verification in Southeast Asia.” The round was led by Insignia Venture Partners, with participation from CCV (Central Capital Ventura, the investment arm of Bank Central Asia, the largest privately-owned bank in Indonesia), and Armand Ventures. The round also includes angel investors from notable Southeast Asian startups like Shipper co-founder Budi Handoko; Payfazz co-founders Jefriyanto and Ricky Winata; Gotrade co-founder Rohit Mulani; BukuWarung founder Chinmay Chauhan; and Modalku ex-chief product officer Pramodh Rai.

Software as a Service (SaaS) company for human resource and financial management Mekari announced the completion of the acquisition of Qontak, a technology company for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Omnichannel Communications solutions. This acquisition will complement Mekari’s current business digitalization products and solutions, namely applications for HR (Human Resource) management, accounting, inventory, taxation, and employee benefits.

After the acquisition, Brendan will join as top management at Mekari and continue to lead Qontak.com as one of Mekari’s business units.

The large number of business owners who have started to shift their business online during the pandemic has provided a distinct advantage for Qiscus, as a SaaS platform that focuses on Multichannel Chat Customer Support. Qiscus has increased by 3 times in 2020 compared to 2019. The trend will continue to grow in 2021, with business coverage of more than 20 industries.

This year Qiscus plans to launch several new products and features such as integration with Instagram DM and presenting the Multichannel Contacts feature. Qiscus also allows businesses to simplify business processes in forming their own chatbots very easily without coding (no code/low code) only with Excel via Robolabs.