Koble, is powered by artificial intelligence that enables professionals to discover, connect and facilitate business deals with buyers and suppliers around the world, particularly for B2B matchmaking between small and medium enterprises and bigger corporations. Koble founder and CEO Fabrice Saporito said the total number of users in Malaysia has grown to 200 companies since the exclusive licensing agreement was inked last month. The company has also set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Kuala Lumpur following its partnership with Celcom. Saporito said the company plans to expand its customer base to 1.7 million users in Asia by 2021. Koble and Axiata are planning to launch Koble in Indonesia and Thailand by yearend.

About Koble: Business Matchmaker. Because buying and selling involves multiple roles across different functions, we’ve designed Koble to make sure you’re connecting with the right people. From the Fortune 500 to local small businesses, participants in the B2B buying and selling process around the world are flocking to Koble. By setting up products and market preferences upon signup one can automatically joining a community with matching interests. Every time new users with similar preferences join the Koble platform the community of qualified businesses grows with them.

About: Celcom is Malaysia’s premier and most experienced mobile telecommunications company with the widest coverage in the nation. It provides both prepaid and postpaid mobile services to close to 11 million subscribers. Celcom is also growing its position in content and Value Added Services (VAS), enterprise solutions, bulk wholesale services, digital services and machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, in line with evolving technologies and changing consumer behaviour in Malaysia.