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How Buying Growth in SEA Boosts Indian Startup BetterPlace’s Global Ambitions

Pravin Agarwala, Co-Founder & Group CEO, BetterPlace

14-Jun-23 10:00

How Buying Growth in SEA Boosts Indian Startup BetterPlace’s Global Ambitions

In April, India-based Software-as-a-Service and workforce management platform BetterPlace acquired TROOPERS, a Malaysian firm that specializes in part-time staffing and recruitment services, in a deal estimated to be worth between US$15 million and US$20 million, according to a source who spoke to Tech in Asia. This came a month after BetterPlace acquired Indonesia-based MyRobin for an undisclosed amount.

Given this sudden push into Southeast Asia, we speak to Pravin Agarwala, Co-Founder and Group CEO of BetterPlace to get into how these acquisitions plug into BetterPlace, a deeper dive into their growth and expansion plans, and what the pathway to profitability and an IPO could look like.

Produced by: Roshan Kanesan

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan


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Categories:  markets,  entrepreneurs,  SME,  technology

Tags:  HR Software,  Indian Startup,  recruitment services,  soonicorn,  gig economy,  saas,  tech startup, 


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