International B2B startup Introdex, founded by Kazakhstani entrepreneurs Admet Akhter (CEO) and Shamil Akhmedov (alumni of the Forbes Kazakhstan “30 Under 30” list) alongside Chief Operating Officer Jacob Pederson, has raised $460,000 in a pre-seed funding round. The investor syndicate includes global accelerator Antler, Central Asian venture capital fund MOST Ventures, and angel investors from Singapore and the United States. The transaction brings the startup’s valuation close to $10 million.
Solving the Cold Outreach Breakdown in B2B
Traditional cold messaging across LinkedIn and corporate email yields dismal conversion rates below 1–2%, particularly across relationship-driven Asian markets such as Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia, where mutual trust and verified reputations dictate dealflow. Introdex engineered a platform for reciprocal business social capital exchange:
- Curated Network of Professional Connectors: Senior executives, corporate leaders, and seasoned industry veterans with expansive professional graphs join the platform as verified connector partners;
- AI-Powered Graph Matching: Proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms analyze the exact target requirements of B2B enterprises and map the shortest, most credible introduction pathway through vetted connectors directly to C-level decision-makers;
- Warm, High-Trust Introductions: Instead of generic outbound spam, enterprise prospects receive a personalized, context-rich introduction endorsed by a trusted peer, multiplying meeting-to-contract conversion rates.
Regional Expansion Across the Asia-Pacific
Headquartered in Singapore, Introdex has successfully established commercial footprints across Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia, followed by a strategic entry into Japan’s relationship-intensive enterprise software ecosystem. The fresh venture capital is earmarked for expanding the platform’s tier-one corporate connector network and advancing its proprietary graph neural network AI model for corporate relationship mapping.
