Aonic (formerly Poladrone) is an all-in-one drone solutions provider for enterprises that are looking to modernise and streamline workflows in the agricultural, industrial, and retail sectors.
Problem
Agriculture is a major employment source in SEA, employing over 1M in Malaysia and contributing 2.7% to the country’s GDP. But the sector still faces significant challenges:
- Labour-intensive land management: Managing large agricultural lands involves laborious and potentially hazardous tasks such as pest and disease detection, safe pesticide application, and manual fertiliser distribution.
- Pest damage: Pests cause major issues, with 3-5% of palms damaged or dead before maturity, leading to yield losses of up to 10%, or about US$38B in damages annually.
Solution
Aonic provides crop fertilising drones and software to boost productivity and crop yields. Its solutions address key fertilisation challenges and foster an ecosystem for scalable growth across the value chain:
- Efficient and precise fertilisation: Their proprietary drones, Oryctes and Mist, are designed for efficient, precise crop fertilisation.
- Enhanced management: Their software, Oryctes Flight and Airamap, improves fleet and performance management, significantly boosting operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Accessible support: Aonic has retail outlets to improve product accessibility, providing farmer training and support, and promoting technology adoption.
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Type
Agriculture Aquaculture & Forestry
Focus Area
Enterprise and Sustainability
Capital Raised (US$)
1M to 5M
Operational HQ
Malaysia
SECTOR
Robotics & Drones
status
Current
founders
Jin Xi Cheong
partnered
2021
exited
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