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How This Sarawak Startup's AI is Saving Elephants & Farmers

Tham Tat Wai, CEO, Satok Bridge Digital

30-Jul-25 10:00

How This Sarawak Startup's AI is Saving Elephants & Farmers

As palm oil plantations expand, the conflict between humans and wildlife escalates, often with tragic results. Sarawak-based AIoT startup Satok Bridge Digital was founded to tackle this critical issue, offering a technology-driven alternative to violence.

CEO Tham Tat Wai joins us to share their story of building a sustainable, mission-driven tech company. He explains their flagship product ‘Gajah Safe’, an AI-powered early warning system for elephants, and discusses how their core expertise in Vision AI is being applied to solve a range of other rural and industrial problems.

We discuss:

  • Their mission to resolve human-wildlife conflict with humane technology.

  • How their ‘Gajah Safe’ early warning system for elephants works.

  • Their core expertise in Vision AI and their various innovative "pet projects."

  • The "Data Bridge," their unique IoT device with swappable modules for rural areas.

  • Their sustainable, self-reliant approach to funding and business growth.

    For entrepreneurs in deep tech and conservation, this is a fascinating look at a mission-driven company with a passion for solving real-world problems.

Produced by: Roshan Kanesan, Carol Wong

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan


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