HiTerra

About

We transform data into better harvest.

HiTerra started in 2024 with a simple observation: the growers feeding Southeast Asia were the last people the software industry built for. We build the tools we wished existed on the farms we walk — priced for a 3-hectare smallholding, capable of a 10,000-hectare estate.

Today the platform runs across Malaysia and Indonesia, connecting field teams, agronomists, labs and suppliers around one shared habitat record.

Founders

Two people, one record.

Dayrl Lee

Dayrl Lee

Co-founder · Product Engineer

Builds the platform end to end — from the offline sampling flow to the prediction APIs.

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Kenyon Tew

Kenyon Tew

Co-founder · Product Designer

Designs for gloves, sun and three languages — the reason the app works where it's used.

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Where we've shown up.

Exhibitions, demo days and startup programmes — the rooms where the platform met the people it's built for.

  1. 15 – 16 Aug 2026

    PJ Startup Festival 2026

    Dewan Sivik, MBPJ · Petaling Jaya

    Exhibiting on a booth sponsored by SIDEC for DeepX Cohort 25 alumni, alongside the wider Klang Valley startup ecosystem.

  2. 17 – 20 Mar 2026

    Smart City Summit & Expo 2026

    Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center · Taipei, Taiwan

    Presented in the Smart Startups Program, taking the paddy carbon work to a smart-city and net-zero audience outside Malaysia.

  3. 8 – 11 Oct 2025

    SDEC 2025

    Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre · Booth 007, Hall 6

    Four days on the exhibition floor with SDEC and Deep-X, showing the platform to the deep-tech ecosystem.

  4. 25 Sept 2025

    DEEP-X Semi Final Demo Day

    Menara AFFIN @ TRX · Kuala Lumpur

    Pitched as a Cohort 25 semi-finalist in SIDEC's Selangor Deep Tech Xccelerator.

Our values

What HiTerra stands for.

Empowerment

Farmers are the backbone of agriculture. HiTerra gives them the knowledge, technology and tools to make smarter decisions and improve their livelihoods.

Innovation with purpose

Not advanced for its own sake — practical, accessible, and built to solve real problems in farming.

Sustainability

Farming practices that protect natural resources, improve soil health and build long-term resilience.

Inclusivity

Modern agriculture should benefit every farmer, not just the largest players — HiTerra bridges that gap for smallholders.

Community & collaboration

Connecting farmers, agricultural companies and researchers, so each one strengthens the others.

Trust & transparency

Accurate, research-backed and unbiased insight, so every choice is an informed one.

Recognition

Backed by people who back builders.

Top 30 Media

Young Entrepreneur Award

Awarded to our founder in 2025 — recognising agritech built for Southeast Asian growers.

Sidec

Sidec Accelerator

Selangor accelerator alum — scaling with the state's digital-economy programme.

Google for Startups

Google for Startups

Cloud credits partner — TerraAI runs on supported Google Cloud infrastructure.

Come build the record Southeast Asian farming runs on.

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