Sky Venture Labs Launches Zero Knowledge AI Platform for SMEs Across Asia, Led by Allen Tan Chee Hoe
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 24th, 2026, Chainwire
Sky Venture Labs today announced a new initiative to bring practical digital and AI transformation to small and medium sized enterprises across Asia through a zero knowledge AI platform designed for business owners to onboard and use immediately, without needing to learn AI first. The initiative is led by Allen Tan Chee Hoe, Co-founder and CEO of Sky Venture Labs, with Huyen, Chief Operating Officer, leading execution across product operations, onboarding experience, and delivery standards.
Asia is home to about 4.8 billion people, and SMEs remain the backbone of most economies. The World Bank notes SMEs represent around 90 percent of all businesses worldwide, yet many SME owners and teams still struggle to translate AI interest into usable workflows.
Sky Venture Labs noted that the market already has many AI tools, but they can be hard to understand, configure, and apply consistently. Many business owners spend heavily on courses and subscriptions and still do not know how to use AI inside real business operations. Allen shared a common example from his network: a friend, Chilli, spent over USD 250 per month on AI courses and still does not understand how to use AI for her business at all, leading to missed opportunities and wasted time that could be spent serving customers and closing sales.
“SMEs don’t need more tools, they need a simple system that works,” said Allen Tan Chee Hoe. “We’re building a zero knowledge platform so business owners can switch on workflows like customer response, lead qualification, and CRM without needing to become AI experts, and they can learn along the way inside the platform.”
Zero knowledge AI onboarding for real SME workflows
The platform is designed to help SMEs activate practical automation quickly, including an AI chatbot for enquiries and FAQs that can qualify leads and filter low intent messages before routing serious buyers to a human, helping owners spend time on higher value conversations. It will also include built in CRM capabilities and additional features that remain undisclosed and will be revealed closer to launch.
Free learning and global AI updates inside the platform
To support adoption beyond tools, Sky Venture Labs is building a free learning and content section inside the platform so users can understand AI in plain language, follow step by step workflow guides, and keep up with global AI updates through a blog and educational hub. The company pointed to a clear training gap in the market, with Microsoft and LinkedIn reporting that one third of SMB AI users have received training.
Early traction, enterprise rollouts, and projected reach across Asia
Sky Venture Labs shared that more than 100 SMEs across various industries have already opted into the waitlist to participate in early testing. To scale beyond individual sign ups, the company is preparing enterprise rollout options for organizations that serve large SME communities across Asia.
Based on its rollout model, Sky Venture Labs set internal adoption targets of 100,000 SMEs onboarded within 12 months of launch and 500,000 SMEs onboarded within 36 months, driven by a combination of enterprise deployments and self serve onboarding.
Pricing starts at USD 9.99, with Q3 2026 MVP rollout targeted
Sky Venture Labs said access will start from USD 9.99, lowering the barrier for owner operators and small teams to begin adopting AI workflows. The company also shared it has secured an undisclosed financing round to support two AI projects focused on SME transformation, both currently in development. The projects will be disclosed later, with an MVP rollout targeted for Q3 2026.
About Sky Venture Labs
Sky Venture Labs supports founders, corporates, and SMEs to build and scale technology products through product strategy, design, engineering, growth systems, and fundraising readiness. Sky Venture Labs is co-founded by Allen Tan Chee Hoe and Sky Wee.