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SurplusLoop Sdn Bhd

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The Circular Asset Infrastructure Opportunity

Market context, moat, go-to-market and investor relations.

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  1. 01Market Opportunity
  2. 02Timing Matrix
  3. 03Competitive Moat
  4. 04Go-To-Market Playbook
  5. 05Growth Vector
  6. 06Performance Indicators
  7. 07Capital Return Pathways
  8. 08Investor Relations

01

Market Opportunity

Global Surplus TAM & Circular Economy Catalysts

A fast-scaling market, anticipated to grow at a 5.63% CAGR to 2031, yet still managed with spreadsheets, brokers and ad-hoc auctions.

TAM — global used construction equipment
US$174.3b

2026: US$132.7b. Source: Mordor Intelligence, 2026 report.

SAM — Asia-Pacific used construction equipment
US$87.5b

2026: US$63.2b, ~47.6% market share, 6.74% CAGR. Source: Mordor Intelligence, 2026 report.

SOM — South East Asia industrial surplus
US$1.0b

~1.1% market share.

Revenue target: US$100 million, built from roughly 2,000 enterprises per country across five countries at US$10k ARR.

Asia has strong ERP players, AI integrators and B2B marketplaces, but no category leader in an AI operating system for industrial surplus. SurplusLoop is creating that category — a system of execution and monetisation rather than another system of record.

02

Timing Matrix

Why Now — Macro Shifts & Supply Chain Decoupling

Three forces are aligning to make an AI operating system for industrial surplus not just possible, but urgent.

Force 01

Cost pressure rising

Rising oil prices, global instability and tightening credit put enterprises under pressure to unlock working capital and eliminate operational waste.

Force 02

ESG mandates increasing

Boards and regulators demand circular economy reporting, surplus traceability and measurable sustainability outcomes.

Force 03

AI enables automation

Mature AI infrastructure now makes it possible to autonomously identify, price, match and execute at scale.

Industry data underlines the problem: fleets report roughly 40–50% of equipment underutilised or unused half the time, 74% cite data accessibility as their biggest barrier, and 75% still track manually (Teletrac Navman 2026 utilisation report).

03

Competitive Moat

Data Asset Moat & Autonomous Network Effects

A compounding intelligence flywheel: every asset makes it smarter, every workflow makes it stickier, every transaction makes it stronger.

Data moat

Proprietary surplus intelligence

Every surplus record, valuation, buyer behaviour and transaction strengthens the intelligence.

Execution moat

Autonomous end-to-end delivery

Agentic AI execution across the entire surplus lifecycle, not just listing.

Ecosystem moat

Network effects

More sellers, buyers, transporters, runners, financiers and partners compound network strength.

ESG moat

Measurable circular impact

Every asset recirculated creates measurable economic and circular-impact data.

04

Go-To-Market Playbook

High-Velocity Scale & Expansion Strategy

Land, expand, scale — category by category and market by market, anchored on enterprise sellers with recurring surplus.

Land · 2025–2026

Malaysia

Heavy machinery, retail & F&B assets, mobility & energy.

Expand · 2027–2028

Singapore, Indonesia

Industrial equipment, inventory & spare parts, commercial properties & land.

Scale · 2029–2030

Vietnam, Thailand

All six core commercial categories across the region.

Sellers are corporations, MNCs, PLCs, chain stores and rental companies, motivated by speed, scale and size. Buyers are SMEs, nano and mom-and-pop stores, resellers and scrapers, motivated by time, trust and treasure.

05

Growth Vector

5-Year Strategic Roadmap

A five-year roadmap from agentic foundations to full autonomous orchestration.

  1. 01

    2026 — Agentic foundation

    Computer-vision asset cataloguing, smart pricing, automated surplus matching and agentic execution across LoopSell, LoopSearch, LoopServe and LoopMind.

  2. 02

    2027 — Ecosystem expansion

    SAP and Oracle ERP connectors and API suites to auto-flag surplus, plus transporter, inspection, repair, financier and insurance integration.

  3. 03

    2028 — Autonomous circularity

    Automated carbon offset verification, circularity impact scoring, immutable asset provenance and industrial recycling orchestration.

  4. 04

    2029 — Scale & infrastructure

    IoT telemetry for heavy machinery condition, automated cross-border customs and fulfilment, zero-trust data governance and micro-underwriting.

  5. 05

    2030 — Quantum era

    Hyper-scale intelligence, fully autonomous enterprise orchestration and trusted global trade infrastructure with customs clearing and escrow settlement.

06

Performance Indicators

North Star Metrics By 2030

One north star, measured in what actually re-enters productive use: value transacted, assets circulated and the waste and carbon avoided by circulating them.

Gross transaction value
US$1b
Surplus circulated
>50,000
Tree seedlings
>50m

>1m tonnes waste avoided · >4m tonnes CO₂e avoided

Note

Forward-looking targets from the SurplusLoop business plan, not guarantees of future performance.

07

Capital Return Pathways

Exit Scenarios & M&A Strategy

Built for venture-scale returns, with multiple high-value pathways at premium multiples.

IPO path

NASDAQ listing by 2029/2030

Target US$1 billion valuation.

Strategic acquisition

Natural acquirers

SAP, Oracle, IBM, Alibaba and Liquidity Services are the natural strategic buyers.

Use of funds
AllocationSharePurpose
Agentic AI development20%AI engineers for the next 12 months, infrastructure, hosting and tools
Commercialisation30%Strategic partnerships, seller and buyer acquisition
Marketing & branding40%Market awareness, trust and credibility
Working capital10%Operational liquidity to support transaction cycles

Indicative allocation. Round size and terms are discussed directly.

08

Investor Relations

Direct IR Desk & Founder Access

Investor conversations run through a direct IR desk with founder access. Message our team on WhatsApp at +60 19-478 5001 and we will follow up with the full deck and available times.

  • SurplusLoop Sdn Bhd · 202401026470 (1572319D)
  • Founder & CEO: Sereen Teoh
  • WhatsApp Business: +60 19-478 5001
  • Existing backers: Antler (pre-seed), Cradle Fund CIP SPRINT grant, Malaysia Digital status

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