
1. Technology overview
Kinobi is a Singapore-based company that sells student success software to universities and other institutions. A January 2024 Singapore Global Network article says it was launched in late 2020 by Benjamin Wong, with co-founders Hafiz Kasman and Joshua Phua, and that its tools are integrated at about 200 partner universities across Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Australia.
The platform includes Kinobi Career (AI resume builder, job portal, tracer study), Kinobi Internship (internship management) and Kinobi Mentoring (self-service mentoring portal), plus a student life and event management system. It offers AI-driven insights, customisable workflows and integration with existing institutional systems, and the site states ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 with hosting on AWS.
2. Highlighted features & specifications
- Kinobi Career: AI resume builder, job portal and tracer study.
- Kinobi Internship: internship management portal for institutions.
- Kinobi Mentoring: self-service mentoring portal.
- Student life management: event and student activity management.
- AI insights: analytics for career and student success teams.
- Integration: connects with existing institutional systems.
3. Potential application
A Vietnamese university career centre could run its job portal and tracer study on one system. A faculty could manage internship placements with partner companies. An alumni office could run mentoring between alumni and students.
4. Benefits
Gives career centres one system for careers, internships and mentoring. AI tools support resume building and insights. Workflows can be customised and connected to existing campus systems. The site states ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 certification and over 110 global clients.
5. Market trends & opportunities
Universities in Southeast Asia are under pressure to show graduate employment outcomes and run tracer studies. Vietnamese and Indonesian institutions are adopting digital career and internship systems to connect students with employers.
6. Other information
Singapore-based; launched late 2020 (Singapore Global Network, 2024-01-08). Seed round reported in 2021. Listed in HolonIQ's 2026 Southeast Asia EdTech 50 (published 2026-08-21). The older domain kinobi.asia redirects to kinobi.tech.
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