Our Story
Okapi Technologies is a SEDA Registered Photovoltaic Investor (RPVI) that was founded with the mission to make affordable residential solar energy accessible to homeowners in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. We work with the leading solar companies in the country to deliver zero upfront solar financing solutions to help homeowners switch to solar energy without breaking the bank and enjoy net savings right away.
With our instant approval financing product, more than 50 Okapi Partners are able to obtain immediate credit decisions via an online platform for their customers. This innovation has removed uncertainty around financing during the sales process and enabled our partners to focus on value-added activities like system design and energy usage consultation.
As the leading provider of solar financing solutions, we are doing our part in driving Malaysia towards a more sustainable future.
Our Investors
Meet Our Team
Co-Founder
Lai Zhern Yung
Zhern Yung spent more than a decade of his career in finance (Citigroup) and tech startups (Ninja Van) where he focused on strategy and fundraising roles. During the pandemic, he started to help friends and family pay for solar installations at their homes, which eventually led to the founding of Okapi.
This is in fact a homecoming of sorts for Zhern Yung - while at university, his Masters' Project on Luminescent Solar Concentrators was awarded the Departmental Prize for Best Final Year Project in 2012.
Zhern Yung graduated with an MEng in Electronic Engineering with Nanotechnology from University College London.
Co-Founder
Christopher Kwong
Chris is both an engineer and a banker, designing and consulting on multibillion dollar projects such as the Marina Bay Sands and Ocean Financial Center as a Senior Engineer at Parsons Brinckerhoff, prior to joining Citigroup.
At Citi, he covered roles across Operations, FX trading, Credit, and Relationship Management, developing a comprehensive appreciation of how having a robust yet transparent risk culture is key to a healthy financing business.
Chris graduated with an MEng in Structural and Civil Engineering from the University of Cambridge.