Need a quick lunch? Malaysian startup Meals in Minutes sells ready-to-cook halal-certified frozen meals that you can cook in 15 minutes or less. And they just raised a $1.5M seed!

• Launched in 2020, they’re currently available in premium grocery stores across Malaysia as well as in the karaoke chain, Loud Speaker. 

Investor check. 500 Global led the round, while an undisclosed investor also participated. 

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🍜 Easy peasy

We get it. Sometimes the day gets to you, and all of a sudden you don’t have the time and energy to cook.

But even then…you don’t have to settle for bland, unhealthy, and sad meals. 

• Meals in Minutes packs high-quality, clean, and nutritious meals that you can prepare in minutes.
• Yes, no need to worry about having no talent in the kitchen—just reheat it via sous vide (in boiling water). 
• Oh, and it’s great for people on diets too! You can mix and match proteins and sides to get a healthy meal. 

Not just for you and me. They also offer food solutions for F&B businesses. 

Seeing green. The company has also partnered with CleanHub to collect plastic waste for every product sold. 

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🥘 What’s cooking? 

They’ll use the $$$ to drive their expansion across Singapore and Malaysia, as well as the UK. 

• Oh, and they’ll also do R&D to add to their food product selection and widen their customer base!