2025: The Year We Leveled Up (and Why Your Next CFO Might Be an Agent)
If you blinked, you probably missed 2025.
For us at Mandrill Tech, this year didn’t just fly by—it accelerated. We started January with a vision to change how businesses handle their data, and we’re ending December having built the complete infrastructure to make that happen.
But looking back, 2025 wasn’t just a collection of random wins. It was a carefully orchestrated leveling up process. Every move we made—from where we sit to who we shake hands with—was about building a foundation for what comes next.
Here is the story of our year, and why we believe the “Era of the Agent” is about to begin.
Space to Grow, Room to Build
The shift started physically. Early in the year, we realized that our ambitions were outgrowing our walls. We expanded the Mandrill Tech HQ into a 10,000 sqft space at Empire City. But this wasn’t just about square footage; it was about capacity.
We needed that space to house the energy and the team required to launch our flagship: Lestar.
Bringing the Lestar platform to life was the highlight of our year. We spent months obsessing over how to make big-data management seamless across ESG, Finance, and HR. Seeing it go live and actually solve pain points for SMEs and corporates was the validation we needed.
Earning Your Trust
However, we know that in the world of data, functionality means nothing without security. We didn’t want to just ask for your trust; we wanted to earn it.
That’s why, right alongside our launch, we buckled down to acquire our ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation. Achieving this gold standard for Information Security Management wasn’t just a compliance exercise—it was a message to every single user: “We value your data as much as you do.”
Breaking Out of the Silo
With our product launched and our security locked down, we turned our focus outward. We realized that you can’t build the future in a silo, so 2025 became the year of strategic alliances.
We strengthened our position by signing MoUs with giants like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and G-AsiaPacific, ensuring our infrastructure is world-class. We also looked regionally, accepting an invitation from MDEC to join DEX Connex in Indonesia, and partnering with SDEC Karuna to expand Lestar’s ESG capabilities into East Malaysia.
These weren’t just handshakes; they were the bridges that allowed us to innovate faster.
From Collaboration to Co-Creation
In fact, that spirit of collaboration birthed an entirely new product. teaming up with MoneyX, we co-developed and launched Net7, an AI-powered smart CRM.
Building Net7 was a pivotal moment for us. It was our first deep dive into “smart” relationship management, and it taught us exactly what businesses are craving: they don’t just want tools that store information; they want tools that think.
2026: Why Your Next CFO Might Be an Agent
That realization leads us directly into 2026.
We aren’t just looking to “improve” next year. We are looking to evolve. If 2025 was about building the Foundation, 2026 is the year of the Agent.
We are currently upgrading Lestar CEO360 with advanced Generative AI and Anomaly Detection to create what we call the “Mini AI-CFO.”
The difference? A dashboard waits for you to check it. An Agent proactively taps you on the shoulder. It will find leaks in your finances, spot operational anomalies, and suggest fixes before you even know there is a problem.
We are also taking this intelligence global. We have our sights set on expanding Net7 and Lestar into Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, and Australia, with a moonshot goal of 100 million users in 5 years.
It sounds ambitious, but looking back at the ground we covered in the last 12 months, we know we have the team to do it.
Thank you to our partners, our team, and our users for riding with us in 2025. Enjoy the holidays, recharge, and get ready.
The Agents are coming.
