500 Global Expands Southeast Asia Leadership Team

Three new 500 Global partners in Southeast Asia named
The venture capital firm has backed over 340 companies in Southeast Asia Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm 500 Global today announced the appointment of Saemin Ahn, Shahril Ibrahim, and Martin Cu as Partners in Southeast Asia. Saemin, Sharil, and Martin will lead 500 Global’s…Continue Reading

Germany’s First Lady visits Penang incubator, 25 Startups, espoused support for female tech founders

Elke Büdenbender champions recognition for women in tech industry
Women founders of startups bring a different perspective to tech solutions Startup community builder, 25 Startups, welcomed the First Lady of Germany,Elke Büdenbender, to promote diversity and inclusivity in the Malaysian tech ecosystem last week.
Her visit to the incubator in Penang included discussions with…Continue Reading

Malaysia Almost Doubles Drone Readiness In One Year

Malaysia moved up nine sports in the DRI
It achieved a 100% rating in applicability, human resources, and certification  
  Malaysia’s drone industry is flying high after ranking 21st in the Drone Readiness Index (DRI), up from the 30th spot last year. It is also the top-ranked Southeast Asian country in the…Continue Reading

Malaysia and China Collaborate to Enhance Cross-Border Supply Chain Traceability

Research in using blockchain to prevent fraud in supply chain processes
Announcement against backdrop of heavy selling of MyEG’s shares since last week MyEG Services Bhd is making strides in its collaborative research with strategic partners Universiti Malaya (UM) and China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), which is part of an…Continue Reading

Reboot: How the Anwar Ibrahim Government Can Jumpstart Malaysia’s Startup Ecosystem Pt2

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kk Funding: Fuel For The Fire
After presenting our nine recommendations across the talent and market access areas, we conclude with our recommendations around funding – where the rubber really meets the road. 
If we want our companies to be competitive with their regional counterparts we can’t handicap them and hope they…Continue Reading

Reboot: How the Anwar Ibrahim government can jumpstart Malaysia’s Startup Ecosystem 

  Tap brightest of the over 100k international students in Malaysia 
Encourage use of Malaysian solutions & spark virtuous cycle of innovation As we move in various circles both locally and when we travel abroad, one theme seems to commonly surface – the Malaysian startup ecosystem is lagging behind. Yes, we’ve had…Continue Reading

 Volvo Cars Malaysia to export EVs to Vietnam, Philippines as part of efforts to turn Malaysia into ASEAN EV hub

Aims for 75% of all Malaysian sales to be EVs by 2025
Auto industry awaits more good news from Budget 2023 Volvo Cars Malaysia (VCM), recently announced its ambition of turning Malaysia into an electric vehicle (EV) hub for the ASEAN market with its plan for exporting locally assembled EVs into Vietnam…Continue Reading

With a new CEO, Courtsite tries again to make a dent as a sports facilities booking app

Simplifies process of finding & reserving sports facilities for users
Solution designed to help venue operators streamline booking processes Businesses making changes to adapt to new market dynamics because of the Covid-19 pandemic are not uncommon. However, Joey Ng, Ian Lai and Aaron Sheah, who founded the sports facility management and booking…Continue Reading

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Series Is Coming Soon to Malaysia

The Galaxy S23 Ultra has a 200MP camera
Pre-order before 23 February and get a storage upgrade Samsung Electronics recently revealed the Galaxy S23 series of devices: the Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 along with pre-order prices and promotions for Malaysia, although no release date has been announced.
 
Best one out of…Continue Reading