Christoph Barchewitz will become CEO as Patrick Schmidt steps down
Gunjan Soni will become COO in addition to CEO of Zalora Global Fashion Group (GFG) announced starting 1 March 2023, Christoph Barchewitz will become sole CEO, as Patrick Schmidt steps down as Co-CEO, after 5 years of co-leadership. At the same time,…Continue Reading
Entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth, impact are not gendered qualities
Those invited to judge can help make point by refusing to judge the category The EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 Malaysia awards were held on 13th January this year. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists. Thirteen entrepreneurs were vying for the…Continue Reading
Ubiquitous marketplace with personalised commerce, precise delivery network, and metaverse
Looking beyond 5G as rules of engagement shifts and consumer wants convenience E-commerce has exploded exponentially, especially in the recent few years.
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The Department of Statistics Malaysia, DOSM, reported that Malaysiaâs income on e-Commerce transactions surpassed the US$232.188 billion (RM1 trillion) mark for…Continue Reading
Funding marks next step of firmâs expansion into global marketsÂ
Cocoon Capital, Entrepreneur First & Michael Gryseels participated in this round PixCap, a web-based 3D design platform that allows users to find, create and export 3D designs in minutes announced its US$2.8 million (RM12 million) seed funding led by Surge, the rapid…Continue Reading
Agreement covers cultivation, harvesting, extraction of crude algae oil
State sees development of next-gen renewable oil as potential game-changer Malaysiaâs national oil company, Petronas, and the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) have entered into a joint development agreement for microalgae oil production. The agreement is specifically for the development of algae production…Continue Reading
Aims to transform development ideas into viable businesses
Programme will lead to creation of new startups in Penang Digital Penang and Founder Institute, an organisation which transforms concepts into viable startups and startups into global businesses announced a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) exchange to cement the launch of the Malaysia Virtual…Continue Reading
Oversubscribed round was led by Japan-based VC, Real Tech HoldingsÂ
Will to up 200MWh production capacity and scale up manufacturing VFlowTech, a Singapore-based provider of vanadium-based redox flow batteries, has raised US$10 million (RM43 million) in a Series A funding round.Â
Led by Japan-based venture capital (VC) firm Real Tech Holdings, the oversubscribed round was participated…Continue Reading
Collaboration will result in various up-skilling and re-skilling training programs
The move is hoped to make MMU a player in digital-based businesses Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysiaâs university for information and communication technology education, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the KRU Foundation to develop new talent in the field of digital…Continue Reading
Replaces Amit Midha who leaves Dell to pursue other interests
Tasked to lead growth and development of Dellâs tech portfolio Dell Technologies announced the appointment of Peter Marrs (pic) as president of its Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) region, effective immediately.Â
In a statement, the technology firm said Marrs succeeds Amit Midha, who…Continue Reading
Graduating batch has an 85% employment rate on graduation
Fields such as Drones, Creative Multimedia, Mechatronics, Computer Systems SG Academy Sdn Bhd held its 9th Graduation Ceremony on 16th Jan in Kuala Lumpur. The ceremony was graced by Nurul Izzah, who presented the Malaysia Skills Diploma to the 265 graduates.
Nurul delivered a…Continue Reading