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‘I just wanted to play more golf’ says the most successful golf startup founder in Malaysia
David Wong ran Deemples as a tight ship of 5 staff when he raised US$2m   Moving towards a 15% cut of GTV from 12%, hit first profitability last year
Jes Min Lua: My nine learnings in nine years of entrepreneurship
If mission is noble, product useful (and you’re not a horrible person), people will help Stop obsessing over competitors, losing sleep when they raise $, focus on your journey
In raising his US$2.85mil seed round for Durioo+, Sinan Ismail becomes a startup poster boy
Failing, learning, relearning over 13 years, made him founder he is today Targeting 100mil Muslim families with children aged from 1 to 12 years
Gerard Lim’s Agroz Group goes big into indoor vertical farming in Malaysia
Aims to build 100k sq ft of farms in mid to upper income neighbourhoods To raise US$39mil, provide food security and create high valued jobs
Social Commerce Platform WeBuy raises US$6 mil Series A for SEA Expansion
US$9mil raised since launch in Aug 2019 to power its group buying model Increase hiring across its 3 markets, improve its data-driven platform, expand footprint
MaGIC gets Malaysian startups ready for key regional markets through GMP
The new Global Market-fit Programme (GMP) by MaGIC aims to aid startups develop a product market fit and build traction for maturity as well as regional expansion. 
3rd edition of HLB Launchpad 2020 comes with focus for finding innovation in New Normal
Themed as “Reboot: Thriving Together in the New Normal”, the upcoming incarnation of Hong Leong Bank’s collaborative partnership to cultivate a startup community in Malaysia is now focused at finding innovations in a Covid-19 world.
UOB and The FinLab launch online platform to help Malaysian SMEs digitally transform
UOB and its innovation accelerator is launching The FinLab Online digital platform, which allows SMEs to seek support and tap into expertise help in order to digitalise their businesses.
National Technology and Innovation Sandbox Invites Applications from July 1
Social Enterprise Elevation Initiative Details To Be Released Soon NTIS will allow researchers, innovators, startups & high-tech entrepreneurs to test products
Preparing for the worst but looking forward to the future
Be prepared to serve customer needs better and grab opportunities faster than competitors Building Pegasus-type companies through ScaleUp Malaysia Accelerator to win the game
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