Startup Ecosystem

Daring to go against the norm – and reaping the fruits
Renuka Sena, founder of Proficeo Consultants and the main force behind the Coach & Grow Programme (CGP), speaks about the programme’s impact and the emerging powerful ecosystem it is creating with the ‘Pay It Forward’ mentality as a cornerstone.
Week in Review: Malaysia’s Khazanah shows its risk appetite
With its latest investment into Singapore’s Garena, the Malaysian Government’s VC arm Khazanah Nasional is making bets on late stage startups, writes Karamjit Singh.
That burning desire to succeed
Cradle CEO Nazrin Hassan shares his thoughts on the strengthening ecosystem in Malaysia, while wishing that more entrepreneurs had the burning desire to succeed.
Week in Review: More money to power tech in SEA
Singapore makes clear the importance of technology and innovation in its Budget 2016, while SEA startups receive a US$15mil boost from the SuperSeed Fund.
Singapore Budget 2016: Tech and startup goodies
Singapore’s national budget for 2016 had a slew of programmes and initiatives aimed at boosting technology adoption and supporting startups.
Turning Malaysia into the ‘go to’ entrepreneur hub
In his foreword to the book Startups to Scaleups, the Finance Ministry’s Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah shares his aspirations for Malaysia’s entrepreneur support programmes.
New MaGIC CEO to be named next month
The Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) will announce its new CEO next month, according to chairman Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.
Teaching startups how to fish
Launched in July 2014, the Accreditation@IDA scheme has weathered initial criticism to enable a second batch of startups able to bid for government work.
SEA startup exits: M&As to overshadow IPOs
There will be a 500% increase in the number of M&As in SEA from 2015 to 2020, according to a report that Golden Gate Ventures has just released.  
Six more partners, Cradle co-investment funds reach nearly US$38mil
Cradle Fund has signed on six new partners, raising another RM52mil for its co-investment funds, which now total RM159.2mil (US$37.7mil).
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