Startup Malaysia
2nd quarter 2018
- Malaysia: 17,000 bots flood Twitter with pro-government messages in advance of elections
- Malaysia: Colony coworking startup backed with investment on $15-20M valuation
- Malaysia: HelloGold gold trading via blockchain startup backed by 500 Startups
- Malaysia: Commerce Asia aiming to raise $1.3M via equity crowdfunding for omni-channel e-commerce services
- Malaysia: Auxiliary Police Force integrates facial recognition tech with on-body cameras
- Malaysia: Supernewsroom wins Vikingcubator pitch competition for connecting founders with journalists and influencers
- Malaysia: BEAM & aCAT Penang Entrepreneurs Gathering & Business Matching event – 24th April
- Malaysia: Penang i4.0 Seed Fund unveiled, $1M focusing on tech
- Malaysia: Gobi Partners to host KL event to bridge Northeast and Southeast Asian startup scenes
- Malaysia: Cradle Fund CEO on Malaysia’s startup opportunities and challenges
- Malaysia: Startup Weekend Georgetown set for April 20-22 in Penang
- Malaysia: DACSEE launches blockchain-based ride-sharing app
- Malaysia: Alpha Startups Fintech Edition pre-accelerator open for applications to May 31st
- Malaysia Venture Capital Management planning green tech and e-commerce funds totaling over $200M
- A look at the Malaysia insights drawn from the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2018
- Malaysia: Jirnexu raises $11M, aiming to be one-stop shop for buying insurance and financial products
- Malaysia: Grab brings digital wallet to Malaysia via tie-up with Maybank
- Malaysia: Alpha Startups Fintech Edition applications close May 15th
- Malaysia: Khazanah KNEO Demo Day unveils 3 winners, spanning farming, pets and HR
- Malaysia: An intro to Supahands regional workforce crowdsourcing startup
- Malaysia: 1337 Ventures early-stage VC firm partners Canada’s InnoStart Capital for fintech pre-accelerator
- Malaysia: 5 selected for Sarawak’s TEGAS Startup Lab
- Malaysia: MaGIC launches program for early-stage impact ventures, social enterprises
- Malaysia: eUsahawan national initiative launched to provide youth and micro-entrepreneurs with knowledge on digital entrepreneurship
- Malaysia: In scrapping the MaGIC innovation centre and programs, ASEAN entrepreneurship will take a blow
- Malaysia: A round-up look at the recent Cyberjaya Startup Summit
- Malaysia: Selangor Accelerator Programme launches with 30 startups, backed by China’s TusStar
- Malaysia: MaGIC launches pre-accelerator bootcamp for SE Asia’s female entrepreneurs
- Malaysia: Grand Challenge set for 4 venues across the country, focusing on AI, IoT and big data analytics
- Malaysia: An intro to Tetrium, enabling non-tech entrepreneurs and enterprises to create digital tokens using simple APIs
- Malaysia: Global Payment Summit 2018 set for Kuala Lumpur in September
- Malaysia: China’s internet giant Alibaba deepens Malaysia presence with Kuala Lumpur office
- Malaysia: A look at FiiiPay, multi-currency crypto wallet capable of carrying over 1500 cryptocurrencies
- Malaysia: SIM Chain International gains $30M in cryptocurrency investment from Chinese backers
- Malaysia: SuperCharger Kuala Lumpur 2018 registrations open to July for fintech accelerator
- Alpha Startups Fintech Edition application deadline extended to 22 June
- Malaysia: Tech Ladies Penang Coding Weekend – Georgetown, 30th June
- Malaysia: Common Ground coworking space operator secures $20M for regional growth
- Malaysia: PayrollPanda raises $700K for SaaS HR services
- Malaysia: Klean wins Pitch@palace ASEAN competition with reverse vending ecosystem based on recycling
- Malaysia: Amazin’ Graze food startup aiming to expand internationally with healthy snacks
- Malaysia: Penang i4.0 Seed Fund open for tech startup applications
- Wild Digital Southeast Asia 2018 conference set for Malaysia, early July
