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- Malaysia: China’s SenseTime partners G3 Global Berhad for collaboration to establish Malaysia’s first ‘AI park’ with China Harbour Engineering Company
- Malaysia: Deemples raises $105K with ‘Uber for golfers’ model
- Malaysia: TheLorry logistics startup secures $5.85M to connect shippers with transportation
- Malaysian Malacca Strait reportedly to see construction of a ‘blockchain city’ backed by the Chinese government
- Malaysia’s AirAsia budget airline carrier giant plans move into online mall for travellers, aiming to take on the travel industry
- Malaysia: MyEG Capital invests $1.5M in China’s Jingle Magic, edtech startup working with AR, VR and AI
- Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre opens applications for its latest Global Accelerator Programme
- Malaysia’s Orion IXL preps for first overseas roll-out into Indonesia, with AI-backed loans management and microfinancing
- Malaysia: 1337 Ventures partners Bank Negara Malaysia for Alpha Startups MyFintech Week accelerator
- Malaysia: Asia Cybersecurity Exchange cybersecurity platform launches US$48M Cybersecurity Accelerator Programme
- CyberSecurity Malaysia Collaboration Programme launches to develop a skilled local cybersec workforce and to increase collaboration
- An intro to AmbikKau, Malaysia’s first AI-produced social content aggregator news site
- Malaysia: deTECH Conference set for 2 days in October, in Penang
- Bank Negara Malaysia partners 1337 Ventures for Alpha Startups for MyFintech Week 2019 pre-accelerator
- Malaysia: MoneyMatch fintech gains approval in principle for digital remittance services for businesses and individuals
- Malaysia: Applications open for TEGAS Startup Lab’s second cohort in Sarawak
- Malaysia: RHL Ventures private investment firm unveils US$24.3M fund focused on startups and early-stage SMEs
- Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre to gain new CEO, formerly of Cradle Seed Ventures
- Malaysia: National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan aims to ensure readiness for and timely deployment of 5G technology inside 3 years
- Malaysia: 20 startups selected for Sarawak’s Tegas Pre-Accelerator Bootcamp
- Malaysia: iflix video streaming startup gains backing from South Korea’s JTBC media company
- Malaysia: iflix video-streaming startup gains funding from Japanese entertainment conglomerate
- Bursa Malaysia trials use of blockchain in securities borrowing and lending
- Malaysia: Wild Digital Conference SEA 2019 set for 3-4 July in Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia: 1337 Ventures tech accelerator gains Equity Crowdfunding license from Securities Commission Malaysia
- Malaysia: Universiti Utara Malaysia partners kiplePay to enable cashless transactions across Sintok campus
- Malaysia Tech Week 2019 set for 17-21 June in Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysian stock exchange planning blockchain-powered securities borrowing and lending proof-of-concept, first in Southeast Asia
- Malaysia: A look at the proposed Melaka Straits City, tourist city to be built with considerations around blockchain and cryptocurrency
- Swingvy, Malaysia-Singapore-Korea online platform for HR services, raises $7M
- Malaysia: Dahmakan food delivery startup raises $5M for SE Asia expansion, with one eye on ‘cloud kitchen’ model in future
- Malaysian Startup Accelerator Program opens applications for early-stage startups
- Malaysia: Wild Digital Southeast Asia Conference preps for 5th edition, set for 3-4 July 2019 in Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia: Axiata Digital backed by Mitsui at US$500M valuation
- Malaysia: SalesCandy salestech startup expanding across Southeast Asia with lead management tech and more
- Malaysia: Maxis IoT Challenge Introduction Roadshows set for Penang, KL and Kuching this week
- Malaysia: More on Melaka Straits City, proposed blockchain-and-crypto tourist city to be built on reclaimed land
- Malaysia: Penang Island City Council partners IBM to develop and implement cloud computing infrastructure, alongside IoT and AI use for smart city applications
- Malaysia’s leading e-commerce players, quarterly – average traffic, mobile ranking, social media followers and number of staff
- Malaysia: Supahands startup secures series-A with services providing machine learning companies with training data
- Malaysia: NEXEA Angels accelerator and VC firm launches Startup-Corporate Pilot Program
- Malaysia: A broad collection of news items from the past month covering Malaysia’s startup ecosystem
- Malaysia: Alpha Startups MyFintech Week Edition Demo Day set for June 19th in Kuala Lumpur – 10 startups presenting
- The speaker line-up for the WildDigital Conference, set for July 3-4 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Malaysia: Gobi Partners, MAVCAP and Sunway Group launch $10M Malaysia-focused early-stage startup microfund
- CEO World Magazine survey places India and Malaysia in top 10 most startup-friendly countries in the world
- An intro to 4 startups combating food wastage in Southeast Asia
- Fave, mobile payment and reward platform, acquires Singapore’s CutQ and Malaysia’s FoodTime in regional growth move
- A brief intro to the Southeast Asian startups taking part in Australia’s Sydney Landing Pad program
- Saigon Innovation Hub appointed as Vietnam representative for Rice Bowl Republic, an ASEAN startup program proposed by Malaysia’s New Entrepreneur Foundation
