Tech in Malaysia
April, May & June 2021
Malaysia’s technology news across Q2 2021
– articles, reports & downloads
The Malaysian tech news summary for second quarter 2021 collects startup-related headlines from April, May and June of the year on subjects including, for example: an online marketplace for home-made food; Finology fintech’s win at Seedstars World; Selangor Accelerator Programme applications; Malaysian digital banking license availability; a proposed ASEAN Cyber Defense Network; and more.
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Malaysia’s tech news: June 2021
- Wild Digital Internship Opportunities 2021 now open for applications in Business & Sales, Marketing & Events and Comms & Design
- Naluri raises $5M Series A with wide-ranging digitally-delivered health, fitness and life coaching services
- Malaysia Digital Economy Corp launches 100 Go Digital Coaching workshop series, aiming to help businesses with guidance around digitalization
- Corporate Accelerator Program 2021 applications are now open for startups seeking investors, corporates and support partners in Malaysia
- Malaysia’s 1337 Ventures unveils Arus Oil and Cult Creative as winners of Alpha Startup Digital Accelerator 2021, working in cooking oil recycling and HR tech
- Sunway conglomerate to apply for online-only banking licence, aiming to move into fintech sector with focus on individuals and MSMEs
- Malaysian gov’t proposes that ASEAN member countries create regional cyber defence network centre, the ASEAN Cyber Defence Network, to share knowledge and expertise
- Selangor Accelerator Programme 2021 edition applications close July 14th, seeking tech startups across areas including fintech, agri-tech, e-commerce and more
- Igotopia VR hotel bookings platform gains country’s largest crowdfund with pitchIN platform, facilitated by MDEC, with ‘customised luxury travel experiences’
Malaysian tech news: May 2021
- Malaysia: Kravve raises $306K with marketplace platform allowing home cooks and small food businesses to sell hand-made food and groceries online
- Malaysia: MyMy fintech gains conditional Bank Negara e-money licencing, aiming to be world’s first Shariah-compliant digital bank and with sights on e-wallet services late 2021
- Download: MyDigital, the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint (pdf)
- Malaysia: Alpha Startups Digital Accelerator 2021 Demo Day runs online via Zoom tomorrow, May 22nd, featuring 11 tech startup finalists
- Malaysia: Finology takes global win at Seedstars World 2020/2021 Competition, landing $500K with fintech services across loans, banking, insurance and more
Malaysia tech news: April 2021
- Malaysia: An interview intro to the country’s digitalisation strategy, looking at use of cloud platforms, artificial intelligence and blockchain
- Malaysia edition of Cyber Security Asia 2021 event set for July 5-6, with Cambodia edition set for October 25-26
- Malaysia: Ministry of Education and MDEC expand Digital Maker Hubs initiative from 24 schools to nation-wide program via public-private partnerships
- Malaysia: 40% stake in Tranglo cross-border payments firm acquired by Ripple blockchain payments giant
- Malaysia: Bank Negara Malaysia may assign up to 5 digital banking licenses by Q1 2022, favouring applications that focus on ‘unserved and underserved’ Malaysians
- Malaysia: An intro to Think City, looking to re-energize Kuala Lumpur city centre using data collection and analysis
- ICYMI: Alpha Startups 2021 Digital Accelerator is open for idea stage to Series A startups in, or serving, Malaysia, or with a Malaysian co-founder – applications close April 11th
- Malaysia: 2021 Alpha Startups pre-accelerator programme opens for Batch 1 applications, in partnership with FWD Start-up Studio
- Malaysia: Ministry of Science, Tech and Innovation to consolidate Technology Park Malaysia and Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre into a single commercialisation agency
- Malaysia: 1337 Ventures kicks off Alpha Startups Digital Accelerator 2021 programme with 99 teams taking part
- Cambodia: Malaysia’s Thada and Singapore’s Oyika partner to supply Kingdom with battery-swappable electric scooters, focusing on rural communities
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