Malaysia

Singapore insurtech Igloo extends footprint in Malaysia with Pine Labs partnership

Igloo has partnered with Pine Labs to extend of its regional footprint in Malaysia. Through the partnership, Pine Labs will offer shoppers hassle-free and easy mobile phone protection solutions under the IglooCare Program.

Malaysia-based SPAC Kairous Acquisition starts trading on NASDAQ

The company said the timing is just right as it believes that Southeast Asia is on the verge of producing many more great tech companies in years to come.

Malaysia fintech and e-wallet provider MyMy set for beta testing and reveals Malaysian-inspired product innovations

MyMy has released its wave of leading-edge card and app features as it gears up for targeted beta testing this January, 2022. Backed by demands from in-depth market studies, MyMy’s frontline offerings include a numberless prepaid card that enhances the security of physical payment transactions. As for online transactions, it introduces a seamless biometric…

Grab to acquire Malaysia-based supermarket chain Jaya Grocer

While Grab did not disclose the financials of the transaction in the filing, the deal is said to be worth between MYR1.5 billion ($354 million) and MYR1.8 billion ($425.42 million), local media reported, quoting sources.

Malaysian drone tech firm Aerodyne explores dual-listing as it starts IPO process

The drone tech firm currently is also in the midst of raising a bridge round ahead of its Series C funding round next year.

Navis Capital Partners sells its entire stake in Hong Kong tech business services provider QIMA

Navis Capital Partners (Navis) announced the sale of its entire interest in Pinnacle Inspection Ltd (QIMA). Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) , is the new equity investor for QIMA alongside the founder, Sebastien Breteau, and his senior management team.

Malaysia cloud application platform Food Market Hub secures $8.5M in Series A round to boost Southeast Asia expansion

ood Market Hub it has raised $8.5 million in an extended Series A+ round to finance further expansion and expedite growth. The round was led by Southeast Asia-focused venture capital firm AC Ventures Malaysia. The funding will enable Food Market Hub to accelerate its expansion plans to Indonesia, penetrate deeper into the Malaysian market, and strengthen…

Malaysia’s George Kent inks MOU with MDEC to promote growth of Malaysia’s tech ecosystem

George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to collaborate and promote growth of the tech ecosystem in advancing Malaysia’s digital economy transformation as the company seeks new growth opportunities in the digital space.

Malaysia’s Sunway University partners Carsome to set up data innovation lab

Malaysia’s Sunway University, through its innovation arm, Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs), and Malaysia-based integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome, have forged a strategic partnership which includes the setting up of a data innovation lab in Sunway University. To be launched by the end of January 2022, the data innovation lab aims to…

Building Resilience: How Does Innovation Empower Malaysian Businesses to Boost the Economy? [BEYOND Virtual Panel]

The discussions in this panel focused on how Malaysian businesses are innovating and finding new ways not only to survive the pandemic but also to become more enduring as they continue to battle the coronavirus threat and anticipate other serious problems that can trample the Malaysian economy once more.