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MYStartup partners Maxis, Petronas, Cyberview and airasia academy to support Malaysian startups
MYStartup, an initiative by the Ministry of Science of Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), has partnered with Malaysian firms Maxis, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Cyberview and airasia academy to foster growth in Malaysia’s startup ecosystem.
GoTo-backed Go-Ventures rebrands as Argor; raises $240M
GoTo-backed investment firm Go-Ventures has rebranded as Argor Capital Management Pte. Ltd. (Argor) and closed its second flagship venture fund at $240 million.
MRANTI CEO Dzuleira Abu Bakar resigns after 4.5 years of service
The Board of Directors (Board) of the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) has on Monday announced the resignation of Dzuleira Abu Bakar as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Kaya Founders raises $12M in first close to support Philippine startup founders to scale-up
Kaya Founders, a Philippines-based venture capital firm, has on Wednesday announced the first close at $12 million in funding across two new funds to back the next generation of tech-enabled, industry-shaping start-ups across Southeast Asia.
Malaysia to reform startup ecosystem, focus on investment, says minister – report
“We will persuade these 20 agencies (related to the ecosystem) that we will have to move towards a single window approach similar to what we have done with the visa application system,“ he said.
ORIGIN Conference: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Investment and M&A in Southeast Asia
The ORIGIN Conference highlighted investing as well as mergers and acquisitions in the Southeast Asian scene from the perspective of business leaders from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia through the panel, "Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Investment and M&A in Southeast Asia."
Global Developer Hacker House launches to groom 100,000 next generation developers over two years
Tribe, a Singapore government supported technology ecosystem builder, in collaboration with Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and sovereign wealth fund Temasek launched a first-of-its-kind Global Developer Hacker House designed to provide an end-to-end hybrid setup for developers to learn, practice and build solutions to real-world…
Antler closes $285M emerging growth fund to back industry leaders
Singapore-based startup accelerator Antler has closed Antler Elevate, a $285 million emerging growth fund that backs the next generation of game-changing founders across 20+ technology ecosystems.
Five Malaysian firms selected to pilot projects with MRANTI and UNICEF
Five Malaysian firms have been selected to pilot projects with the Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
