Author: Lum Ka Kay
Pitching 101: Important to differentiate yourself
Pitching isn’t easy, especially when the startup itself isn’t clear about its own unique selling proposition.
Disrupting the beauty industry, out of Malaysia
Aiming to reduce market inefficiencies via disruption, Pawel Netreba left his job at Rocket Internet-backed foodpanda to build his own startup.
Sedania Innovator in airtime-sharing pact with U Mobile
Mobile services enabler Sedania Innovator has sealed an agreement with U Mobile to provide Airtime Sharing (ATS) services via its proprietary platform.
Growing the online grocery shopping culture in Malaysia
Online groceries haven’t really taken off in Malaysia, which means the market is ripe for the harvest, according to Freshcart Grocer.
mySamsung aims to make users ‘feel at home’
Samsung has rolled out a regional ownership programmed called ‘mySamsung’ that allows its customers to manage their devices and more, via an app.
Samsung declares ‘smarter living’ focus
Samsung declared a focus on ‘smarter living’ for the SEA region with a line-up of new products, and confirmed it would be rolling out its Samsung Pay regionally.
Malaysia’s e-commerce ‘penetration’ to double in 2016: iPay88
KL-based e-payment service provider iPay88 expects the e-commerce industry to grow in 2016 despite the economic gloom.
NEXT Academy coding school raises US$300K from 500 Startups
NEXT Academy has raised US$300K in a pre-seed round that would accelerate its goal of teaching a million people in South-East Asia coding and growth hacking skills over the next five years.
500 Startups lands first investment in Myanmar
500 Startups has made its first ever investment in Myanmar, pumping in an undisclosed amount into Yangon-based startup Bindez, which operates an information search engine and ‘discovery platform.’
MSC expands to East Malaysia, NXG first to get MSC status
After awarding the first East Malaysian company with MSC status, MDeC now aims to turn Sabah into the fourth SSO hub in Malaysia.
