Angel Investors
Cradle and Angels Den launch the Ideas2Invest ‘hack-celerator’
Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, in association with Angels Den Asia, has launched Ideas2Invest (i2i) which will bring together entrepreneurs, developers, investors, mentors and coaches over an intensive nine-day programme the two parties are describing as a ‘hack-celerator.’
Moment of truth for 'most promising startup' GridMarkets
GridMarkets is about to go live with its B2B platform for trading in excess computational capacity, but its investors are keenly awaiting the outcome with initial customers before pumping in more money, writes Karamjit Singh.
Hunters, farmers and investors
Too many startups these days look to angels, VCs and grants for funding, forgetting that all-important source, revenue.
The real message behind the Angel Tax Incentive
There is a hidden message behind the official roll-out of the Angel Tax Incentive: The Malaysian Government is withdrawing, and the private sector has to be step in to fund the tech ecosystem, writes Karamjit Singh.
Disrupt: ‘It’s hard to raise money in Malaysia’
The start-up space is recognized as amongst the most vibrant sectors in the country’s technology ecosystem, yet it is still very hard for entrepreneurs to raise money in Malaysia, panelists at the DNA-TeAM Disrupt session said.
Fashion retailer Inverted Edge secures US$1.6mil in funding
Singapore--based global online fashion retailer Inverted Edge said it has raised over S$2 million (USD$1.6 million) through initial investments by venture capital funds and private investors.
Week in Review: Start-up and funding ecosystem questions
It’s about the role of the funding ecosystem, including accelerators, and on the value our start-ups slap on themselves, writes DNA founder Karamjit Singh.
Malaysia launches national angel network
Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, an agency under the Ministry of Finance, has launched the Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN), which will educate, train and accredit angel investors.
Vincent Tan: Young people deserve ‘Angels’
It’s not every day that you get to meet a billionaire at an informal event but that’s exactly what over 100 people got to do at the DNA-TeAM Disrupt event held Oct 16 at the Plug & Play Technology Garden in Kuala Lumpur, where Tan Sri Vincent Tan, one of the wealthiest men in the country, was on hand to field questions.
‘Yes we can, too!’
After 13 years of working with startup entrepreneurs, Dr V. Sivapalan is disappointed that most Malaysian entrepreneurs rarely have the belief and faith that they can build global companies.
