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Digerati50: Out to make e-commerce ‘conversational’
DNA kicks off a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy, from Digerati50 Vol 2, a special print publication released in February 2016. This week: Bemalas founder Adlin Yusman.
Belazee raises undisclosed pre-Series A
Belazee has raised its pre-Series A funding and aims to strengthen its tech platform and deepen its presence in the five countries it is currently in.
Leet Academy’s entrepreneurship programme, with a twist
After successfully training corporate types and entrepreneurs for about 10 years, Bikesh Lakhmichand and his iTrain are all set to take on a new challenge: Training young unemployed graduates to become successful entrepreneurs.
With ringgit woes, NeonRunner aims for next funding round in USD
Kuala Lumpur-based hyperlocal logistics company NeonRunner intends to raise US$3 million in its next round of funding, and having learned its lesson from the plunge of the ringgit, is seeking it in the greenback.
From brace wax to US$500K funding … in one month
It has taken Be Malas, the SMS-based request service, just one month to raise US$500,000 from Singapore-based Japanese fund KK Fund. It has now launched in Singapore, with Hong Kong next. Karamjit Singh has the story.
