Bikesh Lakhmichand
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.
Google’s Made with Code hits Malaysia via iTrain Kids
Google's Made with Code, a movement launched in June 2014 to inspire girls to learn to code, will be hitting Malaysian shores on Nov 21 with a workshop to be conducted by iTrain Kids.
1337 Ventures hits the Philippines with its Alpha Startups programme
1337 Ventures said it is working with Department of Science & Technology Philippines to bring its Alpha Startups idea validation or ‘pre-accelerator’ programme to the Philippines.
Maybank Group to tap startups to boost innovation
In a sign that more corporates are starting to engage with startups to accelerate their ideation, Maybank Group has partnered with 1337 Ventures to run a four-country Ignite roadshow to pick 20 startups to head to KL for a bootcamp, writes Karamjit Singh.
Two-man startup Gigfairy secures US$28K pre-seed funding
Gigfairy, which operates a community marketplace that matches musicians with (what else?) gigs and promoters, said it has secured RM100,000 (approximately US$28,000) in pre-seed funding in a round led by Endeavor Capitals, an investment company based in Kuala Lumpur.
1337 Ventures opens up applications for Alpha Startups
1337 Ventures is on the hunt for aspiring entrepreneurs to join the fourth intake of Alpha Startups, its pre-accelerator programme, which begins on Jan 5, 2015.
Week in Review: Startups need to broaden their horizons
Too many startups in Malaysia pay very little attention to technological breakthroughs, but that may not necessarily be a bad thing, ponders A. Asohan.
Designers and developers, living together … what next?
Pixaworks Creative is kicking off its ‘StartupHouse’ programme, which will bring together 10 designers and developers to live, design and code their apps for three months at a house in the smart city of Cyberjaya, guided by experienced mentors.
PayPal launches Startup Blueprint in eight APAC markets
US payments giant PayPal and payment gateway Braintree have announced the launch of Startup Blueprint in eight markets in Asia Pacific: Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.
Week in Review: Leveraging public funds to raise private money
1337 Venture's Bikesh Lakhmichand did something Karamjit Singh has not seen any entrepreneur do before: Return funds to the Government … but not before leveraging it to raise private money.
