Dr V Sivapalan
KL20: Dr V Sivapalan on changing the startup narrative, building enduring companies, and nation building
Fundraising today favors the financially robust and capital efficient startups
A key principle of Soonicorn Collective is about giving back to strengthen ecosystem
9 Budget 2024 recommendations as rocket fuel for Malaysia's Soonicorns
With over 2 decades of involvement with Malaysia's startup ecosystem, Dr V Sivapalan lists 9 key recommendations the Madani govt must seriously into implementing for Malaysia's startup ecosystem to power up to the next level.
Boost for Malaysian startup ecosystem as 100Soonicorns program selects its first 24 founders
Aspires to create a founder driven leadership and coaching program
Identify startups with potential to grow into Malaysia’s next Unicorns
Reboot: How the Anwar Ibrahim Government Can Jumpstart Malaysia's Startup Ecosystem Pt2
Ministry of Communications and Digital needs to be the startup story teller
Need for central coordination to help focus efforts for maximum impact
Reboot: How the Anwar Ibrahim government can jumpstart Malaysia’s Startup Ecosystem
Tap brightest of the over 100k international students in Malaysia
Encourage use of Malaysian solutions & spark virtuous cycle of innovation
Malaysia: Unicorn Nation
'Chicken feed' public venture funding does not help create unicorns
Mediocre talent leads to mediocre business and this doesn’t attract venture funding
Time to be bold Pt2: How government can reshape Malaysian startup ecosystem
Proposal for 200 startups to receive US$700k funding each within 12 months
Future of startup ecosystem & Malaysian economy is forever changed by Covid-19
Time to be bold: How the government can reshape our startup ecosystem
Increase funding for venture debt under MDV with aggressive 1:1 matching ratio
Not the time to take foot off the gas, rather, need to put pedal to the metal
Preparing for the worst but looking forward to the future
Be prepared to serve customer needs better and grab opportunities faster than competitors
Building Pegasus-type companies through ScaleUp Malaysia Accelerator to win the game
ScaleUp Malaysia taps Xelia Tong as Managing Partner
Focus on helping companies in cohort secure investments & strategic partnerships
Come April, 10 companies cohort will receive an investment of US$48,273 each from
