Innovation
Carsome Raises US$50m Series C via equity and debt investments
40,000 cars transacted annually on Carsome, 1% of SEA used car market
Combination of equity and debt investments from new & existing investors
Standard Chartered-MaGIC partnership to amplify social entrepreneurship landscape in Malaysia
SEtia is set to enhance social entrepreneurs’ capacity building with coaching, mentoring
Tie-up will create compelling transformation, innovation and acceleration opportunities
Alibaba launches Malaysia finals for Create@ Contest
Winner of inaugural cloud contest will be in Alibaba strategic customer support programme
Access to Alibaba ecosystem to help them gain valuable insight, experience and resources
UTAR wins at global “Internet-of-Things” competition in New York
Team emerges tops for river pollution monitoring system, bags US$50,000 worth of prizes
UTAR win is testament of high level of innovation that Malaysian talent possess
NTT Communications, Dimension Data and entities combine into NTT Ltd with Henrick Choo heading Malaysian ops
Able to offer Malaysian clients unparalleled range of skills, capabilities across technologies
Henrick’s exceptional background, leadership and proven track record cited as reasons for appointment
Alibaba Cloud doubles down on ASEAN region
For Alibaba Cloud, while big name customers may grab the headlines, its focus in ASEAN is also centred on the region’s growing SMEs and startups.
Carousell appoints new CTO to accelerate product innovation
Former EVP of tech at Lazada, Igor Volynskiy joins as part of deep tech investments
Appointment follows string of hires including VP of operations & chief commercial officer
Endeavor Malaysia launches new program to develop high impact entrepreneurs – ScaleUp Endeavor
12 entrepreneurs chosen for 12-month program with access to Endeavor’s panel of experts
Help entrepreneurs obtain clarity on how to build strong foundation for scaling up business
Singapore’s ACE launches innovation festival EPIC, new Innovation Enablers Network
Singapore's ACE marks 5th anniversary with EPIC and aims to ignite co-innovation between startups, enterprises and entrepreneurs.
