MaGIC
New MaGIC CEO to be named next month
The Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) will announce its new CEO next month, according to chairman Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.
Malaysia’s MoF takes its GREAT event to Sarawak
Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance and the National Entrepreneur Development Office said their ‘Gathering of Rising Entrepreneurs, Act Together’ (GREAT) event will be held in Kuching, Sarawak from April 2-3.
MaGIC gears up for MAP 2
As MaGIC starts the process of selecting 50 startups from more than 700 entries for Cohort 2 of its MaGIC Accelerator Programme, its alumni from Cohort 1 have already been a great help, says executive director Johnathan Lee.
NEXT Academy coding school raises US$300K from 500 Startups
NEXT Academy has raised US$300K in a pre-seed round that would accelerate its goal of teaching a million people in South-East Asia coding and growth hacking skills over the next five years.
Week in Review: Watershed year, Netflix here
2015 was a watershed year in Malaysia for venture funding and recognition as an emerging startup hub, and there is that matter of Netflix launching soon in SEA, writes Karamjit Singh.
2015 a watershed year, with caveats
2015 was a year of progress for the Malaysian tech ecosystem, especially when it came to startups, but whether the good news outweighed the bad is debatable, according to the panellists at the first Digital News Asia (DNA) Disrupt monthly networking event of 2016.
DNA on BFM: In Malaysia, women are rocking IT
DNA cofounder A. Asohan took on BFM's Tech Talk show today to give a ‘Year in Review.’
Week in Review: Startup ecosystem, say ‘hello’ to politics
More political fallout from MaGIC just goes to show that entrepreneurs can ill-afford to ignore the fact that politics is part of the startup ecosystem, argues A. Asohan.
Week in Review: ‘Pay it forward’ culture key to MaGIC’s success
Cheryl Yeoh is leaving MaGIC, and with the Malaysian Government wanting MaGIC to focus on all entrepreneurs, not just tech startups, Karamjit Singh shares his concerns.
Cheryl Yeoh leaves, MaGIC on quest for new CEO
MaGIC CEO Cheryl Yeoh is leaving, and the Malaysian Government has engaged a head-hunting agency to find a replacement.
