Malaysia
Sunway Group & Indonesia’s Kejora Capital launch US$25mil Orbit Malaysia fund
Series A startups in FinTech, AgriTech, eCommerce, EdTech & HealthTech
Beyond commercial, parties hope to create real social & sustainable impact
Unifi encourages MSME to tap digitalisation grant
Malaysia increases digitalisation grant to US$48mil next year
MSMEs should make the most out of grant, improve competitiveness
Grab’s Tech For Good Institute Releases SEA Platform Economy Research with Bain & Co
Inaugural report assesses impact of O2O platforms in Southeast Asia
Building a concerted public-private partnership will ensure greater digital inclusion
Budget 2022: Decent, But Not Transformative For Malaysia
No big bang announcements to get ecosystem players excited and abuzz
Cradle to be central agency for startups, hub to facilitate cooperation
[Article updated with comments from CapBay.]
Poladrone locks in US$4.29 mil funding in Malaysia’s largest known seed round
To scale operations, acquire talent and expand to Indonesia next
Aims to be Southeast Asian leader for industrial drone solutions
Mosti launches one year report on NTIS impact
139 tech companies accelerated, 70 receive US$12.7mil
Has support of 26 ministries, 26 innovation acceleration partners
ASX listed Novatti to acquire Malaysian fintech, ATX for up to A$9.9mil
Gives Novatti strong business in Malaysia, platform to expand to SEA
Have been working together since 2015, 2/3 acquisition sale in cash
Mastercard, Arus Academy partner with MOE to inspire girls to pursue STEM careers in Malaysia
Enhancing digital learning with Agents of Tech, a Girls4Tech™ STEM program
Extend Agents of Tech to all-girls schools, Girl Guide associations & targeted workshops
IDC: Standard Chartered is Future Enterprise of Year for Malaysia, TM’s Umapathy Sivan, Named CIO of Year
Petronas connectivity project named Best in Future of Connectedness
DHL’s processing via whatsapp is Best in Future of Customers & Consumers
SERI: Alleged Malaysian Government Data Breaches Must Be Addressed
Emphasis on security by design & privacy by design for public digital services
Review our data protection laws & update the Personal Data Protection Act
