MBAN
MBAN ups awareness through ‘Futurising Asean Angels’ summit
The upcoming Malaysian Business Angels Network Summit 2015 will give a sense of how the angel investor movement is growing – or not – in Malaysia.
Malaysian angels expected to invest US$3mil over next 12mths
Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN) hopes that its members will make about RM10 million (US$2.6 million) worth of investments over the next 12 months, partly helped by the network’s collaboration with London Business Angels (LBA).
Angel steps in: Cradle recipient Sync Media gets US$79K
Cradle CIP Catalyst recipient Sync Media (M) Sdn Bhd has secured RM250,000 (US$78,840) funding from a local angel investor to develop its School Communication Platform, a mobile solution that aims to break down the barriers of communication between teachers and parents.
Disrupt #20: Angels are from heaven, mostly
Disrupt #20 takes a look at angel investors and why they invest and do not invest in certain ideas or entrepreneurs.
MBAN spreads wings with BANSEA to lift angel investing
The Malaysian Business Angels Network (MBAN) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA) to further support the development of angel investors in Malaysia and Singapore.
Week in Review: A home run missed by GrabTaxi
Karamjit Singh still can’t shake off his disappointment that GrabTaxi did not reveal its Series A amount. Is he making a mountain out of a molehill?
Week in Review: Growing the ecosystem, one exit at a time
Only an investor who has exited his startup will realise the importance of focusing on getting the product right for the market and not worry about how to make money in the short term. But with so few exits in the Malaysian ecosystem, this is going to be a long journey, writes DNA founder Karamjit Singh.
A giant leap for angel investing in Malaysia
After nursing the Malaysian Business Angels Network (MBAN) since its birth in December, 2012, Cradle Fund has passed on its responsibility to the private sector, as has always been the intention. DNA founder Karamjit Singh speaks to Cradle’s Nazrin Hassan and Richard Wong, the first president of MBAN.
Week in Review: Investors ask the wrong question
DNA founder Karamjit Singh feels early stage investors are hurting their own investments when they focus too much on how companies can make money instead of ensuring they build a great product with market fit.
Malaysian VCs invested US$80mil in 2013
The 8th Annual Malaysian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Dinner recognised some of its outstanding investee companies and Supportive Industry and GLC Partners.
