pitchIN
KakiTangan raises RM1mil from pitchIN in record time of less than 24 hours
Coastal Hectare Sdn Bhd, which runs KakiTangan.com just raised RM1 mil on PitchIn in less than 24-hours, giving a huge boost to ECF as a viable funding platform for other startups.
Cradle gets even more co-investment partners, 5 of them ECF operators
Early-stage grant provider Cradle Fund brought on board six more partners for its co-investment initiative, five of them equity crowdfunding operators.
pitchIN Equity launches, first issuance in mid-April
Malaysia’s crowdfunding pioneer pitchIN has launched its equity crowdfunding (ECF) platform, with the first campaigns slated to go live in mid-April.
KiniBiz opts for equity crowdfunding with pitchIN
KiniBiz has announced plans to go for equity crowdfunding under the guidelines approved by the SC, the first Malaysian company to do so.
SC selects six platforms for equity crowdfunding in Malaysia
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has announced the approval of six registered equity crowdfunding platforms, giving small businesses and entrepreneurs greater access to capital.
Taking robotics research to the next level a challenge
Because of the large number of patients and a lack of therapists, stroke patients usually don’t have the chance to get enough rehabilitation for a proper recovery, an area UTM spinoff company TechCare Innovation Sdn Bhd hopes to address.
Startup with rehab robot aims for next level with crowdfunding drive
Malaysian startup TechCare Innovation Sdn Bhd hopes to take its rehabilitation robotics system from research to the marketplace with a pledge drive on pitchIN, the domestic equivalent of Kickstarter. DNA executive editor A. Asohan has the story.
MaGIC pitchIN finalists launch crowdfunding appeals
Fresh out of an intensive boot camp that sharpened their business plans and honed their funding pitches, 20 startups from the MaGIC pitchIN Challenge launched their 45-day crowdfunding campaign on pitchIN on May 1.
Digital Malaysia announces two new initiatives
The Ninth Digital Malaysia Steering Committee has tabled two new initiatives at its most recent meeting, one to accelerate e-commerce via a nationwide ‘cybersale’ and the other to improve the quality of life for traditional religious institutions (Sekolah Pondok) through crowdfunding.
Crowdsourcing off to good start in Malaysia, challenges remain
Crowdsourcing under the Digital Malaysia initiative may have got off to a good start, but challenges remain, according to the head of national ICT custodian the Multimedia Development Corp (MDeC).
