Razif Abdul Aziz
MDEC Appoints Razif Abdul Aziz as vice president of Investment and Grants
Previously COO of Cradle, will oversee investment strategy and grants framework
Brings over 25 years leadership experience and deep passion for startup ecosystem
Puzzle over Rafiza Ghazali’s appointment at Cradle
Chairman Yvonne Chia, declines to give reasons for choice of an outsider
New CEO’s background shows no clear interest in tech, disruption, startups
Who? What! Why?
Cradle finally fills top role with appointment of corporate exec, Rafiza Ghazali as group CEO
Immediate priority to navigate challenges & evolve with changing landscape
Extensive process in search for CEO with Mosti and MOF collaboration
Cradle’s CGP kicks off with 60 startups in first intake of Season 5
Gells all players cohesively into dynamic ecosystem with Pay-It-Forward mentality
Successful track record over 9 years provides beacon of hope to build resilient strategies
Cradle to crank it up, looking for more hard tech startups
Organises first ever Cradle Startup Awards & Media Appreciation Night
To focus more in 2020 on spurring, supporting hard tech startups
Cradle Seed Ventures names Juliana Jan as acting CEO
Has more than 15 years experience, including a decade in venture capital funding
Has right operational, management & leadership skills to provide necessary stewardship
Coach and Grow Programme graduates generate over US$489mil total revenue
Collaboration between Cradle and Proficeo a success in helping Malaysian technology startups to scale up.
Cradle study shows CIP and CGP greatly benefit local tech ecosystem
The results of an impact study commissioned by Cradle show that early stage investment greatly benefits the country.
Cradle contributes substantially to country’s GDP and jobs
Cradle impact study conducted with Help University underlines its contribution to Malaysia from 2008 to 2016.
Cradle aims to turbo boost Malaysia’s startup ecosystem
Cradle moves to keep itself relevant, aiming to catalyse soft cultural aspects of the ecosystem.
