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Singapore’s US$96mil bid to address Series A crunch
The Singapore Government has picked Golden Gate Ventures as one of six VC partners to help address the Series A crunch, reports Karamjit Singh.
Digerati50: Helping entrepreneurs build dreams
Digital News Asia (DNA) continues a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy. These articles are from Digerati50, a special print publication released in January 2014. For information on customised reprints of Digerati50, email [email protected].
Keep investors in the loop
As uncomfortable as the thought of investors as their ‘bosses’ may be to many founders, the fact remains that they do hold a stake and, as such, have both a voice and role to play in your company, writes Gabey Goh.
Piktochart sets ‘scary target’ for 2013
With the launch of its new version, infographics start-up Piktochart hopes to grow its user base by nearly 10 times in 2013 while attracting a US$1-million investment.
Pikom unveils 5yr plan, says ICT industry to hit RM95bil by 2017
Malaysia's national ICT association Pikom has unveiled a five-strategic direction which ultimately aims to create world-class Malaysian players and projects that annual industry revenue based on transactions will hit US$31 billion by 2017.
Catcha’s Patrick Grove in Australia Unlimited’s global achiever list
Catcha Group chairman and CEO Patrick Grove is on the Australia Unlimited: Global Achievers list; only one based in Malaysia
Angels with pitchforks, VCs who don't venture
The technopreneurial ecosystem in Malaysia is allowing the angels and VCs to dictate terms. DNA’s A. Asohan says it’s time to fight back.
Encouraging moves from Singapore’s ivory towers to industry, society
Singapore’s National Research Foundation is working to get more science and tech from universities into the market, and is using the Techventure conference as a tool to further deepen these links.
