July, August & September 2019
July 2019 / August 2019 / September 2019
Malaysia’s startup news:
July 2019
- Malaysia: Techstars Startup Weekend UNI Kuala Lumpur set for August 2-4
- Malaysia: Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund preps for Jumpstarter pitch event in Kuala Lumpur – applications to pitch close August 2nd
- START Mongolia merges with Malaysia’s StartupJohor to form a united brand, START
- Malaysia: Cyberjaya Startup Summit 2019 set for July 27-28
- Malaysia: Start-up Entrepreneurs Awards Night 2019 set for July 27th in Penang, including exhibition and day program
- Global Islamic FinTech Summit 2019 set for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in September
- Malaysia: Penang’s EasyParcel, online courier platform, gains $10.6M from AirAsia’s cargo and logistics arm and Gobi Partners VC
- Malaysia: GoGet wins UNCDF’s Finlab B40 Challenge at MyFinTechWeek 2019 with platform for verified part-timers
- Malaysia: An intro to Senang on-demand insurtech platform
- Malaysia: Selangor Accelerator Programme 2019 unveils 10 winning startups in preparation for Indonesia exposure
- Malaysia’s iCube and Thailand’s HUBBA partner to build and operate a digital co-working passport platform for spaces across Asia-Pacific
- Malaysia: Naluri digital health startup secures $1.5M pre-A, in part aiming for overseas expansion
- Malaysia: SPiNiOON rises from the ashes of Mobile Waiter, aiming at laundry needs from pick-up to delivery rather than food delivery
Malaysia’s startup news:
August 2019
- Malaysia: An interview intro to HelloGold, world’s first Shariah-compliant gold-focused mobile app allowing users to buy, save, sell, and redeem physical gold
- Malaysia: WOBB job search portal secures $1.3M pre-A with Gen Y and Gen Z focus
- Malaysia: Gibraltar BSN life insurer launches first-in-market WhatsApp e-Policy delivery, enabling customers to download insurance policies via mobile
- Malaysia: A look at the deTech Conference program, set for Penang, October 1-2, and covering 6 broad themes
- Malaysia: 3rd cohort of MaGIC Global Accelerator Program kicks off with 30 startups from 9 nations
- Malaysia: Nexting Ventures startup incubator launches with $380K angel funding, focusing on 4 main focus areas
Malaysia’s startup news:
September 2019
- Scaling Up Malaysia: Platforms, Crypto and AI event set for Kuala Lumpur, September 18th
- Malaysia: Petronas state-owned oil firm partners 500 Startups to launch FutureTech technology accelerator program
- Malaysia: Ento gains seed funding from Singapore’s RAPZO Capital with insect protein and snacks made from crickets
- Malaysia: MaGIC Innovation in Healthcare Bootcamp Demo Day set for September 14th in KL, with 1337 Ventures
- Malaysia: A look at HelloWorld Robotics, making autonomous robots focused on last-mile delivery of e-commerce and food purchases
- A brief intro to 10 of Malaysia’s startups, working in legal tech, IoT, insurance and beyond
- Malaysia: Endeavor entrepreneur support organisation launches 12-month ScaleUp Endeavor program aimed at growing high-potential startups
- Malaysia: MaGIC University Startup Challenge 2019 set for 27-30 September in Cyberjaya, Selangor
- MaGIC Entrepreneurial Nation Symposium set for October 30, offering 4 days to connect aspiring and existing entrepreneurs, influencers and industry leaders
- Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation unveils 9 new Digital Transformation Lab partners to push businesses to go digital in regional tech and digital hub move
- Malaysia: Supernova 2019 themed event set for October 19-22 – hackathon and summit focused on the legal, financial and regulatory industries
- Taiwan’s ELECLEAN partners Malaysia’s Richmountain with eco-friendly, chemical-free disinfectant process
- An intro to MyCash Online, app for non-resident Bangladeshi migrant workers
