State initiative programme sees almost 62% increase in vendors being approved for training for modernised economy.
SHAH ALAM, 14 March 2023 — Platform Selangor (PLATS), a platform that steers Selangor micro-merchants or hawkers towards an era of digitalisation has seen success since its implementation with over 20,271 merchants registered with...
Malaysia, 12 August 2022 – Following the success of the previous 4 competitions, the fifth China ASEAN New Smart City Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition 2022 will be held virtually on the 23 September. The competition hosted by Nanning Municipal D&R Commission is organized by Nanning Municipal Big Data Bureau,...
Kuala Lumpur, 12 May 2022 - Continuing its momentum in supporting and enhancing Malaysian startups, the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI) Malaysia, recently launched MYStartup Pre-Accelerator programme. MYStartup Pre-Accelerator seeks to inspire early-stage startups while offering money-can’t-buy guidance and coaching in implementing business strategies, access to market...
Malaysia, 10 May 2022- The funding options for Malaysian SMEs and growth-stage businesses have now evolved beyond bank loans, grants, schemes, angel investors and venture capitalists. Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) is slowly gaining popularity as a new and viable way for local businesses to raise funds.
This is evident in Securities Commission...
Georgetown, 31 March 2022- SME100 returns to Penang after 10 years, in conjunction with the SAMENTA 35th Anniversary celebrations. The greatly anticipated awards ceremony was held in Setia SPICE Convention Center in Penang.
The SME100 SAMENTA 35th Anniversary awards ceremony was graced with the attendance of Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau...
Kuala Lumpur, 30 March 2022 - Traditional banks tend to favor big corporations with higher volumes, while the underserved micro-businesses and SMEs must endure expensive fees and complex processes from using financial products that are catered to the big boys.
“That is why they turn to various products to cater to their...
Malaysia, 21 March 2022- Startups in the Fintech, Islamic Fintech, Insurtech, Healthtech, and Proptech industry are welcome to apply for the Alpha Startups™ for Insurtech Pre-Accelerator organised by 1337 Ventures and FWD Start-Up Studio, supported by Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).
In...
Osaka, 25 February 2020 – Demo Day, the closing event for the Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka program, offers the nine startups who joined the program the opportunity to showcase their work in Japan. Due to the pandemic, this year’s Scale Osaka program and Demo Day have moved online, and allows...
Kuala Lumpur, 24 April 2020 - The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI) is working with the Finance Ministry (MOF) to come up with an intervention package for start-ups to help them cope with the COVID-19 impact.
Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said a study by the ministry found 40 per cent of the start-ups in Malaysia will run...
Kuala Lumpur, 23 April 2020 - GoApe officially launches its Equity Crowdfunding (“ECF”) campaign today on the Ata Plus platform. Offering investors attractive dividend payouts after just three years, GoApe seeks to raise up to RM3 million in equity financing in return for a 13% stake of the company.
GoApe...