We are halfway through the first month of 2022. While we’re excited to create more impact this year, we also took some time to reflect on our biggest happenings in 2021 😎 We are so proud of these achievements and even prouder of our team that made it happen. Thank you to everyone who supported […]
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1337 Ventures today announced a new RM1.2 million, 1337 Accelerator Fund I to invest into promising early-stage Malaysian startups. The new fund is open to seed-stage startups across any industry, from fintech, edtech to healthtech. It will be co-funded by seasoned angel investor and venture capitalist, Asgari Stephens and former COO of JobStreet.com, Suresh Thiru
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Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash What is Venture Capital? Venture Capital (VC) is a form of private equity whereby investors will fund a company with high growth potential in exchange for a large percentage of the shares in the company. VC firms provide funds to startups or SMEs who would like to expand and
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Sabrina recently completed her 2-months internship with us as a Digital Content Creator Intern at 1337 Ventures. In this article, she shares her virtual internship experience working remotely. Throughout the summer, I had the amazing opportunity to be an intern at 1337 Ventures as a Digital Content Creator within the marketing department. I began my
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In this time of distance and uncertainty, the necessity to genuinely connect with one another is of high importance. This has become a challenge for many businesses as they are mostly limited to digital interaction nowadays. Soft skills have therefore become more valuable especially in organizations that have shifted to remote setup. While brainpower holds
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If you’re a young investor looking to start off your journey, it’s unlikely that fixed deposits or mutual funds will generate the same amount of excitement or interest compared to other forms of high-return investments. One of these is equity crowdfunding (ECF), a modern form of investing that can lead to a large return on
Equity crowdfunding is becoming more and more popular around the world as an alternative form of investment, and naturally there are also a host of companies that are reaping the rewards of seeking funding. Despite being a considered high-risk investment, many investors are happy to take a punt in the hopes of hitting it big
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Congratulations! You’ve decided to venture into the exciting new world of equity crowdfunding (ECF) and are now on the lookout for potential businesses that could potentially deliver a huge return on your investment. It should be easy right? Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple. If it were as easy as monitoring the NASDAQ index or
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What is ECF? Equity crowdfunding (ECF) is an investment vehicle that allows any individual the opportunity to invest in companies for a return in equity (shares). ECF is quickly becoming popular with younger folks who have a higher risk appetite and with people looking to diversify their investments from the usual options like the stock
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With the Movement Control Order (MCO) further extended for another 2 weeks, we invite startups out there to attend our online alpha startups programme to work with our partners around these innovation ideas suggested by them. During these unprecedented times for this holy occasion for Muslims all around the world, 1337 Ventures, together with Amanz Network have