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M’sian-Based 1337 Ventures Takes Alpha Startups To Singapore, And You Can Join In

1337 Ventures (1337 is pronounced ‘leet’, in case you were wondering) might be known to most of us for having their own idea validation programme known as Alpha Startups, whose function is to help local Malaysian startup companies achieve their goals and business expansion objectives. They help startups by providing them with the resources, funding, and tech […]

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M’sian-Based 1337 Ventures Takes Alpha Startups To Singapore, And You Can Join In

1337 Ventures (1337 is pronounced ‘leet’, in case you were wondering) might be known to most of us for having their own idea validation programme known as Alpha Startups, whose function is to help local Malaysian startup companies achieve their goals and business expansion objectives. They help startups by providing them with the resources, funding, and tech

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CLOSETStyles launches “pre-loved” fashion marketplace in Malaysia

Malaysian startup CLOSETStyles yesterday announced the launch of its “pre-loved” fashion marketplace in its home market. “Pre-loved”, according to the startup, refers to used clothes in good or new-like condition. The three-month-old startup recently won at 1337 Ventures’ five-day Alpha Startups pre-accelerator programme in Kuala Lumpur, where it received MYR 10,000 (US$2,700).

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Zoposh launching soon to take on Malaysia’s real estate ‘cowboys’

Zoposh is a three-week-old idea for an improved property listing platform in Malaysia from Co-founders Gadiy Lim and Claire Berneron. The idea is that finding a place in the country will be made faster, more relevant and safer. The website is due to beta launch in two weeks, but visitors will already be greeted by the landing page

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Two-man startup Gigfairy secures US$28K pre-seed funding

GIGFAIRY, which operates a community marketplace that matches musicians with (what else?) gigs and promoters, said it has secured RM100,000 (approximately US$28,000) in pre-seed funding in a round led by Endeavor Capitals, an investment company based in Kuala Lumpur. Gigfairy was a winner in Batch 4 of the 1337 Accelerator programme, operated by 1337 Ventures,

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Airbnb for live music Gigfairy raises small but telling pre-seed

Malaysian startup Gigfairy, a community marketplace for artists and promoters, today announced raising about US$28,000 in pre-seed funding led by Endeavour Capitals. The three-month-old startup plans to use the money to boost product development and spur user acquisitions in the region. A release noted that the funding comes a month after 1337 Ventures invested in and included Gigfairy in

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Malaysia’s Airbnb for live music lands seed funding to bring good music to the world

Malaysia’s Airbnb for live music, Gigfairy, today announced the raising of MYR 100,000 (US$27,000) in a seed funding round led by local investment firm Endeavor Capitals. The investment comes quickly after the live music startup won the recently concluded edition of the Alpha Startups pre-accelerator program, in which they received US$3,000 and mentorship from 1337

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Both hiring and being a professional musician just became a whole lot easier with Gigfairy

“I’m a musician!” These are three words that typically raise the eyebrows of your conversation partners – and the ones of those within earshot – unless you’re in South Korea. It’s common knowledge that being an instrumentalist or vocalist by profession is a tough life – it’s hard to land regular gigs or make a

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