Accelerator

1337 VENTURES, in partnership with the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), has announced its second Alpha Startups pre-accelerator programme in Malaysia, formed to help early stage startups get from raw idea to validated minimum viable product (MVP). Alpha Startups is a five-day intensive bootcamp where selected teams of entrepreneurs, developers and designers get to test and […]

Accelerators such as JFDI or HaxAsia in Singapore, SparkLabs in Korea and Movida in Japan have had much success in growing startups into fruits that are viable for harvest by early-stage investors. However, the selection pool for each accelerator is large, and not all startups are able to benefit from the intensive training. In fact, JFDI has an

Accelerators often receive applications numbering in the hundreds (or even thousands) from aspiring startups. Unfortunately, while a tiny percentage of them make it through, the majority tend to fumble and trip up over their pitches. According to Bikesh Lakhmichand, CEO of 1337 Ventures, early stage startups fail at this stage because they’re not getting enough

THOSE aspiring to become entrepreneurs are about to get a big boost with the launch of the Alpha Startups pre-­accelerator programme put together by 1337 Ventures in partnership with national ICT custodian Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC). Saying that he was frustrated and exasperated at the manner in which many first-time entrepreneurs “fall flat on their