fbpx

1337 Ventures

cropped-1337-1.png
Menu

In The Media

VC firm creates a one-stop site to find resources on Malaysia’s startup ecosystem easily

Accelerator, Alpha Startups, In The Media

Built in-house, Muru-ku aims to be an independent and collaborative platform providing the latest information in Malaysia’s startup ecosystem. To do so, the platform compiles and consolidates a list of active Malaysian startups, VCs who can invest in them, along with grants, events, and mentors available. On top of that, Muru-ku has an analytics section […]

VC firm creates a one-stop site to find resources on Malaysia’s startup ecosystem easily Read More »

Alpha Startups Digital Accelerator names Top 10 startups from Cohort 38

1337 Ventures, Accelerator, Alpha Startups, In The Media

Since March 2020, 1337 Ventures has organized eight different digital accelerators under its Alpha Startups™ Digital Accelerator (ASDA), and has just announced their Top 10 teams out of 74 hopefuls for their Demo Day for Cohort 38. At the Demo Day on Oct 15th 1337 Ventures and Amanz Media will be looking for the most

Alpha Startups Digital Accelerator names Top 10 startups from Cohort 38 Read More »

Arus Oil, Cult Creative winners of Alpha Startup™ Digital Accelerator 2021

1337 Ventures, Accelerator, Alpha Startups, In The Media

Malaysia based 1337 Ventures has concluded its Alpha Startups™ Digital Accelerator (ASDA) 2021, Cohort 36 with a Demo Day live on Facebook two weeks ago, seeing 11 final pitches to an experienced group of judges/potential investors who picked Arus Oil and Cult Creative as winners. Judges composed of Bikesh Lakhmichand, founding partner of 1337 Ventures;

Arus Oil, Cult Creative winners of Alpha Startup™ Digital Accelerator 2021 Read More »

1337 VENTURES FIRST ONLINE ACCELERATOR OFF TO ‘AMAZING’ START

1337 Ventures, Accelerator, Alpha Startups, In The Media

“It was an amazing Day 1 for all of us,” gushes Bikesh Lakhmichand, chief executive officer of 1337 Ventures. Yesterday marked the first day of Malaysia’s, and Southeast Asia’s, first ever online accelerator, the Alpha Startups Digital Accelerator (ASDA) by co-organised by 1337 Ventures and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). The digital accelerator is launched as an

1337 VENTURES FIRST ONLINE ACCELERATOR OFF TO ‘AMAZING’ START Read More »

MCO BRINGS MALAYSIANS WORKING EVER MORE CLOSELY TOGETHER, SAYS MDEC CEO

1337 Ventures, Accelerator, Alpha Startups, In The Media

Speaking to MDEC’s industry partners, as well as monitoring feedback at their workforce levels, it has been incredible to see how teams around Malaysia have risen to the challenge to support the nation amidst these uncertain times. Although Malaysia is in WFH (work from home) mode and practicing social-distancing, it really feels that we are

MCO BRINGS MALAYSIANS WORKING EVER MORE CLOSELY TOGETHER, SAYS MDEC CEO Read More »

1337 VENTURES LAUNCHES MALAYSIA’S FIRST ONLINE ACCELERATOR WITH MDEC

1337 Ventures, Accelerator, Alpha Startups, In The Media

The Alpha Startups Digital Accelerator (ASDA) by 1337 Ventures may just be the silver-lining for entrepreneurs during this trying time. The provider of Malaysia’s first and oldest accelerator has opened its signature Alpha Startups Digital Accelerator for registration. “We’re glad to be able to co-organise this programme together with Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). We started our

1337 VENTURES LAUNCHES MALAYSIA’S FIRST ONLINE ACCELERATOR WITH MDEC Read More »

How companies can raise their digital quotient

1337 Ventures, In The Media

IN THE race towards digital transformation, businesses and large corporates must employ sound strategies – instead of simply placing the responsibility of innovation on the IT department, says Bikesh Lakhmichand (pic), the CEO of 1337 Ventures. In a talk titled ‘Raise your Digital Quotient’ at Digital News Asia’s What’s Next 2018, Bikesh shared his know-how for companies

How companies can raise their digital quotient Read More »

More than payment solutions at 1337 Venture’s Alpha Startups Fintech Edition

1337 Ventures, In The Media

CONTRARY to common belief, fintechs are not all about e-wallets and remittances. The Alpha Startups Fintech Edition Demo Day by 1337 Ventures, in collaboration with MDEC and Innostart Capital, presented a spectrum of digital solutions ranging across microloans, debt collection, investor profiling, insurtech and even will-writing and funeral planning. The Aug 2 event attracted around

More than payment solutions at 1337 Venture’s Alpha Startups Fintech Edition Read More »

1337 Ventures: The Malaysian Fintech Opportunity Report 2018

1337 Ventures, In The Media

As Fintech starts becoming the hot topic in the startup and technology industry, the insights team in 1337 Ventures decided to launch a thorough investigation in the Fintech scene in Malaysia, and publish a short report of the scene locally, listing current market players and concentrated verticals. The insights team took data available from our

1337 Ventures: The Malaysian Fintech Opportunity Report 2018 Read More »

Malaysia’s 1337 Ventures partners Canada-based InnoStart for pre-accelerator

1337 Ventures, Alpha Startups, In The Media

Malaysia-headquartered early-stage venture capital firm 1337 Ventures is teaming up with Canadian investment firm InnoStart Capital for its upcoming pre-accelerator programme Alpha Startups: Fintech Edition, that will kick off in July. According to 1337 Ventures founding partner Bikesh Lakhmichand, the programme, which runs every quarter, will select three top startups to receive early-stage funding of

Malaysia’s 1337 Ventures partners Canada-based InnoStart for pre-accelerator Read More »