The Top 10 finalists for the third cohort of Pre-Accelerator Programme, Alpha Startups™for Insurtech, were revealed…
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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 Malaysia (SC) Annual Report 2021 which mentioned that
The finalists of the Alpha Startups™ Digital Accelerator Cohort 41 couldn’t be more diverse. From early childhood education to building inspection through AI-driven processing, ten promising Malaysian startups showcased their ideas at the Demo Day which unfolded after an intensive 5-weeks of acceleration. The three judges, Suresh Thiru, former CEO of SEEK Asia, YM Dato’
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Joy and jubilation were witnessed by over 5,000 virtual attendees during the recent Alpha Startups™ MyFintech Week 2022 (MyFW 2022) Demo Day when it was suddenly announced that instead of just two teams receiving RM 150,000 in funding, a surprise third team would also be receiving RM 150,000 in funding. This was courtesy of Malaysian
1337 Ventures developed a bespoke programme using design thinking as its basis for the YCDP participants to solve challenges faced by three of its start-ups.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the global business environment. It unleashed a surge of small and medium businesses who adapted fast and flexibly to the pandemic, and have been critical in helping the economy shift towards the “new normal” by being a key source of job opportunity, innovation and economic resilience. Despite the surge, most
The inaugural Royal Award for Islamic Finance (RAIF) Impact Challenge Prize 2022 is a global challenge which aims to bring greater recognition to digital and innovative solutions based on Shariah principles or are Islamic finance enablers; which can improve the economic and social resilience of financially impacted communities globally. Themed ‘Advancing the Sustainability Agenda’, the
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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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
With Movement Control Order (MCO) further extended for another 2 weeks, we invite startups out there to attend our online alpha startups programme to help find solutions to our partners’ problem statements. During these unprecedented times for this holy occasion for Muslims all around the world, 1337 Ventures, together with Amanz Network have partnered together with Bank Islam
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