SINCE touching down in Singapore just a week ago, Markus Gnirck has spent most of his time talking to venture capitalists (VCs) and angel investors. “The impression I’ve gotten is that there is high interest in fintech (financial services technology) startups, but few are currently deemed ‘investable’ by the investor community. “There is a lot […]
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2014 turned out to be quite a mixed bag for Malaysia’s startup community. On one hand, homegrown online payment company MOL Global listed in the US, but hasn’t quite lived up to expectations. Popular taxi hailing app GrabTaxi raised round after round of funding, the latest of which – a US$250 million series D round
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1337 VENTURES is on the hunt for aspiring entrepreneurs to join the fourth intake of Alpha Startups, its pre-accelerator programme, which begins on Jan 5, 2015. Alpha Startups is a five-day intensive bootcamp where selected teams of entrepreneurs, developers and designers get to test and validate a scalable product or startup idea together with their
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Malaysia based 1337 Ventures has announced intakes for the fourth batch of its pre-accelerator programme, Alpha Startups, on the 5th of January, the company said in a statement. According to the company, “Selected teams from this batch stand a chance to receive RM10K ($ 2900) funds to help them get their MVP’s ( minimum viable product)
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Are you familiar with the jiangshi? Jiangshi is the term for Chinese vampires, the ones dressed in Qing dynasty clothing that hop around with their arms outstretched. The only way to beat them is to slap a paper talisman on their foreheads. Jiangshi were a huge trend back in the 80s, spawning horror films that
Startup Asia is back in Jakarta, the bustling capital of Indonesia. Here’s our summary of all the experts and insights the packed audience enjoyed on day one of our conference. Andy Zain intros tech in Indonesia “Do you want to pet the tiger?” asked Andy Zain, the managing director of Mountain SEA Ventures, as he
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Startup Asia Jakarta’s country comparison panel discussion, which examines a few emerging markets in Southeast Asia, featured four knowledgeable stakeholders from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Patai Padungtin, founder of Thai construction business software Builk; Tuan Pham, Vietnamese founder and CEO of Topica Edtech Group; Bikesh Lakhmichand, founder of Malaysia’s 1337 Ventures; and Paul Rivera, founder
Location based services can potentially benefit more businesses through its innovative use to enhance current operations. Location-based services holds far greater potential than just benefitting individual brands. It can even be used to enhance the shopping experience within a mall. This is what Shaftsbury Square, comprising retail shops, offices and serviced apartments in Cyberjaya, has
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Over the course of grooming startups, the industry has perhaps grown familiar with the terms “incubator” and more recently, “accelerator”. These organisations, part of the modern support system for new entrepreneurs, have helped startups take shape in their early stages. In almost all cases, participation in an incubator or accelerator programme has enabled entrepreneurs gain
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LOCAL startup 1337 Tech Sdn Bhd said it has deployed Malaysia’s first iBeacon-enabled mall experience at Shaftsbury Square, Cyberjaya. iBeacon, a device powered by Bluetooth low energy, was developed by US consumer technology giant Apple Inc to provide contextual information, or to allow relevant and customised content to be broadcast to nearby users. The iBeacon
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