To support the Malaysian startup ecosystem in their pursuit of success, Microsoft will be supporting the various accelerator programs launched by the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC), Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec) and Sunway iLabs, to fast-track the ecosystem’s growth and innovation. With cloud technology becoming a critical enabler for […]
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FastJobs Malaysia, a tech-driven job platform, is preparing businesses for the future of talent acquisition with the introduction of the latest mobile-first innovation, the e-FastRecruit service. The e-FastRecruit service is set to evolve the hiring process in the new norm, enabling companies to undertake 100% digital and online mass hiring campaigns. This will allow companies […]
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60,000 local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are set to receive up to RM3,000 in Shopee benefits each from the e-commerce platform’s Go-eCommerce Onboarding programme. The initiative under Belanjawan 2021 aims to encourage the adoption of e-commerce as a trade channel amongst local MSMEs and Malaysian citizens who wish to venture into entrepreneurship. Shopee […]
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Coupang, the NASDAQ-listed e-commerce company from South Korea, is actively recruiting talents in Singapore. This is a clear sign that the firm is expanding to Singapore or even the Southeast Asia region. At the time of writing, there are 12 Singapore-based job opportunities posted on Coupang’s career page. The openings in Singapore range from Business […]
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Pickupp, the on-demand delivery and tech startup redefining logistics, has announced that it has successfully raised approximately US$15 million in Series A and Series A+ financing from regional strategic investors, after its first-round investment in November 2020. The series A+ round funding was led by Taiwan e-commerce giant PChome and Cornerstone Ventures, with participation from […]
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Within a week of Supernewsroom.io’s soft launch, 100 companies signed up to access the new and improved PR platform. The founders, public relations (PR) practitioner Manminder Kaur Dhillon and former broadcast journalist Puspavathy Ramaloo are dubbing it the Super PR Platform, with new features that aims to help anyone – be it a startup or […]
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Improved policies for digital inclusion and governance are needed to further Malaysia’s digital transformation journey, according to Khazanah Research Institute’s (KRI) latest book, #NetworkedNation: Navigating Challenges, Realising Opportunities of Digital Transformation, released on its website recently. This book is a revised compilation of KRI’s published papers on digital policy issues from September 2020 to April […]
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Fave, Southeast Asia’s fast-growing fintech company, has launched its “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) service in Singapore and Malaysia, providing over 6 million Fave users with instant access to interest-free credit to be used at over 40,000 stores as a pilot. The service is available on the Fave app for iOS users today, followed by […]
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The Corporate Accelerator Program by NEXEA is a leading accelerator program for startups & scaleups in Malaysia, is now open to all Malaysian-based technology startups & scaleups to participate. This year, the Corporate Accelerator Program is held in collaboration with co-organisers: NEXEA, Malaysian Global and Innovation Centre (MaGIC), MBAN, MDEC and Amazon Web Services (AWS), […]
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In a follow-up to the tripartite partnership announced last June by Cuscapi, Presto and Hungry to offer a fully integrated and digitalized order-to-delivery solution to help boost the local Food and Beverage (F&B) industry in these unprecedented times, the three parties have now joined forces with GF Ghost Kitchen (GFGK), to not only offer customers […]
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