How do Malaysian angel investors decide to fund startups?

Angel investors are very important people in the startup ecosystem. These are individuals—usually high-net-worth ones—who provide capital for startups, especially new ones, usually in exchange for equity, ownership, and the like.   But how do these people decide what to ...

Vincent Tan steps down from Berjaya Corp to focus on charity

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun, the founder of Berjaya Corporation Berhad (BCorp), has stepped down as its non-independent, non-executive chairman and will assume the role of an advisor. Tan had retired from conglomerate BCorp’s board in 2012 ...

Revised Budget 2023 interesting takeaways and highlights

Budget 2023 was retabled in the parliament today by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the Finance Minister. Here are the interesting key points to take note of. 1. It’s Malaysia’s highest allocation yet at RM388.1 billion ...

Affiliate marketing platform Involve Asia bags US$10mil funding

Involve Asia (Involve), a Malaysian affiliate marketing platform, has raised over US$10 million in a funding round, according to a February 22 press release.   As an affiliate marketing platform, Involve enables brands, affiliates, and influencers to grow their revenues ...