The Malaysia Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Malaysia 2023 program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just 12 companies were able to make it through.
Each of these Founders have demonstrated a high level of perseverance and creativity, and their businesses have been thoroughly vetted and supported by a panel of Malaysia's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Malaysia program:
- ADA Biotech - a company that manufactures revolutionary products that could totally replace the use of plastics.
- Cheanel Internet - web-based project that uses AI technology to help web developers building website faster and easier.
- Tech Up - software that helps educators deliver STEM fundamentals using robots and online games.
- Wecare Software - a digital platform that empower people to personalized healthcare and connect with healthcare value chain providers
- Medic Footprints - a platform that upskills doctors and allied healthcare workers and connect them to jobs.
- Pintarin - a social trading platform to help new or struggling investors who want to do diversifying investments.
- TalentStore - a digital marketplace that connects HR professionals to corporate training providers.
- Jensi Technologies - SaaS enabling agencies to scale affordably by systemizing and automating operations on a single platform.
- Rainmaker Maxs - a manufacturer and distributor of water purifiers that require no filters or membranes and gives better results than RO or UF water purifiers in the market.
- Maypreen - a clean tech company, we formulated and produced ecofriendly detergent that is plant based, biodegradable, and safe for sensitive skin.
- Lakar Technologies - speech to visual transcription software, to help educators produce real-time visual learning notes.
- Complement - company selling ecofriendly luxury scented candles for working class millenial and gen-Z women who prioritise sustainability.
The Malaysia 2023 program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Join us at at Malaysia Founder Institute Graduation Event on August 9
Malaysia Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Malaysia Founder Institute: Chris Birrell (Managing Partner, Func Ventures), Kevin Brockland (Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures), Sharon Lou (Venture Partner, Indelible Ventures). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Malaysia that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Malaysia 2023 program was supported by some of Malaysia's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Malaysia’s top startup mentors helped our founders in the program, including:
In the Founder Institute's pre-seed accelerator program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over 1.9BN.
After Graduation, the new Malaysia Founder Institute Portfolio Companies now have a fast-growing company that has been fully validated by experienced startup founders, with access to the Founder Institute's global network and post-graduate support programs to continue building their business.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, building a co-founding team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 100+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.
The next Malaysia Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/malaysia.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over 1.9BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/graduates.
