The Emerge X Programme sits within Microsoft’s Highway to a 100 Unicorns initiative, which discovers and nurtures high-potential technology startups & grows the ecosystem in emerging markets across Asia Pacific
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 December 2020 – As part of Microsoft’s commitment to discover and nurture high-potential technology startups in the region, 11 startups from Malaysia have been selected to be part of the Microsoft Emerge X program. As an Emerge X startup, they will participate in a year-long mentorship programme with Microsoft for Startups which is designed to help them scale and accelerate their growth. The 11 startups from Malaysia include Alpha Red Services, Betacard, Leaderonomics Digital, Naluri Hidup, OrangeFIN Asia, SalesCandy, Setel, Softinn Solutions, Soft Solvers Solutions, Supplycart.my, and Talentcloud.ai.
By Digital News Asia December 22, 2020
Startups include Betacard, Leaderonomics Digital, Naluri Hidup, Setel, Supplycart.my
Beyond mentorship, they gain GitHub and Azure credits; access to global enterprises
Microsoft has announced the 11 startups from Malaysia that have been selected to be part of the Microsoft Emerge X program.
As an Emerge X startup, they will be participating in a year-long mentorship programme with Microsoft for Startups , which is designed to help them scale and accelerate their growth.
The 11 startups from Malaysia include Alpha Red Services, Betacard, Leaderonomics Digital, Naluri Hidup, OrangeFIN Asia, SalesCandy, Setel, Softinn Solutions, Soft Solvers Solutions, Supplycart.my, and Talentcloud.ai.
23 December 2020 8:14 pm / 4 comments
The country’s first autonomous vehicle test route on public roads is now in service, with Cyberview-subsidiary Futurise today officially announcing the approval of the Cyberjaya Malaysia Autonomous Vehicle (MyAV) testing route, which was developed together with the ministry of transport (MOT) under the National Regulatory Sandbox initiative.
There are two routes stretching seven kilometres in total,
The Star reports. The first is a short course, looping around the Futurise and Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) buildings, while the second is a longer route that includes movement across Persiaran Apec, Persiaran Cyberpoint and Persiaran Rimba.
It was also announced that eMoovit Technology is the first company to receive approval to use the route for the testing of its autonomous vehicle testbed, which is a self-driving Proton Exora. The company, operating under the umbrella of Singaporean company MooVita, specialise
11 startups in Malaysia selected to join Microsoft Emerge X program
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As part of Microsoft’s commitment to discover and nurture high-potential technology startups in the region, 11 startups from Malaysia have been selected to be part of the Microsoft Emerge X program. As an Emerge X startup, they will participate in a year-long mentorship programme with Microsoft for Startups which is designed to help them scale and accelerate their growth. The 11 startups from Malaysia include Alpha Red Services, Betacard, Leaderonomics Digital, Naluri Hidup, OrangeFIN Asia, SalesCandy, Setel, Softinn Solutions, Soft Solvers Solutions, Supplycart.my, and Talentcloud.ai.
Further to the year-long mentorship, they will also receive GitHub and Azure credits, have the opportunity to attend a Founder Bootcamp for 3 days, gain access to enterprise clients globally through Microsoft’s unique co-sell program, and interact with Microsoft experts.
Healthcare hackathon Meera Murugesan
ROCHE Malaysia s pharmaceutical division organised its first hackathon recently, where staff came together to brainstorm realistic, innovative healthcare solutions for Malaysian cancer patients.
Themed Reimagine Healthcare , the three day event was co-organised with MaGIC (The Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre) and saw the participation of employees from the Roche group in Malaysia, comprising those in the pharmaceutical, diagnostic and shared service centre.
They were guided by a trainer, mentors and validators, with the aim of finding ideas that could have potential impact on Malaysia s healthcare system and cancer patients.
A hackathon is an event (usually hosted by a technology company or organisation) where programmers gather for a short period of time to collaborate on a project. Participants normally work rapidly and often work without sleep to achieve their task, as the events generally last between