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“Teh-Tarik” by Drive-Thru

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kejap Food is the new drive-thru in town offering local delights like Nasi Lemak, Karipap or Teh Tarik on the go. We speak to the team behind Kejap Fo...

Superfoods for Supercities

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sustenir has the ambition to improve health spans of consumers by growing fresh superfoods at the heart of Asia's mega cities. Through their disruptiv...

Gyoza For Life

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gyoza For Life offers Innovative and Premium quality handmade Gyozas (also known as Dumplings). They take something that's been traditionally done for...

ResQ To The Rescue

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In times of crisis, it can be terrifying to have to wait for minutes or even hours on end for assistance; when it comes to emergency situations, effic...

Work Hard, Play Hard, Sleep Hard.

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sleep wellness engineering startup Girafthepillow spent 17 years of research and development to create a pillow that will supposedly help enhance your...

Food Market Hub

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Food Market Hub is an end-to-end procurement management platform that automates all back-end operations for F&B businesses. It is currently buildi...

Growing Local Digital Economies

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Malaysia has been leading the Islamic digital economy for 8 years driven by a strong Shariah-compliant finance ecosystem and creative initiatives. How...

The hygr Hype

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There’s an old stereotype regarding Asian families where their progeny are pressured into being doctors, engineers, or lawyers; but as the pandemic ...

Wah! It’s Wa Sushi!

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wa Sushi is an F&B Ecommerce company, building “Quality Food-Made For Delivery” as they sell quality Japanese cuisine. They are the new boys i...

Personalised, Clean Cosmetics

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lips Carpenter is a clean, sustainable, personalised beauty brand founded in Malaysia back in 2018. Their flagship product is a range of handcrafted c...

Composing The Future

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Midwest Composites design and manufacture Advanced Composites and Biobased Composites for customers that want to use futuristic materials in their pro...

How To BeWell

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

BeWell by Shirly offers programmes that are designed to help participants improve their overall wellness through the consumption of proper nutrition a...

A Career In Cakes

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Many people during the pandemic took their day to day hobbies and monetised them into either side hustles or full fledged businesses, but of course th...

Jazzing Up With Robotics

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jazro is a robotics education company which aims to develop Digital Talents in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematic (STEM) education fiel...

The Business of Futsal

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kuala Lumpur City FC is leading the pack when it comes to independent futsal teams moving away from dependency of state funds. They run the club like ...

The Kumo Combo

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kumo develops SaaS solutions for SMEs in the beauty and medical aesthetics industry. Under their umbrella of products they have developed Aoikumo and ...

A Plant-Based Lifestyle For Plants?

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you bought yourself a bunch of houseplants during the pandemic, you were far from alone. Many Malaysians exercised their green thumbs during the lo...

Spicy Snacks, Spicier Marketing

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What if you took the feelings of indulgence, sensation, and pleasure that we associated with snacks and married them to the classic marketing adage th...

Know Thy Customer Better

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Howuku is an online platform that offers an all-in-one web optimisation and analytics solution. They provide a set of easy to use UX testing tools to ...

Unlimited Creative Designs, Without The Headaches

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The creative design space is ripe for change. Outsourcing graphic designs no longer have to be costly and time-consuming, and the guys behind creative...

More to Spare

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SpareXHub provides an e-commerce marketplace for genuine auto spare parts. They believe “Every Part Has A Car” and this marketplace brings togethe...

Leading A Plant-Based Revolution

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What was considered a dietary fad is now a global movement growing at a fast pace. In the last ten years, we have seen global numbers of vegan options...

The Online Learning Boom

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the boom in virtual and remote lessons, it’s difficult to remember that there was a time not long ago that taking online classes was a strange ...

Trash to Treasure

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

ResourceCo Asia is an industry player in waste recycling and waste management in Malaysia and Asia. It is a pioneer in the region for converting comme...

A Seamless Linen Management Experience

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Intelino Sdn Bhd are revolutionising the way the hotels and hospitals manage their linen. Powered by IoT, RFID and other cutting-edge tech, their clou...

Modern Learning

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Guruinovatif is a platform that provides complete online resources for Teachers' Professional Development. An initiative started by Dr. Zulfikar Alimu...

No Employee & No Package Left Behind

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pgeon, a last mile delivery service, has recently introduced Pgeon Care+, an insurance programme catering to their part time delivery drivers. They ar...

Don’t Sweat It!

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The beauty and skincare industry has found a deep anchor in the ideas of self-care and clean beauty. But what defines a beauty product that is legitim...

Founding Fitness

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hav.Life is a platform that rewards steps to fitness, an app that can be found on the Google Play Store. A member of the current cycle for ScaleUp Mal...

The World’s Highest-Rated Parenting App

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Parent Inc., formerly known as Tickled Media, is a tech company that aims to help 100 million parents have healthy pregnancies, and raise healthy ...

Sprouting Hope

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tumboh is a social enterprise that produces plant-based products which started less than a year ago aims to find a sustainable way to constantly give ...

Co-Working To Infinity

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

INFINITY8’s story began in 2017, with a 1400 sq ft first floor lot and just 4 coworkers - but with a bursting passion for community building. Since...

Stickerrific Still Sticking Around

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the rise of technology over the years, it feels like putting pen to paper is almost a lost art. But with their eighth year in the business, it’...

What It Takes To Have It All

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In conjunction with International Women’s Day this year, we speak with entrepreneur, instructor and fulltime mom Michelle Ho on what it takes to fin...

What’s A Business Influencer?

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you stand out in a crowded marketplace, whether you’re a business or an individual? Co-founders of PopCon, Yandaro Al Amien and Nina Sharil K...

Say Cheese!

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

L Dairy is a dairy product company that specialises in producing dairy products, mostly cheese. They produce not just any cheese, but cheese made of l...

Soles For The Soul

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to sell shoes to millions of people in a market that is already saturated with footwear brands? Since its humble beginnings in Wangs...

Achieving Entrepreneurial Grate-ness

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the many cheese platter companies in Malaysia, Cheese Platter KL, launched in December 2020 with only RM1000 as capital and now have been ackno...

Beyond Fashion

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

American born Malaysian dubbed a controversial designer Anuar Faizal, discusses his foray into fashion from accounting - and his role as National Dire...

The First Step To A Smart Warehouse

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Time and Money. A Warehouse Management System (WMS) can literally save you this, plus increase employee productivity and optimise workflow. So why are...

Tech for Mothers

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nuren Group is a content, community, and commerce platform comprising several websites that follow women from getting married to entering motherhood. ...

Wholesome Home-Cooked Meals

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hawkr is a micro kitchen and home-food-focused delivery platform and business solution. Founded in 2020, Hawkr specialises in empowering budding home ...

Letting The Environment Breathe Easier

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Waste has become a massive issue during the pandemic, with the usage of disposable materials skyrocketing. Vince Koay and MC Leong, co-founders of Air...

Jom, Let’s Get Fit

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The physical activity market is booming with an estimated value of USD12.9 billion across the region, particularly in a post-pandemic era with fitness...

Redefining The Last-Mile Delivery Experience

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One-stop collaborative logistics provider Pickupp Malaysia is forging ahead in its efforts to transform the logistics landscape in Malaysia through te...

Mandarin Made Easy

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Founded in 2018 by Shah Farid Rashid, Fasih Mandarin is a Certified Language Center established with one goal in mind: to help people with no prior fo...

Fabulous Family Friendly Fashion

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For festive seasons, it can be nice for the entire family to look like a cohesive unit and for everyone to have their best feet forward; but how do yo...

When Tech Meets The Elderly

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

1 out of 12 Malaysians is an older person, and the numbers of older persons are likely to increase to 11% of the Malaysian population, at 3.3 million ...

Tipping The SKALE Towards In-Store Sales

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Launched in 2018, SKALE offers customizable solutions for large corporations and a self-service platform for SMEs, designed to drive shoppers to physi...

Going Green With eJau

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gaia Plas was established in 2006 as a plastic manufacturer and the one-stop packaging solution provider. Trained as a secretary and with her first jo...

The Suci Cup

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just over a year ago we spoke with Izzati and Faizah as they set out on their business venture, Refill Houz. Fast forward a year, and they've pivoted ...

Next Gen

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s hard to dismiss the fact that plant-based diets are on the increase worldwide. Next Gen is a Singapore based company behind the TiNDLE product....

The Jollibee Is Back

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Malaysians know full well what it’s like to be proud of our food, but we’re not the only country in the Southeast Asian region to carry that pride...

Taking Renewable Energy To The Next Stage

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hasilwan was established in 1989 to provide integration specialisation solutions alongside their partners. Their strategic partnerships are evident th...

A New Light in the Medical Supplies Market

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From thermometers and latex gloves to dental instruments and medical consumables, Lumiere32 is on a mission to supply world-class dental and medical p...

Leading The Pack

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Since taking over the reins in 2015, Ooi Lay Pheng has transformed Berjayapak from a traditional family business supplying wood pallets into an integr...

Rumah-i

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rumah-i provide integrated property management expertise across all areas of real estate and at every stage of the property rental cycle. With a simpl...

Luxury Laundry

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sanren Journey is an artisanal laundry brand hailing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 2020, the brand is dedicated to elevating and improving e...

Another Malaysian Unicorn?

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

ATX (M) SDN BHD is a MSC status company specialising in the IT, Telecommunication and Services industry in Malaysia. Recognised as a top 50 rising sta...

Changing the Athleisure Game

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On a mission to transform Malaysia’s fitness ecosystem, local fitness entrepreneur, Chang Yi Hern has recently acquired the homegrown, multi-award w...

Parent Tested, Kid Approved

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the biggest concerns for parents is making sure their little ones are growing up healthy and happy. But parents who have fussy eaters may strug...

Just Holla

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How would you like to be surprised by a message from a celebrity? Well, just Holla. Holla is a celebrity engagement platform where fans get Shoutouts ...

Empowering Educators Everywhere

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Neelesh Bhatia, CEO and co-founder of Singapore-based edtech startup, Akadasia talks to us about their newly launched digital ecosystem to empower edu...

Locked & Loaded

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Load2Go is a large truck logistics company. They don’t just deliver parcels. They deliver containers. To date, they have made 15,000 bookings and ge...

Ecommerce Growth in the "New Normal"

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Commerce.Asia is an All in One eCommerce ecosystem that integrates best of breed technology solutions, talent development programmes and big data insi...

Tapping into the Lucrative Potential of Durians

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Would you bet on the King of Fruits? A recent claim by the Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture revealed durian as a new source of agricultural wealth. W...

Closing the Urban-Rural Digital Gap

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While urban businesses get to eye the fresh business tools like buy-now-pay-later or e-wallets, business owners in underdeveloped areas are still stru...

Cloud Kitchens, The Future?

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

HelloFoods is a data-driven food company that focuses on providing choices for their customers. Through the use of data for development of brands and ...

The Sweet Taste Of Being Healthier

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There has been a rising focus on healthier alternatives to our favourite treats. What are our options, and more importantly, do they match up to the “...

A New Vision With AI

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Automation has become more prevalent in our society especially with the advent of IR 4.0; Lim Chee How, CEO of AI vision tech company, Tapway, explain...

AI & The Elderly

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SmartPeep is an AI health-tech company that develops automated monitoring system to prevent accidents and assist healthcare professionals to respond b...

Giving B2B That Cutting Edge

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The B2B trade flow is more complicated and tedious than B2C, and this made it harder for B2B businesses to transform digitally over the course of the ...

Solutions In Nature

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

eMLab solutions are natural based biological engineers. They are utilising effective microorganisms to get net zero carbon emissions, thus reducing cl...

The Peranakan Pivot

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After fulfilling their dream of opening up a restaurant making their favourite Peranakan food, and dealing with a newborn, Alicia and Derson were swip...

Elevating Home Baking

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we look at goals for the new year, one thing to consider is picking up a new skill. Maybe you might want to take a programming course, or perhaps y...

Everything Is Honey

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jungle House has a mission to build safe houses for local honeybee populations one hive at a time. We understand the motivations behind the founders i...

Profiting From Recycled Trash

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Food waste releases methane gas, a greenhouse gas which causes warming in the atmosphere. CH Green is a pioneer and leading Green Technology Company t...

Enabling Responsible Spending and Consumption Habits For Kids

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vircle is Malaysia’s First Parental-Controlled Nurturing Solution, teaching responsible spending and consumption habits. With the goal to involve ki...

SMEGO-ing Into Entrepreneurship

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic has sparked a rush of entrepreneurship as many realise that they are no longer satisfied with the typical 9-5. But how can you make that ...

Making It Simple To Buy And Sell Your Car

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Part of the Carro Group, MyTukar is the largest digital used car platform across ASEAN that offers a full-stack service for all aspects of car ownersh...

Disrupting The Homemade Sausage Scene in Malaysia

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lily's Homemade is a gluten free, low carb, Keto and kid-friendly sausage maker that's disrupting the gourmet sausage industry in Malaysia. Despite be...

Bright and Renewable Energy

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ray Go Solar was founded in 2012 by Dato Ray Tan with a mission of building a more sustainable world by making renewable energy a way of life. From a ...

It’s Real Easy Wearing Green

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

‍How much do we think about our impact on sustainability? Maybe we try to recycle tupperware, maybe we try composting, and maybe we participate in...

From Lecturing, Broadcasting To Serial Entrepreneur With A Cause

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From lecturing to starting 25 businesses, Haslinda Alias shares with us why she started Gogopasar, how she plans to uplift the B40s and the future of ...

21 Questions for a Fantastic Review of 2021

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s December and it’s that time of the year when we take stock of our year, the ups and downs and what prospered us as well as what lesso...

Borzo

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Malaysia and its neighbouring countries have seen a significant increase in the number of on-demand deliveries. While they have been gaining traction ...

A Wave Of Support

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, your brilliant startup idea needs a little kickstart; whether that’s through a bootcamp for extra knowledge, an investor for extra fu...

The Low Down on Low Code

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Orangeleaf Consulting is the leading consultancy in Mendix Low-Code throughout APAC. The consultancy provides digitization and technology innovation c...

Failing Forward: The Farewell.

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this, the final episode of Failing Forward, Renu and Audrey reminisce and recap some of the best startup and scaleup lessons they’ve learned ...

She Blinded Me With Science

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Science Bridge Academy is on a mission to make learning science for primary and secondary school students fun. Dr Chua Hui Yen, the founder, talks to ...

REXKL

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Located in the heart of Chinatown, REXKL is an indoor art, retail and food hub. It occupies a historical building constructed before the Japanese occu...

Levelling Up Your Company

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Incentivising your team is absolutely crucial to the success of your business, and through the ups and downs of the pandemic it can be tough to not on...

Training AI With Malay

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mesolitica trains AIs to understand the Malay language. Khalil Nooh, the Co-Founder and CEO of the company joins us to discuss why he started the comp...

From The Jungles of Pahang to New York

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kon Onn Sein started OA Organik 5 years ago where he focused on empowering the Orang Asli through a one-of-a-kind fair trade community enterprise farm...

International Children Day - A Young Serial Entrepreneur

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In conjunction with International Children’s Day, we speak to Shailaja Grace Guillory, the CEO of Toothless. At the age of 7, she started her ow...

The Digital Will

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a recent article, it was mentioned that some 70-90 billion worth of assets, mostly owned by Malays, are unclaimed as of 2020. The article also stat...

The Uphill Climb Back To Business

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reza Cockrell, founder of The Habitat Penang Hill, discusses his movement towards business sustainability through eco-tourism, the goal of making Pena...

The Future of Fintech

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

NeuXP is an integrated digital banking startup in Malaysia that provides an ecosystem with innovative services and leading-edge financial management t...

The Flash Sale Guys Are Here To Stay

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Arvinthan Rengaraju and his wife, Chan Heng Leng used to be in the events and F&B business before their toy story came to life. The pandemic force...

We’ve Got The Power

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Newton Eco Technology Sdn Bhd was founded in 2014 in Malaysia and is focused on the development of energy-saving technology as well as green energy ap...