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Fueling the Knowledge Gap

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

OGEd is an Ed-Tech venture that provides a centralised e-learning experience for the oil and energy industry. It makes upskilling in the industry easi...

Drive A Car? All You Gotta Do Is ParkIt!

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all felt the frustration of driving round and round an area or a parking lot, desperately searching for that coveted empty space with bright y...

Kombucha: The Healthy Soft Drink?

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to the world of soft drinks, one alternative in particular is taking the world by storm - kombucha. Gillian Chen & Zech Pharamond, c...

iCares For Your Safety

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

iCARES Tech provides a convenient yet secure visitor control system to the client which intends to eliminate the duplication of access card issues, pr...

Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired by George Harrison of The Beatles, Harriston Chocolates started out in 2005 in Malaysia as Cocoa Boutique by SC Teng. Taking the brand furthe...

Repotlah!

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our roads here in Malaysia are not without problems. No matter where you live, whether it’s the Klang Valley or elsewhere, there is no doubt that yo...

From Handbags To A Healthy Lifestyle Empire

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sister duo Sim Li & Heidi Aw started off selling handbags and accessories, but with the launch of their multifunctional fitness bag came a wave of...

Life Origin: Farming Flies For Food?!

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Embracing the gifts of nature, biotech company Life Origin focuses on producing environmentally friendly and sustainable protein by using food waste a...

Boss Boleh, Indeed.

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

BossBoleh is a digital company secretary platform that helps entrepreneurs incorporate Sdn Bhd companies online. We speak to CEO Billy Lee about using...

Down to Earth for the Environment

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

EcoQueen is a marketplace that gathers sustainable beauty, personal care, and sells lifestyle products made by eco-conscious and ethical local brands....

Curating The Perfect Gift

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From a two-person team receiving and packing orders from their kitchen tables and living rooms in September 2019, Wishful have now grown to a team of ...

The One Stop Batik Shop

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to sustainability, it is about preserving the environment, of course, but also about preserving elements of culture, art, and design for...

Pioneering Enterprise Mobility

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recently winning Asia's Most Promising SMEs at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES 2021), Complete Human Network is an ent...

A Better Parking Experience

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

KERB is a marketplace/platform business connecting car park space owners with drivers. It began in 2016 in Australia as a mobile app to optimise under...

Next Source Of Energy

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Next Generation Oil (Group) is a Malaysian based company that has developed a commercially viable process for the cultivation of microalgae and the ex...

VickedGood

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do two café owners do, stuck in the middle of a pandemic, unable to just sit still and wait it out? Why, they open another F&B venture, of c...

Fully Covered With Fatberry

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One thing’s for sure, the pandemic has taught us you cannot be prepared for everything. However, you can most certainly try your best to be prepared...

Eat Your Veggies

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Research found that 50.1% of adult Malaysians are either overweight or obese. PB Health is a social enterprise aiming to improve Malaysians’ health ...

Super Trooper

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Troopers was founded in 2017; since October 2021, they have achieved an average turnover of approximately RM5 million and a total headcount of 130,000...

Pineapples, Principles & Price

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cultivated from the passion to save the environment, Palmy is a lifestyle brand that specialises in beautifully handcrafted paper and textile goods ma...

A New Life For BUKU

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Book lovers know the feeling well - there are certain paperbacks you’ve read time and time again that are falling apart, hardbacks with the pages sl...

A Little Farm On The Hill

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pete Teo & Lisa Ngan, Founders of A Little Farm On The HillDescription: Husband and wife team musician-filmmaker Pete Teo and architect Lisa Ngan ...

Wrapping Designer Clothing Around Your Finger

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ai Phing Goh, Founder of Florette The Label, has been trying to change the designer landscape, breaking old stereotypes, and making fashionable clothe...

A Healing Park

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Established in 2010, WQ Park Health & Rehabilitation Centre is a one-stop centre providing comprehensive rehabilitative services following injury ...

MyFarmLab, Microgreens & Malaysia.

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

MyFarm Lab is a social enterprise that empowers socio-economically disadvantaged communities through sustainable agro-technology solutions. They’ve ...

Flora & Fauna For The Skin

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Combining science and nature and working together Asian skin scientists to sustainably utilise this Asian flora, B&B Labs unlocks the magic of the...

Guard My Ride

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every industry and person in the world. While most have been negative it has also certainly led to some interesting...

Turning Over A New Wondaleaf

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Unfortunately, there are many unnecessarily gendered products out there. From razors to toys to even pens, it seems like anything can be strangely stu...

Open Up Your Scentses

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Scentses + Co. is Malaysia’s designer perfume subscription service that allows subscribers to discover different designer perfumes every month. Sadi...

“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...