Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 24 May 2023 – 100Soonicorns powered by ScaleUp Accelerator Sdn Bhd (ScaleUp Malaysia) and Proficeo Consultants Sdn Bhd (Proficeo) in partnership with Penjana Kapital Sdn Bhd (Penjana Kapital) and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) announces that it will kick off the new Cohort in June 2023.
Coined from the phrase “soon-to-be unicorns”, Soonicorns are startups with the growth potential to become Unicorns. The selected Founders are all Chief Executive Officers or C-Level Founders. To qualify, startups need to have raised at least US$1 million from a Venture Capital firm or institutional investor; or have generated US$2 million in revenue over the last 12 months.
The 100Soonicorns programme not only offers invaluable peer coaching and mentorship, but also creates a unique space for the selected Founders to connect and build relationships with each other. This sense of community and shared experience is the Unique Selling Proposition (USP) of the programme.
The programme includes opportunities to learn from Unicorn founders who share their experience in building a Unicorn as well as the challenges they faced taking their company from startup to Unicorn. Unicorn founders who have shared their journeys to date include Moses Lo, the CEO of Xendit Ltd and Steve Melhuish the Co-Founder and former CEO of PropertyGuru.
To date 24 Soonicorns have been onboarded including 5 companies that have been funded by Penjana VCs like Ablr, Accendo Technologies, Easybook, Naluri and RPG Commerce.
The participating Founders of the first 2 cohorts are:
1. Amanda Chin, CEO, Ablr Malaysia
2. Sharma Lachu, CEO & Founder, Accendo Technologies Sdn Bhd
3. Ramachandran Muniandy, CEO & Co-Founder, Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd
4. Giden Lim, CEO & Co-Founder, BLOOMTHIS Flora Sdn Bhd
5. Benjamin Croc, CEO, Briohr Sdn Bhd
6. Ang Xing Xian, CEO, CapBay
7. Sharala Devi Balakrishnan, CEO, Center of Applied Data Science (CADS)
8. Kuna Kathigesan, Group CEO, Commerce DotAsia Ventures Sdn Bhd
9. Lee William, MD, Easybook (M) Sdn Bhd
10. Clarence Leong, CEO & Founder, EasyParcel Sdn Bhd
11. Suthan Mookaiah, CEO, GASSTN Sdn Bhd
12. Muhamad Nasir Habizar, CEO & Founder, Govicle Sdn Bhd
13. Effon Khoo, CEO & Founder, Kakitangan.com
14. Nadira Yusof, CEO & Founder, Kiddocare Sdn Bhd
15. Tunku Danny Nasaifuddin Mudzaffar, CEO & Founder, Microleap PLT
16. Azran Osman Rani, CEO, Naluri Hidup Sdn BHd
17. Swee Wai Hoow, CEO, Newswav Sdn Bhd
18. Keong Chun Chieh, CEO, Ominent Sdn Bhd
19. Dr. Kev Lim, CEO, Qmed Asia (QueueMed Healthtech Sdn Bhd)
20. Melvin Chee, CEO, RPG Commerce Sdn Bhd
21. Parthiven Shanmugan, CEO, TixCarte Sdn Bhd
22. Kendrick Tan, COO & Co-Founder, Virtualtech Frontier Sdn Bhd
23. Ooi Boon Sheng, CEO, Web Bytes Sdn Bhd
24. Low Ziwei, Director & Co-Founder, Zcova Sdn Bhd
Meet and learn from regional and global Unicorn founders and Investors who can support your next Series A/B raise. If you are a high-growth startup looking to become Malaysia's next Unicorn and want to learn from the best and build relationships with top 100 startup founders in the country - Apply now at www.proficeo.com - only 24 spots available! Want to find out more? Register for our Ask-Me-Anything Session in June at https://bit.ly/amaJune.
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