100Soonicorns is a program in the form of guidance and leadership that creates a unique space among company founders to build relationships with each other. Managed by ScaleUp Accelerator Sdn Bhd (ScaleUp Malaysia) and Proficeo Consultants Sdn Bhd (Proficio), the organization of this program also has the cooperation of Penjana Kapital Sdn Bhd (Penjana Kapital) and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).
Sharing the latest developments about it, the selection results for the first two cohorts of the program saw as many as 24 company founders have been selected. All of the selected companies are comprised of C-Level CEOs or Founders.
At the same time, successfully meet the participation requirements that require participants to raise at least US$1 million from venture capital firms or institutional investors; or has generated an income of US$2 million throughout the year. Here is the full list of company founders who participated in the first two cohorts of the program:
Amanda Chin, CEO, Ablr Malaysia
Sharma Lachu, CEO & Founder, Accendo Technologies Sdn Bhd
Ramachandran Muniandy, CEO & Co-Founder, Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd
Giden Lim, CEO & Co-Founder, BLOOMTHIS Flora Sdn Bhd
Benjamin Croc, CEO, Briohr Sdn Bhd
Ang Xing Xian, CEO, CapBay
Sharala Devi Balakrishnan, CEO, Center of Applied Data Science (CADS)
Kuna Kathigesan, CEO, Commerce Group DotAsia Ventures Sdn Bhd
Lee William, MD, Easybook (M) Sdn Bhd
Clarence Leong, CEO & Founder, EasyParcel Sdn Bhd
Suthan Mookaiah, CEO, GASSTN Sdn Bhd
Muhamad Nasir Habizar, CEO & Founder, Govicle Sdn Bhd
Effon Khoo, CEO & Founder, Kakitangan.com
Nadira Yusof, CEO & Founder, Kiddocare Sdn Bhd
Tunku Danny Nasaifuddin Mudzaffar, CEO & Founder, Microleap PLT
Azran Osman Rani, CEO, Naluri Hidup Sdn BHd
Swee Wai Hoow, CEO, Newswav Sdn Bhd
Keong Chun Chieh, CEO, Ominent Sdn Bhd
Dr. Kev Lim, CEO, Qmed Asia (QueueMed Healthtech Sdn Bhd)
Melvin Chee, CEO, RPG Commerce Sdn Bhd
Parthiven Shanmugan, CEO, TixCarte Sdn Bhd
Kendrick Tan, COO & Co-Founder, Virtualtech Frontier Sdn Bhd
Ooi Boon Sheng, CEO, Web Bytes Sdn Bhd
Low Ziwei, Director & Co-Founder, Zcova Sdn Bhd
With this, all those selected undergo a structured program for a year in the form of monthly meetings and additional sessions between founders and investors. Through it there are seven elements provided that indirectly allow those selected to engage more closely with other prominent founders.
At the same time, it also opens up opportunities to explore various new fields such as Artificial Intelligence. Not only that, this program also provides an opportunity for them to establish a wider network in building a company capable of recording rapid growth in the future.
For those interested, the third cohort is now open for applications. You can get more information as well as the application form by clicking on the link provided below.