Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data July 12-16, 2021 Free Registration Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Andy Ellis, the former CSO of Akamai Technologies, has joined YL Ventures as …
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Prime Minister YB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin recently announced the PEMERKASA (Program Strategik Memperkasa Rakyat dan Ekonomi) programme, a stimulus package for the nation targeting vulnerable groups and economic sectors that were hit hard by the pandemic. PEMERKASA has an allocation of RM20 billion, with a new fiscal injection of …
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The excessive use of plastic packaging in many of our consumption behaviours has been a concern for a long time now. Over the years, we’ve definitely seen multiple startups tackle the issue, usually in the F&B sector. One that we’ve written about recently was Circlepac, which makes and sells compostable …
Read More »What algorithm auditing startups need to succeed
How open banking is driving huge innovation Learn how fintechs and forward-thinking FIs are accelerating personalized financial products through data-rich APIs. Register Now To provide clarity and avert potential harms, algorithms that impact human lives would ideally be reviewed by an independent body before they’re deployed, just as environmental impact …
Read More »#StayAtHome And Still Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions With These M’sian Startups
Approximately 80% of people who make New Year’s resolutions drop them by the second week of February, reported Inc. So we’ve thought up 6 common New Year’s resolutions and matched them to Malaysian-made products and services that could help you form these new habits. In line with the recurring #StayAtHome …
Read More »Nvidia’s Inception program tracks 7,000 AI startups, up 25% in a year
Nvidia’s Inception program is tracking more than 7,000 AI startups, up 25% in a year. That’s a lot of growth for AI companies in a very tough year. Nvidia business development VP Jeff Herbst said in a blog post that crisis breeds opportunity and that AI startups are stepping up …
Read More »Spilling The Tea On What I’ve Learnt From Writing About Startups At Vulcan Post So Far
I’m a probationary writer at Vulcan Post, and have been scouting and featuring startups for over two months now. Out of all the types of writing I’ve done so far, I look forward to featuring startups the most. I’m always excited to learn more about their journey and how they …
Read More »This M’sian Startup’s Patented Tech Makes Sense Of Big Data For Companies Who Can’t
“Organisations need to be data-driven in order to compete effectively,” Jimmy Ting, Managing Director of DataMicron first told Vulcan Post. But he saw that organisations faced an issue here: they had vast amounts of data, and lacked solutions to help them analyse it all. This was in particular for enterprise …
Read More »A Rare Pandemic Silver Lining: Mental Health Start-Ups
Using teletherapy, metrics and matching algorithms, entrepreneurs are focusing on addressing aspects of the mental health care system that they view as broken. Ariela Safira was on a mission. Shaken by the attempted suicide of a friend during her freshman year at Stanford University in 2013, Ms. Safira sought to …
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