The recent budget 2023 by the Malaysian prime minister mentioned that a new capital gains tax (CGT) will be imposed on all shareholders selling shares in private companies.
Starting 1 March 2024, any disposal of shares will be subjected to
The recent budget 2023 by the Malaysian prime minister mentioned that a new capital gains tax (CGT) will be imposed on all shareholders selling shares in private companies.
Starting 1 March 2024, any disposal of shares will be subjected to…
The term sheet is a critical document that gives a ‘snapshot’ of the key terms and conditions of the proposed funding by an investor. It also serves as a ‘blueprint’ that will be used by the startup lawyer engaged to…
“Should you accept an investment offer from a non-accredited angel investor in Malaysia?” “Do you need to get accredited as an angel investor?” “What if the angel who invested in my startup wasn’t an accredited investor? Will I get into…
Capital Markets Malaysia (CM), a capital market promotional entity under the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has launched a corporate venture capital (CVC) programme to get more companies, especially local public listed companies, to invest in startups and small…
Any sensible investor would want to minimise their downside risks when making an investment especially in a risky asset class portfolio such as when investing in an early stage startup. The common way on how this may be achieved is…
Starting a new company can be stressful and confusing especially for a first time founder. So I’m excited to hear recently that the Founder Institute Malaysia 2023 programme is finally going live again this year.
Founder Institute prefaces itself as…
There are several things that founders should know before raising funds for their startup.
1. Understand the different types of funding available. Selling your company’s shares in exchange for money is just one usual way of raising funds. There are…
Whether your startup skips an accelerator or joins one or more, the real milestone investment is in the seed round.
But in a fast-moving high paced startup world, the clear line between the seed round and a Series A round…
No, you don’t have to give a board seat to your new investor if you don’t want to.
In practice, there are a lot of investors out there that do not even care whether they get a board seat or…