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
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What is a seed round for a startup in Malaysia?
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
Do I need to give my investor a board seat in my startup?
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
My startup cofounder ghosted on me. What can I do?
After months of searching for a CTO for your startup, you’ve finally found your luck when you found a CTO candidate that has agreed to join your startup. He loves what you’re trying to solve and agreed to build the
Yes, you can use the SAFE agreement for your Malaysian startup
As a startup and venture lawyer, it is common for a startup founder in Malaysia to ask me whether it is legal to issue a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) round for his Malaysian company.
The answer is yes.
I co-authored a World Bank report on startup financing in Malaysia
During the early lockdown month last year, I was surprised when I received an email from a World Bank researcher asking to schedule a call with me to ask a few questions on the state of startup financing in Malaysia.
How to issue sweat equity for your start-ups in Malaysia
Getting a start-up off the ground isn’t easy. It is also hard to keep a good team around and secure new talents especially when you’re bootstrapped with limited cash. Sweat equity shares are a powerful tool for helping you retain
New rules for ‘buy now pay later’ in Malaysia soon?
Earlier this year, I was asked to comment on the ‘buy now pay later’ (BNPL) operators earlier this year by The Edge Malaysia.
What is ‘buy now pay later’?
To recap, a BNPL is a service that allows consumers
What Malaysian startups need to know about reverse vesting
Last month, I’ve written a guide to the vesting schedules (here’s the link to the guide) and an overview of different vesting schedules for startups and about reverse vesting. This time, this post will supplement the earlier discussion