Earlier this week at the Malaysia Venture Forum 2023  the SC chairman said that an exemption will be introduced to further clarify the use of the Simple Agreement For Future Equity (‘SAFE’) agreements and convertible notes by investors investing in…

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…