Endeavor Malaysia

Suara Inspirasi Ep. 2: Endeavor Entrepreneur Junkai Ng, Building Janio Asia From Ground Up In partnership with Cyfer Plus, our second episode features our latest Endeavor Entrepreneur Ng Jun Kai (CEO & Co-Founder of Janio), where he tells his stories of making a bold leap into the logistics industry, the strategies he used to raise funds, and the action plan he relied on when things didn't go as planned. Find out in this candid conversation, as our hosts, Endeavor Managing Director Adlin Yusman and Endeavor Entrepreneur Sunderaj Nagalingam (Co-Founder of Dscaff Group), take Jun Kai on a ride around town, where insights and inspiration flow freely. Each part of the episode is packed with inspiration and practical advice! Watch now, at Part 1: https://lnkd.in/gP_ui2r7 Part 2: https://lnkd.in/gPaxJiNa Part 3: https://lnkd.in/gukP-eTe Prefer just the audio? Listen on Spotify now, at https://lnkd.in/ggjjm6bm In the next episode, we're driving Endeavor Mentor Chung Lynn Mac, the Director & Group CEO of Nando's Malaysia & Nando's Singapore. Chung Lynn discusses the initial challenges of starting Nando's, including navigating cash flow and understanding business fundamentals. She also shares insights on scaling the F&B retail chain across Malaysia and Singapore, highlighting strategic turnarounds and.... many more. So stay tuned! This podcast is driven by Audi Malaysia, and the blockchain certificates are by Crypken.

Fueling business growth with valuable insights. During our recent mentoring session, the Chairman of Endeavor Malaysia Brahmal Vasudevan (Founder & CEO of Creador) shared his insights with Endeavor Pre-ISP Candidate Pinn Yang Lim (CEO & Co-Founder of Good Foodie Media) on business strategy. Good Foodie Media is a leading digital media company dedicated to celebrating Malaysia’s food culture. With a strong focus on content creation, they connect food lovers with the latest in dining trends, local food experiences, and culinary insights across various digital platforms. Interested to be a part of the Endeavor network? Apply now, here: https://lnkd.in/gUYd6Amj

Happy Deepavali! As we celebrate the Festival of Lights, may it inspire every entrepreneur and dreamer out there to shine brighter, overcome your hardships and challenges, and create more positive impact to the world. Wishing you and loved ones plenty peace, joy, and endless light this Deepavali! Warm regards, Endeavor Malaysia Team Interested to be a part of the Endeavor network? Apply now, here: https://lnkd.in/gUYd6Amj

Endeavor x MYStartup: 3rd Group Mentoring Session, Meet & Dine with Endeavor Mentors. In collaboration with Cradle Fund via the MYStartup initiative, last month, we held our third group mentoring session for MYStartup entrepreneurs. There, we had Endeavor Mentors Vicks Kanagasingam (Business Transformation Coach & Startup Architect) and Chen Chow Yeoh (Co-Founder of Fave), as well as Endeavor Pre-ISP Candidates Gavin Liew (Co-founder of The Makeover Guys), Mark Koh (Founder of SUPA) and Tommy Yong (Co-founder of iStore iSend) as our mentors. It was an inspiring evening where experience met ambition, sparking new ideas and meaningful connections. Here’s to empowering Malaysia’s startup ecosystem, one mentoring session at a time! Interested to be a part of the Endeavor network? Apply now, here: https://lnkd.in/gUYd6Amj

Women of Global Change (WGC) x Endeavor Roundtable - The Power of Strategic Partnerships: How Ecosystem Support Can Unlock Funding. With the support of Cradle Fund through the MYStartup initiative as our patron, Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad as our supporting partner, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) as our preferred cloud service provider, this exclusive event brought together key individuals and industry leaders to share their insights and experiences on topics such as attracting investment, scaling ventures, and overcoming funding challenges. This dynamic discussion featured Endeavor Entrepreneurs Anne Tham (WGC / ACE EdVenture Group) and Hakim Karim (GridMarkets), Endeavor Mentor Zehan T. (Cradle Fund), Ghazanfar Iqbal ᵃ⤻ᶻ (AWS), Heaster Andrea Hilary (MessengerCo), Khalil Nooh (Mesolitica), Vince Tan ✔ Serial Entrepreneur and Business Mentor (World MasterClass), Dato James Foo [符傳偉] (New Profits Framework), and Jasaira Kamal (Lux Aiva). Following the roundtable, we had an insightful session from Gadiy Lim of Alliance Bank, who provided a banking perspective on funding opportunities. Thank you to all speakers and attendees who participated in this event! Interested to be a part of the Endeavor network? Apply now, here: https://lnkd.in/gUYd6Amj

Startup Loft at AWS Cloud Day Malaysia. See you at the Startup Loft during the upcoming AWS Cloud Day Malaysia to explore the impact of the new Amazon Web Services (AWS) Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region launch on the startup community. There, our Managing Director, Adlin Yusman and Endeavor Mentor Kevin Brockland, CFA (Founder & Managing Partner of Indelible Ventures) will discuss alongside a panel, moderated by Ghazanfar Iqbal ᵃ⤻ᶻ, to unpack how this $6.2 billion investment will: ✨ Enhance infrastructure and innovation ✨ Boost the digital economy ✨ Accelerate Malaysia's global competitiveness ✨ Upskill the country's workforce Hear from the experts, network with the region's top investors and innovators, and discover the benefits of AWS programs for startups in Malaysia. See you there! Can’t attend? Follow along via livestream at https://lnkd.in/g5w4BRnV *Registration is now closed, but walk-ins are welcome after 12PM! 

Q: What do you get when 50 Endeavor Entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the globe converge in Tokyo?  A: The Endeavor Entrepreneur Tour 2024 (Japan Edition)! ✈️ 🚌 Tour participants spent 3 action-packed days networking, visiting top local businesses and listening to experts discuss the dynamics of the Japanese tech ecosystem. Day 1’s  welcome reception was kicked off by Endeavor Japan Board Member, Teruhide Sato. His advice to Japan based entrepreneurs: “Go Big, and Go Out”… meaning, dream big and go outside Japan and outside your comfort zone. Day 2 included private tours of the offices of Yamato Transport Co.,Ltd., AnyMind Group, 株式会社ベクトル Vector Inc. SBI Holdings and Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.… A truly enjoyable way to get a good sense of the business climate in Japan. The tour culminated with the Endeavor Japan Summit, which brought together over 190 attendees. This was a day of deep dives into Japan’s emerging tech landscape including a Keynote Speech by Endeavor Japan Board Chairman Taizo Son on Japan’s place in AI and a fireside moderated by Endeavor Board Member Koichiro Nakamura nakamura on how to build an innovation ecosystem in Japan. An amazing 3 days indeed! Kudos to all the Endeavor network members who spoke at the Summit: Kosuke Sogo, Bryant Christanto, Oliver Rippel, Vinnie Lauria, Gita Sjahrir-Wright, Adlin Yusman, Luis Vera, Wagner Ruiz and Jun Hasegawa A big shoutout to Rina Otsuka and the Endeavor Japan team for organizing this wonderful event. And of course to Endeavor Indonesia, Endeavor Philippines, Endeavor Malaysia and Endeavor Vietnam for pitching in to support! And of course many thanks to our partners 🙏🏼 SOZO Ventures, Carta, Mitsui Fudosan, BONX Inc, Studio Stark, Flitto Japan, Inc., Schmatz, Dealroom.co, Mugen Links and, Forbes JAPAN Arigato gozaimasu! 🙇🏻

Endeavor has gone from the best kept secret to incubating the fund with the highest returns…. Not bad for a 12 year old fund (leveraging a 27 year old organization). 🚀🎉 Earlier this week Kauffman Fellows published its Kauffman Fund Returners Index, and to our surprise… Endeavor Catalyst is #1!!! 🥇 The storyline goes as follows: We started as a non-profit, added a fund to support our mission, and now the fund leads in returns based on the thesis of the non-profit. If this is not “doing well by doing good”, then what else is… Measuring returns as apples to apples 🍎 is tough, since traditional metrics like net MOIC (net-realized multiples of investment capital) are private, so Kauffman Fellows created a proxy to evaluate VC success: the number of startups reaching $1B+ valuations, exits, and their corresponding exit values. 📊 As Allen Taylor, Managing Partner of Endeavor Catalyst, stated, “We believe venture capital is truly going global and great founders can be found in markets you might not expect. These non-traditional markets are leading the way, proving incredible things are happening “elsewhere”. To make us even prouder we get to share the Venture Success podium with so many of our venture-friends Koichiro Nakamura (Sozo Ventures), Yinglan Tan (Insignia Ventures Partners), Justin Fishner-Wolfson (137 Ventures), Fredrik Cassel  (Creandum), Mamoon Hamid (Kleiner Perkins), Santi Subotovsky (Emergence Capital), Eric Perez-Grovas (Wollef), Alexandre Lazarow (Fluent Ventures), and Srini Ananth (Intel Capital), among others. Huge congrats to our Endeavor colleagues worldwide 🌍, who select the best entrepreneurs in their respective markets and to the Endeavor Catalyst team for making this dream come true. 👏

Endeavor Malaysia’s 4th Factory Tour at iStore iSend! Recently, we wrapped up our 2024 Factory Tour series with an unforgettable visit to iStore iSend's flagship warehouse, hosted by Pre-ISP Candidates Joe Khoo and Tommy Yong (Co-founders of iStore iSend). Our network got a firsthand look at the logistics operations powering their rapid growth, followed by an inspiring session where Joe and Tommy shared their entrepreneurial journey and insights. A big thank you to Joe, Tommy, and everyone who joined us for this insightful and inspiring tour. This wraps up our Factory Tour series for the year, but stay tuned for the second series in 2025, with more work playgrounds from our network to explore! *Endeavor's Factory Tour series is an invite-only event. Interested to be a part of the Endeavor network? Apply now, here: https://lnkd.in/gCAfB_UE Endeavor Mentors Chen Chow Yeoh & Timothy Tiah (Colony Coworking Space & Events ) | Scale Up by Endeavor Cohort 5 Entrepreneur Keong Chun Chieh (IGL Coatings) | Scale Up by Endeavor Alumni 😄 Syed Ahmad Fuqaha Sd Agil (KATSANA®) , Jun Lim (Mossery) & Sheikh Ezaiddin (Ejen2u) | Lisa K. (Gobi Partners)

I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to participate in the transformative Executive Education program at Harvard Business School, hosted by Endeavor. This experience was much more than a classroom - it was an immersive journey into the mindset of global leadership and the pursuit of lasting impact. It was a great opportunity to meet other emerging market entrepreneurs and to engage with brilliant minds from across the world. This has inspired me to think more expansively about CapBay's role in shaping the future of finance and supporting the growth of SMEs. The conversations, case studies and frameworks shared have reshaped my vision as a founder - it’s about resilience and fostering a culture of purpose-driven innovation. I’m excited to apply these insights to fuel CapBay’s next chapter of growth, ensuring we continue to be a catalyst for positive change.