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TECHSTARS STARTUP WEEKEND @ APU IS BACK!
THIS IS THE 2nd TIME IN APU AND GUESS WHAT??? WE HAVE MORE TO COME…..
Techstars Startup Weekend is a 49-hour online event is designed to provide experiential knowledge where aspiring entrepreneurs can experience startup life. This event is organized for the 2nd time by Techstars and Enterprise@APU. Students who participate will be exposed to brainstorming skills, creating prototypes and experiencing a series of presentations with industrial and academic mentors. It is a great platform to learn what it really takes to innovate, disrupt and start a company from people who have experienced it themselves.
Date: Friday, 24 September – Sunday, 26 September, 2021 Time: 5.00pm to 6.00pm (49 hours)
For more information, kindly contact enterprise@apu.edu.my
Let’s keep pushing the Malaysian startup scene further ahead! #startup #entrepreneurship #techstarts #APU
Previous Events
APU HOSTS THE FIRST EVER ONLINE TECHSTARS STARTUP WEEKEND!!!
Our Enterprise@APU team organized a 54-hour online Techstars Startup Weekend from 2nd July 2021-4th July 2021 (Friday-Saturday). The event was designed to provide experiential knowledge where aspiring entrepreneurs can experience startup life. Jointly organised by Techstars and Enterprise@APU, students who participate in this event will be evaluated on brainstorming skills, creating a prototype, and followed through with a series of presentations. Techstars Startup Weekend features deep experiential learning with many opportunities to engage and connect with like-minded individuals.
A Startup Weekend is a great platform to learn what it really takes to innovate, disrupt and start a company from people who have experienced it themselves. Techstar Startup Weekend features deep experiential learning guided by an experienced hand. It is also a good place to connect with passionate people driven to build something new. There is no better place to meet new friends, colleagues, mentors, cofounders, and inventors. We were mesmerized by the performance of our team of students!
There were 81 registrants and a total of 6 teams managed to get into the final pitching session. The results announced by the judges on Sunday can be seen as follows: –
Results
1st Place – Raccoonia
2nd Place – Entr.Key
3rd Place – All Sport, All Insight
Honourable Mention – Seni, LearniFY, FoodRandol, Security Patrol
The organizing committee of the event consisted of the lecturing team from Enterprise@APU, Dr. Janitha Kularajasingam, Dr. Tan Chye Cheah, Ms Haslina Hashim, Ms Meera Eeswaran, Mr Tan Kok Kiang, Ms Jenny Low (Alumni) and students Ryan Yap Mun Fai, Natelie Kang Zhi Le, Chong Hao Yi, Chua Qin Peng and Lai Wai Yin.
The details of the Academic and Industrial Mentors, Trainers and Judges can be seen as follows: –
Mentors
| Academic mentors | Industrial mentors |
| Dr. Janitha Kularajasingam | Farhan Ahmed (Advisor, Planner Urban plannning) |
| Dr. Tan Chye Cheah | Lilyana Abdul Latiff (CEO and founder BETA Foundation) |
| Haslina Hashim | Michael Aw Wai Kit (Experience technopreneur) |
| Meera Eeswaran | NorAzmi Alias (Senior vice president research CREST) |
| Ooi Aik Khong (Eekang Ooi) | Santa Kumar (Instructor Paris and Europe Learning Center) |
| Tan Kok Kiang | William Du (Founder and CEO of Ingenious Haus group) |
Trainer
| Azfarazie Amirolzakri | Co-Founder and CEO Work Inspires |
| Ng Sai Kit | Founder and CEO Captii Venture |
| Charissa Ong Tse Ying | Head of product design Inmagine |
Judges
| Arulchelvam Arulampalam | |
| Charissa Ong Tse Ying | Head of product design Inmagine |
| Dash Dhakshinamoorthy | Founder Startup Malaysia |
| Peter Tam | Head of Partnerships Rackspace Technology |
The event was successful, and we are awaiting for an even more exciting one in the upcoming months! For more info check out our page Startup Weekend KL at APU | Facebook
