Manis Leting and Triphie won 1337 Ventures’s latest Alpha Startups pre-accelerator programme in Malaysia.
As part of this, the two startups will receive pre-seed funding of up to RM50,000 (US$11,000) each.
A total of nine aspiring Malaysian startups showcased their solutions in front of a live audience of investors, industry experts, and fellow entrepreneurs during 1337 Ventures’s Alpha Startups pre-accelerator programme. The demo day was hosted at Google Malaysia, marking the culmination of the programme.
Manis Leting, founded by Amirah Jasmine and Atirah Danial, creates healthier alternative food products that use zero white sugar. With the funding received from 1337 Ventures, the firm plans to focus on licensing and certification, production, operations, and marketing to scale.
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Triphie, started by Nour Araar, is an AI-enabled all-in-one, personalised and collaborative trip planning platform that helps travellers discover, plan, and book their holidays.
The other startups pitched at the demo day were Beseek, Cocojack, Kita, MyDeliva, Odar, SAPOT, and TigerCampus. They pitched their ideas to a panel of judges, including Freda Liu, a celebrated author and broadcast journalist; Bikesh Lakhmichand, Founding Partner of 1337 Ventures; and Alpha Startups alumnus and Vircle founder Gokula Krishnan.
All the startups from the recent cohort will receive perks up to RM80,000 worth of digital credits from Google Cloud, CloudMile, Airtable, Swipey, Notion, Stripe, and WORQ.
The latest cohort of Alpha Startups is supported by MRANTI, Digital Penang, WORQ, and Google.
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