PwC Malaysia and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) on Wednesday celebrated the graduation of three startups from their PwC-MDEC Immersion programme, a six-month mentoring programme with partners PwC’s Assurance, Deals and Tax practice.
The Immersion programme is a two-way mentoring programme with the goal to “immerse, exchange ideas and discover new paradigms for businesses in the digital world.”
“We would like to congratulate the startups for completing this mentoring journey. They have demonstrated commitment and tenacity in learning and exchanging knowledge with the PwC partners they were paired with. The insights they brought to our partners in the programme were invaluable to PwC as it deepens our understanding of the investments they have made in digitising their organisations and their approach in disrupting the business,” said Sridharan (Sri) Nair, PwC Malaysia Managing Partner, in a press statement.
Through the Immersion programme, the startups had access to PwC’s network through sharing sessions on selected topics such as funding and raising an IPO, as well as access to thought leadership.
They also attended PwC’s Building Trust Awards 2019, a flagship initiative under PwC’s Building Trust programme.
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Those startups are:
Supahands
CEO and Co-Founder: Mark Koh
Supahands is a platform that connects companies to a remote workforce called SupaAgents, based around Southeast Asia. SupaAgents specialise in working with large volumes of data, helping businesses scale projects and processes accurately on demand while reducing fixed overheads by up to 75 per cent.
Koh was paired up with PwC Malaysia Tax Partner Yap Sau Shiung for the Immersion programme.
Dropee
CEO and Co-Founder:
Lennise Ng
Dropee is a B2B marketplace that brings together suppliers and retailers. It aims to help small- and medium-sized retailers such as convenient stores and F&B outlets source for products directly from qualified wholesalers, manufacturers and brand owners at a faster, cheaper and more reliable way.
Ng and Aizat Rahim, COO and Co-founder of Dropee, were paired up with PwC Malaysia Deals Partner Yennie Tan for the Immersion programme.
Involve Asia
CEO and Founder: Jimmy How
Involve Asia is a performance marketing company delivering affiliate marketing and digital advertising solutions for brands around the Asian region. The company’s ‘Involve’ platform is recognised as a well-established network for advertisers and publishers to connect for marketing campaigns, performance and results.
How was paired up with PwC Malaysia Assurance Partner Kelvin Lee for the Immersion programme.
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Image Credit: PwC-MDEC
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