Three Sabah start-ups get honours
Published on: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
By: Jonathan Nicholas
P’ng, Viviantie and Norman handing one of the winners their prize.
Kota Kinabalu: Cradle Sdn Bhd awarded three Sabah prototype companies RM2,500 in its first startup bootcamp held here for three days recently.
Winners include Rare is Real, an integrated aquaculture system combining grouper, seaweed and sea grapes in one farm.
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“It saves space and is innovative,” said Cradle Group CEO Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke.
Reviewbah, a platform committed to providing an open and reliable space for reviews, like a local Yelp Norman said would help business from a consumer’s perspective.
“AgroDaya, not only empowers urban farmers, it’s a social marketplace to share knowledge with a focus on sustainable climate.
“They are also targeting carbon capture opportunities for the farmers,” he told a press conference at the close at the Sabah Digital and IoT Sandbox in Wisma Bandaraya.
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Sabah Creative Economy And Innovation Centre (Scenic) CEO, Viviantie Sarjuni said they are grateful for the good relationship with Cradle as its official ecosystem partner.
“We hope the Kinabalu Startup Bootcamp becomes a regular event with at least two sessions a year. This round we had a total of 12 startups comprising 24 local participants.
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“Scenic cannot do it alone. We do not have enough funding from the State. We are 10 years behind and that is the truth,
“That is why we must work strategically with federal agencies, universities, or corporations to get what we deserve,” she said.
Cradle, a Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation agency aims to position Malaysia among the top 20 global startup ecosystems.
Meanwhile, Cradle Chairman Dato P’ng Soo Hong said Sabah’s entrepreneurs should push for a strong startup ecosystem as many Sabahans have begun working in Penang.
“KKIP is taking supply and sending them elsewhere. This is something you can do but first think of how to acquire the product.
“The small medium enterprise (SME) system in Malaysia is not that good. Sabah has very few multinational corporations.
“Its not that difficult (in Sabah) but you only need your own play,” he said.
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