A boost up
- 500 Startups has partnered with oil and gas company Petronas to launch the Petronas FutureTech 2.0 Accelerator, a 12-week online program for Malaysian deeptech startups.
- This program is aimed at encouraging local innovations and scaling up homegrown tech startups. 20 will be selected to learn from industry experts and Petronas Business Unit leaders to reach their next level of growth.
- The program includes masterclasses, workshops, and coaching from 500 Startups’ mentors and experts from Petronas, Telekom Malaysia, and Sime Darby Plantation.
- Interested participants must be committed for the entire duration of the program, from 30 August 2021 to 19 November 2021.
- Applications close 27 July 2021. Register here.
Fresh off the basket
- 500-backed super app Grab has launched GrabSupermarket in Singapore. This is part of its strategic expansion of GrabMart, its on-demand everyday goods delivery service.
- The startup has partnered HAO, a supermarket chain in Singapore, to offer consumers next-day delivery. For a start, it will house over 5,000 unique products from HAO. This will be expanded to over 10,000 unique products over the next few weeks.
- In addition, Grab will bring products from highly sought-after stores on GrabMart to GrabSupermarket. This will offer consumers more variety, and also provide current GrabMart merchants more channels to reach consumers.
- Read the full article on Yahoo! Style here.
Spearheading startups
- 500-backed digital health startup mClinica has been selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Technology Pioneers’. This year’s cohort includes representation from 26 economies on six continents.
- The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised to have a significant impact on business and society.
- CEO and Founder Farouk Meralli of mClinica will be invited to participate in World Economic Forum activities, events, and discussions throughout the year.
- The startup will also contribute to Forum initiatives over the next two years, working with global leaders to help address key industry and societal issues.
- Read the full announcement from mClinica here.
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