5 Questions with Malaysian ecosystem builder Bikesh Lakhmichand
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Benjamin Cher
MALAYSIA’S startup ecosystem has a firm believer in Bikesh Lakhmichand, founder of venture capital firm 1337 Ventures.
Sensing the lack of resources around the nascent ecosystem in the early days, Lakhmichand started both a training programme and accelerator to aid its development.
Despite having less flash compared to Singapore or Indonesia, Malaysia has been silently punching above its weight. A recent report puts Malaysia’s exit to investment ratio at 1.2 times, the highest in the region, with Indonesia a distant second at 0.3 times.
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