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How Playgrown Is Empowering Freelancers to Run Businesses

How Playgrown Is Empowering Freelancers to Run Businesses, Not Just Gigs

Leave a Comment / Blog Posts, Founder Stories / / August 1, 2025

In a Gig Economy Full of Chaos, Playgrown Brings Clarity and Control For many freelancers and creators in Malaysia, the hardest part of freelancing isn’t the work itself – it’s everything else: chasing payments, issuing invoices, managing clients, and staying compliant with local taxes. Playgrown is changing that. Co-founded by Muhammad Thaqif and Naif Ghazali, […]

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From Mirage to Oasis: How Sniff Is Redefining Opportunity Discovery for Freelancers with AI Precision

From Mirage to Oasis: How Sniff Is Redefining Opportunity Discovery for Freelancers with AI Precision

Leave a Comment / Founder Stories / / July 24, 2025

Sniff: Built for Freelancers Who Need Signal, Not Scroll In today’s freelance economy, opportunities are everywhere – but finding the right one often feels like looking for an oasis in a desert of noise. Telegram threads, LinkedIn posts, Reddit threads – each promises leads, but delivers endless scrolling, cold DMs, and wasted hours. Sniff was

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How Mascon Is Redefining Maritime Safety with Tech-Driven Solutions

How Mascon Is Redefining Maritime Safety with Tech-Driven Solutions

Leave a Comment / Blog Posts, Founder Stories / / June 23, 2025

In an industry where safety lapses can have life-or-death consequences, Mascon Technologies is emerging as a practical, mission-driven solution for the global maritime industry. Founded by Norhakim Sanwan, a former seafarer who personally experienced the dangers of shipboard operations, Mascon isn’t just another maritime tech startup. It’s a purpose-built platform designed to raise safety standards

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Why HASAN.VC Says the Silicon Valley VC Model Is Broken – And What They’re Doing About It in Southeast Asia

Leave a Comment / Press Releases / / June 20, 2025

Rethinking Venture Capital: HASAN.VC’s Bold Departure from Silicon Valley Norms The Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) model, long celebrated for birthing global unicorns, may not be the best fit for every region — especially Southeast Asia. That’s the view of HASAN.VC, a values-driven VC firm that’s challenging conventional investment strategies and rewriting the rules for

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How HealthPro.id Is Redefining On-Demand Healthcare Staffing in Indonesia

How HealthPro.id Is Redefining On-Demand Healthcare Staffing in Indonesia

Leave a Comment / Blog Posts, Founder Stories / / June 16, 2025

In an industry where staffing delays can mean life-or-death consequences, HealthPro.id stands out as a purposeful and practical platform reshaping healthcare staffing in Indonesia. Founded during the chaos of COVID-19, HealthPro.id isn’t just a tech solution – it’s a mission-driven response to a broken system. The Pain Point That Sparked HealthPro.id: Two Stories, One Problem

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HASAN.VC to Launch First-Ever Venture Studio in Kota Bharu to Co-Build AI-Native Startups

Leave a Comment / Press Releases / / June 11, 2025

HASAN.VC has announced the launch of its inaugural Venture Studio in Kota Bharu, set to commence on 1 July 2025. The initiative is designed to co-build AI-native startups in collaboration with carefully selected early-stage founders. The programme adopts a distinctive “zero-to-one” methodology, in which participants will work closely with the HASAN.VC team to ideate and

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HASAN.VC Launches First Venture Studio in Kota Bharu to Build AI Startups with RM380,000 Investment on Offer

Leave a Comment / Press Releases / / June 11, 2025

Kota Bharu, Malaysia, 3 June 2025 – HASAN.VC has announced the launch of its first-ever Venture Studio in Kota Bharu, set to begin on 1 July 2025, to co-build AI-native startups with selected early-stage founders. The program offers a unique “zero-to-one” approach, where participants work alongside the HASAN.VC team to ideate and validate during an intensive

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How Akal Is Empowering Indonesia’s Online Educators Through Purpose-Driven Innovation and Practical Solutions

How Akal Is Empowering Indonesia’s Online Educators Through Purpose-Driven Innovation and Practical Solutions

Leave a Comment / Blog Posts, Founder Stories / / June 10, 2025

In a digital landscape full of fast-paced launches and quick exits, Akal stands out as a practical, resilient platform designed to serve a clear and growing need—supporting Indonesian online educators. Born not from market hype, but from a founder’s own pain points, Akal is purpose-built to help class creators receive payments easily, manage promotions, and

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HASAN.VC Launches First Venture Studio in Kota Bharu to Co-Build AI-Native Startups

Leave a Comment / Press Releases / / June 4, 2025

Early-stage venture capital firm HASAN.VC has announced the launch of its inaugural Venture Studio in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, set to commence on 1 July 2025. The program is designed to co-build AI-native startups from the ground up in collaboration with selected early-stage founders. The Venture Studio offers a distinctive “zero-to-one” approach, where participants will work

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Kelantan welcomes its first venture studio with up to US$90k funding via HASAN.VC

Leave a Comment / Press Releases / / June 3, 2025

HASAN.VC has announced the launch of its first Venture Studio in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, set to begin on 1 July, to co-build AI-native startups with selected early-stage founders. The program offers a unique “zero-to-one” approach, where participants work alongside the HASAN.VC team to ideate and validate during an intensive 15-day on-site sprint. The most promising

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