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Cision Canada
14-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Joget Partners with Cradle to Empower Startups for Innovation and Ecosystem Growth Across Malaysia and Beyond
Strategic partnership combines Joget's AI-powered application and integration fabric platform with Cradle's startup ecosystem and capacity-building programs to accelerate innovation, empower entrepreneurs, and drive scalable growth. COLUMBIA, Md., May 14, 2025 /CNW/ -- Joget Inc., a global leader in open-source, AI-powered application development, has announced a strategic partnership with Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, Malaysia's early-stage startup agency under the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). The partnership was unveiled during MYStartup NXT in Cyberjaya, in the presence of YB Chang Lih Kang, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. It unites Joget's Education, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (EIE) Program with Cradle's MYStartup Single Window Platform, with the shared goal of empowering entrepreneurs and driving inclusive, technology-led growth across the startup ecosystem. "This collaboration aligns perfectly with Cradle's mission to enable and grow Malaysia's startup ecosystem," said Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke, Group CEO of Cradle Fund. "The Joget EIE Startup Program provides startups with a powerful AI-powered application development platform, enabling them to automate smarter, scale faster, and build globally competitive solutions. Strategic partnerships like this unlock real value for early-stage innovators. We're excited to welcome Joget into our Startup Perks programme and look forward to seeing what startups will build with this opportunity." Empowering Startups with Scalable Innovation Tools Under the Joget EIE Startup Program, eligible startups will gain access to a suite of benefits, including advanced development tools, learning resources, and community support—empowering early-stage startups and tech-enabled business services organizations for rapid innovation, all the way from idea validation to minimum viable product (MVP) development and commercialization. A key objective of the program is to empower entrepreneurs build their products rapidly, and provide speed to market while keeping their development costs low. This further helps them with early customer engagement to iterate through their product for refinement, helping founders focus on product-market fit and revenue generation rather than infrastructure limitations, time and resource constraints, or technical complexity. Since its launch less than a year ago, the EIE Program has built a vibrant innovation network of more than 500 talent communities, including universities, students, and startups across Malaysia, Singapore, India, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and more. "Our partnership with Cradle opens up exciting new possibilities for startups in Malaysia and beyond," said Raveesh Dewan, President and CEO of Joget. "At Joget, we're reimagining how enterprises innovate. With Cradle's support, we're making it faster, easier, and more accessible for startups to scale and transform industries. This isn't just about building applications—it's about empowering founders to shape the future." A Shared Vision for Ecosystem Growth By combining Cradle's deep expertise in startup development with Joget's AI-powered platform, the partnership creates a powerful springboard for entrepreneurs to accelerate innovation, expand market access, and build sustainable businesses. Together, Cradle and Joget are reinforcing a shared vision: a thriving, innovation-driven startup ecosystem—made more accessible and impactful for the next generation of founders in Malaysia and the region. For more information about the Joget EIE Startup Program, please send an email to [email protected]. About Joget Joget offers an AI-powered, open-source application development platform that enables organizations to rapidly build and customize applications at any scale. Designed for business users, citizen developers, and professional developers, Joget empowers teams to create applications from simple departmental tools to enterprise-grade solutions serving millions of users. As an application and integration fabric platform, Joget seamlessly bridges existing and modern systems, enabling organizations to upgrade their digital infrastructure without disruption. Its open-source foundation ensures flexibility, while an extensive plugin ecosystem allows limitless customization. With Generative AI and Agentic AI capabilities, Joget Intelligence simplifies AI-powered app development and automation, helping businesses streamline processes through natural language and images. For digital solutions companies seeking a branded, tailored experience, the Joget OEM White Label solution provides full rebranding capabilities, aligning the platform with their corporate identity. Trusted by startups, Fortune 500 companies, and governments worldwide, Joget is the go-to platform for digital transformation across industries.
Daily Mirror
11-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Charming overlooked town surrounded by animal-filled meadows is day trip heaven
Few towns can boast a mummified cat and the decapitated head of an Archbishop among their tourist attractions. Fewer still were home to one of Britain's greatest painters, and are surrounded by ancient commonland where cows freely pasture. Sudbury is a beautiful town with a rich industrial and cultural history, yet like many of the sweet settlements in East Anglia, it suffers from its location. 'We're on the way to nowhere here. No one comes to Sudbury by accident,' a volunteer in Gainsborough's House Museum tells me as we admire the gallery's latest exhibition - a selection of 18th-century masterpieces borrowed from Kenwood House in Hampstead Heath. Sudbury's problem is that it's very much at the end of the line. The Gainsborough Line to be specific. You'll have to take the 50-minute train from London Liverpool Street to Marks Tey and change onto a three-carriage trundler, which emerges from leafy cuttings to ride high above the pastoral beauty of the Stour Valley on a 32-arch viaduct (the second largest brick-built structure in England) before terminating in Sudbury. It also finds itself competing with its neighbours in the informal 'great beauties of Suffolk' rankings. Seven miles up the road is Lavenham, Britain's best preserved medieval village where rickety houses dyed pink with pigs blood limewash line the streets. Over on the coast the pastel colours of Aldeburgh sit above a wide East Anglian pebble beach. The most direct competition comes 15 miles down the River Stour in Flatford, where John Constable painted The Hay Wain. Today the white mill that inspired the painting remains as it did in the early 19th century, like much of Constable Country does as it merges into Gainsborough territory while you make your way back west along the Stour River to Sudbury. Approached by foot, the town could exist at any point in the last thousand years, thanks to the meadow's commonland status which have kept this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty a haven for moorhen, field mice, collared dove and, as my niece kept pointing out, 'ducks!' On a sunny day a table up on The Mill's terrace is the best place to sit and watch the wildlife, the cattle roaming and the toddlers toddling by the water. When the sun is shining is also the best time to visit Gainsborough's House, due to the way the light bounces around its spacious galleries, filled, of course, with the artist's work, but also modern pieces responding to Thomas by the likes of Royal Academician Katherine Jones. After looking around, you could do worse than a cup of tea beneath the branches in the museum's garden. Other places in the town to enjoy a bite include vegan joint Cradle, brunch specialists Painters at the Angel and, as everyone I met kept recommending, The Henny Swan. The 17th-century pub is an hour's walk out of town along the Stour and rewards those who make the journey with a riverside garden and an esteemed Ploughman's. 'Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats,' Ratty once opined to Moley in A.A. Milne's Wind in the Willows, and he is right. Happily, to this end, both the Henny and the Sudbury Boat House are on hand with cheap rowing boats, paddle boards, and kayak options, which can be used to travel between Sudbury's riverside pubs. Once you've done messing about on boats it'll be time to get down to the serious business of Sudbury's second and third most popular tourist attractions - the mummified cat and the head. The poor moggy is entombed in a glass cabinet at the Mill, where she was found during a conversion in 1971. It's likely that the cabinet had been there for 300 years, in line with an old Suffolk tradition that saw live cats buried in the foundations of buildings to ward off witches, warlocks, and fires. The head is arguably less sad but more appointment viewing. Simon of Sudbury was another local lad done good, the wise young man working his way up from Rector of Wickhambrook to the Archbishop of Canterbury in the 14th century. Unfortunately, he took his seat and the role of Lord Chancellor just as the Government decided to pay off the King's huge war debts with a poll tax. In came the revolting peasants from the Home Counties, and off came Simon's head. Before the spike he was impaled on was used to hold up the later defeated People's Champion Wat Tyler, Simon's head was spirited away back to his hometown and tucked away in St Gregory's Church. Today, if you ask the caretaker nicely, they might get it out of storage and give you a look.
New Straits Times
23-04-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Zoho teams up with Cradle, pledges RM44mil to boost local startups
KUALA LUMPUR: Global technology company Zoho Corporation has pledged over RM44 million in Zoho Wallet credits to support 4,400 Malaysian startups, as part of a strategic partnership with Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle). Under the partnership, Zoho will expand its 'Zoho for Startups' program via Cradle's MYStartup single-window platform, an integrated hub that assists startup founders at various stages of their journey. Malaysia is the second Asean country to gain access to the program, in line with Zoho's global mission to equip startups with the tools and resources needed to launch and scale their ventures. The partnership aims to strengthen Malaysia's startup ecosystem by providing access to Zoho's comprehensive suite of business applications and fostering innovation among early-stage companies. Each participating startup will receive credits valid for one year, allowing them the flexibility to explore and adopt tools tailored to their specific operational and growth needs. Cradle Group chief executive officer Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke said startups tend to grow faster when equipped with the right tools and supported by a conducive ecosystem. "Our collaboration with Zoho is all about making that happen, giving founders easy access to world-class software solutions that can power their next big leap," he said in a statement today. "Through the MYStartup Single Window platform, we are not just connecting startups to the right tools and resources-we are opening doors to global opportunities and helping them build with confidence." Zoho for Startups global head Kuppulakshmi Krishnamoorthy said the program follows a 'pull model', responding to the proactiveness of the startup ecosystem while aligning with Zoho's regional growth strategy. "Malaysia is steadily focusing on its innovation landscape, strengthened by the support and budget from the government and the new policies in place. "With the collective experience we have of running the Zoho for Startups program in more than 10 locations across the world, including India, we are poised to make this collaboration as one of the most impactful one for Malaysia," she said. Since its inception in 2017, the Zoho for Startups program has engaged with over 18,000 startups globally through impactful partnerships with more than 200 incubators, accelerators and startup-enabling organisations. In Malaysia, this opportunity will be extended to startups with Cradle's expansive ecosystem, which includes companies ranging from early-stage to those that have reached Series B funding. Promotion of the program will be carried out through various touchpoints, including WhatsApp groups, emails, events and social media to ensure broad visibility and engagement.
The Sun
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Sun
ASEAN must strengthen trade alliances through innovation and diplomacy
CYBERJAYA: The emergence of new trade partnerships among economic blocs is essential for upholding the rule of law and maintaining international trade and order, especially during times of adversity, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said. He said ASEAN plays a pivotal role in this context with its significant economic contributions and strategic engagement. Chang highlighted the need to adapt to shifting global trade dynamics in which ASEAN and its member states have unique opportunities to deepen regional cooperation, diversify trade partners, promote intra-ASEAN trade, invest in innovation and strengthen diplomacy through science and technology. 'These efforts, coupled with initiatives like the ASEAN Startup Year 2025, will help mitigate the potential impact of trade disruptions and foster stable, mutually beneficial trade relations with all global partners,' he said. He was speaking at the Mikro-MyStartup NXT 2025 Conference organised by Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), in conjunction with the rollout of ASEAN Startup Year 2025. First announced in December 2024, the ASEAN Startup Year 2025 initiative marks a new chapter in ASEAN's evolution as a globally significant innovation bloc. Chang said ASEAN Startup Year 2025 is not a beginning – it is the next wave of a journey the ministry started since 2024. Malaysia has laid the groundwork to empower entrepreneurs, connect ecosystems, and future-proof ASEAN's economic resilience through innovation. He noted that the initiative builds upon the ASEAN 2025 vision, positioning startups as catalysts for cross-border collaboration, digital growth and socio-economic development. 'Malaysia continues to lead regional innovation efforts, having recently hosted the ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (AFMGM) and the ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (AFCDM+3). 'Upcoming milestones include the launch of the Startup ASEAN platform ( and the inaugural Startup ASEAN Summit,' he said. Chang said ASEAN continues to be a compelling destination for startups and investors. In 2022, the region was home to 52 unicorns, showcasing its real momentum. 'Investment growth in ASEAN has been remarkable, with foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows reaching a record US$230 billion in 2023. This positions ASEAN as a formidable force in the global innovation landscape. 'The ASEAN Startup Year is led by Malaysia, but it consists of regional challenges, capacity building programmes and summits, all aimed at enhancing the regional startup ecosystem as a whole – a reflection of the regions' collective commitment to advancing the startup ecosystem,' he shared. For example, 4,430 startups have registered through the MYStartup Single Window portal, which was implemented to connect founders with potential talents. Cradle group chief executive officer Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke said Cradle is building more than just platforms. It is shaping a region where startups can thrive collectively. 'ASEAN Startup Year is a rallying call for collaboration, resilience and global ambition. In a world increasingly shaped by shifting geopolitical currents – from emerging technologies to trade realignments like the recent tariff moves – ASEAN must rise with a unified front. 'Cradle, through the MYStartup Single Window platform and ASEAN Startup Initiative, is turning regional goals into real opportunities – connecting founders, investors, and markets across borders,' he said. For Malaysian startups, he said this unlocks access to a larger playing field – from funding and partnerships to new markets. We're proud to drive this vision forward and ensure our local startups don't just participate but lead on the global innovation stage. The MYStartup Annual Report 2023/2024, also launched today, showcased Malaysia's growing startup ecosystem, with over 4,300 startups onboarded, RM100 million in investments secured, and strong ASEAN linkages reaffirming Malaysia's role as a regional launchpad.
The Sun
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Sun
ASEAN urged to boost trade via innovation and diplomacy
CYBERJAYA: The emergence of new trade partnerships among economic blocs is essential for upholding the rule of law and maintaining international trade and order, especially during times of adversity, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said. He said ASEAN plays a pivotal role in this context with its significant economic contributions and strategic engagement. Chang highlighted the need to adapt to shifting global trade dynamics in which ASEAN and its member states have unique opportunities to deepen regional cooperation, diversify trade partners, promote intra-ASEAN trade, invest in innovation and strengthen diplomacy through science and technology. 'These efforts, coupled with initiatives like the ASEAN Startup Year 2025, will help mitigate the potential impact of trade disruptions and foster stable, mutually beneficial trade relations with all global partners,' he said. He was speaking at the Mikro-MyStartup NXT 2025 Conference organised by Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), in conjunction with the rollout of ASEAN Startup Year 2025. First announced in December 2024, the ASEAN Startup Year 2025 initiative marks a new chapter in ASEAN's evolution as a globally significant innovation bloc. Chang said ASEAN Startup Year 2025 is not a beginning – it is the next wave of a journey the ministry started since 2024. Malaysia has laid the groundwork to empower entrepreneurs, connect ecosystems, and future-proof ASEAN's economic resilience through innovation. He noted that the initiative builds upon the ASEAN 2025 vision, positioning startups as catalysts for cross-border collaboration, digital growth and socio-economic development. 'Malaysia continues to lead regional innovation efforts, having recently hosted the ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (AFMGM) and the ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (AFCDM+3). 'Upcoming milestones include the launch of the Startup ASEAN platform ( and the inaugural Startup ASEAN Summit,' he said. Chang said ASEAN continues to be a compelling destination for startups and investors. In 2022, the region was home to 52 unicorns, showcasing its real momentum. 'Investment growth in ASEAN has been remarkable, with foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows reaching a record US$230 billion in 2023. This positions ASEAN as a formidable force in the global innovation landscape. 'The ASEAN Startup Year is led by Malaysia, but it consists of regional challenges, capacity building programmes and summits, all aimed at enhancing the regional startup ecosystem as a whole – a reflection of the regions' collective commitment to advancing the startup ecosystem,' he shared. For example, 4,430 startups have registered through the MYStartup Single Window portal, which was implemented to connect founders with potential talents. Cradle group chief executive officer Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke said Cradle is building more than just platforms. It is shaping a region where startups can thrive collectively. 'ASEAN Startup Year is a rallying call for collaboration, resilience and global ambition. In a world increasingly shaped by shifting geopolitical currents – from emerging technologies to trade realignments like the recent tariff moves – ASEAN must rise with a unified front. 'Cradle, through the MYStartup Single Window platform and ASEAN Startup Initiative, is turning regional goals into real opportunities – connecting founders, investors, and markets across borders,' he said. For Malaysian startups, he said this unlocks access to a larger playing field – from funding and partnerships to new markets. We're proud to drive this vision forward and ensure our local startups don't just participate but lead on the global innovation stage. The MYStartup Annual Report 2023/2024, also launched today, showcased Malaysia's growing startup ecosystem, with over 4,300 startups onboarded, RM100 million in investments secured, and strong ASEAN linkages reaffirming Malaysia's role as a regional launchpad.
