Penang's Digital Economy
Discover how our Digital Economy programmes drive innovation and enhances opportunities for businesses and communities.
Digital Penang plays a crucial role in supporting technology startups and creative industries. By providing targeted assistance and resources, the initiative helps these sectors penetrate the global market. Moreover, Digital Penang attracts significant investments in the digital industry and fosters a culture of innovation. This comprehensive approach aims to not only create high-quality jobs but also enhance the growth and competitiveness of Penang’s digital economy on the international stage.
Penang’s Digital Economy Initiatives for
StartUp
We support startups at every stage with our Ideation and Accelerator programs, market access, and strategic partnerships with investors and ecosystem partners.
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME)
We conduct comprehensive programs to empower small business owners in branding and digital skills, guided by experienced mentors with proven success.
OUR PARTNERS
StartUp
Digital Penang offers a comprehensive support for startups throughout every stage of their journey. From our Ideation and Accelerator programs to fostering market access and strategic partnerships, we amplify your growth. By building collaboration across Southeast Asia with our partners, we assist our startups to expand regionally.
Locally, we build vibrant tech founder communities in Penang, emphasizing support and knowledge-sharing. We also facilitate capital access through pitching sessions and network events. Our active participation in ecosystem programs strengthens our commitment to a dynamic startup landscape in Penang.
OUR PARTNERS
Venture Development and Market Access
Fundraising And Investor Engagement
Ecosystem Activation
Technology StartUp from
various technology verticals
Latest Programs & Events
🚀 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞?
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SPARK500 is a 1-year student pre-incubator programme that transforms bold ideas into scalable, market-ready startups. This isn’t an internship—this is your 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫.💥
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📅 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬! Bring your students to a briefing session with Digital Penang and discover how they can:
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✅ Benefit from mentorship & workshops
✅ Develop a minimum viable product (MVP)
✅ Validate ideas with real market insights
✅ Pitch and commercialise globally
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✨ Empower the next generation of startup founders.
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📧 Interested? Email 𝐚𝐦𝐧𝐢@𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠.𝐦𝐲 to schedule a briefing.
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#DigitalPenang #DPEvents #myuniversity #founders #Startups
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🏆 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🐯
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After a rigorous 9-month journey through the Hardtech Deeptech Commercialisation Accelerator (HDCA) programme, the pitch stage has delivered — and we are proud to celebrate the startups that truly stood out! 🚀
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🥇 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟑 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 – 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
🏆 Winner: Cell Agritech Sdn. Bhd - cell-agritech.com/
🏆 Runner Up: Rebooz Technology Sdn. Bhd - www.rebooz.my/
🏆 Second Runner Up: Tongle Group Holding Sdn. Bhd -https://about.tongle.space/
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Your innovation, commercial readiness, and execution excellence set you apart. Well done on this outstanding achievement! 👏
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Beyond the winners, we would also like to recognise the exceptional startups who pitched at Enter The Tigers’ Lair 2026. Each demonstrated strong potential and meaningful contributions to Malaysia’s hardtech and deeptech ecosystem:
🔗 Hippo Techfast Sdn. Bhd – www.hippotechfast.com/
🔗 SISTEC AI Sdn. Bhd
🔗 Waterbay Sdn. Bhd – waterbay.com.my/
🔗 Vigor Digital Sdn. Bhd – www.thevigor.co/
🔗 IOTech Solutions Sdn. Bhd – www.iotechsolut.com/
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From lab to market, every team showcased bold ideas, strong commercial traction, and the resilience required to scale hardtech solutions. 💡⚙️
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🙏 Our sincere appreciation to the esteemed judges for their time, insights, and invaluable feedback:
👤 Dato’ Shaan Palanisamy, Honorary Advisor MBAN Penang & CEO ECTrons Sdn. Bhd.
👤 Mr. Mohd Noor Hisham, Assistant Vice President, MYStartup Malaysia Unit, Cradle Fund.
👤 Ms. Karen Puah, Vice President, MBAN.
👤 Mr. Lim Shi Yuan, Assistant Manager, Investment, Kumpulan Modal Perdana.
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🤝 Special thanks to our ecosystem partners and supporters for making this showcase possible: Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN), Cradle Fund, KMP, and INTI International University & Colleges Penang — your continued support plays a vital role in strengthening Malaysia’s deeptech and hardtech pipeline.
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The HDCA Programme is facilitated by 1337 Ventures, which has collaborated successfully with Digital Penang in the last 3 cohorts. Thank you, Mike Smith and Max Teh, for your dedication towards building the hardtech and deeptech ecosystem in Penang with Digital Penang.
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At Digital Penang, we remain committed to building a strong innovation ecosystem by bridging startups, investors, academia, and industry — and this is just the beginning. 🚀
#DigitalPenang #StartUp #ecosystem #HDCA #MBAN #Businesspitching #innovation
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OUR PARTNERS
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME)
Through strategic collaboration with key industrial players, we accelerated the digital transformation of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Furthermore, our pivotal partnership with YGL Convergence was instrumental in providing essential digital solutions to SMEs. Additionally, Maxis and Lazada provided invaluable support, enhancing the web presence of Penang micro entrepreneurs and broadening their market reach in the digital space.
OUR PARTNERS
MSME Participated Our Programs
Latest Programs & Events
Latest Programs & Events
🎉 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐆 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 – 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲!
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1. BitRanger - a cybersecurity company offering solutions to SMEs and Large companies.
2. Pestify Sdn Bhd - a company that offers pest control solutions for the agriculture sector.
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Through the Market Access Catalyst Grant (MACG), Digital Penang supports high-potential startups in strengthening their market readiness, validating solutions, and accelerating access to growth opportunities.
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A special thank you to our esteemed judges, Daryll Tan (OpenMinds Resources) and Yassier Ariffin (Cradle Fund), for their valuable insights and support throughout the evaluation process.
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We look forward to seeing these startups scale and create impact from Penang to the global stage 🚀
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#DigitalPenang #startups #innovation #macg2025
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🌱💰 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐭 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐% 𝐩.𝐚.? 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐄𝐎 & 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠!
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Are you a CEO in Manufacturing, E&E, IT, OGSE, Logistics, Agrofood or CIDB G1–G7?
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Digital Penang & NCIA’s business network invites you to a Limited & Exclusive 𝟑𝟎 𝐕𝐈𝐏 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 session on Government Green Financing & Export Protection.
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📅 10 March 2026 (Tuesday)
⏰ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Digital Penang, Pengkalan Weld, Georgetown
🎟 Sponsored by Moneysave.com.my
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🔎 What You’ll Learn
✅ Govt Sustainable & Green Financing (>2% p.a.?) – MIDF
✅ Govt Guarantee Financing (>3.75% p.a.) – MBSB Bank
✅ SME Contract Financing up to RM25 million (No Collateral) – Moneysave P2P
✅ Export Credit Insurance / Takaful + Double Tax Deduction – EXIM Bank
✅ How to Win RM30 Billion+ Govt Tenders via MyProcurement / ePerolehan – MegaTender
✅ Protect up to 90% against Invoice Losses & scale sales with 120-day terms
✅ Cross-border B2B payment solutions – Ping Pong Payments
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First 30 registered CEOs receive a FREE 6-Month MegaTender.com.my Subscription (Worth RM600)
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📌 Limited to 30 VIP Seats only.
👉 Register now: forms.gle/E1NHwQoyn2gQB42b9
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📞 Enquiries:
Aiman – 016-268 7528
Vincent – 019-881 7319
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#DigitalPenang #GreenFinancing #SMEFinancing #GovtTender #ExportCredit #PenangBusiness #NCIA #CEOEvent #DPEvents
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