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The flagship entrepreneurship show on BFM, featuring personal business stories from early stage start-ups, all the way to billionaire octogenarians in Malaysia and abroad. Notable guests include Martin Cooper (father of the mobile phone), Julian Assange (founder of WikiLeaks), Ralph Henry Baer (father of video games), Tony Buzan (Mindmap Guru), Isaac Tigrett (Hard Rock Cafe founder), Robert Kiyosa... more

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Unicorn insurtech Bolttech has raised over US$600 million to build its global B2B2C insurance distribution platform, which now processes US$85 billion in quoted annual premiums and operates across 39 markets.

Rob Schimek, Co-Founder and Group CEO of... more

Founded twelve years ago, Rhymba Hills has steadily grown into a highly decorated, internationally recognised premium botanical infusion brand. The fully bootstrapped business has secured the prestigious Great Taste Award in the UK and a gourmet awar... more

Grub by Ahong & Friends is a wildly popular, no-frills steakhouse tucked away in a shophouse behind Happy Mansion in Section 17, Petaling Jaya. Operating with a partially self-service model, and limited seating that strictly demands advance booking, ... more

If you sell products in a physical supermarket, decades of established tracking by companies like Nielsen ensure you know exactly how much product moved, your market share, and what your competitors charged. But in the Southeast Asian e-commerce sect... more

Malaysia is ageing faster than almost any other country in Asia, yet the infrastructure to support this demographic shift barely exists. Addressing this massive gap is Seniora, a fully bootstrapped, seven-figure integrated elder care operation.

Span... more

Hotels face a persistent shortage of marketing talent who truly understand their operations, while generalist agencies often fail to grasp the precise nuances of hospitality. Having spent over two decades collectively inside premium and luxury hotel ... more

Cloud Space is a Malaysian cloud and artificial intelligence transformation company that delivers cloud migration, AI deployment, cybersecurity, and managed services. Despite widespread industry hype, its co-founders identified a critical flaw in the... more

Wahine Capital was built around a persistent problem within the financial ecosystem. Women in Malaysia outlive men and are disproportionately exposed to financial vulnerability during divorce, illness, and widowhood. At the exact moment they most nee... more

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Gaurav Keerthi
Founder and CEO of Strongkeep
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Episode: Building the IKEA of Cyber Security for SMEs
Ng Boon Yeap
Co-founder and managing director of Le Bourne Sdn Bhd
Le Bourne Sdn Bhd
Episode: How a Malaysian Chocolate Brand Won the World
Bikesh Lakhmichand
Founder and CEO of Lead Ventures
Lead Ventures
Episode: Appreneurs, AI Hype & SMEs: 1337’s 20-Year Arc
Nuraizah Shamsul Baharin
Founder and CEO of MADCash
MADCash
Episode: When Doing Good Has to Pay for Itself: MADCash’s Next Chapter
Darren Gouk
Founder and CEO of AOne
AOne
Episode: Inside AOne’s RM20M Valuation
Mohammed Irfan Amanulla Khan
Managing Director of Ameen Products
Ameen Products
Episode: Sweet Legacy: How Malaysia's Iconic Rose Syrup Brand Stayed on Our Tables for 40 years
Wickineswari Ratnam
Emeritus Professor, Managing Director and Founder of Nomatech
Nomatech
Episode: From UKM Research to RM16M Revenue? Nomatech’s Pitch
Wan Hazmer
CEO and co-founder of Metronomik
Metronomik
Episode: Can Metronomik Become Malaysia’s Square Enix?
Julius Lim
Founder and CEO of CompAsia
CompAsia
Episode: Ditching E-Commerce? Pre-IPO CompAsia’s 85-Store Bet

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From UKM Research to RM16M Revenue? Nomatech’s Pitch
Q: How do you plan to scale production to meet demand?
Scaling will be achieved by leveraging existing farmer networks, securing more land for cultivation, and expanding downstream processing and export channels, supported by funds from the crowdfunding round.
From UKM Research to RM16M Revenue? Nomatech’s Pitch
Q: What justifies the valuation of 7.7 million ringgit for Nomatech?
The valuation reflects past and projected revenues as well as the IP value and potential of the functional rice product, with expectations of growth as production scales and new formulations are developed, alongside licensing potential.
From UKM Research to RM16M Revenue? Nomatech’s Pitch
Q: Why did you choose to pursue equity crowdfunding instead of traditional VC funding?
Crowdfunding was chosen to broaden public ownership and share prosperity, since the product originates from a university and innovation ecosystem, rather than relying on a small number of venture capital investors seeking high returns.
How a Malaysian Chocolate Brand Won the World
Q: BY, your customers are professional bakers, food manufacturers, and hotels—what do they evaluate when choosing chocolate products?
They assess the technical performance and suitability for their desserts, as well as the ability of Le Bourne to provide tailor-made solutions and strong technical support through collaborations with their own teams.
Can Metronomik Become Malaysia’s Square Enix?
Q: Speaking of that, when you started Metronomik, what was the bigger ambition here?
Hazmer describes aiming to put Malaysia on the global map in the video game industry, leverage their AAA know-how to create original IPs, and build a studio culture that embraces creativity and local talent while appealing to international audiences.

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Across episodes, the show spotlights diverse entrepreneurs and leaders navigating growth, transformation, and industry disruption in Malaysia and beyond. Conversations range from legacy manufacturing and family business leadership to frontier tech, urban innovation, and purpose-driven startups building globally while rooted locally. Notable throughlines include pragmatic growth strategies (bootstrapping to outside capital, scaling operations, and go-to-market), navigating regulatory and funding landscapes, and balancing mission with profitability. A distinctive trait is how guests come from hands-on industries—manufacturing, elder care, food halls, hospitality tech, and hardware startups—often sharing tangible lessons on hiring, partnership... more

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