Startup School Malaysia 2026

Startup School Malaysia is a full-day, hands-on program for founders. It runs on Day 2 of Startup Week Malaysia 2026 at Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur. The market has changed. Investors expect more, AI has reset what a small team can ship, and attention is harder to win. So this is not a day of sitting and listening. You'll feel leverage in a play-money trading game, pitch a deck you've never seen in PowerPoint Karaoke, find out who really wins in Trade to Victory, and test your idea with AI tools in a live lab. Between games, get straight answers on raising in an AI-driven market, go-to-market for Malaysia and SEA, brand positioning, and getting press. You'll leave with a positioning line, a live demand test, and a room full of new connections. Seats are limited. Register early. Who it's for: Early-stage founders, from idea to Series A First-time founders and students thinking about starting up Operators and early startup team members AI builders who want to turn a project into a company Anyone in the ecosystem who wants to back, mentor, or work with founders What you'll learn: What investors are funding now, and how to build a raise that clears the new bar How leverage, debt vs equity, and runway really play out, by playing a trading game with play money How to use AI tools to validate an idea, size a market, and launch a demand test in under an hour How to pitch on your feet, even when the slide surprises you (PowerPoint Karaoke) Why platforms win no matter who wins the game (Trade to Victory) How to position your startup around one feeling, with lessons from Coca-Cola A go-to-market plan for Malaysia, and how to pick your next SEA market How to build a personal brand and pitch journalists