Known for pioneering Malaysia’s startup scene, Dr. Sivapalan Vivekarajah is no stranger in the startup ecosystem, having nearly 40 years of extensive experience as an entrepreneur and angel investor. Dr. Siva has a Ph.D in Venture Capital from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and is also an Adjunct Professor at the School of Science and Technology at Sunway University. He is also the co-founder and senior partner of ScaleUp Malaysia; the first and most successful late stage accelerator in Malaysia for highly scalable, fast growing regional companies. Companies he has worked with or invested in have raised almost USD200 million in funding from angel and venture capital investors.