AdminMYStartup, in collaboration with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), announced the winners of the MYStartup Hackathon 2022 at the WORQ KL Gateway.
MYStartup Hackathon, a national initiative of the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI), is one of the most effective platforms for collaboration among corporations, emerging startups, and the public sector.
It is a programme under the MYStartup initiatives in partnership with DNB. The programme, which began on January 6, concluded on January 14 following a series of intensive masterclasses, one-on-one mentoring sessions, and boot camp in preparation for the finale.
DNB issued three problem statements for this year’s Hackathon, which participants were then tasked with solving. Below are the three winners were chosen using relevant judging criteria as well as the viability of ideas that could potentially address DNB’s three problem statements:
| Problem Statements | Winners | Project Names | |
| 1. | Floating 5G deployment for a cost effective 5G service for all palm oil plantations in Malaysia. | Spacein Sdn Bhd | Pocketqube (PQ) Satellite Service |
| 2. | Developing a dynamic advertising engagement platform. | Carching | Loohcomotion |
| 3. | Developing a factory of tomorrow with 5G-based AI Machine-Vision quality inspection tackling the Quality Assurance (QA) and Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) questions. | APU Credit | Digital Twin Mavi Box Hub with 5G |
RM10,000 cash prize
The ceremony was officiated by Ahmad Kashfi Alwi, Senior Vice President of Ecosystem Development, Cradle, and saw the winning teams each receive a RM10,000 cash prize from MYStartup as well as the opportunity to present their solutions in greater detail to DNB.
In his opening remarks, Ahmad Kashfi stated that MYStartup received an encouraging 111 applications for the Hackathon from people with diverse expertise and backgrounds.
“We have the privilege of hearing from some of the brightest minds in the field, who have been working hard to develop cutting-edge solutions using 5G technology to tackle the problem statements of this hackathon,” Ahmad said.
DNB Head of Emerging Technologies, Johan Krebbers congratulated the winners of the MYStartup Hackathon 2022 for their ingenuity and out-of-the-box thinking.
“This is the sort of high quality, homegrown tech talent that we hope will leverage Malaysia’s nationwide 5G network to pioneer new and exciting 5G-enabled solutions.” Johan Krebbers said.
MYStartup initiatives
MYStartup Strategy is a national initiative which consists of several programmes which aim to strengthen the startup ecosystem and community in Malaysia. Among them are; MYStartup Roadshow, MYHackathon, MYStartup Pre-Accelerator, MYStartup Accelerator, MYStartup Internship and MYStartup Mentorship.
This effort is also in line with MOSTI’s goal of creating 5,000 start-ups and five unicorn companies by 2025. The programmes aim to ensure that startups are thoroughly guided beginning with the ideation stage, that they are trained and supported, and that they have the opportunity to highlight their company profile in order to attract foreign investors.
For more information about the MYStartup Hackathon X, please visit www.mystartuphackathon.com.
