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