KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 19): Proficeo Consultants Sdn Bhd, in partnership with Penjana Kapital Sdn Bhd, has established the Soonicorn Collective, a membership driven platform designed to build leadership skills among start-up founders, groom the next unicorns of Malaysia and foster a strong start-up ecosystem in Malaysia via policy proposals and engagement with government leaders. 

According to the media release, a pioneer group of 18 founders has been selected to kick off the platform. Soonicorns are start-ups with the growth potential to become unicorns. The selected founders are all CEOs or C-level founders. 

To participate, start-ups need to have raised at least RM2 million in funding or have generated RM8 million in revenue over the last 12 months. 

“Having worked with more than 3,000 start-up founders over the last 25 years, I appreciate that being CEO of a company is a tough and sometimes a lonely journey. The most successful founders have been those with a strong support system and camaraderie with other founders, especially in creating a high growth company,” said Dr Sivapalan Vivekarajah, co-founder of Proficeo and chairman of the Soonicorn Collective.

“The Soonicorn Collective platform not only offers invaluable leadership skills enhancement but also creates a unique space for the selected founders to connect and build relationships with each other and with other successful founders who have built unicorns.
 
“This community of like-minded peers and a shared experience in building successful companies will go a long way in helping them to cope with the challenges of being a CEO and the opportunities of building unicorns.” 

Besides being a platform to learn and engage with the community, the Soonicorn Collective is also dedicated towards contributing to the ecosystem, economy and nation building. 

The collective is now open for applications. For more information visit https://www.soonicorncollective.com/ 

The participating pioneer founders of the Soonicorn Collective are: Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd CEO and co-founder Ramachandran Muniandy; Kiddocare Sdn Bhd CEO and founder Nadira Yusof; Accendo Technologies Sdn Bhd CEO and founder Sharma Lachu; BLOOMTHIS Flora Sdn Bhd CEO and co-founder Giden Lim; Ominent Sdn Bhd (IGL Coatings) CEO Keong Chun Chieh; Center of Applied Data Science (CADS) CEO Sharala Devi Balakrishnan; Blue Bee Technologies (ERTH App) CEO and co-founder Mohamed Tarek El-Fatatry; Madcash Sdn Bhd CEO and founder Nuraizah Shamsul Baharin, Easybook (M) Sdn Bhd managing director Lee William; TixCarte Sdn Bhd CEO Parthiven Shanmugan; Kakitangan.com CEO and founder Effon Khoo; Direct Lending Sdn Bhd CEO and founder Hui Yik Seong; Homa Sdn Bhd CEO and co-founder Pennie Lim; Payex Ventures Sdn Bhd CEO and founder Jayson Poon; Sonicboom Solutions Sdn Bhd CEO and co-founder Derek Tan; Subhome Management Sdn Bhd CEO and co-founder Sandeep Grewal; The Makeover Guys Sdn Bhd CEO and co-founder Gavin Liew; and Vircle Sdn Bhd CEO and co-founder Gokula Krishnan Subramaniam.