Malaysia’s Forward School secures US$500K in pre-seed funding from angel investors

The edutech startup currently offers bootcamps for Android and iOS app development, React Native development, data science, and user experience design.


Ismawati Asmat

11 Feb, 2020

Malaysia’s Forward School secures US$500K in pre-seed funding from angel investors | BEAMSTART News

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The angel investors participated in this funding include Exabyte’s Chan Kee Siak, Vitrox‘s Chu Jenn Weng, AIMS Group‘s Chiew Kok Hin, Zaid Ibrahim & Co.‘s Ang Siak Keng, and Seacliff Partners’ Brian Wong.

Established in Penang, Malaysia, Forward School is a new technology and future skills school aims to equip aspiring IT professionals with industry-ready skills required for the fast-moving tech sector.

Forward School plans to move into their new campus this quarter, an integrated co-learning, and co-living space.

Forward School provides a range of expert-led on-campus training in coding, data science, design, digital marketing, and more.

“National and international demand for students with innovative digital and creative skills will only continue to expand as Industry 4.0 sweeps the globe,” Howie Chang, Founder and CEO of Forward School, said.

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