{"id":226351,"date":"2017-01-13T17:55:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T09:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/id\/uncategorized-id\/female-malaysian-entrepreneurs-226351.html"},"modified":"2017-04-18T10:54:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T02:54:18","slug":"female-malaysian-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/id\/culture\/entertainment\/asian-scene\/female-malaysian-entrepreneurs-226351.html","title":{"rendered":"Trail Blazers: 7 Female Malaysian entrepreneurs carving their niche in the startup world"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>The startup scene is largely\u00a0a male-dominated landscape. You have Edmund Lau, the founder of Quora, and Andrew Mason, the founder of Groupon, and the list goes on. You can't deny, however, that there are a growing\u00a0number of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/career-advice\/expert-advice-career-advice\/1-woman-2-jobs-54493.html\" target=\"_blank\">female entrepreneurs<\/a>\u00a0making waves\u00a0in the highly competitive startup environment - even in Malaysia. In fact, statistics have shown that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/food\/hot-spots\/recommended-spots\/best-work-friendly-cafes-kl-222803.html\">Kuala Lumpur<\/a>\u00a0is one of the top 10 cities in the world\u00a0for women entrepreneurs! And you might just be surprised to know that some of these women are behind a few of your most-frequented apps and sites.<\/p> <p>If you're one to rely on <strong>Grab<\/strong> to get around the city (we know we do), you have <strong>Tan Hooi Ling<\/strong> to partly thank for that. While in Harvard Business School, Hooi Ling co-founded the app with classmate Anthony Tan - and the rest, as we know it, is history. And then there's<strong> Vivy Yusof<\/strong>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>LSE law graduate, mother, and business mogul, she founded the hugely successful multi-million dollar <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/fashion\/serial-shopper\/shopping-guide\/maternity-clothing-online-stores-singapore-192925.html\">retail store<\/a><strong> Fashion Valet<\/strong>, which initially started in the online space before expanding with\u00a0its\u00a0brick-and-mortar stores in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.<\/p> <p>Savvy, intelligent, and dynamic, these are just <em>some<\/em> of the names of Malaysia's vibrant and exciting female startup and entrepreneurial scene. Browse through the gallery above and get acquainted with these absolutely fascinating business-savvy women!<\/p> <p><em>Sarah Khan<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read More:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/entertainment-my\/asian-scene-my\/malaysian-bloggers-to-know-198515.html\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Faves: 10 Malaysian bloggers you need to know<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/entertainment-my\/books-my\/malaysian-authors-to-know-219686.html\" target=\"_blank\">Literary Gems: 8 Internationally-acclaimed Malaysian authors to know<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without doubt, these women are making waves in Malaysia's startup scene!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":608,"featured_media":246509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Savvy, intelligent, and dynamic, meet some of Malaysia's most vibrant and exciting 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