Sivapalan Vivekarajah

Biography

Dr. Siva has been an Entrepreneur and Angel Investor for close to 40 years and has a Ph.D in Venture Capital from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He also has an MBA from the University of Hull, LLB from the University of London and is a Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA).

He is the Co-Founder and Senior Partner of “ScaleUp Malaysia” Accelerator, Malaysia’s first Accelerator for highly scalable, high growth regional companies. ScaleUp Malaysia has been ranked as the top 15 investors in South East Asia by Tech in Asia magazine. ScaleUp has invested in 30 companies and plans to have a portfolio of 50 companies by mid 2023.

He is also Co-Founder and Chief Evangelist of Proficeo Consultants, an Entrepreneur Coaching & Mentoring company that has coached more than 2,500 entrepreneurs in Malaysia over the last 12 years including the highly successful “Coach & Grow Program” (CGP) under Cradle Fund.

Personally, Dr. Siva has invested in 16 companies as an Angel investor.

He is the Immediate Past President & currently Council Member of the Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN) and Council Member of the Malaysian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (MVCA).

He is Adjunct Professor at the School of Science and Technology at Sunway University and the author of the books “Supercharge your Startup Valuation and “Blue Sky Innovation: Killer Innovations That Changed The World of Business”.

Smashwords Interview

What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
I have been working with technology entrepreneurs, training and coaching them and also investing in their business for 23 years. I love what I do and the difference I am making in their lives, helping them to build great companies and making a difference in the world.
This inspires me to not just get out of bed, but jump out of bed, looking forward to what exciting things the new day will bring.
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in a small town in Malaysia as the youngest child in a family of 4 siblings. The difference between me and the third sibling is more than 10 years. So essentially I grew up as almost an only child as my siblings were much older.

As I didn't have siblings to play with, reading became my playground and I read everything from Enid Blyton to Marvel Comics.

A sense of adventure reading these books made me an avid reader. Hence writing also was an easy thing for me.
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Where to find Sivapalan Vivekarajah online

Books

Supercharge Your Startup Valuation: A comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs and investors to value Startups and Scaleups
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 63,390. Language: British English. Published: August 14, 2022 . Categories: Essay » Business, Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Corporate finance
Supercharge Your Startup Valuation explains in simple but clear language how both entrepreneurs and investors can value startups. It clarifies this complex subject with easy-to-understand methods and provides readers with ideas on how to enhance their valuation.

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