From The MAD TechVentures Conference 2010 In Kuala Lumpur: 22 Pitches From Malaysian Startups

Earlier this month, I attended the MSC Malaysia MAD TechVentures Conference 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, a two-day tech and web industry event organized by local company MAD Incubator and MSC Malaysia . The launch pad was one of the first of its kind in the country whose Internet and mobile population has been growing rapidly in recent years. (TechCrunch contributor Vivek Wadhwa , coincidentally in town, delivered the opening speech.) TechVentures is essentially a platform for Malaysia's startups to demo their services on stage to an audience and a panel of judges, both of whom selected a handful of companies (out of 22) as winners. The nine lucky companies received advertising and marketing prizes valued at a total of 1.5 million Ringgit (US$500,000). Thumbnail sketches of all 22 companies after the break.