In 2019, Nadia Ismadi launched Pod, a mobile savings app, with the objective of helping gig workers better manage their finances. Most gig workers often cannot access financial products from banks due to their irregular income stream. Nadia, along with her co-founder Ng Ying Teng, is lending them a hand by offering micro-financing, which helps build their credit trail. Pod has successfully attracted users from gig platforms such as GoGet, TheLorry and FoodPanda.

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Lennise Ng's B2B online marketplace Dropee connects wholesalers with retailers. The idea for the startup came to Ng when she entered her family business and quickly recognised the need for technology to connect offline-to-online B2B transactions, while also enabling retailers to easily buy and sell stock in bulk. Many micro, small and medium enterprises struggle with proper documentation and need access to digital tools to help them stay relevant. With the e-commerce market bigger than ever due to the pandemic, thousands of businesses depend on Dropee to help digitise their sales channels and optimise costs.

Alina Amir worked as an analyst before joining Teach For Malaysia. Together with three other alumnus of the programme, Amir founded Arus Academy to cultivate a culture of lifelong learning among students, while nurturing their interest in Stem subjects. The organisation develops and organises virtual programmes that teach students about topics such as design thinking, robotics and programming. With Covid-19 closing schools in Malaysia, Arus Academy has also been conducting workshops for teachers during the pandemic, equipping them with the necessary skills to conduct online classes. The social enterprise has also worked with the Malaysian Ministry of Education to build lesson modules and improve the national education curriculum.

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At insurtech startup PolicyStreet, Winnie Chua along with co-founders Yen Ming and Wilson Beh are on a mission to make the process of buying insurance affordable and easy for all. Prior to PolicyStreet, Chua worked for seven years in the insurance industry, with experience at major players such as Allianz General Insurance Company. Since its inception, the company has worked with over 35 insurers and now offers more than 1,000 insurance products, such as car, motorcycle, employee benefit and medical insurance.

See more honourees from Malaysia on the Gen.T List 2021.