Portfolio

A graduate of Michigan State University with a bachelors in Computer Engineering, Keng Yew made an exit from a PhD program in 2003 to join a Silicon Valley startup (eXS Inc). Kengyew has 5 years working experience with multiple Silicon Valley startups, developing high-tech telecommunications products. Working with eXS, Kengyew has experienced first-hand, starting a company with nothing but an idea, through seed-funding, to commercial deployment with a solid product.

In mid 2008 Kengyew returned to Malaysia to start up Socialwalk. Socialwalk specializes in buyer-seller matching algorithms and applies the solution to the MICE industry – Conferences and Tradeshows. By 2010, Socialwalk has won numerous awards including Singtel’s Top 50 Apps in Asia and has been featured on global technology news sites such as Techcrunch and Mashable. Socialwalk has been used by over 200 events around the region and by global clientele such as Messe Dusselsorf and Messe Frankfurt.

Kengyew has served as a council member of TeAM (Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia) since 2010 – in charge of creating strategic partnerships to benefit TeAM members. In 2011, Kengyew was appointed as an exco member of TeAM in charge of facilitating in-bound and out-bound trade for Malaysian ICT Companies. In this capacity, Kengyew serves as a voice for Malaysian ICT companies to various government organizations crafting the framework for successful export of Malaysian products and services.

Kengyew is also a founding member and mentor of Greyattic – an ideas stage funding program designed specifically to accelerate high potential web/mobile based startups. These startups have explosive growth potential – with the right funding and guidance framework that can adapt as fast as they grow

8 thoughts on “Portfolio

  1. know why i kept saying i felt like i came across socialwalk? ;) from here! now i remembered! ’cause the stingy startup title on barcamp wall sessions definitely was an attention grabber! your name was linked here:)

  2. Dear Keng Yew,

    The theme of conference is “Intelligent Innovation through Geoimagery”.
    It will delve upon the innovative extraction of wavelength also known as electromagnetic spectrum,
    to be used intelligently in appropriate method and strategies with geospatial technology and
    other related technologies, to support the government Economic Transformation Programme.
    The aims of this initiative is to present, discuss and disseminate ideals, research works of
    the Geoimagery and Geospatial communities in the world. With the theme,
    the Geoimagery Malaysia Conference 2011 will give a platform to Malaysian,
    and world geoimagery and geospatial communities to give an in-depth analysis
    and discussion of the progress achieved, in their goal of intelligent innovation
    through geoimagery transformation.

    Please visit http://remotesensingclub.blogspot.com

    DR LAILI

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