Growth Charger, a venture builder, and Taylor’s University have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to launch the Taylor’s University Innovation Accelerator. It’s a landmark initiative aimed to bring together academic research and industry execution to nurture high-potential, market-ready ventures.
The signing, held on 27 May 2025 at Taylor’s University, marks a strategic partnership between academia and industry to fuel Malaysia’s innovation economy.
This is a growing commitment to turning research into real-world impact. It highlights the important role that venture builders and innovation ecosystem players play in accelerating the commercialisation of academic breakthroughs.
By combining Taylor’s University’s research excellence with Growth Charger’s practical experience in venture creation and startup scaling, the partnership aims to catalyse the next wave of Malaysian innovation.
The Taylor’s University Innovation Accelerator is designed to support researchers, postgraduates, and alumni in bringing their innovations to market. The programme will provide training, internal funding, mentorship from industry experts, and access to validation networks across Southeast Asia.
Running from June 2025 to April 2026, the accelerator is structured around four key phases: capacity building, pitching, incubation and a final showcase, guiding participants from ideation to execution.
“The launch of Taylor’s University Innovation Accelerator reflects our commitment to translating academic research into real-world impact, made stronger through our strategic collaboration with Growth Charger, one of Southeast Asia’s leading venture builders.
Their expertise brings market insight, investor readiness, and venture design into the core of our programme. With 22 selected projects across key focus areas like IT and Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy and Sustainability, and Culture, Arts, and Tourism, and Medical and Health Technology, this initiative is a powerful step forward in building investible, innovation-driven ventures aligned with national and global needs.” said Ts. Roydean Osman, Vice President Innovation & Commercialisation of Taylor’s University.
“This MoA reflects how industry can meaningfully contribute to unlocking the commercial potential of academic research. Growth Charger is honoured to support Taylor’s University in this initiative and to help build a new generation of innovation-led ventures,” said Iskandar Shafi’i, Director of Growth Charger.
Through this MoA, Growth Charger and Taylor’s University are laying the foundation for a future where innovation is not only nurtured but strategically developed into scalable ventures. By aligning research capabilities with industry-led execution, the collaboration aims to turn high-potential ideas into impactful solutions that support Malaysia’s long-term economic growth and innovation goals.
