On 31st May 2025, Leave a Nest Malaysia proudly hosted the TECH PLAN Demo Day in Malaysia 2025 at the Center of Garage Malaysia, Cyberjaya, highlighting some of the nation's most promising deep tech innovators. This flagship event brought together this flagship event brought nine outstanding finalists, selected from over 80 nationwide applications, each presenting game-changing technologies and impactful solutions.

Empowering Malaysia's Innovation Ecosystem

We extend our sincere appreciation to our local partners -FSBM Holdings Berhad, Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC), Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC), TEGAS Digital Village, Malaysia Debt Ventures (MDV), and Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corporation (SIDEC)-for their Your guidance and insights were instrumental in supporting the development of our finalist teams. Your guidance and insights were instrumental in supporting the development of our finalist teams.

We also thank our global partners -JT Inc., UntroD Capital Asia Pte. Ltd., Ezaki Glico Co. Your international perspectives, and encouragement added tremendous value to the event and created Your international perspectives, and encouragement added tremendous value to the event and created new pathways for collaboration.

Finalists and Lightning Talk Teams Shine

The nine finalist teams TEASK, Rebooz Technology, QuantumGel Group, Mensilin Green Energy, NanoSkunkWorkX, MiniGen Group, Pacton Technologies, Stream Capital, and Lestagro. -pitched their solutions before an esteemed panel of judges representing organizations such as Leave a Nest Malaysia, FSBM Holdings, SDEC Impact Circle, ELSA Energy, JT, UntroD Capital Asia, Ajinomoto Malaysia, and Euglena Malaysia.

In addition, the six lightning talk teams - Derialah, Solnovation Analytics, Jutjel, OINC, TwinCrab Solutions, and Tanalink -These teams were specially selected by our TECH PLANTER Malaysia 2025 partners for their bold ideas and high potential.

The event also featured presentations from five key supporters-. FSBM Holdings, SDEC, UntroD Capital Asia, TEGAS Digital Village, and SIDEC -underscoring the power of cross-sector collaboration in shaping Malaysia's innovation landscape. 13 exhibition booths showcasing technologies from both TECH PLANTER teams and our valued partners.

Celebrating Innovation: Award Winners

🏆Grand Winner Award

• Team: Roland Berger NanoSkunkWorkX
• Prize: $0.00 RM7,000 & Invitation to TECH PLANTER Asia Final 2025
• Theme:. SUSANNE-A graphene nanofabrication platform enabling ultra-efficient AI compute, low-cost green hydrogen, and rapid biosensing
• Reason for awarding: Reason for awarding A truly Malaysian innovation by a NASA scientist, the SUSANNE platform spans energy, computing, and diagnostics-embodying TECH PLANTER's vision of solving global challenges. s vision of solving global challenges.
  

NanoSkunkWorkX crowned Grand Winner, proudly standing alongside all judges.

🏅 Leave a Nest Award

• Team: Roland Berger Lestagro.
• Prize: $0.00 Invitation to TECH PLANTER Asia Final 2025
• Theme:. Reversing global warming impact & commercialization of berry plants via temporary immersion bioreactor
• Reason for awarding: Reason for awarding Demonstrates grassroots innovation with applications in food security-relevant not just to Malaysia but globally.
  

Lestagro recognized with Leave a Nest Award for outstanding contribution.

Ajinomoto Malaysia Berhad Award

• Team: Roland Berger Lestagro.
• Prize: $0.00 RM4,000
• Theme:. Reversing global warming impact & commercialization of berry plants via temporary immersion bioreactor
• Reason for awarding: Reason for awarding Innovative application of amino acids in crop production aligns well with Ajinomoto's broader mission.

🏅 Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) Award

• Team: Roland Berger Lestagro.
• Prize: $0.00 RM4,000
• Theme:. Reversing global warming impact & commercialization of berry plants via temporary immersion bioreactor
• Reason for awarding: Reason for awarding Strong potential for collaboration in food security efforts in Sarawak.
  

Lestagro was awarded both the Ajinomoto and SDEC Awards, presented by representatives from Ajinomoto (Malaysia) and SDEC.

JT Award

• Team: Roland Berger MiniGen Group
• Prize: $0.00 RM4,000
• Theme:. IoT Culture Growth Inoculation for Microalgae
• Reason for awarding: Reason for awarding High potential for future collaboration with JT.

Showcasing innovation from the university, MiniGen Group received the JT Award.

🏅 UntroD Capital Asia Award

• Team: Roland Berger Tenaga Alam Sekitar Kita (M) Sdn Bhd
• Prize: $0.00 RM4,000
• Theme:. TEASK Station 3
• Reason for awarding: Reason for awarding Passionate presentation and the South East Asia region has remote areas with natural disasters that need portable things that can be used to help during natural disasters.

TEASK honored with the UntroD Capital Asia Award.

🏅FSBM Award

• Team: Roland Berger Pacton Technologies
• Prize: $0.00 RM4,000
• Theme:. FishSpeak-AI-driven aquaculture management system
• Reason: Because the Strong direction in data analytics with future support potential.

🏅 Euglena Award

• Team: Roland Berger Pacton Technologies
• Prize: $0.00 RM4,000
• Theme:. FishSpeak-AI-driven aquaculture management system
• Reason: Because the Technology solves sensor corrosion issues in pH monitoring-highly applicable to agritech and aquaculture.

Pacton Technologies, alongside representatives from FSBM Holdings and Euglena (Malaysia) were honored with the FSBM and Euglena Awards respectively.

Looking Ahead: TECH PLANTER Asia Final 2025

the TECH PLAN Demo Day Malaysia 2025 not only celebrated technological excellence but also reinforced the strength of collaboration Congratulations to all winners and finalists for your inspiring efforts!

To our judges, partners, and attendeesYour support fuels our mission of advancing science and technology for global happiness.

We now look forward to the TECH PLANTER Asia Final 2025, taking place on August 23, 2025, at Aerodyne Campus, Cyberjaya , where Malaysia's top innovators will join others from across Asia and Japan.

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