CAMentrepreneurs: Kuala Lumpur
Our mission is to create deeper and wider connections between Cambridge alumni entrepreneurs and Malaysia’s broader entrepreneurial and industry communities. Our aim is to turn connection into community, and community into creation.
The Malaysian Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Malaysia’s entrepreneurship ecosystem has evolved significantly over the past three decades. Today, it stands as one of Southeast Asia’s most diverse and resilient and is shaped by founders, family businesses, corporate innovators, policymakers, venture funders, academia, and a wide range of ecosystem actors.
Over the years, the country has seen the steady emergence of startups, scale-ups, corporate ventures, and enabling institutions across technology, services, manufacturing, creative industries, and the social sector.
Yet, as in many economies, entrepreneurship in Malaysia is still often viewed narrowly - as something reserved for venture builders or startup founders.
Our intention is broader and deeper.
Our Purpose
CAMentrepreneurs Kuala Lumpur exists to reframe entrepreneurship as a core life and leadership skill - not just a path to starting ventures.
We see entrepreneurship as a method of action: a way for individuals, teams, and organisations to create new futures under uncertainty, starting with what they already have.
Grounded in Cambridge-inspired thinking and the Effectual Method, the chapter serves as a bridge between Malaysia’s lived entrepreneurial reality and a global network of thinkers, builders, and practitioners.
What We Do
CAMentrepreneurs Kuala Lumpur acts as both connector and catalyst, bringing together:
Alumni and entrepreneurs
Corporate leaders and innovation teams
Educators, policymakers, and ecosystem builders
Individuals exploring entrepreneurship as a second act or a new way of working
Our focus is on learning through dialogue, reflection, and action - not theory alone.
Engagement & Events
We host curated gatherings once every two months, designed to be thoughtful, practical, and human-scaled - not transactional or pitch-driven.
Typical formats include:
Effectual Conversations — facilitated dialogues around real entrepreneurial dilemmas
From Insight to Action Sessions — practical workshops translating ideas into first steps
Founder & Leader Circles — peer-based learning across experience levels
Cambridge Corridor Dialogues — connecting Malaysian practitioners with global perspectives
Events are intentionally intimate, reflective, and action-oriented, creating space for trust, shared learning, and meaningful collaboration.
Join Us
Message Dash on LinkedIn if you are:
Curious about entrepreneurship beyond buzzwords
Interested in creating without needing perfect clarity
Looking to connect with thoughtful, grounded peers
Exploring new ventures, new directions, or new ways of leading
This is a community for those who believe that entrepreneurship is not a job title - it is a way of being and acting in the world.
The Kuala Lumpur team
Dash Dhakshinamoorthy
Chapter Lead
Karol Szlichcinski
Chapter Co-Fonder