# What I learnt at the Petronas FutureTech 3.0 Demo Day 2023.

**Published by:** [Durwin](https://paragraph.com/@durwin/)
**Published on:** 2023-11-03
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@durwin/what-i-learnt-at-the-petronas-futuretech-3-0-demo-day-2023

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Huge shout out to all the founders and Petronas for making this accelerator a success!Before you start any journey, have the destination in mind first. Sure the destination is always the goal for anyone embarking on any journey. But the journey is sacred too. We got to remember that the process is what makes it rewarding and fulfilling. When we train for a marathon, we can’t think about the 26 miles right from the get-go. We can’t fixate on how long and arduous those 26 miles will be. Doubt will creep in: will I be able to make it? Will it hurt? Will people laugh at me? On the contrary, you have to think small, make tiny incremental steps and pace yourself over the weeks.Corporate partners and ecosystem players are what makes the journey more enriching.Most importantly, we have to augment our mindset to ENJOY THE PROCESS. Sure, there will be days of misery, days you don’t feel like putting on your shoes and days that you just want to go back to bed. But if you learn to enjoy the process, even tiny bits of it, it will get better. The mind can adapt to anything. And I think this is the same for founders in their startup journey. Have a strong goal but endure and enjoy the process, slowly but surely. Walking around the booths and hearing the finalist pitch during demo day, it made me reflect just how beautiful the journey was. Everyone was excited, the organizers were charged up and the whole venue was electric.Meeting people in-person, shaking hands and vibing, is what makes such events so fun.Gosh, really missed in-person event and the fun it brings. Every startup has its own story. Every struggle, every obstacle, every hardship and every success have a story behind it. I am glad we could hear a piece of it in the pitches. For some, the delivery of the pitches was second nature. Precise, impactful and poignant. For others, it took more practice and calming of the nerves, but it was stupendous too. Thanks to Peter Browne, their dedicated pitch coach, their pitches were beautifully executed with clear ask and delivered with choice words.Feels really good to see all the hardwork culminate into such a beautiful demo day.And for Petronas and the corporate partners, it was heartening to know that they were so supportive and helpful throughout. Support from large companies is always a plus and it provides a great foundation for the startups to leapfrog. The stage was awesome, the emcees were spot-on and the demo day was eye-opening. I just wished you had been there. Huge shout out to the 25 startups that walked the journey with us and learnt so much in the process. ⚫ A2Tech⚫ Augmentus⚫ Beep⚫ Botsync⚫ DiviGas⚫ ENOKU⚫ Entomal Biotech⚫ EVFY Singapore⚫ Hydrexia⚫ ION Mobility⚫ Kazam⚫ Magorium Pte. Ltd.⚫ Midwest Composites⚫ MYCL | Mycotech Lab⚫ semart. by Niagable⚫ Open Energy⚫ Accacia⚫ Qarbotech⚫ SAPOT Tech PLT⚫ SunGreenH2⚫ Tigasfera⚫ TraceX Technologies⚫ V-Cred⚫ Wildfire Energy⚫ Zapp WorldA founder’s journey is not easy and we should support them at every opportunity.The craziest thing is that amongst these 25 startups, there are probably some soonicorns in the making. It may take some time, but I see immense potential is many of the startups. I am confident in the founders and their willingness to sacrifice for the journey. That is why my next step is to see how I can invest and join them on their journey. Huge thanks to the Petronas Ventures team and everyone for making this a reality!Arni, head of Petronas Ventures, addressing the crowd during Demo Day.Big thanks to our ecosystem partners MRANTI Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) Cradle Fund Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology Microsoft Amazon Web Services (AWS) SGInnovate Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. MYStartup Tata Consultancy Services for all the support and help. Huge shoutout to our corporate partners Khazanah Nasional Berhad Gentari Tenaga Nasional Berhad DRB-HICOM Berhad Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차) Sembcorp Industries Ltd Vitol for showing their immense support through the entire 16 weeks!Every step we take is a step forward in making the ecosystem more cohesive and stronger.Appreciate the jury for their time and advice: Adzmel AdznanHazman Hilmi Sallahuddin Jamaludin Bujang Ratchanee Sydney Teepprasan. Thanks for joining us! It take a literal village to run a program of this scale and impact. Big thanks to Siti Nurul Narizah Mohd Nizar Fahmi Azril Abu Said Aida Ghazali Joyce Tay Wei En Lee Clement Kuek Sarah Nur Syifa Muna Irsalina Loh Yi Ting Dishan Timbadia Raymond Doraisamy Durwin Ho Benoit Valin Yi Ming Kau Johny Tay, MSc Peter Browne Myra Koh Shannon BekShoutout to the emcees of Demo Day who just up the ante to another level. They were enthusiastic, fun and so professional.To everyone else who supported us on our journey, I just want to say thank you and it was fun. Looking forward to doing it again! Onwards to bigger, bolder, better stuff! =) - #PETRONASFutureTech #TechRevolution #Startups #Innovation #Sustainability #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #Technology #Investment #IndustrialInnovation #CorporatePartnerships #TechAccelerator #BusinessPitch #EntrepreneurSpirit #TechIndustry #InnovationLeadership #FutureTitans #TechPioneers #EmergingTechnologies #GlobalImpact

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