Entrepreneur focused on building companies that improve the way companies are built. Lais aims to engineer thriving startup ecosystems through community building.

Currently Founder at 8spaces (community driven platform to connect people through spaces) and Facilitator of the socio-cultural aspects of MAP (MaGIC Accelerator Program, which gathers 50 startups from Malaysia and ASEAN in a 4 months program).

Previously: Startup Grind East Community Director and MaGIC (Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre) Community Ambassador: building communities around technology startups to provide these a nourishing context for growth.

Past projects: Zentrepreneur.com and mindvalleyinsights.com. Before moving to KL: co-organized the 1st #StartupCampLatam with @Wisboo, did Marketing and PR for @NXTPLabs (leading seed fund accelerator for Latam) and was the Country Manager for AIESEC in Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay).

From a little town in Brazil, traveled over 25 countries working, learning and connecting to people who are changing realities through personal and leadership development, education, technology and entrepreneurship.

Lived in Brazil, Mauritius, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay. Now living in Malaysia.

Also a baker, tango dancer (improving), freelance writer and adventurous painter.

Started this “Friday Online Coffee” for anyone who’s willing to chat about the startup scene in Malaysia, community building, sharing or anything you see in my profile: 30′ slots.