Ariq Global Sdn. Bhd. was established in May 2017 . A fast foward-growing tech start-up that started humbly in Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perakby a pair of forward-looking Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) engineering students, Ariq Global Sdn. Bhd is a serial innovator in the start-up space. In 2018, Ariq Global Sdn. Bhd won Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS’ Entrepreneurship of the Year award followed by a runner-up place as ASEAN’s grand finalist at CIMB’s 3D Conquest FINTECH entrepreneurship competition for its IoT-powered food delivery app innovation. Ariq Global Sdn. Bhd has racked up numerous success stories despite its young age.
Most recently, Ariq Global Sdn. Bhd was the mind behind Bazaar Rakyat, the first online bazaar in Malaysia that tapped into swelling e-commerce buying trends during the Movement Control Order. To date, Bazaar Rakyat has gained widespread affliations and support from more than 5,000 micro businesses, household families, government agencies and educational institutions such as Universiti Teknologi Petronas. Ariq Global Sdn. Bhd with the brand of Bazaar Rakyat is becoming Malaysia's microbusinesses hubextending their arm to trainings with the view to cover the whole ecosystem needed by microbusinesses. In 2020 alone, Bazaar Rakyat has received international recognition with Gold Award, Canadian Award & Top Innovation Award by Toronto International Society of Innovation & Advanced Skills (TISIAS) followed by becoming overall champion for MAGiC University Startup Challenge (Social Track).
Less than 1 year, Ariq Global Sdn. Bhd has served government agencies and government linked company such as MDEC, MAGiC, RISDA, Credit Guarantee Corporation (CGC), HRDF, PERKESO and others in training & consultancy sectors. Significantly, Ariq Global Sdn. Bhd aspires to bridge Malaysia’s B40s' entrepreneurship gap by providing B40s multi-sided opportunities to sustain & grow their business.
