Malaysia’s gaming industry has crossed the billion-dollar mark, but a critical talent shortage threatens its momentum — from programmers and tools engineers to live-ops developers. Curine Ventures and Xsolla launched the Xsolla Curine Academy (XCA) in 2023 to close that gap, by building industry-ready creators through hands-on training, mentorship, and direct alignment with studios, universities, and publishers.



In this conversation with Kaveh Wong, Founder of Curine Ventures and Co-Founder of Xsolla Curine Academy (XCA), we explore the academy’s business model, how it stays commercially relevant through industry partnerships, and its vision to build a realistic and sustainable talent engine for Malaysia’s next phase of gaming growth.

Malaysia’s gaming industry has crossed the billion-dollar mark, but a critical talent shortage threatens its momentum — from programmers and tools engineers to live-ops developers. Curine Ventures and Xsolla launched the Xsolla Curine Academy (XCA) in 2023 to close that gap, by building industry-ready creators through hands-on training, mentorship, and direct alignment with studios, universities, and publishers.In this conversation with Kaveh Wong, Founder of Curine Ventures and Co-Founder of Xsolla Curine Academy (XCA), we explore the academy’s business model, how it stays commercially relevant through industry partnerships, and its vision to build a realistic and sustainable talent engine for Malaysia’s next phase of gaming growth.

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