Ready For Lift Off

Radica Software is on a global mission to redesign engineering processes.

- Satoko Omata

For many entrepreneurs and start-ups in Malaysia, Klang Valley might seem like the be all and end all; one that is buzzing with activity and opportunities. For this crowd, Ipoh – the capital city of Perak – is that proverbial small sleepy town for the tech scale-up scene.

What many may not expect is the presence of a company involved in sending rockets to space being based in this unassuming township. Of course, Radica Software is anything but lacklustre in its achievements.

The company specialises in developing engineering software for electrical, hydraulics and pneumatics. Conceptualised from the need for better, more efficient software within the industry, Radica Software sought to reinvent the industry with its engineering program suite, Electra.

Armed with a repertoire of star-studded clients from across the globe, Radica Software has proven itself to be at the forefront. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL), Apple, HP, Siemens, Philips and SpaceX are just some many organisations who have benefitted from Radica Software’s solution.

Business Today speaks to Thomas Yip, Chief Executive Office of Radica Software, to pick his brains on how a small-town Malaysian company has managed to reach for the stars.

NO PAIN, NO GAIN 

When it first unveiled the software online, Yip shares that it was not expecting such a strong demand, especially from other countries such as US and Mexico: “We designed a software that we would want to use ourselves. We truly understand the needs, requirements and pain points, and therefore, sought out to remove them.”