Who Built Karya Studio? Edison Chua, the Sabahan Behind It

Karya Studio (karyastudio.io) was built in Sabah, Malaysia. The Karya Studio founder is Edison Chua, a Sabahan HRD Corp certified AI trainer who also runs NextGen Training Academy. Karya is an all-in-one AI image and video platform that grew out of teaching Malaysians to use AI every day.

Who is Edison Chua?

Edison Chua is a Sabahan AI trainer and the founder of NextGen Training Academy, based in Penampang, next to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. He is an HRD Corp certified trainer, and he teaches in English and Malay. Chinese enquiries are welcome too.

• Trained 1,000+ students and served 100+ businesses over 2+ years.
• Runs public classes in Kota Kinabalu, at the BDC/SEDCO Industrial Estate in Inanam.
• Teaches programmes that are HRD Corp (HRDC) claimable.
• Operates Karya Studio through NextGen Academy, registered in Penampang, Sabah.

Why did an AI trainer build an AI platform?

Karya grew out of teaching real people to use AI every day. Edison built it so students can use AI without wrangling five different subscriptions.

For Edison, the best part of teaching is watching it click, when a team realises AI is not complicated tech but something they can learn and use the moment they walk back into the office.

AI is not here to replace anyone. It just takes the boring parts off your plate so you can focus on what really matters.

What is Karya Studio?

Karya Studio is an all-in-one AI image and video platform with 100+ models, including GPT Image 2.5, Seedance, Kling and Wan. You create images and videos in one place instead of paying for many separate tools.

• Subscriptions start from $19 a month, or you can top up pay-as-you-go from $5.
• Top-up credits never expire.
• Pay with Malaysian methods: DuitNow, FPX or cards. Prices are shown in USD.
• Karya Director makes finished marketing videos in English, Chinese or Bahasa Melayu.

Built in Sabah, for Malaysia

Karya is made in Sabah, and it is made for anyone in Malaysia who wants to create with AI: business owners, teams, professionals and creators.

The wider context is encouraging. Malaysia has a National AI Action Plan for 2026 to 2030, and Sabah leaders have called for more Sabahans to be technology creators, not just users. Karya Studio is an independent product and has no affiliation with any of these programmes. It is simply one Sabahan building tools that Malaysians can use today.

Learn AI with the Karya Studio founder

You can learn AI from Edison directly at NextGen Training Academy. In AI Video Marketing Mastery, students get about RM100 of Karya Studio AI credits, so they practise on Karya during class.

Not to be confused with other Karya studios

The name Karya is common. Karya Studio (karyastudio.io) is the AI image and video platform from Sabah. It is not the Johor Bahru wedding photography studio, not karyastudio.com (a software house), and not any other Karya studio.