Funding rounds, IPOs, M&A, equity crowdfunding, and regulatory moves that affect where early-stage capital goes in Malaysia. Published daily. Sourced and verified.
17 stories published so far. One fresh story every day.
Indonesia-headquartered Xendit has completed the full acquisition of Bank Negara-licensed Payex, rebranding the KL payment gateway as Xendit Malaysia after processing RM5 billion in volume.
UK-based Simsan Ventures will open a Kuala Lumpur office in 2026 and deploy at least US$10M (RM40.6M) into Malaysian and SEA startups across deep tech and sustainability.
Jelawang Capital and Dana Perintis deployed RM588M into 130+ Malaysian startups in 2025, including nearly 30 Bumiputera-led ventures. RM2B more is committed for 2026.
MITI and the SC have raised NIMP CoSIF's co-investment ratio for 'Other Sectors' ECF and P2P campaigns to 1:1 from 1:2, and added a new 2:1 Smart Manufacturing tier through 2030.
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Japan's TDK Corp is acquiring KL-based Linergy Power Sdn Bhd for US$241.1M (~RM1.08B) via its Singapore unit, one of 2026's largest cross-border M&A deals involving a Malaysian battery maker.
Bursa Malaysia is closing 2026 with a refreshed RM34 billion IPO market cap target, as Bestari Food, KK Mart, Big Caring and 1 Doc sit in the H2 listing queue.
Bursa Malaysia raised its 2026 IPO market cap target to RM34 billion from RM28 billion after H1 closed with 36 listings raising RM5.4 billion. SRKK AI and Stratus Global lead the tech queue.
Penang-based FusionAP, founded by former Intel and TSMC engineers, has raised a US$2 million (RM8M) pre-seed co-led by Vertex Ventures and Southern Capital to scale advanced AI chip packaging.
Malaysia's MSC Malaysia status was retired in 2022 and replaced by Malaysia Digital Status, with a 0% reduced tax rate on IP income and 5% or 10% on non-IP income for up to 10 years.
Selangor-based Meet Mee Kitchen, maker of Malaysia's top-selling instant pan mee, is raising up to RM13.77M on Mystartr at a RM65.47M pre-money valuation in its third equity crowdfunding round.
BNM has reopened its Green Lane fintech regulatory sandbox for the 1–31 July 2026 application window, giving licensed FIs a fast track to test new products with up to 20,000 customers over 12 months each.
Khazanah's Jelawang Capital opens year-round applications for the second cohort of its Emerging Fund Managers' Programme, easing minimum fund sizes to speed dry powder deployment into Malaysian VCs.
Pentech Holdings, MM Computer Systems and Sum Technology all listed on Bursa Malaysia's ACE Market inside a single week, with combined primary proceeds north of RM80 million. The Edge's IPO tracker now puts the 2026 YTD tally at 33 listings.
The Securities Commission and Bursa Malaysia want to let proven equity-crowdfunding issuers list on LEAP without an approved adviser — a meaningful shift for Malaysian SMEs that started on ECF platforms.
The Malaysia Co-Investment Fund's VC/PE Profit-Sharing Incentive is live. Gobi Partners and OSK Ventures are the first two VCs to publicly commit — and ECF investors get the same valuation and exit terms as the lead.
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