Funding rounds, IPOs, M&A, equity crowdfunding, and regulatory moves that affect where early-stage capital goes in Malaysia. Published daily. Sourced and verified.
27 stories published so far. One fresh story every day.
Malaysian deep tech startup nanoSkunkWorkX has raised US$2 million (RM8.1m) in a seed round led by Singapore-based Tin Men Capital — its first investment in a Malaysian company.
Japan's Macnica has acquired a majority stake in Orangeleaf Consulting, a Malaysia-founded digital transformation firm operating across Malaysia, Japan and Singapore, to scale AI and Mendix delivery for Japanese manufacturers.
Government-backed VentureTECH has committed RM28 million to Delta Spike Asia and IX Telecom, reinforcing Malaysia's push to build Gen AI-driven cyber defence and digital infrastructure capacity.
MDEC's 2026 Digital Content Grant is open for Malaysian animation and digital games studios — Mega Grant up to RM2M, Marketing Grant up to RM300K, briefing sessions through 26 August 2026.
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Abundance Treasures BGroup soft-launched Abundance Dynamic Securities, a P2P platform for asset-backed financing of mid-tier companies, on 27 July 2026. SC P2P platforms raised RM2.83B in 2025.
PM Anwar confirms e-wallet issuers must fully compensate scam victims within 7 working days if they fail BNM fraud-prevention rules, even when users are partly at fault. RM1.2B blocked in 2025.
MTDC and Tradeview Capital launched the RM20 million Quantum Fund on 13 March 2026 via 50:50 JV Modal Lestari for seed-to-Series A tech startups.
Dagang NeXchange lodged a RM3 billion sukuk wakalah programme with the SC on 31 March 2026 — its first Islamic debt, funding semiconductor, IT and energy growth.
Capital A's Teleport raised US$50M (RM202M) from HPS Investment Partners at a US$500M pre-money valuation via RCPS, the firm's first Asia deal under BlackRock ownership.
LHDN's Phase 4 e-invoice mandate is in force from 1 January 2026, with full penalty enforcement now pushed to 1 January 2028. SaaS firms still face the RM10,000 rule and self-billed cross-border obligations.
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.
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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