Top 10 VC Investors in Malaysia

In Malaysia, there are several Venture Capital (VC) firms that make investments into startups. They assist entrepreneurs to start and grow companies. Many of these VC firms make substantial amounts of investment into local startups, most of which receive funding as a part of the company's first round of financing. This listing features top 10 VC investors in Malaysia

Top 10 Venture Capital Firms in Malaysia

1. Gobi Partners

Gobi Partners is the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital firm with US$1.2 billion in assets under management (AUM) across North Asia, South Asia, and ASEAN. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai, the firm supports entrepreneurs from the early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets.Founded in 2002, Gobihas raised 13 funds to date, invested in over 270 startups and nurtured 9 unicorns. Gobi has grown to 13 locations across key markets in Bangkok, Beijing, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Manila, Riyadh, Shanghai, and Singapore.As a Participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Gobi Partners is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption to ensure long-term value creation and sustainability across our portfolio.

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Website: https://gobi.vc/

Founded: 2002

Top Industries active in: E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services and Software.

Number of Investments: 187

Exits: 13

Gobi Partners's most notable exits include Animoca Brands, Workmate, and Orami.

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2. 1337 Ventures

1337 is a technology accelerator and early stage venture capital focused on doing pre-seed and seed stage investments in Malaysia as well as South East Asia. Our primary investments are O2O based mobility solutions. Pre-seed investment deal flow, is curated by running quarterly pre-accelerator programmes.1337 will continue expanding through out South East Asia as an accelerator and early stage venture capital focused on scaling companies from ideas to being valued as a multi-million dollar company in less than 10 months. Our central tenets are built into 1337’s core business activities: Idea generation, idea validation, accelerator and growth stage investment. Beginning with mobile gaming apps from its inception and yielding 16 successful alumnis, 1337 Ventures has since diversified to covering some of the most exciting and innovative areas such as retail analytics, indoor positioning systems, automated parking systems, marketplaces, wearable technology, and proximity marketing bringing the total investments completed to 24 startups.

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Website: www.1337.ventures

Founded: 2013

Top Industries active in: E-Commerce, Software and Apps.

Number of Investments: 59

Exits: 2

1337 Ventures's most notable exits include Parkeasy and Gigfairy.

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3. Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle)

Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle) is Malaysia's early stage start-up influencer, incorporated under the Ministry of Finance Malaysia (MOF) in 2003 with a mandate to fund potential and high-calibre tech start-ups through its Cradle Investment Programme (CIP).Throughout its 13-year history, Cradle has helped fund over 700Malaysian tech start-ups and holds the highest commercialisation rate amongst government grants in the country. Having more than a decade of experience in the nation's grant funding scene, Cradle further expanded its role from grant provider to investor through the establishment of its venture arm, Cradle Seed Ventures in 2015 and following its portfolio expansion to equity investment in early 2017, Cradle now offers both funding and investment assistance.radle's product offerings are not only restricted to monetary aid, but also include commercialisation support, coaching and various other value-added Services to cater today's entrepreneurs' diversified needs. OUR MISSIONTo be the leading pre-seed, seed and start-up stage funding agency in Malaysia, that provides effective grant and equity funding, commercialization support, coaching, and industry value-add to accelerate the growth of start-up companies. Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Website: www.nexea.co

Founded: 2003

Top Industries active in: 39

Number of Investments: Software, E-Commerce and Internet.

Exits: 4

Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle)'s most notable exits include MyCash Online, iMoney Group, and FLEXIROAM.

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4. Quester Capital

Quester Capital is a Kuala Lumpur-based principal investment firm making venture capital investments in early-stage companies.

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Website: https://questor-capital.com/

Founded: 1984

Top Industries active in: Health Care, Software and Biotechnology.

Number of Investments: 30

Exits: 10

Quester Capital's most notable exits include Oxford Immunotec, Workshare, and Perpetuum.

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5. Xeraya Capital

world and has a wide variety of important uses, from timber to food ingredients. It bears fruit every five to ten years. This tree inspired our name because it reflects the way we work - nurturing investments through rain and shine, steadily and dependably growing to fruition, while the X is a reminder that the life sciences are in our DNA. We were the brainchild of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, envisioned as an independent vehicle to provide agile, capital support via venture capital and private equity to catalyse life sciences breakthroughs and bring life changing innovations to human wellbeing. We also have a three-pronged, yet simple vision; react quickly to opportunities, take a long-term view on investments, and ensure partner companies make a difference to the lives of Malaysians and people around the world. Today we are a strong team of investment and business experts with decades of experience in life sciences, managing a broad portfolio of direct and indirect investments while actively pursuing and evaluating new opportunities.

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Website: www.xeraya.com

Founded: 2012

Top Industries active in: Biotechnology, Health Care and Therapeutics

Number of Investments: 24

Exits: 8

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6. OSK Ventures International

OSKVI was established in year 2000 and is the venture capital and private equity affiliate of OSK Holdings Berhad. OSKVI was listed on the then Malaysia Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotation Market (MESDAQ Market) (now known as the ACE Market) of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities) on 8 September 2004.TheOSKVI Group has an established presence in the private equity and venture capital industry in the region. Since inception, they have successfully invested, nurtured and divested several companies from various industries.

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Website: www.oskvi.com

Founded: 2000

Top Industries active in: FinTech, Financial Services and Software

Number of Investments: 17

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7. Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund

The Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund (MLSCF I) is a life sciences venture fund specializing in early-stage investments in agriculture, industrial and healthcare biotechnology. The fund was founded in late 2006 and currently has USD162 million in committed capital. MLSCF I is fully allocated.

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Website: www.mlscf.com

Founded: 2006

Top Industries active in: Biotechnology, Renewable Energy and Health Care.

Number of Investments: 16

Exits: 5

Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund's most notable exits include Gevo, FLEXIROAM, and Segetis.

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8. Captii Ventures

Captii Ventures is a multi-stage investor in Southeast Asian start-ups. It invests in marketplace that facilitates better matching of supply and demand, new media publishers that disrupt traditional channels of communications, and start-ups that use technology to solve age-old enterprise problems.

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Website: www.captii.vc

Founded: 2014

Top Industries active in: E-Commerce, Software and Internet

Number of Investments: 15

Exits: 2

Captii Ventures's most notable exits include Sendhelper and Curlec.

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9. Indelible Ventures

After a decade working for global impact investors, our Managing Partner came to Malaysia as a hub to manage Asia. Bringing a wealth of global experience, we have worked within the startup ecosystem as a business coach and mentor. The strength of the entrepreneurial community is impressive, but limitations in the available Funding are an unnecessary limitation. Indelible Ventures was launched on a thesis of delivering the value-add of our experience and global network to build global brands. We provide the much needed capital accelerant to scale internationally.

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Website: https://indelible.vc/

Top Industries active in: E-Commerce, SaaS and E-Learning.

Number of Investments: 15

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10. Kairous Capital

KAIROUS CAPITAL is a regional private equity and venture capital firm led by professionals with extensive experience in both sectors. We focus on investing in mid-sized companies in Greater China and ASEAN that aim to disrupt existing industries through technology. We believe technology will bring significant impact to businesses within the region for the next few decades and we are prepared and well-equipped to be part of it.Kairous Capital is your cross-border investment partner and serves as the bridge between Greater China and the ASEAN region. For the past 15 years, our team has the track record of executing more than 10 successful cross-border expansions. We help companies break the barrier between Greater China and ASEAN, leading our portfolio companies to a rewarding regional expansion.

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Website: https://www.kairous.com/

Founded: 2014

Top Industries active in: Information Technology, E-Commerce and Mobile Payments.

Number of Investments: 13

Exits: 1