Recently Funded Startups in Malaysia (Nov-2025)
Last Updated: 21-Nov-2025
In recent years, Malaysia has emerged as a vibrant hub for startups, establishing a dynamic ecosystem that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship. As the country transitions towards a digital economy, the influx of funding into local startups is a clear indication of the growing confidence investors have in Malaysia’s potential. The diverse startup landscape is supported by various government initiatives aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship, making the country an attractive destination for both local and foreign investors.
As of November 2025, the excitement surrounding Malaysia’s startup scene continues, with significant capital flowing into key industries poised for growth. Startups across sectors such as energy, commerce, and biotechnology are gaining traction, showcasing the versatility and resilience of Malaysian entrepreneurs. This blog will explore the recently funded startups in Malaysia, highlighting the transformative impact of funding and the opportunities it creates within the booming sectors of this vibrant market.
Funding Highlights
- Total number of startups tracked: 131
- Number of startups that raised funding last year: 35
- Number of startups that raised funding this year: 24
- Total funding raised this year so far: $404.06 million
- Largest deal: Cypark Resources, Series Unknown, $307.8 million
- Top industries by funding amount:
- Energy: $309.8 million
- Commerce and Shopping: $23.5 million
- Biotechnology: $23 million
- Top industries by number of deals this year:
- Commerce and Shopping: 3 deals
- Administrative Services: 2 deals
- Apps: 2 deals
Full List of Recently Funded Startups in Malaysia
| Company | City | Country | Round | Amount | Date | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angkasa-X | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | $870,655 | 2025-11-20 | Telecommunications, Aerospace |
| Feedme | Johor Bahru | Malaysia | Seed | $5,000,000 | 2025-11-20 | B2B Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Food and Beverage, Marketing |
| MantaYaY | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | $5,000,000 | 2025-11-08 | Advertising, Marketing, Gaming |
| Paywatch | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series A | $20,000,000 | 2025-11-05 | Financial Services |
| Southeast Asian Economics Project | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | unknown | 2025-10-11 | Education, Community |
| Cypark Resources | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $307.8M | 2025-08-19 | Energy |
| Naluri Life | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series B | $5M | 2025-08-12 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| 3cat | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-06-25 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Instapay Technologies | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series A | $3M | 2025-06-18 | Apps |
| Greenpro Capital Corp | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $760K | 2025-06-11 | Financial Services |
| LocalPasar | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | $110K | 2025-05-27 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Kind Kones | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series A | Undisclosed | 2025-05-23 | Food and Beverage |
| BrioHR | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series A | $6.5M | 2025-05-14 | Administrative Services |
| NexoPrima | Bangi | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $100K | 2025-05-08 | Information Technology & Services |
| StoreHub | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $22.5M | 2025-05-06 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Krenovator | Selangor | Malaysia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-05-05 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Versa Asia | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series A | $6.8M | 2025-03-19 | Apps |
| POMEN | Shah Alam | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-13 | Data and Analytics |
| Okapi Technologies | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $2M | 2025-03-13 | Energy |
| SpaceIn | Nibong Tebal | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-12 | Education |
| Finory.tech | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-03-10 | Software Development |
| Agape Atp Corp | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $23M | 2025-03-05 | Biotechnology |
| Payd | Petaling | Malaysia | Seed | $400K | 2025-02-10 | Administrative Services |
| Reyhut | Selangor | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | $71.1K | 2025-01-16 | Information Technology |
| being juice | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | $1M | 2025-01-15 | Commerce and Shopping |
| DasAR | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $22.2K | 2025-01-07 | Hardware |
| MasterSkill | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-12-16 | Education |
| Xamble Group | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $1.5M | 2024-12-13 | Advertising Services |
| The Flow Studio | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-12-05 | Health Care |
| DF Automation and Robotics | Skudai | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $1.8M | 2024-11-15 | Hardware |
| Collektr | Selangor | Malaysia | Seed | $1.3M | 2024-11-12 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Aonic (Formerly Poladrone) | Selangor | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-11-04 | Agriculture and Farming |
| DCAP Digital | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-10-29 | Financial Services |
| Hata | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | $4.2M | 2024-10-21 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| Nanofertech | Port Kalang | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $8.1K | 2024-10-18 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Ouch | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $1.2M | 2024-10-07 | Apps |
| GoBarakah | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $11.8K | 2024-10-03 | Financial Services |
| Koha Digital | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $4.7K | 2024-10-03 | Technology |
| Bateriku | Shah Alam | Malaysia | Series B | $8M | 2024-09-04 | Transportation |
| SurplusLoop | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | $110K | 2024-08-27 | Internet Services |
| Ascension Innovation | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $230.2K | 2024-08-26 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| BidNow | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2024-08-22 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| FinKnight | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2024-08-21 | Financial Services |
| VIDANEX | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-08-08 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Zura Charge | Glugor | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-08-08 | Information Technology |
| ATTN Digital | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-08-08 | Advertising |
| IOXTECH GLOBAL | Kajang | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-08-08 | Apps |
| Newell Road | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | $110K | 2024-08-07 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| MessengerCo | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $2.1K | 2024-07-22 | Information Technology |
| Choladeck | Selangor | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | $21.4K | 2024-07-22 | Design |
| Otter Barista | Selangor | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | $53.4K | 2024-07-22 | Food and Beverage |
| Paywatch | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $15.9M | 2024-06-24 | Financial Services |
| Deemples | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $2M | 2024-06-10 | Apps |
| Borong | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series A | Undisclosed | 2024-05-16 | Commerce and Shopping |
| MessengerCo | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-04-19 | Information Technology |
| Bateriku | Shah Alam | Malaysia | Seed | $2.1M | 2024-04-01 | Transportation |
| Applecrumby & Fish | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | $4.2M | 2024-03-27 | Commerce and Shopping | |
| Soft Space | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | Undisclosed | 2024-03-21 | Commerce and Shopping | |
| Simplify | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | $421.5K | 2024-03-01 | Hardware | |
| Bateriku | Shah Alam | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-02-16 | Transportation |
| Lapasar.com | Sungai Buloh | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $6.5M | 2024-02-16 | Commerce and Shopping |
| COEX | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | $110K | 2024-01-15 | Information Technology |
| Cult Creative | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | $107.7K | 2024-01-04 | Apps |
| Nexagate | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $1.5M | 2023-12-21 | Information Technology |
| Altecflex | Puchong | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | $65K | 2023-12-01 | Design |
| WORQ | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series B | Undisclosed | 2023-10-10 | Events |
| Ejen2u | Putrajaya | Malaysia | Seed | $1.5M | 2023-10-10 | Apps |
| BoomGrow | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2023-10-02 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Kiddocare | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Seed | Undisclosed | 2023-09-27 | Community and Lifestyle |
| ERTH | Selangor | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2023-09-11 | Consumer Electronics |
| Volcano | Butterworth | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $9.7M | 2023-08-24 | Manufacturing |
| Collektr | Selangor | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2023-08-22 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Lokein | Selangor | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $110K | 2023-08-01 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Bionexus Gene Lab | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $5M | 2023-07-20 | Biotechnology |
| Midwest Composites | Seremban | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2023-06-20 | Manufacturing |
| MobyPay | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2023-06-20 | Financial Services |
| PayRecon | Setapak | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2023-06-20 | Other |
| A2Tech | Skudai | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2023-06-20 | Hardware |
| Vircle | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2023-06-20 | Financial Services |
| ENOKU | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2023-06-20 | Professional Services |
| GIIB Rubber | Shah Alam | Malaysia | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2023-06-19 | Manufacturing |
| DespaQ | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series Unknown | $2.2K | 2023-06-13 | Data and Analytics |
| Bayo Pay (M) Sdn Bhd | Selangor | Malaysia | Series A | $2.2M | 2023-06-02 | Financial Services |
| Plantex | Ipoh | Malaysia | Pre-Seed | $216.8K | 2023-06-01 | Commerce and Shopping |
| PolicyStreet | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Series B | $15.3M | 2023-05-23 | Financial Services |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Where can I find recently funded startups in Malaysia?
You can explore our full list of startups that raised funding this month above. You can also subscribe to our free plan to get weekly alerts.
Q2. How many startups in Malaysia were funded this year and last year?
This year 24 Malaysian startups raised funding and last year 35 did; we track 131 startups in Malaysia in total.
Q3. Which industries in Malaysia are attracting the most funding in 2025?
By funding amount: Energy $309.8M, Commerce & Shopping $23.5M, Biotechnology $23M; by deal count: Commerce & Shopping 3 deals, Administrative Services 2, Apps 2; largest deal was Cypark Resources at $307.8M.
Q4. How can I connect with these startups in Malaysia?
You can subscribe to our premium plan for verified CEO and decision-maker contacts.
Q5. What trends should investors watch for in Malaysia’s startup scene?
Expect continued dominance of large energy deals, rising activity in commerce and biotech, steady early-stage deals in apps and administrative services, and total YTD funding at $404.0633M signaling available capital.
