FundedIQ tracks 147 funded startups in Malaysia, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Malaysia, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the country.
Startups in Malaysia closed 59 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 25 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $546M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $1.9M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $113K and $6.1M. Financial Services, Commerce and Shopping and Apps hold the most companies by sector. Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country.
Financial Services and Commerce lead the activity in Kuala Lumpur. Local venture capital firms dominate the funding activity. This concentration of regional capital means founders prioritize local market fit over global scale. Companies usually maintain small teams. Deal flow remains centered in the capital city and surrounding urban centers.
Malaysia funded startup statistics
Funded startups in Malaysia
147
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
25
59 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$546M
42 of 59 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$1.9M
middle half $113K to $6.1M
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
Investors appearing most often across Malaysia funding rounds: VentureTECH.
100 most recently funded startups in Malaysia
100 of 147
Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its
location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed
amount.
Startups in Malaysia closed 59 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 25 of them in the last 12, adding up to $546M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $1.9M, with the middle half running from $113K to $6.1M. 42 of 59 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Commerce and Shopping and Apps hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 24. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Malaysia
Sector counts across all 147 tracked companies in Malaysia. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
A further 29 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Malaysia startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding
date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and
new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round
reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 147 funded startups in Malaysia currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (17 of 59 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Malaysia is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories,
investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Malaysia?
FundedIQ tracks 147 funded startups in Malaysia. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Malaysia raised?
Startups in Malaysia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $546M in disclosed capital across 59 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 25 rounds in the last 12 months. 42 of those 59 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Malaysia?
Financial Services has the most, with 24 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (19), Apps (13) and Artificial Intelligence (10). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Malaysia?
Kuala Lumpur leads with 82 companies, then Petaling Jaya (17), Selangor (16) and Puchong (3).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Malaysia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.9M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $113K and $6.1M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Malaysia?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 16 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (6) and Pre-Seed (3). A further 29 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Malaysia startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Malaysia is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.