Recently Funded Pre-Seed Startups in Malaysia
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ tracks 17 funded Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Pre-Seed startup funding landscape in Malaysia, along with the 17 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia.
The median disclosed round is $90K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $80K and $100K. Education, Commerce and Shopping and Design hold the most companies by sector. Kuala Lumpur and Selangor hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia closed 3 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $180K in disclosed capital.
Early stage ventures in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor focus heavily on Education and Commerce and Shopping. These companies are nascent with lean teams. This profile creates a target for vendors selling foundational software or entry level services. The concentration in urban centers means procurement decisions happen in a small geographic area.
Pre-Seed funded startup statistics in Malaysia
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2025.
17 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia
17 shownOrdered 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.
Pre-Seed startup funding trends in Malaysia
Funding activity
Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia closed 3 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 1 of them in the last 12, adding up to $180K in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $90K, with the middle half running from $80K to $100K. 2 of 3 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Education, Commerce and Shopping and Design hold the most companies, led by Education at 3. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia
Sector counts across all 17 tracked companies in Malaysia. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Pre-Seed startups located in Malaysia?
Where funded Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed startup funding data in Malaysia
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 17 funded Pre-Seed 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 (1 of 3 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia is dated Oct 2025.
The table above shows the 17 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 Pre-Seed startups are there in Malaysia?
FundedIQ tracks 17 funded Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia. This page lists the 17 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 Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia raised?
Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $180K in disclosed capital across 3 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 1 rounds in the last 12 months. 2 of those 3 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia?
Education has the most, with 3 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (2), Design (2) and Information Technology (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia?
Kuala Lumpur leads with 7 companies, then Selangor (5), Petaling Jaya (2) and Ipoh (1).
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $90K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $80K and $100K. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed startup funding data in Malaysia 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 Pre-Seed startups in Malaysia is dated Oct 2025. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
Related listings
Know who just raised. Then know who to reach.
Every newly funded startup with its round, its investors and its founders: delivered weekly by email, or searchable in the app.
Alerts from $19/mo · Pro from $99/mo. Card required, nothing charged until day 15, and we email you 3 days before that.