Match with Investors & VCs – What is it about?

In light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, getting through these uncertain times is a major worry for startups and access to investor is the biggest challenge that they will have to contend with. In response to this, MDEC is launching the Investor Matching program to provide a platform for investors to seek potential investment and assist startups to fundraise during this tough times.

This initiative will provide a much-needed avenue of funding for many Malaysian-based startups and it has already signed on more than 50 investors to participate and support the Malaysian startup ecosystem.

Apply to be matched

2020 Outcomes

Investors Participated

104 VCs/investors

Total Applicants

176 startups applied

Total Funding Request

USD 212 mil

No. of Startups Matched

66
startups successfully matched (37.5%)

Participating Investors

Translink Capital

Series A to B, Mobility/Adjacent Sectors

500 Startups

Seed- FinTech, eCommerce, SaaS solutions, EduTech, HrTech, InsurTech, Logistics, Proptech

Access Ventures

Seed to Series A - Agnostics, but focused on Fintech, Logistics, DeepTech, Edtech, Healthcare

Altara Ventures

Pre Series A to Series B - Consumer tech, Fintech, Enterprise tech, Logistics, Healthtech, Education tech

Amasia

Seed to Series B - Sustainability including, but not limited to, digital services, data, fintech, food, health, education, logistics and remote work

Antler

Pre-seed to Seed - Sector agnostic

Burda Principal Investments

Series B to Series C - Agnostic targeting ecommerce, fintech, healthtech, education, and marketplace models in general

ByteDance

Series B onwards - Content, e-commerce, fintech, enterprise tech, gaming, education

Captii Ventures

Seed onwards - Fintech, SaaS, B2B, & vertical e-commerce

Cento Ventures

Series A to Series B - Fintech and payment, retail technology, logistics, healthtech

Citrine Capital

Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A - Education, Healthcare

Eurazeo - Idinvest

Seed to Series B - Mobility, Logisitics, Energy, Indsutry, Property

Genting Ventures

Pre Series A to Series B - Leisure & Hospitality Gaming & Entertainment Consumer, F&B Food & Agriculture Energy

GGV Capital

Series A onwards - Education, e-commerce, logistics, food science, enterprise software

Inovasi Venture

Pre seed to seed - Female/B40 solutions

Gobi Partners

Seed / Early Stage - Circular economy, TaqwaTech, Fintech, Enterprise

Golden Gate Ventures

Seed to Series A - Sector agnostic

Hana Ventures (Private)

Series A to Series C - IoT, Mobility, FinTech, Contents, Consumer, e-commerce

InterVest Co., Ltd.

Series A onwards - Logistics, e-Commerce, Edutech, Foodtech, Fintech

Investible

Seed to Series A - Sector Agnostic (excluding med/biotech)

JD International

Series B onwards - retail, fintech, and comsumer related growth stage companies

Jewel Digital Ventures

Series A to Series C - FinTech in particular wealth management

Kairous Capital

Seed to Series B - Sector agnostic

Kejora Ventures

Pre-Series A to Series A - Edtech, healthtech, agritech and food tech, Fintech, ecommerce

KK Fund

Seed to Series A - Mobile and internet technology space in diverse industry sectors (including Blockchain, IoT, Media and Entertainment Tech, FinTech, EdTech, HRTech, Mobility, Healthcare tech and PropTech)

MAVCAP

Seed onwards - AI, Big data, Cloud, IoT, E-commerce, TMT, Industrial product & Services, Education, Healthcare, Electronics, TaqwaTech, Fintech, Real estate tech, Blockchain, Digital Asset, Solar, Wind turbine, Biomass, Renewable energy

Monk's Hill Ventures

Series A - Sector agnostic

Netrove Partners

Pre-Seed to IPO - Sector Agnostic

Pegasus Tech Ventures

Seed to Series A - Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics, Gaming

Qiming Venture Partners

Series A to Series C - TMT

Quest Ventures

Seed to Series A - Digital Economy

Rakuten Capital

Seed to Series B - Sector agnostic

RHL Ventures

Seed to Series B - Sector agnostic

Sequoia

Seed onwards - Sector agnostic

SIG Southeast Asia

Series A to Pre IPO - TMT

SOSV

Seed - Mobile, SaaS, B2C, B2B

Spiral Ventures

Series A - DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY (Verticals that we DO NOT invest: Gaming, Publishing, BioTech, MedTech, CleanTech, WaterTech, EnergyTech, and Hardware)

SunSEA Capital

Pre-Series A to Series B - Fintech, Agritech, Smartcity, Healthtech, Enterprise solution, Ecommerce

Tenggara Capital Partners

Seed/Co-creation - Sector agnostic (tech focus)

The Hive SEA

Pre-Seed to Seed - Sector agnostic (tech focus)

ThinkZone

Pre-seed to Seed - Fintech, Medtech, Logistics, E-commerce, Edtech

Trive Ventures

Seed to Pre-series A - Data Driven technologies in Food & Agri, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Education

Velocity Ventures

Seed to Series A - Hospitality & Travel (F&B, Retail & Experiences, Accommodation, Travel Services, Transportation)

Vertex Ventures

Series A to Series B - SaaS, Fintech, AgriTech, FoodTech, Enterprise, Consumer

Vynn Capital

Seed to Series A - Travel/Mobility, Proptech, Food/FMCG tech, Female tech

White Star Capital

Series A to Series B - Sector agnostic (except hardware/ biotech)

Xpdite Capital Partners

Seed - Traveltech, Fintech, Foodtech, Retailtech, Health and Wellness. All B2B

SBI Group

Sector agnostic with focus in FinTech, ICT, MedTech, InsurTech, and GreenTech

KipleX

Seed to Series A - Fintech, Proptech, Mobility

Hustle Fund

Pre-Seed - Internet and Software

OSK Ventures International Bhd

Series A onwards - Sector Agnostic

SeaX Ventures

Seed to Series B - DeepTech

1982 VENTURES

Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A - Fintech

Kuber Ventures

Pre-Seed to Series A - Marketing-Tech, Digital Content & Media, Creator Economy, Talent & Work Tech, HR-Tech, Future of Work, Fin-Tech, Clean Energy, Environment, Sustainability

How it Works


Step 1

Submissions by companies via MDEC’s GAIN platform by 16 April 2021

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Step 2

MDEC to conduct basic screening, and match companies with investors based on funding stage and verticals/industry

Step 3

Investors to shortlist companies that they are keen to connect for further discussion

Step 4

MDEC to facilitate the introduction to VCs

To register for the above program, kindly create an account on our GAIN platform,
then select the program that you are interested to participate (Register -> Login -> Start Application -> Investor Matching)

Terms & Conditions


1. Application is only for:

  • Tech startups based in Malaysia or
  • Tech startups having operations in Malaysia and at least one of the founders is based in Malaysia

    • 2. Logistics

  • Upon successful matching, an online session will be arranged by the investor with the startup
  • Investors and startup are encouraged to keep to the session to 30 mins (20mins for presentation and 10mins for Q&A)

    • 3. Sharing the contents

  • Please do not share the video contents on social media channels but we encourage you to share the picture of the meeting scene with the interested investors (upon confirmation)

    • 4. Disclaimer

    We make no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, reliability, availability or completeness of any information in this initiative and under no circumstances shall we have any liability to you for any loss or damages of any kind incurred as a result of the participation in this initiative or reliance on any information provided herein.