Venture Capital

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Monday that it will increase the flow of capital to innovative start-ups in high value-add sectors such as electrical and electronics, data infrastructure and medical devices.

Despite global fundraising headwinds, Malaysia’s venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) segments grew at a rapid pace, with total cumulative VC/PE committed funds under management recording a 21 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2020 and 2025, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Monday.

Authorities in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have approved a plan to establish a venture capital (VC) fund aimed at boosting technology startups, commercializing research, and accelerating innovation in key strategic industries.

Asia-focused venture capital firm Gobi Partners has invested in Cortical Labs, a biotechnology company developing computing systems that combine living human neurons with silicon hardware.

We talked to Tanachai Kulsomboonsin, CEO and Co-founder at Canvas Ventures International, to learn more about the VC firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Thailand for 2026.

Peak XV has announced the closing of $1.3 billion in new capital commitments across its India Seed, India Venture, and APAC funds.

We talked to Victor Chua, Founding and Managing Partner at Vynn Capital, to learn more about the VC firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Malaysia and Southeast Asia for 2026.

Malaysia's state-owned fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad said Tuesday that through Jelawang Capital, Malaysia’s National Fund of Funds, its first five fund managers have backed more than ten startups and catalyzed over MYR 30 million ($7.64 million) in crowded-in capital.

Global technology firm Microsoft has launched the AI QuickStart program, a new initiative to help digitally mature enterprises – including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as large enterprises – known as Digital Leaders to rapidly deploy practical, enterprise-ready artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in Singapore.

We talked to Roderick Purwana, Managing Partner at East Ventures to learn more about the firm’s development in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia in 2026.