# Top 35 Hardware Startup Investors in Malaysia in May 2026 ## Cradle Seed Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Crowdsourcing Cradle Seed Ventures (CSV) is the venture capital arm of Malaysia’s premier early stage financier and influencer, Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd.CSV manages an early stage venture fund based out of Malaysia and is always on the lookout for start-ups with high growth potential, led by passionate founders with high levels of enthusiasm.CSV is delightedto be part of this new dawn of excitement in the start-up world, both in Malaysia and globally.CSV mandated investments will be in the technology sector with specific focus on selected verticals. CSV has the added strength of being able to leverage on Cradle’s long experience in supporting early stage start-ups, understanding the funding and operational needs of a start-up and also be a supportive partner when they scale in the Malaysian market and to foreign shores. ## Vynn Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Marketplace Vynn invests in entrepreneurs with strong operational involvement and capability to maintain a well-cultured team. Key industries for us are Travel, Property, Food & FMCG and Female Economics. We also focus on industry enablers such as logistics fulfilment and fintech in enhancing industry efficiencies. ## Accord Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS Accord Ventures is a venture capital firm that believes in and supports the potential of Asian entrepreneurs. It has invested in more than 50 startups in Japan, the United States, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, and new technologies that bring new value to society, such as IoT, AI, and fintech, with a focus on platform businesses that utilize ITtechnology. And new services are supported. ## UpHonest Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology UpHonest Capital is a sector agnostic early-stage VC based in Silicon Valley. We invest in Seed, Pre-A, and Series A stages and many of our portfolio companies go on to receive later-stage investments from Sequoia, Accel, a16z, and others. We have invested in over 400 portfolio companies including Checkr, Boom, Astranis, Rippling, Turing, etc. We have an overseas vision and an active innovative ecosystem, which integrates a high-quality entrepreneur community, innovation events, media & communication coverage, and entrepreneurship education. ## ZB Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: AgTech, Drones, Fitness Over the years, ZB capital has been working with numerous regional entrepreneurs, family offices, industrial investors, business operators, as well as professional parties to co-invest in growth-stage companies and businesses. Our portfolio companies are from all around the globe including China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, North America, and Israel.They cover a broad range of industries including fintech, cloud computing, IoT, advanced manufacturing, and consumer goods. Our primary objective is to focus on both the new demand created by the applications of the latest technologies, and the potential improvement in efficiency in traditional industries through technological upgrades.Our founding and execution teams, along with our advisory committee, come from a diversified background and have rich experiences in handling cross-broader transactions. We maintain the greatest level of flexibility in dealing with the local business culture and regulations, and we are always very thoughtful on connecting the resources from different regions in order to create the best synergies as well as business opportunities.We usually look at the fundamentals of the business and its market potential when evaluating any investment opportunities. At the same time, we apply a stringent internal process during the due diligence stage to validate the business itself. For post-investment management, we spend a lot of resources to follow up with the development plan of each business so that we are aware of the latest status of each portfolio company in order to protect our capital. ## Patamar Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Patamar Capital is Southeast Asia's leading impact-driven venture capital firm. Founded in 2011, Patamar invests in early-stage companies building sector-defining platforms that maximize positive impact and financial returns. ## Blockchain Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications. ## NFQ Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Travel, Tourism NFQ accelerates the success of entrepreneurs with a current team of 250 specialists delivering company-building services. ## Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, SaaS Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India invests in high-growth start-ups seeking their first round of institutional venture capital funding in Southeast Asia and India, with a primary focus on Singapore, India, Indonesia, Thailand and other emerging hubs of innovation across the region. It has a long and strong track record of investing in early-stage startups and building champions like Grab, Patsnap, 17Live, Nium, FirstCry, Licious, AsianParent, Validus, Warung Pintar, and others. ## Wavemaker Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Wavemaker Group is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 and one of the most active early-stage investors across multiple funds. ## AltaIR Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology We foster innovation and work together to find and grow breakthroughs all over the world ## Brad Flora - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Brad Flora is a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. He is a former Co-Founder and CEO of Perfect Audience. Mr. Flora received a BA from Princeton University in English and an MS in Journalism from Northwestern. ## Apax Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology Apax is a leading global private equity advisory firm. For 50 years, Apax has worked to inspire growth and ideas that transform businesses. ## Vertex Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Vertex US is an early stage VC that backs fearless founders building a smarter digital economy through B2B software. ## Helios Investment Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing - Focus: Financial Services, Energy, Oil and Gas Helios Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in buyouts of going concerns, recapitalization, mezzanine, growth capital for private enterprises, restructurings joint ventures, startups; either green-field or brownfield; and the majority or blocking-minority structured investments in listed entities. It seeksto invest in the telecommunications, media, financial services, power, utilities, travel, leisure, distribution, fast-moving consumer goods, logistics, and Agro-allied sectors. The firm prefers to invest in Africa with a focus on Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya. It seeks to invest between $15 million and $200 million in an individual transaction. The firm prefers to have a board seat in its portfolio companies. Helios Investment Partners LLP was founded in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom. ## Ondine Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Angel - Focus: Semiconductor, Software, Automotive Ondice Capital engages in venture capital type investment activities in the high-tech, automotive and retail segment (or so-called "new retail"​ in China), with elements of AI, IC, big data, IOT, 5G or blockchain technology, with a focus on investments in companies that are operating, developing and/or applying their technology inthe greater China area. ## Prasetia Dwidharma - Type: VC Fund - Location: Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce PT Prasetia Dwidharma was founded in 2008 as a telecommunication infrastructure contractor. The company has started to invest in technology startups since 2013. ## InnoStart Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Video Games, Financial Services, E-Commerce InnoStart Capital is a small venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments. ## Drone Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Drones, Robotics, Aerospace Drone Fund is a venture capital firm that provides supports in IP strategy, innovative planning, and drone policy. It offers capital investment and financing and aims to create a Drone Ecosystem where LPs and startups can benefit from membership within the Drone Fund. ## Fintonia Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, CRM Fintonia Group is an entrepreneurial financial services firm, providing merchant banking, funds management and wealth management solutions to institutional clients and entrepreneurs. ## John Devor - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, SaaS, E-Commerce John Devor - COO @ Touchpoint Games ## Sterling Oak Group - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Web Apps, Messaging, Mobile Apps Sterling Oak Group is an investment company. ## Partech - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services Partech is a global venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in Internet and information technology startups at seed, venture and growth stages. ## Smart Partnership Capital. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wilmington, Delaware, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed Smart Partnership Capital is a venture capital fund. We invest in top-notch founders with global ambitions and projects, which solve real problems using technology. ## Calendula Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Web Apps, Messaging, Mobile Apps Calendula Ventures is an investment vehicle backed by angel investors and family offices. We do deal-by-deal investments into early stage companies worldwide. ## Ying Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Restaurants, FinTech Founded in 2019, Ying Fund is a global venture capital and accelerator with a mission to finance and boost creative early-stage startups.We provide the tools needed to quickly scale and achieve series A round with the correct model, go to market strategy, and the right team.We are enthusiastic about consumer，entertainment, health and retailcompanies. To these partnerships we bring adaptable capital, deep domain knowledge, access to transformative industry connections and strategic and operational skill to our investments. ## Brama One Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, SaaS, E-Commerce Brama One Ventures (BOV) is a family office investing across a variety of industries from Seed Stage and beyond.Founded in 2019, Brama One Ventures aim to give value to the start-up ecosystem through their expertise and experience. Brama One Ventures takes an open-arm approach to founders and ventures, as the principal involves directly in theinvestment process. ## Jason Tsai - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, SaaS, E-Commerce Jason Tsai is a Machine Learning Lead/Consultant, Angel Investor ## Resolution Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, B2B, SaaS The investment team at Resolution Ventures have a background in professional fund management and a track record of backing exceptional founders in the early stages of their journey. ## MyEG Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality MyEG Capital is an investment holding company which makes strategic investments in startups and IT companies via its venture investment operations. Its goals include empowering local entrepreneurs and supporting the domestic technology industry. The company has backed entrepreneurs in various industries, across the value chain, and at variousstages of the company life-cycle.MYEG Capital actively scouts for brilliant individuals and teams to support. If you have an interesting project or just want to say hi, get in touch with us by using the contact form below.MYEG Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of MY E.G Services Berhad (MYEG), a MSC-status company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. MYEG is a Malaysia's e-Government services provider with principal activities comprising the development and implementation of e-Government services and the provision of the other related services for the e-Government services projects. ## Atami Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Douglas, NA - Isle of Man, Isle of Man - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Apps, Internet, Mobile Atami Capital is a privately-backed venture fund that acquires minority interests, working closely with existing management teams to create sustainable long-term value. ## Beyond Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Health Care A US$60M startup fund aiming at revitalizing HK’s ecosystem of innovation by connecting local venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to invest in ideas and startups. It is co-founded by Hony Capital, eGarden Ventures & several successful HK entrepreneur ## Asia Venture Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Food and Beverage Asia Venture Group is a hands-on, private Internet Holding Company and focuses on long-term value creation in South East Asian online markets. Asia Venture Group targets the sweet spots of the Asian internet space by combining: state of the art international know-how and expertise, rigorous execution excellence, outstanding international managementtalent, and the best local partners. Asia Venture Group focuses on digital distribution models and is extremely selective in terms of the companies it supports, which allows strong engagement in day-to-day operations. ## Edith Yeung - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Mobile, Software, Information Technology Edith is a venture capitalist, technology executive, and creator of the China Internet Report, and Silicon News.Edith is a General Partner at Race Capital - an early-stage Silicon Valley venture capital fund. A few sectors we are particularly interested in are infrastructure, fintech, and deep tech verticals. She has invested in over 50 startupsincluding Agora.io (Nasdaq: API), Lightyear/Stellar (valued at $1.2B), Silk Labs (acquired by Apple), Chirp (acquired by Apple), Fleksy (acquired by Pinterest), Human (acquired by Mapbox), Solana, Oasis Labs, Hooked, DayDayCook, AISense, and many more.Prior to Race Capital, Edith was a partner at 500 Startups, the world's most active early-stage fund and incubator invested in Twilio, Credit Karma, Grab, and 2000 more companies. Before 500, Edith was the general manager at Dolphin Browser, a Sequoia-backed mobile browser with over 150 million installs worldwide. Edith also worked with many Fortune 500 companies such as Siebel, AMS, AT&T Wireless, and Autodesk.She frequently speaks on China and Silicon Valley technology and the investment landscape. She is also a frequent guest lecturer at Berkeley and Stanford and a commentator on BBC, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, SCMP, Techcrunch, etc.Edith attended Harvard Business School, Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and Purdue University. ## Headline - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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