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Best High Tech Companies in Malaysia

The 208 best High Tech companies in Malaysia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Aerodyne.

208companies tracked
$177.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
25have raised

Malaysia's High Tech sector isn't waiting for a unicorn to validate itself. This directory tracks 208 companies across the country, with $178M in total disclosed funding — and the distribution tells you exactly where conviction is concentrated.

Aerodyne alone has pulled in $86M, dwarfing the rest of the field and accounting for nearly half the sector's entire disclosed capital. Beldex follows at $28M, Virtuals Protocol at $17M, and Aonic at $4M. Everything else is early-stage or pre-institutional, which is honestly where the interesting bets tend to hide. So the real question isn't how much money is in the room — it's how much of the room is still unpriced. Active backers like Gobi Partners and 1337 Accelerator Fund are clearly hunting for that answer. Meanwhile, EV powertrain development and next-generation battery platforms are driving real sectoral momentum, with coverage of these themes rising sharply across the region. I'd watch that thread closely, because hardware-intensive bets in Malaysia tend to compound quietly before they don't.

FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × MALAYSIA

Our analysis of 1,127 High Tech companies

$222.2b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

1,127companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
124unicorns
2018median founding year
87kcombined LinkedIn audience
71%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Malaysia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
1Aerodyne
Provider of SaaS and AI-based drone analytics platform
$86M45 mo agoSeries BAzita Azizan
Co-Founder & Chief People Officer
Amazon Web ServicesjQuery UIjQuery+6Top 5M—
2Beldex
Provider of a blockchain network ecosystem
$28M32 mo agoSeries BKim Hallend
CEO
BootstrapTwitter AdsUnpkg+15Top 5M—
3MDT Innovations
Provider of NFC-based products for IoT applications
$24M86 mo agoLate StageChoon Lian Liew
Chairman & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+28Top 10M—
4Virtuals Protocol
Decentralized AI agents for entertainment and gaming industries
$17M54 mo agoFunding RaisedWeekee Tiew
Co-Founder
SentryRechartsRadix UI+17Top 500k2 launchs
5FiiiCOIN
Decentralized transaction network designed for mobile device mining
$11M92 mo agoDeadpooledDaniel Lee
Co-Founder & COO
———
6Aonic
Drone provider for enterprises
$4M3 mo agoSeries AJin Xi Cheong
Founder & CEO
HubSpot CMS HubFacebook LoginLinkedin Sign-in+19Top 5M—
7Neuramatix
Technology to develop neural networks
$1M249 mo agoSeed————
8Asia Mobility
Provider of data products and mobility solutions for transit digitalization
$1M43 mo agoSeedRamachandran Muniandy
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressPleskMySQL+25Top 50M—
9Pipeline Network
Connecting and management of electronic devices over cloud
$1M123 mo agoDeadpooled————
10DF Automation and Robotics
Manufactures and maintains automatic guided vehicles
$967K19 mo agoSeries B—WordPressPleskMySQL+25Top 5M1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership
11Bounty Temple
Provider of a digital platform for blockchain solutions
$960K27 mo agoFunding RaisedAlton Lim
Founder & CEO
———
12Katsana
Provider of web-based fleet management and GPS tracking services
$890K114 mo agoSeed—Tailwind CSSReactGatsby+16Top 500k1 launch · 1 partnership
13Govicle
Provider of smart applications, system integration, and Internet of Things solutions
$380K63 mo agoSeedRozaida Ali
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+22Top 5M—
14JAZRO
Online platform offering coding courses
$281K20 mo agoSeedIr Zainuddin
CEO and Founder
Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+21Top 10M—
15VOX
Provider of conversational AI solutions for customer engagement applications
$250K37 mo agoSeed————
16Neuroware
Infrastructure for bitcoin applications
$200K145 mo agoSeedMark Smalley
Co-Founder & CEO
———
17TAG La
Bluetooth tags for tracking items
$184K93 mo agoSeedMax Chua
Co-Founder
———

Top 12 High Tech companies in Malaysia

#1
Series A · Subang Jaya, Selangor · founded 2016 · 103 employees
$4.3Mraised
▾

Drone provider for enterprises. It offers solutions for agriculture, surveys and mapping, construction, security surveillance, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 14.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series A$10M
  • Nov 2024Series A—
  • Oct 2021Series A$4.3M
Founders & team
Jin Xi CheongFounder & CEO
Investors
Hibiscus Fund, Wavemaker Partners, MTDC, ZB Capital, Kairous Capital, Genesis Ventures
Tech stack
Animate.CssCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Font Awesome
#2
Series B · Cyberjaya, Selangor · founded 2014 · 1000 employees
$86.1Mraised
▾

Provider of SaaS and AI-based drone analytics platform. The data collected by drones is processed by AI-based proprietary software in order to offer actionable insights. Its nested drones return to automated stations for data download and autonomous recharging for subsequent missions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 40k LinkedIn followers — 45.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 4 partnerships (incl. NanoViz Group Sdn Bhd) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Series B$30M
  • May 2021Series B$4.8M
  • Nov 2020Series B$13M
  • Jul 2020Angel$2M
Founders & team
Azita AzizanCo-Founder & Chief People OfficerKamarul MuhamedCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
North Summit Capital, ARC Ventures, Gobi Partners, Indorama Group Investments, 500 Global, Maples Group
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsJquery
#3
Series B · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2017 · 113 employees
$28Mraised
▾

Operator of a privacy-based ecosystem intended for utility on the privacy-preserving decentralized applications. The company's platform offers decentralized privacy-preserving applications that protect user data and identity online in cryptocurrency space, enabling users to restore privacy on the internet.

Founders & team
Kim HallendCEO
Investors
Block Alpha, DWF Labs
Tech stack
AosApache Http ServerAxiosBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare
#4
Series B · Johor Bahru, Johor · founded 2012 · 74 employees
$966.9Kraised
▾

Manufactures and maintains automatic guided vehicles. The AGVs can be magnetic strip guided or programmed to follow a particular path. Apart from the AGVs, they also develop and market universal robots and autonomous mobile robots.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 10.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Sonepar India) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series B$1.9M
  • Mar 2024Series A$854.3K
  • Apr 2022Series A—
  • Dec 2019Seed$718.9K
Investors
MTDC, Vynn Capital, Leave a Nest Capital, pitchIN, Cradle, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsDownload MonitorElementorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#5
Seed · Chukai, Terengganu · founded 2019
$280.8Kraised
▾

Online platform offering coding courses

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 225 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Seed$280.8K
Founders & team
Ir ZainuddinCEO and Founder
Investors
Gobi Partners
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerBootstrapCart FunctionalityCore-Js
#6
Funding Raised · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2014
$16.6Mraised
▾

Decentralized AI agents for entertainment and gaming industries. The platform offers multiple products including AI Souls-digital immortality, encapsulating memories and personalities, AI WAIFU- AI companion designed to engage users in conversations, Sanctum- gaming platform leveraging AI agents, Aidol- to generate virtual influencers, MemeAI- AI entities to engage in real-time interactions within the community, and Never Ending Games- concept enabling for dynamic RPG scenarios. It also builds a decentralized repository of gaming AIs, utilizing blockchain technology for revenue distribution through smart contracts.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 4.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021ICO$16.6M
Founders & team
Weekee TiewCo-FounderJansen TengCo-Founder & CEO
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBase UiCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Late Stage · Petaling Jaya, Selangor · founded 2004 · 31 employees
$24Mraised
▾

Multimedia Display Technology provides NFC-based products for IoT applications. Its products include NFC tags and readers in various form factors like on SIM Cards and payment and ecosystems. It also provides wireless sensor network systems for passenger tracking and asset management and item-level tagging for supply chain applications. It provides design, development, prototyping, procurement, production, sub-contracting, sales, and marketing of RFID and information technology products, critical parts, as well as advanced display devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 794 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2019PE$14.2M
  • Mar 2016PE$9.7M
Founders & team
Choon Lian LiewChairman & CEO
Investors
Kumpulan Modal Perdana, COPE Private Equity, SBI, Kanzun Ventures, SBI Ventures Malaysia
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBabelCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Core-Js
#8
Funding Raised · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2022
$960Kraised
▾

Provider of a digital platform for blockchain solutions. It provides users with a spin-to-win blockchain game built on the polygon (MATIC) network, offering NFT staking options and the opportunity to unlock treasure boxes through merging different shards.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 285 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024ICO$960K
Founders & team
Alton LimFounder & CEO
#9
Deadpooled · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2016
$10.7Mraised
▾

Fiii is a decentralized transaction network designed for mobile device mining. Utilizes delegated proof of capacity to achieve the mobile mining capability while keeping the mobile device from being a full node and perform block synchronization work. FiiiCoin wallet contains only keys and each user has a wallet that contains multiple keys. Keys are used for signing a transaction to prove the ownership of the unspent transaction output.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2018ICO$10.7M
Founders & team
Daniel LeeCo-Founder & COOSylvester LeeCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
RISE, Stepvc
#10
Seed · Selangor · founded 2018 · 23 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of data products and mobility solutions for transit digitalization. The company offers a platform approach with hardware and software for mobility data. This data is applied to intelligent transit services and IoT applications. These applications include telematics, condition monitoring, parking detection, and journey planning. The company also provides demand responsive transit and mobility-as-a-service.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Software Engineer
Activity: 3 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. Asia Mobiliti) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Seed$1.1M
  • 2020Seed—
  • 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Ramachandran MuniandyCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
AirAsia, DVE Sapta, Gamlite IT
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Core-JsGoogle Analytics
#11
Seed · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2020 · 29 employees
$250Kraised
▾

Provider of conversational AI solutions for customer engagement applications. Provides virtual assistants that have the capability to understand context in multiple languages and can have humanlike conversations through voice. Uses natural language processing to automate multi-channel conversations through messengers, and provides predictive modeling and big data analytics solutions.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2023Seed$250K
Investors
Indelible Ventures
#12
Seed · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2002 · 18 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

Technology to develop neural networks. It claims to be built on a novel concept for developing neural networks which allow development of neuronal networks which are faster and larger than conventional neural networks. It licenses the toolbox which can enable development of machine learning in different applications like language translation, bioinformatics, robotic movement, robotic speech, and semantic analysis,

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2005Seed$264.8K
  • Oct 2004Seed$263K
  • Jun 2003Seed$433.8K
  • Apr 2002Angel$526K
Investors
Encipta Limited, FirstFloor Capital, Singularity Ventures, Inertia AIF

Funding & investor landscape

$177.6Mtotal disclosed funding
20companies funded
36disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
RISE6 rounds
Growth Charger4 rounds
Gobi Partners3 rounds
MAD Incubator3 rounds
1337 Accelerator Fund2 rounds
1337 Ventures2 rounds
500 Global2 rounds
Cradle2 rounds
Finnext Capital2 rounds
FirstFloor Capital2 rounds

Notable founders

Jin Xi Cheong
Founder & CEO · Aonic
Azita Azizan
Co-Founder & Chief People Officer · Aerodyne
Kamarul Muhamed
Co-Founder & CEO · Aerodyne
Kim Hallend
CEO · Beldex
Ir Zainuddin
CEO and Founder · JAZRO
Weekee Tiew
Co-Founder · Virtuals Protocol
Jansen Teng
Co-Founder & CEO · Virtuals Protocol
Choon Lian Liew
Chairman & CEO · MDT Innovations
Alton Lim
Founder & CEO · Bounty Temple
Daniel Lee
Co-Founder & COO · FiiiCOIN
Sylvester Lee
Co-Founder & CEO · FiiiCOIN
Ramachandran Muniandy
Co-Founder & CEO · Asia Mobility
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Malaysia

How research on Semiconductors is moving in Malaysia

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 358 Malaysia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201020182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 36% → 51% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
  • National University of Malaysia47
  • Universiti Malaysia Perlis43
  • Intel35
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia25
  • Universiti Teknologi Petronas22
leading researchers
Roslina Mohd Sidek · Labonnah Farzana Rahman · Zaliman Sauli · Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz · Fakhrul Zaman Rokhani · Arjuna Marzuki · U. Hashim · Vithyacharan Retnasamy
▲ Breakthroughs76 · 21%
▲ 16%→28% share
▲1.8× share momentum0 median citations54% since 2021mostly methods-led
Wafer research is surging — Malaysian papers quadrupled (1→4) as Breakthroughs field-share rose from 16% to 28%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transistor2→5
  • Wafer1→4
  • Integrated circuit4→6
  • Voltage2→4
Landmark Advances on Thermally Conductive Epoxy‐Based Composites as Electronic Packaging Underfill Materials—A Review · 333 cites
◆ Advancements193 · 54%
▼ 57%→48% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations36% since 2021mostly methods-led
Integrated circuit packaging output doubled (5→8) while Overhead engineering papers quadrupled among Advancements.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Power (physics)2→5
  • Integrated circuit packaging5→8
  • Overhead (engineering)1→4
  • Printed circuit board1→4
  • Integrated circuit5→8
Landmark Extended reliability of gold and copper ball bonds in microelectronic packaging · 45 cites
▼ Concerns53 · 15%
▼ 18%→12% share
▼0.7× share momentum2 median citations32% since 2021mostly empirical
Reliability research dominates Concerns at 10 papers, even as the segment's field-share shrank from 18% to 12%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Integrated circuit packaging11
  • Reliability (semiconductor)10
  • Transistor7
  • Optoelectronics7
  • Electronic packaging6
Landmark P‐Type 2D Semiconductors for Future Electronics · 88 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Malaysia

Where semiconductors is researched across Malaysia

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Kuala Lumpur49 · +0.38
Hot · CMOSAdvancing · InductorOpportunity · Electromagnetic interferenceConcern · Diode
Bangi47 · +0.47
Hot · Offset (computer science)Advancing · VoltageOpportunity · MetallurgyConcern · Microelectronics
George Town44 · +0.47
Hot · Low-noise amplifierAdvancing · Monolithic microwave integrated circuitOpportunity · Printed circuit boardConcern · Power (physics)
Malacca32 · +0.48
Hot · Power semiconductor deviceAdvancing · Scan chainOpportunity · Wafer
Shah Alam24 · +0.42
Hot · SiliconAdvancing · Substrate (aquarium)Opportunity · Semiconductor device
Johor Bahru24 · +0.55
Hot · TestabilityAdvancing · Scan chainOpportunity · Silicon
Kota Bharu21 · +0.44
Hot · Flip chipAdvancing · Low-noise amplifierOpportunity · Printed circuit board
Seri Kembangan20 · +0.72
Hot · Standard cellAdvancing · Power consumptionOpportunity · Printed circuit board
Petaling Jaya15 · +0.46
Hot · CMOSAdvancing · TestabilityOpportunity · Silicon
Putrajaya8 · +0.44
Opportunity · Flip chip

Common questions

How many High Tech companies are there in Malaysia?
Radar tracks 208 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Malaysia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Malaysia?
The High Tech companies in Malaysia on this list have raised a combined $177.6M in disclosed equity funding across 20 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Malaysia?
Aerodyne is the highest-funded High Tech company in Malaysia, with $86.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Malaysia are funded?
20 of the 208 High Tech companies in Malaysia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Malaysia?
None of the High Tech companies in Malaysia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Malaysia High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Malaysia High Tech companies on this list include RISE, Growth Charger, Gobi Partners, MAD Incubator, 1337 Accelerator Fund.
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