Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The 70 best Media & Entertainment companies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: iflix.
Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Kuala Lumpur
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iflix Subscription-based video-on-demand platform | $348M | 83 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2014 | Node.jsGoogle Sign-inReact+17 | — |
| 2 | Friendster Social network prioritizes user experience and data privacy over profit | $46M | 214 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2001 | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+8 | — |
| 3 | Joota Social content bookmarking platform | $700K | 153 mo ago | Deadpooled | Ahmad Ali Co-Founder & CEO | 2010 | — | — |
| 4 | Digital News Asia Independent news portal | $300K | 139 mo ago | Seed | — | 2012 | DrupalPHPBootstrap+14 | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 5 | Marketing In Asia Online platform allowing users to read and publish multi-genre articles | $250K | 58 mo ago | Seed | — | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
| 6 | Fit Tix Online ticket booking for sports events | $100K | 131 mo ago | Seed | Alex Marzuki Founder | 2015 | — | — |
| 7 | CloudTheatre Online events discovery and ticket booking platform | $91K | 41 mo ago | Funding Raised | David Chin Founder and Artistic Director - Bachfest Malaysia | 2019 | Node.jsHeadless UITailwind CSS+18 | — |
| 8 | Quadby Mobile-based platform providing a social community of students | $62K | 63 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | — | — |
Top 11 Media & Entertainment companies in Kuala Lumpur
#1
Acquired · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2014 · 800 employees$348Mraised▾
Subscription-based video-on-demand platform. The company claims to focus on first-run local movies and original programming and offers content spanning multiple categories like movies, TV shows, drama, kids entertainment, among others.
- Jul 2019Series D$50M
- Apr 2019Series D—
- Apr 2019Series D—
- Feb 2018Series D—
#2
Funding Raised · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2019$90.8Kraised▾
Online events discovery and ticket booking platform
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$90.8K
#3
Acquired · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2001 · 393 employees$46.1Mraised▾
Social network prioritizes user experience and data privacy over profit. It offers a social networking platform focused on fostering a friendly online environment. The platform aims to differentiate itself by not selling user data and avoiding algorithm-driven feeds that promote negativity. It seeks to provide a social space that respects user attention and avoids addictive design.
- Aug 2008Series C$20M
- Aug 2006Series B$10M
- May 2006Series B$3.1M
- Sep 2003Series A$13M
#4
Seed · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2017 · 30 employees$250Kraised▾
Online platform allowing users to read and publish multi-genre articles. The platform offers articles on marketing, technology, leadership, economy, business, startups, and more. Additionally, it provides reports, videos, and podcasts.
- Aug 2021Seed$250K
#5
Seed · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2019 · 4 employees$61.8Kraised▾
Mobile-based platform providing a social community of students. The platform enables students to chat & communicate with anyone on the campus and discover students. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Mar 2021Seed$61.8K
#6
Seed · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2021 · 6 employees$12Kraised▾
Social learning platform for K-12 students
- Oct 2021Seed$12K
#7
Deadpooled · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2010 · 5 employees$700Kraised▾
Joota is an online platform where users can bookmark the content that they like under various heads. Each head is called Deck and each bookmark is called a Card. Users can bookmark photos, videos and text. Users can follow other users and Decks.
- Sep 2013Seed$700K
#8
Seed · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2012 · 9 employees$300Kraised▾
Digital News Asia (DNA) is an independent news portal that covers the digital ecosystem, including industry and public policy issues, entrepreneurs, startups, movers and shakers in the industry and business trends, and the effect of digital disruption on traditional businesses. The coverage emphasizes on enterprise tech from a customer viewpoint, including how organisations are using information and communication technology to address business concerns and objectives.
- Nov 2014Seed$300K
#9
Seed · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2015$100Kraised▾
Fit Tix is an online portal which is used to register and sign up for sports events. Through the platform someone can create their sports event and the interested users can register & stay connected for the latest sports events updates.
- Jul 2015Seed$100K
#10
Deadpooled · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2012$40Kraised▾
Social network for cats where cat lovers
#11
Seed · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2016—raised▾
Online digital media network company. It operates multiple media companies that include the asian post, navigasean, spotlight labs, Nusantara, perfectprice, and others.
- Sep 2021Seed—
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