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Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Malaysia

The 76 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Malaysia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: AirAsia X Berhad.

76companies tracked
$650.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × MALAYSIA

Our analysis of 200 Transportation and Logistics companies

$33.9b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

200companies analysed
79%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2002median founding year
1.4Mcombined LinkedIn audience
95%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Malaysia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1AirAsia X Berhad
Provider of airline operating services
$246M5 mo agoPublicBenyamin Ismail
CEO
2006LeafletHighchartsBootstrap+11—
2AirAsia
Operator of passenger airlines in malaysia
$226M63 mo agoLate StageTony Fernandes
CEO
2001Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTypeScript+33—
3Swift Group
Provider of transportation and logistics services
$128M69 mo agoPublic—2011WordPressMySQLPHP+28—
4Teleport
Offers freight forwarding, distribution and logistics services
$50M42 mo agoFunding Raised—2018——
5Kaibuok Shipyard
Established shipyard in Sarawak, Malaysia with expertise in building various types of vessels
$290K32 mo agoSeedPuan Kwong Chiong
CEO
2020——
6Sealink International Berhad
Provider of ship chartering, shipbuilding, and ship repair services
—5 mo agoPublicYong Foh Choi
Founder
1974WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+20—
7Pos Aviation
Provider of aviation ground handling services
—34 mo agoSeedSaravanan Ramasamy
CEO
—BootstrapBoomerangSlick+9—
8Galaxy Aerospace
Provider of aviation maintenance repair and overhaul services
—45 mo agoSeries AShamsul Samsudin
Managing Director
2015Google MapsAnimate.cssBootstrap+15—

Top 9 Transportation and Logistics companies in Malaysia

#1
Public · Sepang, Selangor · founded 2006 · 2364 employees
$245.9Mraised
▾

In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $0.1B and a net profit of $7.66B.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Post IPO$245.9M
Founders & team
Benyamin IsmailCEONadda BuranasiriCEO
Investors
ORIX
Tech stack
AosBootstrapBootstrap IconsCdnjsCloudflareFont Awesome
#2
Late Stage · Malacca, Malacca · founded 2001 · 111 employees
$226.4Mraised
▾

Operator of passenger airlines in malaysia

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 947k LinkedIn followers — 66.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Post IPO$82M
  • Sep 2009Post IPO$144.4M
Founders & team
Tony FernandesCEO
Investors
Aimia, Crescent Point
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud Mail
#3
Funding Raised · Sepang, Selangor · founded 2018 · 48 employees
$50Mraised
▾

Offers freight forwarding, distribution and logistics services

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Conventional Debt$50M
Investors
RedBeat Ventures
#4
Public · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2011 · 3562 employees
$128Mraised
▾

Swift Group is a provider of transportation and logistics services. The company offers services for freight haulage, freight forwarding, project logistics, specialized transportation for hazardous & sensitive cargo, warehousing & related value-added operations (kitting, repacking, labeling, palletizing, etc), customs brokerage, freight consolidation, and more. Additionally, the company is also involved in the operation of container depots and provision of maintenance/repair services & spare parts.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2020Conventional Debt$128M
  • 2013Series A—
  • Apr 2012Seed—
Investors
AmBank Group, OCBC, UOB, COPE Private Equity, Aureos Capital
Tech stack
AngularjsBootstrapChart.JsCloudflareContact Form 7Core-Js
#5
Seed · Sibu, Sarawak · founded 2020
$289.9Kraised
▾

Established shipyard in Sarawak, Malaysia with expertise in building various types of vessels

Founders & team
Puan Kwong ChiongCEO
Investors
Harbor Star Shipping Services
#6
Public · Miri, Sarawak · founded 1974
—raised
▾

Provider of ship chartering, shipbuilding, and ship repair services. It offers vessel chartering services with experience across various global regions. The shipbuilding division operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries, constructing and delivering a variety of vessels. Ship repair services complement these offerings, providing maintenance and repair for various types of ships. The company's fleet includes anchor handling tugs, barges, crew boats, landing craft, multi-purpose supply vessels, and tug boats.

Founders & team
Yong Foh ChoiFounder
Investors
CARIMIN
#7
Seed · Sepang, Selangor
—raised
▾

Provider of aviation ground handling services

Founders & team
Saravanan RamasamyCEO
Investors
SIA Engineering Company
#8
Series A · Petaling Jaya, Selangor · founded 2015
—raised
▾

Provider of aviation maintenance repair and overhaul services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Series A—
Founders & team
Shamsul SamsudinManaging Director
Investors
CCB International, Hefei Industrial Investment Holdings
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerHsts
#9
Public · Petaling Jaya, Selangor · founded 1997
—raised
▾

GD Express is a provider of logistics services. The company owns multiple stations across Malaysia and provides services for multi-modal freight forwarding services, customer clearance, packaging, warehousing, and more to consumers and businesses alike.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Teong Teck LeanCEO
Investors
Yamato Asia

Funding & investor landscape

$650.5Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
5disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
COPE Private Equity2 rounds
Aimia1 rounds
AmBank Group1 rounds
Aureos Capital1 rounds
CARIMIN1 rounds
CCB International1 rounds
Cradle1 rounds
Crescent Point1 rounds
Harbor Star Shipping Services1 rounds
Hefei Industrial Investment Holdings1 rounds

Notable founders

Benyamin Ismail
CEO · AirAsia X Berhad
Nadda Buranasiri
CEO · AirAsia X Berhad
Tony Fernandes
CEO · AirAsia
Puan Kwong Chiong
CEO · Kaibuok Shipyard
Yong Foh Choi
Founder · Sealink International Berhad
Saravanan Ramasamy
CEO · Pos Aviation
Shamsul Samsudin
Managing Director · Galaxy Aerospace
Teong Teck Lean
CEO · GD Express
Prism market signals · Malaysia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 398,733 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Malaysia

How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in Malaysia

A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 35 Malaysia-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • University of Technology Malaysia8
  • UCSI University4
  • National University of Malaysia3
  • University of Malaya3
  • INTI International University3
leading researchers
Rafidah Md Noor · Nadia Bella Gustiani Rasyidi · Tarak Nandy · Raenu Kolandaisamy · Maher Arebey · M. A. Hannan · Hasan Basri · Hooi Ling Khoo
▲ Breakthroughs2 · 6%
0%→0% share
15 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fleet management2
  • Vehicle tracking system1
  • Tracking system1
  • Internet access1
  • Real-time computing1
Landmark Remote vehicle tracking system using GSM Modem and Google map · 30 cites
◆ Advancements28 · 80%
0%→0% share
1 median citations43% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Truck.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Truck4
  • Service (business)4
  • Fleet management4
  • Global Positioning System3
  • Bottleneck3
Landmark Overview for solid waste bin monitoring and collection system · 46 cites
▼ Concerns2 · 6%
0%→0% share
1 median citations50% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Global Positioning System.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Global Positioning System1
  • Fleet management1
  • Real-time data1
  • Real-time computing1
  • Assisted GPS1
Landmark Paradigm Change in Express Bus Fleet Management: Real-Time Speed Record Keeping to Real-Time Speed Monitoring · 2 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Malaysia

Where logistics supply chain 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 Lumpur8 · +0.56
Johor Bahru8 · +0.42
Opportunity · Supply chain optimization

Common questions

How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in Malaysia?
Radar tracks 76 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in Malaysia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in Malaysia?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in Malaysia on this list have raised a combined $650.5M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Malaysia?
AirAsia X Berhad is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Malaysia, with $245.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in Malaysia are funded?
5 of the 76 Transportation and Logistics companies in Malaysia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in Malaysia?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in Malaysia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Malaysia Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in Malaysia Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include COPE Private Equity, Aimia, AmBank Group, Aureos Capital, CARIMIN.
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