The Edge
IN less than three years since its incorporation, Penjana Kapital Sdn Bhd has approved a total of RM527.6 million in venture capital (VC) investments in 53 start-ups in various sectors including technology, financial technology, materials and industrials, healthcare, real estate, communication service, media, energy and utilities, software as well as consumer, and invested together with VC companies, given the fund’s matching mandate.
Tatler Asia, 29 May 2023
Dato' Dr Hartini Zainuddin shares more about the programme that was established to help underprivileged children gain access to quality healthcare.
Yayasan Chow Kit was established in 2005 to help underprivileged children and one of its initiatives is Madhya's Gift, which seeks to provide aid and funding for equitable access to medical solutions.
Youtube, 10 April 2023
Penjana Kapital’s Taufiq Iskandar: ‘Read, Adapt, Antifragile’
Malaysians have a chance to prosper in an uncertain yet unexciting future but first they must learn to shed old habits while adopting new approaches that appear daunting at first, says Taufiq Iskandar, CEO of Penjana Kapital, whose mandate is to assist in ensuring Malaysia’s success.
The Star, 08 April 2023
THE venture capital (VC) industry is one of the reasons why the United States has created many world-class technology based companies. Funding for start-ups has also helped other economies, including Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, create technology giants.
The Edge, 19 March 2023
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has secured potential investments worth RM24 billion as well as RM4.24 billion of potential exports of products and services through its recent trade and investment mission to South Korea.
The Edge, 11 January 2023
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): Xendit, a financial technology (fintech) unicorn, has officially entered the Malaysian market offering up its diverse range of hyperlocal payment solutions to businesses in the country from small and medium enterprises and start-ups to giant corporations alike.