Top 10 Automotive Startup Investors in Malaysia in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Automotive startups based in Malaysia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Automotive companies from Malaysia. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Automotive Startup Investors in Malaysia in January 2026

Investor	Automotive Malaysia investments
pitchIN	2
IdeaRiverRun	2
Catcha Group	1
MRANTI Malaysia	1
SWC Global	1
Quest Ventures	1
WatchTower & Friends	1
Indelible Ventures	1
Cradle Fund	1
East Pacific Capital Private Limited	1

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Investment focus

Mobile Apps, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed
Malaysia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Lapasar.com — Lapasar.com is a B2B marketplace, giving corporate buyers access to suppliers across Malaysia - via the marketplace & via RFQ tools. To adhere to and strengthen corporate governance, the marketplace comes with integrated procurement tools in the backend.
WHIP Mobility — Disruptive SAAS platform in automotive retail
Igotopia Sdn Bhd — Gecko Digital is a Digital Marketing & Virtual Tours agency. We are the biggest provider of Hotel Virtual Tours and 360 VR in Asia.

IRR is a private equity fund and incubator, that identifies and works with talented individuals and companies to create the best possible platforms in the digital age, to meaningfully engage and serve clients and communities.

Investment focus

Shopping, Automotive, E-Commerce Platforms
Seed, Series A
Malaysia

Portfolio highlights

Carsome — Carsome is an online used car platform that provides efficient car selling services to individuals and entities. Through its online bidding portal, customers are able to sell their vehicles directly to dealers. Carsome facilitates the entire car selling process from inspection to valuation, bidding, and payment as well as logistics needs, allowingthe customers to sell their cars.It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Malaysia, the company has expanded to Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore.

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Investment focus

Internet, Real Estate, Property Management
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Malaysia, Pakistan, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Carsome — Carsome is an online used car platform that provides efficient car selling services to individuals and entities. Through its online bidding portal, customers are able to sell their vehicles directly to dealers. Carsome facilitates the entire car selling process from inspection to valuation, bidding, and payment as well as logistics needs, allowingthe customers to sell their cars.It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Malaysia, the company has expanded to Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore.
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MRANTI Malaysia provides a community of researchers and innovators with the right platform for ideas and purposeful innovations to thrive and make an impact.

Investment focus

Apps, Education, Automotive
Pre-Seed
Malaysia, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

SpareXHub — Every Part Has A Car. SpareXHub offers genuine BMW, Mini, Motorad and other spare parts at highly discounted prices in Malaysia. Do visit our site and check out the variety of parts on offer.
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SWC Global is an investment firm.

Investment focus

SaaS, FinTech, Food Delivery
Series A, Series B, Seed
India, Indonesia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

GRENEY — Greney adalah brand termodis yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan pengguna Indonesia. GRENEY memilih produk berkualitas tinggi di seluruh dunia dan berharap dapat meningkatkan setiap detail dan cita rasa hidup bersama Anda.
iEduGPT — iEduGPT is an AI-powered learning platform based in Singapore that offers personalized, adaptive learning solutions for professional and academic exam preparation. It leverages artificial intelligence to analyze individual learners' strengths and knowledge gaps and create optimized study paths. The platform aims to transform exam preparationby making learning smarter, more efficient, and tailored to each user’s unique needs, covering certifications in finance, academics, and languages.
ServAuto — ServAuto is an automotive aftercare marketplace that offers maintenance, solar film, dashcam, footpad, wiper, and tire services.

Quest Ventures is a top venture capital firm in Asia. For entrepreneurs: venture capital. For enterprises: applied innovation. For ecosystems: accelerate.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Singapore, Malaysia, Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

ZumVet — ZumVet provides access to affordable and convenient veterinary care through video calls and medication delivery. They are passionate about animals and want them to get the best possible care by offering video consults, referrals, home visits, and emergency services. It was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Singapore.
Ion Mobility — Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space.
Smoothly — Mobile app helping working millennials sleep better, wake up refreshed and increase energy with science-backed breathing exercises

WatchTower and Friends (WTF) is a tech accelerator that is pursuing its vision of building a startup ecosystem that will raise an ever growing number of successful startups. Operating under the tagline 'We Start Things', WatchTower and Friends initiates lines of actions that benefits startups.

Investment focus

Information Technology, SaaS, E-Commerce
Pre-Seed, Angel, Equity Crowdfunding
Malaysia

Portfolio highlights

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Seed stage venture capital fund focused on Southeast Asia. We partner with exceptional founders to build transformative companies across the region.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, E-Learning, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Orgtomic — The Employee Discovery Layer -Dynamic Org Chart Software and People Directory. Ideal for growth companies and remote teams. Get started for free on Orgtomic.
Shoppable Business — Shoppable Philippines B2B Marketplace
Aye Solutions — Find out more about the team at Aye Solutions, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

WHO IS CRADLE?Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle) is Malaysia's early stage start-up influencer, incorporated under the Ministry of Finance Malaysia (MOF) in 2003 with a mandate to fund potential and high-calibre tech start-ups through its Cradle Investment Programme (CIP).Throughout its 13-year history, Cradle has helped fund over 700Malaysian tech start-ups and holds the highest commercialisation rate amongst government grants in the country. Having more than a decade of experience in the nation's grant funding scene, Cradle further expanded its role from grant provider to investor through the establishment of its venture arm, Cradle Seed Ventures in 2015 and following its portfolio expansion to equity investment in early 2017, Cradle now offers both funding and investment assistance. Cradle's product offerings are not only restricted to monetary aid, but also include commercialisation support, coaching and various other value-added services to cater today's entrepreneurs' diversified needs.OUR MISSIONTo be the leading pre-seed, seed and start-up stage funding agency in Malaysia, that provides effective grant and equity funding, commercialisation support, coaching, and industry value-add to accelerate the growth of start-up companies.Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.