# Astro Malaysia

> Astro Malaysia is a VC fund in Kuala Lumpur backing Fashion and Big Data. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2018
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astro/about/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/astroonline
- Website: http://www.astro.com.my
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/astro

Astro Malaysia is an entertainment company that provides business segments like Television, Radio, Home-shopping, and others.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Astro Malaysia. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Astro Malaysia. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/astro-malaysia?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Paterson | Head of OTT | 0 | — |
| Mark Francis | Head of Content, OTT | 0 | — |
| Tan Sian Tuang | Vice President & Head of Broadband Business | 0 | — |
| Christian Toksvig | Head of OTT | 0 | — |
| Henry Tan | COO, Strategy, Content & Marketing | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Catalyte | Catalyte is a software engineering services company that uses data science and AI to build technology workforces for forward-looking companies. Its Odyssey workforce development platform delivers exceptional and sustainable tech talent and powers transformational software engineering. Its services specialize in talent and workforce development,software engineering, technology, and process transformation, application development, and modernization that enable businesses to access affordable technology development services and scale software innovation by letting its software developers learn new technology development techniques in real-time.Founded in 2000, Catalyte is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. | $27M | Series A | Feb 14, 2018 |  |
| IndianRoots | Indianroots is an online shopping site that offers a range of apparel, home products, and accessories. The website was launched in 2013 and is based in Gurgaon, India. |  | Series B | Sep 07, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Esquel Group — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Expon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MaC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mac-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Palm Drive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/palm-drivecapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Revolution](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revolution) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-of-the-rest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Astro Malaysia invest in?

Astro Malaysia invests primarily in Fashion, Big Data and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Astro Malaysia?

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### Who are the partners at Astro Malaysia?

The team at Astro Malaysia includes Andy Paterson (Head of OTT), Mark Francis (Head of Content, OTT) and Tan Sian Tuang (Vice President & Head of Broadband Business), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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