Top 15 Restaurants Startup Investors in Malaysia (November 2026)

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• Yuan Planet — Youdi is a second-hand auto parts trading platform.
• Camera360 — Camera360 is a mobile photo editing and selfie camera app that offers filters, beautification, and creative effects. It uses AI-based features like face detection, skin smoothing, beautification, and auto-enhancement to improve photos. The app also includes AI-powered effects such as makeup filters, portrait retouching, and scene optimization for images.
• nanoSkunkWorkx — nanoSkunkWorkX develops nanotechnology for AGI scaling and allergy biosensing.

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• Pine Labs — Pine Labs offers a merchant platform that includes technology and financial solutions for merchants. These solutions are aimed at helping merchants in increasing their revenue and reducing cost, complexity, and risk.The company connects financial institutions and consumer brands to enable merchants to deliver value to their retail customers. Itpowers offline and online last-mile retail transactions, provides customer insights for targeted sales, and offers financial solutions. The company’s cloud-based platform powers 3,50,000+ POS terminals across 3700 cities and towns in India and Malaysia.Over 1,00,000 merchants across sectors - electronics, food and beverage, fashion, airlines, and more, use Pine Labs’ solutions. 15 major banks, 7 financial institutions, and 100+ brands are part of Pine Labs’ platform.
• Quintessent — Quintessent is developing optical connectivity solutions to scale computing and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.).
• Hyperlayer — Build and launch modular financial products in weeks, not years. The programmable orchestration fabric for finance and loyalty.

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• Octen AI — Octen is a web search API for AI built for speed and scalability: 62ms retrieval, million-QPS concurrency, and pages indexed within five minutes of publication.
• AI Hay — AI Hay develops an AI-driven answer engine that allows users to access information through a question-and-answer format. The company combines hyperlocal, culturally nuanced knowledge discovery engines with social loops to enhance community validation and perspectives. It utilizes in-house specialized large-language models, retrieval-augmentedgeneration (RAG), and social features to build a knowledge discovery platform that serves the community.
• SeIndonesia — Se’Indonesia is a fastest growing Indonesian Quick Service Restaurant chain. providing high-quality protein that is flavorful, nutritious, accessible, and affordable. The company specializes in smoked beef bowls, leveraging a proprietary smoking process that delivers distinct taste and aroma rooted in Indonesian culinary tradition.Founded with avision to revolutionize the food industry, Se’Indonesia emphasizes product integrity, operational scalability, and efficient delivery formats. Through its commitment to honest cooking and accessible nutrition, the company is positioned to lead the next generation of quick-service food solutions across Indonesia and beyond.

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• Nu Quantum — Nu Quantum has been pioneering quantum networking technology since 2018. Our market-leading expertise is uniquely positioned to deliver a distributed quantum...
• Halogen — Malaysia's pioneering fund manager that specialises in both digital (crypto) and traditional asset investment management.
• OctaiPipe — OctaiPipe is an AI-powered optimisation software that delivers up to 40% savings in cooling energy use with zero disruption.

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• Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
• LEAN BODY — Lean Body is an online platform for fitness videos.
• Stacked — Stacked is a new membership platform where fans get the most out of their support for creators.

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• Smashburger — Smashburger is an innovative restaurant concept that is redefining its category by providing a burger experience that combines the superior product, service and atmosphere associated with sit down casual dining and the speed and convenience associated with quick service restaurants. With its hand-crafted menu items ranging from smashed-to-orderburgers, hand-spun Haagen-Dazs shakes, chicken sandwiches, salads, and sides made with fresh, premium ingredients and served in less than six minutes, Smashburger is putting the burger back at the center of the consumer dining experience. As the fastest restaurant company to reach the 100-unit milestone, Smashburger is well on its way to becoming a leading international brand.
• Botrista Technology — Botrista offers turnkey beverage programs that automate the build quality and customizable options of popular coffee-bar programs.
• Akaka Milkaholic Sdn Bhd — Akaka Milkaholic Sdn Bhd is a food processing company that specializes in providing ingredient palm sugar. The company specializes in providing coffee, restaurants, and food and beverages. Akaka Milkaholic Sdn Bhd was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Johor, Malaysia.

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• pitchIN — Your one stop crowdfunding platform
• Sprintla — Mobile Print-On-Demand Application
• Y Ventures Group — Based in Singapore, Y Ventures Group is a data-driven e-commerce company. Capitalizing on our data analytics capabilities, we partner with the world’s leading brands to sell their products in multiple countries across various online marketplaces. Y Ventures make sense of loose data with a customized data analytics dashboard. Visualize sales trendsin a glance and translate them into actionable that adds to the bottom line. Empower your supply chain management with more accurate sale forecasts.

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• JULO — JULO provides affordable unsecured personal loan (KTA) exclusively to smartphone users.They strive to provide low cost loan product to the masses while ensuring that it's economically viable to their lender partners. This is achieved by exercising prudent underwriting assessments to ensure that approved applicants are both able and willing topay back.They also reward positive behavior by giving cashback bonus and allowing good customers to borrow a higher amount at lower interest rate at loan maturity.
• Evo — Social Commerce Software
• ASTRO — Situs Belanja Kebutuhan Harian Online dengan Harga Terjangkau dan Kualitas Terbaik. Pesan Kebutuhan Harian di ASTRO Pasti Sampai dalam Hitungan Menit

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• ZUZU Hospitality — Maximize revenue for your independent hotel with our expert Revenue Management service, Channel Manager, and PMS. No fixed costs. Start risk-free today.
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• Journee — We'll match you with an exciting trip and take care of everything. One 15 minute form. That's all we need. Go on a trip as adventurous as you.

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• AMILI — AMILI develops diagnostic tests, predictive algorithms, and microbiome-modifying interventions. They also offer probiotics and diagnostic tests based on their own microbiome database. They also provide faecal microbiota transplants to aid in the treatment of bacterial infections.
• Lo! Foods — Lo! Foods is your go-to destination for all your Keto diet, Low Carb and Diabetes friendly snacking needs! Our specially formulated range of FMCG Low Carb and High Protein snacks and other products will definitely satiate those looking to go on a journey of healthy eating, with NO COMPROMISE on flavor!
• Thryve.Earth — Thryve Earth is a platform that unites multiple stakeholders to nature-based carbon projects in a scalable manner.

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• Suturion — Suturion offers a surgical sewing machine that provides a unique technical solution in surgical suturing.
• Axtraction AI — Axtraction AI provides innovative document AI solutions for precise and efficient regulatory compliance in banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI).
• EasyM Mechandiser Sdn Bhd — Tired of manual reporting? Our Best Merchandising App in Malaysia provides FMCG Sales Force Automation to simplify outlet audits, orders and sales visibility.

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• TableApp — Dine in best restaurants in Malaysia and Thailand, book a table and get instant confirmation. Find out restaurant news, promotions, menus, photos and reviews. No reservation costs, 24 hours online restaurant reservation. All in TABLEAPP.com

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• TableApp — Dine in best restaurants in Malaysia and Thailand, book a table and get instant confirmation. Find out restaurant news, promotions, menus, photos and reviews. No reservation costs, 24 hours online restaurant reservation. All in TABLEAPP.com
• Booster Pack — A team of veteran game developers who were previously part of LucasArts, Booster Pack formed after the closure of LucasArts by Disney and is focused on developing mobile games. Based in Singapore and currently in development of their first game with a planned launch at the end of 2014.
• MAD Incubator — MAD Incubator is a business incubation company specialized in incubation programs, ranging from ideation to business venture and acceleration. It also provides market access, funding, and business support services. The company aims to help entrepreneurs obtain the tools, skills, knowledge, and techniques to navigate their business challenges. Established in 2009, MAD Incubator is headquartered in Selangor, Malaysia.

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• Aruna — Aruna adalah integrated fisheries commerce startup di Indonesia, yang berusaha mewujudkan ekosistem perikanan dan perdagangan hasil laut yang adil.
• SariSuki — Online grocery for high-quality chicken, pork, beef, fruits and vegetables, rice, pantry staples, and household essentials. Guaranteed freshness delivered within Metro Manila. Next-Day Delivery. Free Shipping Min. Spend P500.
• Terra.do — Learn about climate change and start working on climate change solutions today with the Terra.do community.

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• Sisuta — Sisuta is a purpose-driven organization committed to addressing fundamental social issues by seamlessly integrating human insight with advanced technology, creating innovative solutions that empower individuals, strengthen communities, and unlock the full potential of both people and digital tools to drive sustainable social impact.
• Tokoshie — Building infrastructure that inspires everyone to create.
• EveryWill — Every WiLL will hasten the creation of a new logistical infrastructure that addresses social problems, beginning with the "way we receive" our products.