Khazanah Impact Innovation Challenge

The Ganesha Lab

Growth Charger

Mercu 2

Equatorial Plaza

Regus - Kuala Lumpur, Tribeca

StoreHub

Flower Chimp

iPrice Group

TNG Digital

iFlix

LottieFiles

Regus - Kuala Lumpur, Menara Darussalam

Kuala Lumpur has 549 startups in our sample database. This represents about 80% of Malaysia’s startups. Kuala Lumpur is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur kept its position stable in the Global Startup Ecosystem
    Index of 2025, ranking 73rd.

Explore Kuala Lumpur’s startup ecosystem which ranks 1st in Malaysia and 73rd globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Kuala Lumpur. Dive into Ecommerce & Retail, which is the best startup industry in Kuala Lumpur.

Startup Ecosystem of Kuala Lumpur | StartupBlink

Our startup ecosystem map for Kuala Lumpur includes a sample of 549 tech companies. We have identified as unicorn 1 startup that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 1 pantheon member entity. Get the <a class="underline" href="https://lp.startupblink.com/pro-map/">Pro account</a> for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

With a large variety of initiatives, Kuala Lumpur's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Kuala Lumpur's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Kuala Lumpur there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Edtech, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 20% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Kuala Lumpur. 

Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia's 1st best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 3rd in South East Asia. With a population of 2M - 10M people,
   Kuala Lumpur is ranked 73rd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including TNG Digital and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by
       organizations such as Mindvalley and Mercu 2.

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 26 # 92-32

Carrera 7 #116-50

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Carrera 12a #78-40

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Sinsa

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

Contents First

Watcha

Lezhin Entertainment

OP.GG

SK Hynix

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Nippon Life Nihonbashi Building

Metropolitan Plaza Building

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Wings Accelerator

Centre for Energy and Power Electronics Research

The Hive (Pre-Accelerator) program for Women Entrepreneurs

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch