The Startup Ecosystem of Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur has 226 startups in our sample database. This represents about 78% of Malaysia’s startups. Kuala Lumpur is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Malaysia.

CITY RANKING

In 2023, the startup scene of Kuala Lumpur shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 1 spot.

National Ranking

1st
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In Malaysia

Regional Ranking

4th
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1
In South East Asia

Global Ranking

87th
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1
Worldwide

Startups

Kuala Lumpur Top Startup Industries

Edtech icon
Edtech
#27 worldwide

9 startups

Ecommerce & Retail icon
Ecommerce & Retail
#41 worldwide

17 startups

Social & Leisure icon
Social & Leisure
#62 worldwide

17 startups

Ecosystem HealthCheck

Kuala Lumpur Ecosystem Health Check

The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Kuala Lumpur has in each of the parameters that are part of StartupBlink's ranking algorithm. There are five tables, corresponding to the three subscores, the subscore analysis and industry ana...

  • Overperformance
  • Performance equal to global ranking
  • Underperformance
ParameterParameter Global rankParameter rank change since 2022ResultContribution to total scoreRank gain / loss due to parameter
Total Score8718.095100%0
Quantity Score63-41.62320.05%7
Sample size of startups74020316.72%-15
Sample size of accelerators52-5589170%-3
Sample size of coworking spaces15-16-32190%-1
Community Score37-45-90.273.34%-1

ECOSYSTEM

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Ecosystem

The Startup Ecosystem in Kuala Lumpur

Our startup ecosystem map for Kuala Lumpur includes a sample of 226 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 Pro account for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

Global Rank

Kuala Lumpur is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.

Top Industries

Kuala Lumpur’s startups excel particularly in Edtech where it ranks 27 and in Ecommerce & Retail, and Social & Leisure. Find out more

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Startups

Notable Startups in Kuala Lumpur
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TNG Digital
iFlix startup icon
iFlix
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LottieFiles

Startups

Successful Edtech startups in Kuala Lumpur
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Pandai
ReSkills startup icon
ReSkills
Me.reka startup icon
Me.reka

ECOSYSTEM

Why should you join Kuala Lumpur's Startup Ecosystem?

Overview

Within Kuala Lumpur there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Edtech, Ecommerce & Retail, Social & Leisure. These three industries represent about 19% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Kuala Lumpur.

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Regional Rank

Overview

Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia's 1st best startup ecosystem and is ranked 4th in South East Asia. With a population of 2M - 10M people, Kuala Lumpur is ranked 87th 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 Regus - Kuala Lumpur, Solaris Mont Kiara.

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