We are looking for global innovative companies that are in the high-growth stage, ready to expand in Malaysia and ASEAN. If you fit most of the criteria below, apply!

• Sector Focus: Industries include Agritech, Health & Life Science, Sustainable Technology, Deeptech – both the verticals and horizontals
• Revenue: Annual revenue between USD 1 million to USD 20 million, indicating market traction and scalability
• Market Position: Demonstrated competitive advantage in technology or intellectual property
• Clear growth plan and commitment to expanding into ASEAN

VentureX is offering international companies to gain market access by connecting with potential partners curated just for you! Participating companies are also eligible to uncover potential avenues for investment and funding support, subject to:

• incorporation of a private limited company in Malaysia; or a project team setup; or a joint venture company; or a project team outsourcing to Malaysian entities/individuals; and
• the Malaysian private limited company or the project team is hiring and maintaining a workforce of more than 3 local talents with an average monthly salary of RM4,000.

As a disclaimer to our programme, we DO NOT guarantee in providing specific connections that you want and DO NOT guarantee successful partnerships, we will be assisting you at best effort basis.

No. Any travelling, accommodation and/or other expenses, it has to be borne by yourself. The programme is solely for organising the programme’s content. ALL COSTS INCURRED FOR BUSINESS REGISTRATION, VISA, EMPLOYMENT PASSES, PROCESS APPLICATIONS, TALENT HIRING PROCESS APPLICATIONS, COMMISSION AND FEES & etc ARE TO BE BORNE BY THE INNOVATORS unless otherwise mentioned.

• Provide international companies with assistance in technology matching,  company incorporation, local talent acquisition, and local market access;
• Provide business matching opportunities for innovative international companies with local innovators for technology knowledge transfer and creating high-skilled jobs;
• Elevating success stories and impact of VentureX interventions on partnerships between local and international companies; and
• Provide a platform to help commercialise local innovation by co-developing businesses and/or licensing intellectual property.

We will assist you in your innovation’s business set-up, talent recruitment and vertical-specific market access via our network of partners including government agencies, corporates and universities. At best effort, we will connect you to our available connections, however, our programme DO NOT guarantee any specific connections or successful partnerships.

Innovators are required to commit to the programme on a meeting schedule basis for the entire duration during the technology matching and market access programme. Business meetings will be conducted digitally or physically and innovators will have the rest of the time free to work on their business as needed.

It is important to note that this programme provides guidance and assistance to register a company, business setup and hire talents in Malaysia, BUSINESS REGISTRATION, VISA, EMPLOYMENT PASSES, PROCESS APPLICATIONS, TALENT HIRING PROCESS APPLICATIONS, COMMISSION AND FEES & etc ARE TO BE BORNED BY THE INNOVATOR unless otherwise mentioned.

We DO NOT hands-on, represent, deliver or execute the work on your behalf, you’ll be responsible to communicate, deal directly, liaise, compile and provide sufficient information and documentation as requested by any connections we provided to ensure your success in registration, business setup and hiring. The core focus of the programme is for you to build your network, grow your innovations and business to  achieve your milestones. It’s also the responsibility of innovators to maximise the opportunities during this programme to acquire contracts, revenues and funding in Malaysia, and obliged to report the outcomes to the MRANTI GIX team 6-12 months after the end of the programme.

Innovators are required to commit to the programme on a meeting schedule basis for the entire duration during the technology matching and market access programme. Business meetings will be conducted digitally or physically and innovators will have the rest of the time free to work on their business as needed.

The programme’s duration varies according to the respective programme phase and kindly refer to the programme details page for the programme duration.

VentureX will reserve the right to take equity if any investment/funding is provided by MRANTI. Any connections and relationships acquired during the programme solely belong to the innovators. VentureX does not interfere in any decision making in any future business dealings.

For your company/innovation to gain good traction and confidence from local market , you are advised to incorporate the company and register local intellectual properties (IPs) in Malaysia, nevertheless, we welcome a project team setup; or a joint venture company; or a project team outsourcing to Malaysian entities/individuals; that facilitate hire of 3-5 local talents within 12 months.

There is no direct PR support. However, innovators may potentially get highlighted in local/regional press.

Our focus is to help the innovator expand its market to Malaysia, working with our local innovators. Our key measure of success is to increase the number of foreign innovators expanding to the Malaysian market by increasing the opportunities for knowledge transfer, and job creation opportunities for local talents.

The agenda is not available publicly but you will receive it once selected.

We understand that operation is of utmost importance for expanding stage innovators/companies, therefore, we allow some flexibility in sending a representative to the programme’s meetings that you as the primary applicant are not able to attend. However, the communication between your team needs to be consistent and the representative should be someone who is a decision-maker.

No, participants are required to submit all documents on our online application. Note: Unless there are issues uploading the documents.

Kindly submit your applications HERE

VentureX team will contact you directly upon your register of interest.

Please refer to the online application form on our website. The application will require information about your innovation, company and your team.

Insurance will not be provided.

Thank you for your interest. Kindly email gix@mranti.my and our team will get back to you.