{"id":2635,"date":"2026-01-20T17:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/wptest\/2026\/01\/20\/rhl-ventures-launches-landmark-rm100-million-fund-to-back-malaysian-startups-and-smes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:55:03","slug":"rhl-ventures-launches-landmark-rm100-million-fund-to-back-malaysian-startups-and-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/2026\/01\/20\/rhl-ventures-launches-landmark-rm100-million-fund-to-back-malaysian-startups-and-smes\/","title":{"rendered":"RHL Ventures Launches Landmark RM100 Million Fund to Back Malaysian Startups and SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malaysian private investment firm RHL Ventures today announced a RM100 million fund designed to support the growth of local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). <\/span><\/p>\n

The fund is participated by several notable investors, with SME Corp. Malaysia making a significant investment, signalling one of the first public and private collaboration under the new administration. <\/span><\/p>\n

From the fund, RHL Ventures will focus on backing Malaysian start-ups and early-stage SMEs with significant operations in Malaysia. <\/span><\/p>\n

While a large portion of its previous investments had been channelled to grow innovative start-ups within the tech space, the focus of the firm\u2019s latest fund will be broader and more sector-agnostic. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEver since we started RHL Ventures, we have been inspired by how small businesses, even those with the humblest of beginnings, can make transformational impact in their industries and the greater economy,\u201d said RHL Ventures managing partner, Rachel Lau. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government has typically led investments that support local businesses during their early stages, so we are glad that the current administration is ramping up its support to instil more innovation within the local business sector. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat RHL Ventures aims to do with this fund is to invest in new businesses that are looking to bring new ideas and disruption in the current ways of doing business,\u201d added Rachel. <\/span><\/p>\n

RHL Ventures\u2019 latest fund also aims to highlight how partnerships between the Government and the private sector will be crucial to the growth of Malaysian SMEs, namely for sustainable development in light of the digital economy and creation of more avenues for regional expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn Malaysia, SMEs comprise over 98 per cent of total business establishments and contribute more than 37 per cent to the national GDP, they form a central pillar of Malaysia\u2019s economy,\u201d said SME Corp. Malaysia chief executive officer, Noor Azmi Mat Said. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo ensure a higher contribution of SMEs to the national economy, there is a need for more concerted efforts to be affected by stakeholders within the SME ecosystem; an example which private sector players such as RHL Ventures is helping to lead,\u201d he added. <\/span><\/p>\n

Through its latest fund, RHL Ventures is underscoring its commitment to empower local businesses that possess the vision to make a significant impact in Malaysia and the greater region. <\/span><\/p>\n

To date, RHL has invested in innovative businesses within Malaysia\u2019s burgeoning tech start-up space; including healthcare software-as-a-service (SaaS) company HealthMetrics and healthy snacks e-commerce platform Signature Market among others.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Malaysian private investment firm RHL Ventures today announced a RM100 million fund designed to support the growth of local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The fund is participated by several notable investors, with SME Corp. Malaysia making a significant investment, signalling one of the first public and private collaboration under the new administration. From the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4019,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635\/revisions\/4019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}