Top 10 Malaysian Tech Startups in 2026

Southeast Asia's largest integrated car e-commerce platform, founded in KL in 2015, Carsome has restructured the used car market across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore through its data-driven vehicle inspection, reconditioning, and retail model. Its 2022 unicorn valuation of over USD 1.7 billion made it Malaysia's first homegrown automotive tech unicorn.

A pan-Southeast Asian e-commerce enabler headquartered in Bangkok but with significant Malaysian operations, aCommerce manages end-to-end digital commerce infrastructure — warehousing, fulfilment, data analytics, and digital marketing — for major international brands entering the region's fragmented online retail landscape.

Malaysia's leading insurtech platform, PolicyStreet has digitised the insurance purchasing experience for individual consumers and SMEs across multiple product categories, partnering with major insurers to distribute products through an intuitive digital interface. Its B2B embedded insurance API is rapidly becoming the regional standard for insurance distribution via third-party platforms.

A KL-based SaaS company providing cloud-based point-of-sale and business management tools to over 15,000 food and beverage businesses across Southeast Asia, StoreHub's platform integrates inventory management, loyalty programmes, and data analytics into a single affordable subscription. Its Beep Delivery platform expanded the company's footprint during the pandemic and remains a core revenue driver.

The Malaysian arm of Southeast Asia's largest SME digital financing platform has disbursed hundreds of millions of ringgit in business loans to Malaysian SMEs underserved by traditional banks, using alternative data and machine learning to make credit decisions that conventional lenders cannot. Its peer-to-peer financing model is licensed by the Securities Commission Malaysia.

The world's largest drone-based solutions company by customer count, Aerodyne was founded in Kuala Lumpur and provides drone inspection, data analytics, and geospatial intelligence services to clients in the energy, telecommunications, and plantation sectors across 35 countries. It was named the world's top drone service provider by Drone Industry Insights for four consecutive years.

A Malaysian digital health benefits management company that connects employers, employees, and healthcare providers through a single platform, enabling seamless outpatient claims, panel clinic management, and health analytics. Its AI-driven insights allow corporate HR departments to predict and manage workforce health expenditure with unprecedented precision.

Southeast Asia's leading performance marketing network, Involve Asia connects over 200,000 publishers with hundreds of advertisers across the region through a sophisticated affiliate and influencer marketing platform that processes millions of tracked transactions monthly. Its technology stack is built and maintained entirely in KL.

AirAsia's digital financial services arm, BigPay, has grown from a prepaid travel card into a full-featured digital bank serving millions of users across Malaysia and Singapore with remittance, personal finance tools, and lending products. Its ambition to become a licensed digital bank in multiple ASEAN markets has positioned it as one of the region's most watched fintech challengers.

Southeast Asia's largest integrated car e-commerce platform, founded in KL in 2015, Carsome has restructured the used car market across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore through its data-driven vehicle inspection, reconditioning, and retail model. Its 2022 unicorn valuation of over USD 1.7 billion made it Malaysia's first homegrown automotive tech unicorn.

A pan-Southeast Asian e-commerce enabler headquartered in Bangkok but with significant Malaysian operations, aCommerce manages end-to-end digital commerce infrastructure — warehousing, fulfilment, data analytics, and digital marketing — for major international brands entering the region's fragmented online retail landscape.

Malaysia's leading insurtech platform, PolicyStreet has digitised the insurance purchasing experience for individual consumers and SMEs across multiple product categories, partnering with major insurers to distribute products through an intuitive digital interface. Its B2B embedded insurance API is rapidly becoming the regional standard for insurance distribution via third-party platforms.

A KL-based SaaS company providing cloud-based point-of-sale and business management tools to over 15,000 food and beverage businesses across Southeast Asia, StoreHub's platform integrates inventory management, loyalty programmes, and data analytics into a single affordable subscription. Its Beep Delivery platform expanded the company's footprint during the pandemic and remains a core revenue driver.

The Malaysian arm of Southeast Asia's largest SME digital financing platform has disbursed hundreds of millions of ringgit in business loans to Malaysian SMEs underserved by traditional banks, using alternative data and machine learning to make credit decisions that conventional lenders cannot. Its peer-to-peer financing model is licensed by the Securities Commission Malaysia.

The world's largest drone-based solutions company by customer count, Aerodyne was founded in Kuala Lumpur and provides drone inspection, data analytics, and geospatial intelligence services to clients in the energy, telecommunications, and plantation sectors across 35 countries. It was named the world's top drone service provider by Drone Industry Insights for four consecutive years.

A Malaysian digital health benefits management company that connects employers, employees, and healthcare providers through a single platform, enabling seamless outpatient claims, panel clinic management, and health analytics. Its AI-driven insights allow corporate HR departments to predict and manage workforce health expenditure with unprecedented precision.

Southeast Asia's leading performance marketing network, Involve Asia connects over 200,000 publishers with hundreds of advertisers across the region through a sophisticated affiliate and influencer marketing platform that processes millions of tracked transactions monthly. Its technology stack is built and maintained entirely in KL.

AirAsia's digital financial services arm, BigPay, has grown from a prepaid travel card into a full-featured digital bank serving millions of users across Malaysia and Singapore with remittance, personal finance tools, and lending products. Its ambition to become a licensed digital bank in multiple ASEAN markets has positioned it as one of the region's most watched fintech challengers.