Malaysia - Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem

In the context of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on Malaysia's economy, the need to foster the emergence of an innovation-led economy has taken on increasing urgency. Public-sector involvement in the early-stage financing p...

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Main Authors:	Kuriakose, Smita, Fong, Kristina Siew Leng, Loh, John Jaan Hui, Zakaria, Mohamad Izwan Bin
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2022
Subjects:	COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099325003152217819/P17485303a40a50a308bd60c618d61ee0c4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37136

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spelling	okr-10986-371362022-03-17T05:10:33Z Malaysia - Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem Kuriakose, Smita Fong, Kristina Siew Leng Loh, John Jaan Hui Zakaria, Mohamad Izwan Bin COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY In the context of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on Malaysia's economy, the need to foster the emergence of an innovation-led economy has taken on increasing urgency. Public-sector involvement in the early-stage financing phase of the ecosystem is integral to crowding-in private investments, as seen by the impact of the establishment of government-sponsored venture capital (VC) funds in several small OECD countries, including Estonia and Finland. In turn, improved access to finance at the initial stages of a start-up and the crowding in of private capital will play a pivotal role in strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The government has devised a number of developmental roadmaps that emphasize the greater use of alternative forms of financing, such as VC and digital platform based models, including peer-to-peer financing (P2P) and equity crowdfunding (ECF). These strategies are an integral part of the government's strategies for maintaining growth as Malaysia achieves high-income nation status. This study aims to identify the financing gaps in Malaysia's start-up financing ecosystem and to propose specific policy levers to address the identified constraints on both the availability of and access to early-stage financing. 2022-03-16T12:21:25Z 2022-03-16T12:21:25Z 2022-02-28 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099325003152217819/P17485303a40a50a308bd60c618d61ee0c4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37136 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Report Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Malaysia
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY Kuriakose, Smita Fong, Kristina Siew Leng Loh, John Jaan Hui Zakaria, Mohamad Izwan Bin Malaysia - Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem
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description	In the context of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on Malaysia's economy, the need to foster the emergence of an innovation-led economy has taken on increasing urgency. Public-sector involvement in the early-stage financing phase of the ecosystem is integral to crowding-in private investments, as seen by the impact of the establishment of government-sponsored venture capital (VC) funds in several small OECD countries, including Estonia and Finland. In turn, improved access to finance at the initial stages of a start-up and the crowding in of private capital will play a pivotal role in strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The government has devised a number of developmental roadmaps that emphasize the greater use of alternative forms of financing, such as VC and digital platform based models, including peer-to-peer financing (P2P) and equity crowdfunding (ECF). These strategies are an integral part of the government's strategies for maintaining growth as Malaysia achieves high-income nation status. This study aims to identify the financing gaps in Malaysia's start-up financing ecosystem and to propose specific policy levers to address the identified constraints on both the availability of and access to early-stage financing.
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author	Kuriakose, Smita Fong, Kristina Siew Leng Loh, John Jaan Hui Zakaria, Mohamad Izwan Bin
author_facet	Kuriakose, Smita Fong, Kristina Siew Leng Loh, John Jaan Hui Zakaria, Mohamad Izwan Bin
author_sort	Kuriakose, Smita
title	Malaysia - Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem
title_short	Malaysia - Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem
title_full	Malaysia - Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem
title_fullStr	Malaysia - Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem
title_full_unstemmed	Malaysia - Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem
title_sort	malaysia - assessment of the start-up financing ecosystem
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099325003152217819/P17485303a40a50a308bd60c618d61ee0c4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37136
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Malaysia - Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem

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