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Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator
Venture capitalKuala Lumpur · Pre-Seed–Seed · 8 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Alpha Startups is a free pre-accelerator programme designed to bridge the gap between an early idea and the MVP/market-validation stage that accelerators and investors typically require. Through an intensive rapid-validation bootcamp, selected teams of entrepreneurs, developers and designers build, test and validate scalable startup ideas with daily deliverables and mentorship. The programme is industry-agnostic and encourages Malaysian founders, including impact-driven ventures. Top teams can receive funding of up to RM50K plus digital credits, and graduates gain priority admission into funding programmes run by 1337 Accelerator and other recognised organisations. Applicants must be based in or serve the Malaysian market.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 25, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 43 of 82 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15SaaS ×14Enterprise Software ×10Fintech ×9Consumer ×7E-commerce ×5Cloud Computing ×4Future of Work ×4
HQs:Malaysia×19United States×5Philippines×2Singapore×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×33 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×3National University of Singapore ×2University of Michigan ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×7Engineering ×6Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×3
Investments · 82 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
Anycover is a product protection platform that offers extended warranty and protection plans for ecommerce merchants.
E-commerceInsurTech
Jan Rothkegel(Founder)in
Co-investorsPowerhouse Ventures
Beacon AI builds an AI assistant for commercial and private aircraft to support pilots with checklist management, flight procedures, route optimization, and safety calculations.
AI & Machine LearningSan Carlos, US
Avinash Nair(Founder)inMatthew Cox(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGregory Sands(Director)
Co-investorsClearSkyJetBlue VenturesNew North VenturesScout VenturesScout VenturesSKY VC+2 more
Betterteem is an AI-powered platform that analyzes employee experience and performance data from multiple systems (HRIS, payroll, ATS, LMS, CRM, productivity tools) to predict employee attrition risk and help organizations take proactive steps to reduce workforce churn.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHR TechBonifacio Global City, PH
Bo Discarga(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuko VenturesIdeaspace VenturesTechstars
Halo is an open-source AI glasses device featuring a conversational AI agent with memory capabilities and a miniapps platform for building custom experiences.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware
Co-investorsAugust CapitalCelesta CapitalGaingelsNext47Peak State Ventures
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Climate TechFintechImpact & Social GoodKuala Lumpur, MY
Carpedia operates a mobile platform that connects gig workers with part-time job opportunities in logistics, warehouse operations, and retail, matching couriers, van and lorry drivers, warehouse crews, and cashiers with businesses.
Future of WorkLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Confide is a governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that provides secure internal reporting tools and case management systems for handling employee grievances, investigations, and compliance workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareGovTechHR TechLegalTechSaaS
Pav Gill(Founder)
Disruptive Doctors operates a platform that provides clinic management solutions, digital marketing services, and business support tools for general practitioners and healthcare clinics.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSKuala Lumpur, MY
Du-it provides a "Buy Now, Pay Later" installment payment platform for businesses, supporting both B2B and B2C transactions across online and offline channels.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsArtem Ventures
Eat Cake Today is an online bakery and cake delivery platform that offers handmade cakes and gift items for birthdays and special occasions.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesMalaysia, MY
Co-investorsNetrove
Enprivacy provides a data protection gateway that allows enterprises to safely use their most sensitive data with AI systems while maintaining compliance and traceability.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Ranuk Mendis(Founder)in
FleetAta provides a logistics workflow platform that enables multiple stakeholders to collaborate on shipment and inventory tracking with role-based access and KPI monitoring.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSKuala Lumpur, MY
Funding Societies is a Southeast Asian digital financing and debt investment platform providing short-term business loans to SMEs, funded by individual and institutional investors.
FintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Kelvin Teo, CPA ☀️(Founder)inReynold Wijaya(Founder)inKelvin Teoin
Co-investors500 GlobalGobi PartnersGolden Gate VenturesPeak XV PartnersQualgroRuna Capital+4 more
Coins.ph is a cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform based in the Philippines that allows users to buy, sell, and trade various cryptocurrencies.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3FintechPhilippines, PH
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupGlobal BrainOak Drive venturesPantera CapitalRebright PartnersWavemaker Partners
The Green Factory manufactures sustainable wood products including custom interior fit-outs, furniture, homeware, and gifts using eco-friendly timber sourcing and circular production practices.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechConsumerE-commerceNew MaterialsMalaysia, MY
Harith Ridzuan(Founder)
Hometaste connects home chefs with neighborhood customers through an online marketplace for home-cooked food, and has expanded to develop standardized recipes and operate physical concept stores.
B2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesKuala Lumpur, MY
Aston Chua(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorspitchIN
Intllab offers project management services as a project delivery partner across pre-construction, construction, and post-construction phases, along with e-commerce development and market research/feasibility studies.
Construction TechConsumerPropTech
Kapitani provides a farm management application designed for farmers to plan, manage, and harvest crops more effectively by simplifying record-keeping, tracking tasks, and generating insights on farm performance and compliance.
AgTechSaaS
Co-investorsArtem Ventures
Laminar builds AI agents that automate manual business workflows such as procurement reviews, compliance checks, and manufacturing data entry.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAAL VCY Combinator
Miniloop is a SaaS platform that helps sales teams find, enrich, and manage leads through CSV imports, email verification, LinkedIn enrichment, and an AI discovery agent.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Emmett Miller(Founder)inWyatt Miller(Founder)inLeo Schottenstein(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Mogul is an advisory, executive search, and training firm that helps large companies find senior leaders and develop them through AI-personalized leadership programs.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsSoftBank Group500 GlobalBabel VenturesCityPark InvestmentsClick VenturesRanch Ventures+2 more
A technology park facility in Malaysia that serves as an innovation ecosystem for researchers, creators, and innovators developing 4IR (Fourth Industrial Revolution) technologies.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsGovTechMalaysia, MY
Nebula is a cloud gaming service that lets users stream over 1,000 games instantly on Windows, MacOS, and Android without downloads or installations.
Cloud ComputingConsumerGamingMountain View, US
Gordon Stitt(Executive Officer, Director)Devin Carlen(Director)Chris C. Kemp(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLouis Toth(Director)inMark Leslie(Director)Peter Bell(Director)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersComcast VenturesF-Prime CapitalFenbushi CapitalHemi Ventures, LlcHighland Capital Partners+5 more
Needle is an AI-powered marketing solution designed to help smaller brands compete with larger enterprises by providing agency-quality services at accessible pricing.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Jeannie (Ngoc) Nguyen(Founder)in
Co-investorsEQ2 VenturesITERATIVERembrandt Venture PartnersShasta Ventures
Protos Labs builds Protos AI, an agentic Adversary Risk Intelligence platform that analyzes threat feeds, vulnerability disclosures, and security signals to determine what a given threat means for a specific organization's assets, people, vendors, and data.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSingapore, SG
Co-investorsA2D VenturesArtem VenturesInvestible Climate Tech FundBEENEXTGobi PartnersVinaCapital Ventures
Rebee provides a platform that combines technology with human support to help seniors recover safely at home.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Reneon Tech provides sensors, gateways, and software platforms for building managers and energy professionals to monitor and analyze energy consumption.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyIoTPetaling Jaya, MY
Retailetics builds AI-powered retail automation technology, including smart self-checkout shopping carts (SmartCarts) that let shoppers pay directly on the cart and access product data and promotions.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRetail Tech
Manirajah Kulanthavelu(Founder)in
The page promotes "danatoto," an Indonesian online gambling platform offering Toto Macau lottery markets and 4D slot games.
Gaming
Social Snap provides customizable social sharing buttons and widgets that enable website visitors to share content across over 30 social networks and applications.
Marketing TechSaaSSocial
Swipey is a FinOps platform offering an expense management dashboard, prepaid VISA cards, and bill payment tools that let businesses issue category-specific cards and monitor spending in real time.
FintechSaaS
Kalyana Mohan(Co-founder)inRouvin Thiruchelvam(Co-founder)in
TIDE provides sensor and software systems to measure foot traffic and occupancy in buildings, enabling operational decisions on leasing, staffing, and campaigns across Southeast Asia.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoTPropTechRetail TechSaaSShah Alam, MY
Unearth is a Malaysia-based service that collects unused furniture and home items from people's homes and resells them on marketplaces like Carousell, Shopee, Mudah, and Facebook Marketplace on their behalf.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsMadrona Venture Group
Pod is a personal money management mobile app for iOS and Android that lets users set savings goals, track expenses, build a credit trail (Pod Score), and access Shariah-compliant micro-financing of up to RM10,000.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Co-investorsThe Hive Southeast Asia
Vircle provides a parent-facing app and a Visa card for children that lets parents give pocket money, set allowances and spending rules, and teach kids to save and spend responsibly.
ConsumerEdTechFintechKuala Lumpur, MY
Gokula Krishnan Subramaniam(Founder)inParesh Khetani
Co-investors500 GlobalGobi Partners
WORQ operates coworking spaces across Malaysia and Southeast Asia, providing office facilities and community environments for startups, entrepreneurs, and businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkPropTechKuala Lumpur, MY
Andrew Yeow(Chief Financial Officer & Strategist)inStephanie Ping(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investors500 GlobalCradle FundJungle Ventures
ZapZapMath is an educational game application that develops mathematical and higher-order thinking skills for children, offering features for parent and teacher tracking of student progress.
ConsumerEdTechGaming
Max Teh Kim Seng(Co-founder & Chairman)John Ng(Head of Product and Engineering)
Co-investorsNetrove
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Arus OilBescBidshidoBrilliant LabCashkuCashku by AdvisonomicsDigitalnewsasiaDiolkoDobyboxElitefitforyouFinancioFinoryGigfairyGrub CycleHawkrHomegrown FarmsInstaBInstabappKravveMaideasyMyScriptsNanobaronBeaconOuchOuchfreeParkeasyPayreconPewarisanQmedQmed AsiarebeeSenang InsuranceSpaceInSwapitThe Green FactoryThe RainmakersWahine CapitalWcapitalWehantar
Exits · 4
4 acquisitionsEat Cake Todayacq. by Cat & the Fiddle CafeFinancioacq. by ABSSGetDocacq. by Jireh GroupGigfairyacq. by TUNE
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHata · klse.i3investor.com · Sep 2, 2026
Mogul · lofty.ai · May 5, 2026
Miniloop · ycombinator.com · Apr 28, 2026
Laminar · raising.fi · Mar 18, 2026
Brilliant · finsmes.com · Feb 24, 2026
Mindhive · internationalleathermaker.com · Nov 4, 2025
Funding Societies · dealstreetasia.com · Oct 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator made?
- Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator has 82 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- What stage does Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator invest at?
- Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator's typical check size?
- Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator typically writes checks of $11K – $12K.
- What sectors does Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator focus on?
- Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, E-commerce, EdTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, HR Tech, InsurTech, LegalTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, PropTech, Retail Tech, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator located?
- Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, MY.
- Who does Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator co-invest with?
- Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator most often shares deals with 500 Global, Artem Ventures, Gobi Partners, among 26 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelFundraising 101: Understanding Your Options as a Malaysian Business Owner [Webinar]
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[WEBINAR] Serving the Underserved — FemTech for the Masses by Sastya Wardani
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From Taboo to Traction — Building in FemTech [WEBINAR]
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Revolutionising Recovery: How Rebee is Shaping the Future of Healthtech [WEBINAR]
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Building an AI Startup: Lessons from Laminar [WEBINAR]
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