WatchTower & Friends
AcceleratorKuala Lumpur · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
WatchTower & Friends operates as Malaysia's leading private accelerator, supporting early-stage founders through a structured 12-week program covering leadership foundations, business model development, MVP building, market onboarding, funding fundamentals, and ESG. The firm invests RM100k into early-stage startups and provides six weeks of dedicated mentoring. Its aim is to help founders rapidly build business cases, validate them, and launch companies within a success-focused ecosystem. Having backed more than 50 startups across 8 cohorts, its alumni include notable Malaysian companies such as TheLorry, MoneyMatch, and LaPasar.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 3 of 9 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×2SaaS ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1E-commerce ×1Logistics & Supply Chain ×1Retail Tech ×1Sales Tech ×1
HQs:Malaysia×1
Portfolio companies · 9 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeLapasar is a Malaysian B2B e-procurement platform and marketplace connecting corporate buyers to 10,000+ verified suppliers and 2M+ SKUs, with its own warehouses, delivery fleet, and payment/credit infrastructure across Peninsular Malaysia.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
First startup to graduate from Bank Negara's Fintech Sandbox with a full license; operates in four countries, valued at over RM100 million.
South-East Asia's land logistics platform for e-commerce logistics and transport
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does WatchTower & Friends invest at?
- WatchTower & Friends invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is WatchTower & Friends's typical check size?
- WatchTower & Friends typically writes checks of $22K.
- What sectors does WatchTower & Friends focus on?
- WatchTower & Friends focuses on E-commerce, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is WatchTower & Friends located?
- WatchTower & Friends is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, MY.
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