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A hard look at soft capital

Past VC deployments being reviewed: sources.

Oct 17, 2025
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I’m splitting this into two. Today’s a Friday short while tomorrow will be more data-heavy — on the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) ventures.

It’s a natural spillover from Tuesday’s Southeast on venture capital, with this one being more Malaysia-focused.

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After tomorrow’s analysis, I’ll change it up to balance the coverage. So I have your weekend reads sorted.

There’s clearly a strong appetite for VC/PE coverage here — it’s a niche that works. Not bad, really.

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A review is under way by key government-linked investment companies (GLICs) into past VC/start-up mandates, sources familiar with the matter tell me.

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