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VC lifelines, digibank exodus, and Khazanah moves

Some Friday extras.

Feb 06, 2026
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Short (maybe?) read as we head into the first weekend of February. This one’s more tech-VC heavy:

  • Three government-linked programmes back on the VC radar

  • Malaysian digibanks are having a moment

  • The internal shuffle at Khazanah Nasional

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If you’re in the VC space, these three programmes should be on your watch list: Jelawang’s emerging fund managers programme, EPF’s separately managed accounts, and the legacy Penjana Kapital funds.

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