Funding startups with venture capital

HSBC and KPMG in the recent report “Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific’’ identified 100 leading emerging giants in Asia Pacific. This includes Malaysia’s Boost Holdings, Exabytes, Jirnexu, Presto Mall, Neurogine and PolicyStreet.

VENTURE capitalists (VCs) are known to make risky bets backing startups and emerging companies/small businesses with long-term growth potential, some of which have turned into unicorns.

But VC money is not for the long term.