Cambrian Fund to help launch technology startups in M’sia, Asean

Compelling vision: (From left) Siaw, Chu and Tan at the event. The Cambrian Fund has identified a number of startups which it will be investing in.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cambrian Fund, a venture capital fund targeted to be RM150mil in size, is set to be launched in October to help local and South-East Asian technology startups focusing on machine vision, artificial intelligence and robotics.

The fund is a joint venture between the co-founders of automated vision inspection equipment manufacturer Vitrox Corp Bhd, namely, Chu Jenn Weng, Steven Siaw and Yeoh Shih Hoong; with Singapore-based Southern Capital Group Pte Ltd.