KUALA LUMPUR: The government has introduced a new Smart Manufacturing scheme under the New Industrial Master Plan 2030's Strategic Co-Investment Fund (NIMP CoSIF) to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and mid-tier companies (MTCs) investing in digitalisation and automation.
In a joint statement today, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said
the new scheme features an NIMP CoSIF-to-private investment ratio of 2:1, where
The scheme is aimed at eligible SMEs and MTCs undertaking smart manufacturing transformation, including automation, Industry 4.0 adoption, artificial intelligence, robotics, data analytics and integrated digital solutions.
Separately, the government will temporarily increase the NIMP CoSIF co-investment ratio for the "Other Sectors" category to 1:1 from 1:2 until the end of 2027.
MITI and the SC said the enhanced ratio is intended to provide additional financing support for SMEs and MTCs amid economic and market uncertainties.
NIMP CoSIF is a public-private co-investment scheme that channels funding through equity crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platforms across 25 sectors under NIMP 2030.
As at end-June 2026, the scheme had facilitated RM185mil in fundraising for 40 Malaysian companies.
