Medina Capital

What is Medina Capital?

Medina Capital is a Venture Capital Fund headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, focusing on high-growth opportunities in software, IT and TMT, education, hardware and manufacturing, and Artificial Intelligence and Big Data industries.

With assets under management of 500 million USD, their expertise lies in equity investment, catering primarily to businesses at various growth stages, including seed, startup, early stage, and expansion phases. The fund's investment strategy is to commit a minimum of 20 million USD on each venture, aiming to nurture Malaysian-based companies and a select number of foreign entities to contribute to the economic growth of the country.

Balancing investments, at least 30% of the fund is dedicated to financing start-ups, while the remaining amount is allocated to emerging companies with some initial track records in commercialization. Medina Capital prides themselves on their value-add approach, assuming the role of an active investor without usually being involved in the day-to-day operations, yet maintaining close oversight of the strategic direction of their investee companies. They look for management capability and integrity, proven market, ownership of significant intellectual properties, good growth prospects or scalability, and an identifiable divestment strategy when selecting their target investments.

The Medina Capital team, led by Dali Sardar, Nikhil Kothari, KC Tan, and Naim Yunus, combines their diverse experience and resources to provide strategic guidance and support to their portfolio companies, ensuring successful growth and scaling.