Penjana Kapital announced this week that it had attracted eight international venture capital fund managers to take part in the Dana Penjana Nasional programme, with a total allocation of RM1.57 billion. We speak to Dr Sivapalan Vivekarajah of Scale-Up Malaysia on why local start-ups have reasons to cheer these developments.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Roshan Kanesan, Wong Shou Ning

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