Malaysia's state-backed Penjana on track to close fund at $285m in Q1 2022

Malaysia's state-backed Penjana on track to close fund at $285m in Q1 2022

Taufiq Iskandar, Penjana Kapital's Chief Investment Officer. Source: Penjana Kapital

Dana Penjana Nasional, the Malaysian government fund set up to stimulate the country’s startup ecosystem, is on track to hit its original fundraising target of 1.2 billion ringgit ($285.6 million) by the end of the first quarter, said Taufiq Iskandar, the chief investment officer (CIO) of Penjana Kapital, the agency that runs the fund-of-funds programme.

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