Page 22 - SC Annual Report 2018 (ENG)

Securities
Commission
Malaysia
ANNUAL
REPORT
2018

ECF and VC are structured to help budding ECF and P2P financing as platforms for
entrepreneurs and start-ups secure pre-seed, seed MSMEs to raise funds
and early stage financing. On the other hand,
P2P financing, PE and LEAP are well-suited for Although challenges persist in MSME’s access to
more mature companies seeking working capital finance, the visible growth in alternative financing
or capital for growth. Eventually, when businesses avenues has been very positive and reflects the role
reach a certain scale, they will be able to leverage of the private sector in providing financing to
traditional methods such as public equity or debt. companies at various stages of development. Since
Together, these financing avenues can help meet 2015, 693 MSMEs have successfully raised capital
some of the financing needs of Malaysian amounting to RM261.52 million through ECF and
businesses, towards growing the nation’s economy. P2P platforms. In 2018 alone, 616 MSMEs raised a
total of RM195.11 million through these platforms.

ECF*

TALK CAMPAIGN

7 ECF platform 51 ECF 50 MSMEs raised
operators campaigns capital successfully

>55
$ $
<35
46 to 55 15% 35% 54% are retail RM48.87 million
14% 35 to 45
investors raised to date
36%
35 to 45

Age of $ $
ECF investors 47% of campaigns 94% of
raised RM500,000 investors are
and below Malaysian

* Data is cumulative since inception in 2015.

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