Malaysia Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) was set up by government of Malaysia in 1992 to spearhead the development of technology businesses in Malaysia. Its initial role was to concentrate on the promotion and commercialisation of local research and invests in new ventures that can bring in new technologies from abroad.
From these
investment activities, MTDC has evolved to become a venture capital outfit and has been the leading venture capitalist in the country long before the concept became familiar and accepted in Malaysia.
By the time other new venture capitalist came into being, MTDC has further evolved to become an integrated venture capital solutions provider and has become the only company in the country to attain the status. Today, MTDC is the only one-stop agency where financing can be source from; all the way from laboratory ideas to full commercialisation of such ideas.