FACILITATION PROGRAM
BUMIPUTERA CORPORATE DEPOSITORY
The Bumiputera Corporate Depository is a strategic platform designed to connect Bumiputera companies with skilled professionals and catalytic investors through matchmaking mechanisms and networking opportunities. This initiative aims to empower the Bumiputera business community, assist companies in achieving sustainable growth, and open up opportunities to broader markets.
The program consists of three main components that support the comprehensive development of Bumiputera companies:
Bumiputera Board of Director Depository
Bumiputera Advisor Depository
Bumiputera Angel Investors Depository
Bumiputera Board of Director & Advisor Depository
About:
Directors’ Depository objective is to link Bumiputera companies with individuals who have expertise and experience in specific industries. The goal is to boost the efficiency and strategic development of these Bumiputera businesses.
Objectives:
- Promoting knowledge sharing and offering guidance.
- Facilitating networking between Bumiputera companies and experienced professionals.
- Improving governance within Bumiputera companies.
- Empowering and supporting the growth of Bumiputera companies to make informed decisions, overcome challenges, and achieve sustainable progress.
- ✔ Board of Directors Matching.
- ✔ Corporate Advisors Matching.
- ✔ Collaborative Network.
Benefits to Bumiputera companies:
- ✔ Encourage Bumiputera companies’ access to the expertise and experience of prominent Boards of Directors and Corporate Advisors in specific industries and fields.
✔ Open opportunities for Bumiputera companies to receive appropriate guidance and advice from Boards of Directors and Corporate Advisors to plan strategies and enhance company performance.
✔ Gain access to networks and professional connections to strengthen business collaboration.
Benefits to Professionals:
- ✔ Opportunity to share expertise and contribute to the business community.
- ✔ Opportunity to expand networks and expertise connections
Bumiputera’s companies:
- ✔ Start-up companies & mid-sized companies that are growing.
Experienced Bumiputera’s professionals:
- ✔ Full-time or part-time retirees.
- ✔ Professionals who are still in service
- ✔ Establishing business relationships with skilled professionals.
- ✔ Creating a resilient support ecosystem.
- ✔ Contributing to the improvement of corporate governance, strategic decision-making, and broader economic development.
About:
The Bumiputera Angel Investor Depository aims to connect Bumiputera companies with ‘Angel Investors’ who share similar investment criteria, industry interests, and commitment to support the Bumiputera community within a sustainable business ecosystem.
Objectives:
- Addressing the financing gap faced by Bumiputera companies
- Encouraging and facilitating investment within the Bumiputera community
- Promoting ongoing knowledge sharing and mentorship
- Contributing to the growth and success of the Bumiputera company ecosystem
- ✔ Matching Angel investors with businesses.
- ✔ Collaboration networks.
Benefits to Bumiputera companies:
- ✔ Encouraging Bumiputera companies to access investments.
- ✔ Gaining potential guidance/mentorship from experienced investors.
- ✔ Opportunities to build networks and business collaborations.
- ✔ Increasing visibility through high-impact investments.
Benefits to professionals:
✔ Accessing broader investment opportunities.
✔ Participating in high-impact investment activities.
✔ Diversification of investment opportunities.
✔ Sharing networks and knowledge in investments.
Bumiputera companies:
- ✔ Start-up companies in the early stages and mid-sized companies that are rapidly growing.
Experienced Bumiputera professionals/investment institutions:
- ✔ Successful individuals
- ✔ Experienced investors/institutions.
- ✔ Establishing business relationships with skilled professionals.
- ✔ Creating a resilient support ecosystem.
- ✔ Contributing to the improvement of corporate governance, strategic decision-making, and broader economic development
Bumiputera Angel Investors Depository
Consulting and Advisory Services
About:
Consulting and Advisory Services aim to support the development of Bumiputera companies through tailored consulting and advisory services that address their specific needs and challenges, provided by qualified and experienced consultants.
Objectives:
- Supporting the advancement of Bumiputera companies through tailored consulting and advisory services.
- Providing practical and viable proposals and strategies to enhance operational efficiency and long-term growth.
Benefits to Bumiputera Companies
- ✔ Enhancing the competitiveness and growth of companies.
- ✔ Improving expertise and efficiency in the operations of Bumiputera companies.
- ✔ Access to advisory services from experienced industry experts to overcome challenges and drive company growth.
Benefits to Collaboration Partners
- ✔ Opportunities to share expertise and industry knowledge with Bumiputera companies.
- ✔ Gaining a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by Bumiputera companies.
- ✔ Playing an important role in the development of Bumiputera companies, positively impacting the local and national economy.
Bumiputera Companies:
- ✔ Start-up companies in the early stages and mid-sized companies seeking consulting and advisory services.
Institutions that offers advisory and mentoring services to companies across various sectors.
- ✔ Development of networking connections.
- ✔ Access to knowledge sharing.
Program XCELERATE
About The Programme:
XCELERATE is a structured facilitation programme establish by TERAJU, in collaboration with Bursa Malaysia and key capital-market stakeholders, to prepare high-potential Bumiputera enterprises for public listing.
It is a structured pre-listing and capital-market readiness pathway focused on :
- Assess
- IPO readiness diagnostics and gap identification
- Build
- Targeted capacity building in governance, finance and equity positioning
- Connect
- Direct engagement with the IPO ecosystem and strategic investors
Programme Objectives:
- To increase Bumiputera companies’ participation and competitiveness in the Malaysian capital market
- To equip high-performing Bumiputera companies with comprehensive IPO readiness
- To address gaps in governance, financial discipline, equity structuring, and access to the capital market ecosystem
- ✔ High-potential Bumiputera-owned enterprises
- ✔ Demonstrated revenue and profitability track record
- ✔ Companies seeking to be listed on the Main Market, ACE Market, or LEAP Market
How XCELERATE works :
- Outreach & Screening
✔ Identification of high-potential companies nationwide
- Pre-Listing Readiness Workshops
✔ IPO fundamentals, governance, financial readiness and equity story
- XCELERATE IPO Synergy (Speed-Dating Format)
Curated one-to-one engagement with:
- ✔ Investment banks & principal advisers
- ✔ Legal, audit, IR and valuation professionals
- ✔ Strategic investors
Post-Programme Pathway
✔ Linkage to Bursa Malaysia pipeline, and other TERAJU financing & facilitation programme.
- ✔ Stronger pipeline of investor-ready Bumiputera enterprises
- ✔ Increased quality and sustainability of IPO candidates
- ✔ Enhanced Bumiputera participation and value creation in the capital market.
Strengthening Bumiputera equity ownership through structured capital-market access.
Program XCELERATE
Program ASCEND
About the Programme:
The ASCEND Programme is a strategic facilitation initiative designed to empower Bumiputera companies within the upper small and low-mid market segments to become bankable and investable.
Objectives:
- To strengthen business capacity in a sustainable manner
- To enhance overall bankability profile
- To facilitate access to strategic financing
Strategy
- ✔ Strategic direction and practical business planning
Finance
- ✔ Financial governance, cash flow management, and sustainable cost structure
Operations
- ✔ Operational efficiency, digitalisation, talent development, and resource optimisation
Governance
- ✔ Organisational structure, compliance, and leadership continuity
Sales & Marketing
- ✔ Branding, market expansion, distribution channels, customer management, and digitalisation
- ✔ Registered and active with SSM
- ✔ Minimum 51% Bumiputera ownership
- ✔ Annual revenue between RM1 million and RM5 million
- ✔ Minimum three (3) years operating track record
- ✔ No liquidation, bankruptcy, or blacklist status
- ✔ Demonstrates growth potential but faces constraints in accessing financing
- Bankability
To strengthen business credibility and readiness to access institutional financing and development funds
- Scalability
To enhance operational and strategic capabilities to support sustainable growth and expansion
- Financial Readiness
To improve financial governance in mitigating risks and optimising returns
- Sustainability
To strengthen governance and market expansion to ensure long-term competitiveness locally and regionally
Program XCELERATE
About The Programme
The ENHANCE Programme is a strategic facilitation initiative by TERAJU focused on value creation and investment readiness, supporting high-potential Bumiputera companies in aligning with investor expectations and capital market requirements.
Program Pillars
- Value Creation
- Assessment of company value creation, growth potential, and gaps across strategy, financial, and governance capabilities.
- Build Readiness
- Strengthening growth strategies, corporate governance, financial management, and development of equity story and investor documentation
- Connect
- Direct access and linkages to institutional investors, strategic investors, and the broader investment ecosystem
Program Objectives
- To enhance the value and competitiveness of Bumiputera companies while facilitating access to equity financing and strategic investments
- ✔ High-potential Bumiputera-owned companies with minimum annual revenue of RM5 million
- ✔ Companies with clear aspirations to expand and scale their business.
Delivered through a structured cohort-based approach, incorporating intensive workshops, executive training, and customised advisory with the involvement of industry experts and investors
- ✔ Identification & Outreach
- ✔ Pre-Assessment
- ✔ Value Creation & Diagnostics
- ✔ Structuring & Investment Readiness
- ✔ Investor Access & Market Activation
- ✔ Programme duration : 6 months
- ✔ Participations : Up to 60 Bumiputera companies per year
Enhances investment readiness, strengthens investor appeal, and enables integration into the investment ecosystem
Strengthens enterprise value, improves access to financing, and reinforces Bumiputera participation in the capital market
Program ENHANCE