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Asset-light firms cannot pledge collateral: MDEC and CapBay open a RM200M ($49M) credit pool
The MD Technology Financing Program lends Malaysia Digital status companies up to RM3M each over 60 months from about 6% annually, underwriting on business fundamentals through CapBay's AI credit assessment rather than physical collateral.
Positive-sum angle: Non-dilutive credit at 6% lets a Malaysian founder fund working capital without selling equity into a thin local round, and MDEC recycles repayments instead of spending a grant once.