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Cradle Investment Programme Spark (CIP Spark)

CIP Spark

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
150,000 MYR

Conditional grant of up to RM150,000 for a maximum duration of 18 months. Conditional: funds may be repayable on early termination or other terms in the funding agreement.

Funder

Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through the Cradle online portal, subject to budget availability. Cradle periodically pauses intake when the annual allocation is committed.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Companies: under 5 years of incorporation, accumulated revenue under RM3 million, must own IP rights, no other company holds 25% or more; if majority non-Malaysian owned, majority of employees must be Malaysian. Individuals: team of at least 2 (at least 1 Malaysian), at least 1 resident in Malaysia.

How to apply

  1. Register on the Cradle online application portal.
  2. Complete the application with the technology description, prototype plan and commercialisation strategy.
  3. Pre-screening by Cradle for eligibility and completeness.
  4. Due diligence and pitch to the evaluation panel.
  5. Approval, signing of the grant agreement, and milestone-based disbursement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://cradle.com.my/cip-spark/

"CIP Spark provides funding of up to RM150,000 for pre-seed stage technology startups."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: cradle.com.my

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