SBIF II, COPE Private Equity invest in MDT Innovations

KUALA LUMPUR: SBI Islamic Fund II (Brunei) Ltd (SBIF II) and COPE Private Equity (COPE) jointly announced the commitment of separate investments amounting up to US$14.25 million into MDT Innovations Sdn Bhd (MDT Innovations).

The new capital injection will fuel and strengthen MDT Innovations’ research and development (R&D), enhance its product quality, expand its business scale, and maintain its competitive edge in order to become a market leader in the Internet of Things (IoT) industry and raise its profile as an internationally established player.

Liew Choon Lian, chief executive officer of MDT Innovations, said: “We are pleased to be partnering with COPE and SBIF II, two leading institutions to support the growth of MDT Innovations. We believe MDT Innovations is uniquely positioned to tap the huge market that is IoT in AsiaPacific.”

MDT Innovations focuses on IoT value chains ranging from intelligent wireless communications, IoT as a service, to neural network solutions, the company offers services in the key domains such as crowd movement, things management and fintech enablement.

Since its founding in 2004, the company has won numerous awards, including the Red Herring Global 100 in 2008, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 APAC in 2011, with founder Liew Choon Lian winning EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year 2015. Also, the APAC CIO Magazine rated MDT Innovations as one of the top 25 IoT solution providers in 2018.

MDT Innovations’ solutions in crowd movement, automation, smart tagging and retail solutions are based on its intelligent wireless sensor systems. These solutions are found in Fortune -500 semiconductor firms, hospitals and retail chains in China, Malaysia, and Australia.

Datuk Azam Azman, managing partner of COPE Private Equity, said: “MDT Innovations is a Malaysian company with world class technical know-how in the IoT industry. We are excited to partner with Mr Liew and his talented team and look forward to support their growth in the years to come.”

Amran Mohd, CEO of SBI (B) Sdn Bhd, said: “The world is more connected than ever in the Industrial Revolution 4.0. MDT Innovations is in the right space of IoT, a high growth market which Mr Liew and his dedicated team are at the forefront in the region.

“We are more than excited to support MDT Innovations to achieve their vision to be the leader in the IoT space.”