Tin Men Capital backs Malaysian deeptech startup with $2m

Tin Men Capital led a US$2 million seed round in nanoSkunkWorkX, a Malaysian start-up that develops thin-film interfaces for semiconductors, hydrogen systems and diagnostics, Tech in Asia reported. Co-founded in 2019 by former NASA principal investigator Dr Amani Salim and Iqbal Shamsul, the company named Tin Men as its first Singaporean investor. It will put the money towards semiconductor partner qualification, scaling its interface-engineering platform and hydrogen and diagnostic programmes in Asia.