KUALA LUMPUR, 23 June 2022 – Ethical investment and social finance platform operator, Ethis Group, having launched EthisX as part of its global expansion plan, continues to trail…
As we celebrate Gobi Partners’ 20th anniversary in 2022, we will be sharing inside looks into the workings of Gobi and its portfolio companies. This edition of 20…
Prenetics Becomes First Hong Kong Unicorn on Nasdaq After SPAC Deal.
The merger values Prenetics at US$1.3 billion. It will raise upward of US$260 million in proceeds from the business combination in cash and trade receivables.
Gobi Partners is proud to release our inaugural Sustainability Report, which chronicles our accomplishments and our ongoing efforts in promoting economic development, environmental restoration, and social equality &…
In what is potentially Malaysia’s venture capital first, Gobi Partners alongside payments infrastructure platform, Stripe held a quickfire 1-minute pitching session for entrepreneurs at the recently held Co-Networking…
Gobi Partners co-founder Thomas Tsao call for the need for an integrated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment focus during his panel session at the recently held 25th…
Focusing on health tech, e-commerce/social commerce, future of work/education, prop tech, enterprise/SME tech and fintech, the Ratu Nusa Fund will be dedicated to supporting women-led seed-stage and pre-Series A companies in Indonesia.
As we celebrate Gobi Partners’ 20th anniversary in 2022, we will be sharing inside looks into the workings of Gobi and its portfolio companies. This edition of 20…
Gobi Partners and Ozora Yatrapaktaja are partnering together to launch a US$10 million seed fund for women startups in Indonesia, called the Ratu Nusa Fund.
As we celebrate Gobi Partners’ 20th anniversary in 2022, we will be sharing inside looks into the workings of Gobi and its portfolio companies. This edition of 20…
Los Angeles and Hong Kong-based sneaker and apparel platform, Kicks Crew sees potential in expanding into the untapped Southeast Asian athletic footwear markets.
Financial services firm Credit Saison invested US$30 million in Julo’s Series B2 shares, and was issued options to acquire Series B3 shares for another US$30 million.
In 2021, the Gobi portfolio raised $2.5 billion, almost doubling our number of unicorns to 9 (2021: 4 new unicorns) and saw 4 exits resulting in US$28 million returned to LPs. 34 startups joined Gobi, including the female-founded CloudEats, PolicyStreet and Udhaar Book.
2021 marked the awakening of exciting new markets in Asia like the Philippines, Pakistan and Malaysia, with Gobi portfolio companies reaping the benefits of accelerated digitization. Gobi startups…
As we celebrate Gobi Partners’ 20th anniversary in 2022, we will be sharing inside looks into the workings of Gobi and its portfolio companies. This edition of 20…
As part of the global Beyond the Billion consortium of investors pledging $1 billion into women founders from 2018 to 2020, Gobi has met its own $50 million commitment and continues to invest in and ensure diversity in voices and inclusive management teams in the startup ecosystem. Separately, Gobi and UN Women’s highly successful Asia Gender-Smart Investing Forum drew 557 registrants and 34 speakers across 48 countries.
Private-sector industry leaders from around Asia came together for the inaugural Asia Gender-Smart Investing Forum 2021, presented by Gobi Partners and co-organized with UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia program funded…
As we approach Gobi Partners’ 20th anniversary in 2022, we will be sharing inside looks into the workings of Gobi and its portfolio companies. This edition of 20…
The Philippine startup scene is thriving, and the best is yet to come. The Gobi-Core Philippine Startup Ecosystem Report is required reading for global investors.
As we approach Gobi Partners’ 20th anniversary in 2022, we will be sharing inside looks into the workings of Gobi and its portfolio companies. This edition of 20…
Bangkok, Thailand – Private sector industry leaders from around Asia came together for the Asia Gender-Smart Investing Forum, presented by Gobi Partners and co-organized with UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia programme funded by the European Union. Gender-smart investing…
As we approach Gobi Partners’ 20th anniversary in 2022, we will be sharing inside looks into the workings of Gobi and its portfolio companies. This edition of 20…
Save your seats to the inaugural Asia Gender-Smart Investing Forum, co-organized by Gobi and UN Women on Nov 2-3. The webinar will discuss investing in women for a more inclusive, sustainable world and feature heavyweights such as Sarah Tong, Peggy Choi, Norma Chu, Vanessa Hendriadi Li, and Lucy Liu. Gobi also welcomes Kimberly Yao to our cohort of female founders, while Recommend — led by Jes Min Lua — raises US$4 million.
Bangkok, OCTOBER 27 2021 – Gobi Partners, the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital firm with US$1.2 billion in assets under management, has appointed Paul Ark as Partner and Head…
September was a banner month for Fatima Gobi Ventures (FGV) and Gobi’s Taqwatech portfolio in Pakistan: investees TAG (now valued at US$100 million) and Truck It In raised new rounds, while FGV added a new investee (edtech Maqsad) and new LP (U.K.’s CDC Group).
As we approach Gobi Partners’ 20th anniversary in 2022, here is an inside look into the workings of Gobi and its portfolio companies. First up is 20 Questions…
The Series D2 round is the largest equity investment in Carsome’s history and brings their total valuation to US$1.3 billion; it includes the participation of one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the region and a pool of new international investors as well as existing shareholders including Gobi Partners.
How Gobi’s Dealmaking Value-add Was Instrumental in Delivering Another Superseed Success Story Food delivery startup DeliverEat’s recent acquisition by Teleport, the logistics arm of regional brand AirAsia, is…
Bloomberg covered Carsome’s share-swap deal with ASX-listed iCarAsia. Carsome founder Eric Cheng explained to CNBC Asia how the integrated used car e-marketplace positions itself as a “one-stop solution” and how it deals with competition in Southeast Asia.
Today, Airlift is announcing our $10m Series A-1 financing led by new partners and with strong participation from existing investors, increasing our total investment to date to $24.1m…
I recently participated in a Southeast Asian investor panel organized by Momentum Works, where the main topic revolved around lessons learned from previous crises and how they can be…
As we ushered in the New Year and braced ourselves for the coming “Corona Storm”, the startup community should never forget to turn adversity into opportunity. In fact,…
Accompanied Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, on a business mission to Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. Ghana is also where the Jack Ma Foundation will…
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 November 2019 – It was a fascinating Monday morning filled with insightful presentations and a panel discussion from a diverse range of NGOs, businesses and…
We recently made our first investment into Africa, CleverHome. It was founded by a “seabound” (出海) Chinese entrepreneur, who started with selling building materials to Africa in 2015….
In the past quarter century, we have witnessed two technological waves that drove venture investing: Commercialization of the militay Internet in the US in the 90s heralded the…
Anyone who has attended classes at the Alibaba University will learn about its unique company culture of selecting a character from Louis Cha’s (金庸) martial arts novels as…
Rise of the Anti-Sharing Economy – by Kay-Mok Ku
To see the future, one just needs to look at Japan. The land of the rising sun is also the land of falling prices. This is despite the…