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Gobi Partners Expands HealthTech Portfolio to US$11.8 Million in 'Greater Bay ASEAN'
Gobi has fortified its HealthTech portfolio with investments across 12 pioneering startups operating in the HealthTech domain across both China's GBA and the burgeoning Southeast Asian region referred to as 'Greater Bay ASEAN.' Gobi Partners spearheads the Series A funding for ImmunoCure, a Hong Kong-based BioTech company, and participates in the Series A funding round for ORA, a Malaysian telehealth platform.
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Sandbox VR Hit Experience Deadwood Valley Surpasses US$23 Million in Ticket Sales
This remarkable success stems from the ticket sales of the cinematic game "Deadwood Valley" over the past year, across 30 locations, and is projected to make US$100 million in lifetime sales.
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Gobi Partners Onboards CompAsia, Southeast Asia's Largest Integrated Recommerce Platform
From 2019 to 2022, Malaysia-based CompAsia facilitated transactions for more than 2.1 million pre-owned mobile devices. Noteworthy achievements encompass a reduction of 420 tonnes of e-waste, preservation of 46 billion gallons of water, and avoidance of 181 thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
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HSBC and WeLab Join Forces to Elevate Customer Experience and Drive Innovative Digital Products in Asia
WeLab aims to leverage its FinTech expertise alongside HSBC's worldwide influence and local insights to expand into a larger market, with a vision set on a Pan-Asian future. The initial market launch is slated for Malaysia, following a recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in the country.
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Capturing Your Next Million Digital Customers - Increasing Category Penetration
In their recent AI Moment newsletter, Eureka Ai Chief Data and Insights Officer Michael Hawkins sheds light on how a company can strategically boost its digital brand in Indonesia.
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Asia PE-VC Summit 2023: Greater Bay Area Startups – "Can They Build Bridges to Asia and Other Parts of the World?" Panel Session
In a challenging global environment and an ongoing US-led decoupling from China, this panel session presents three top investors and one unicorn business leader from the GBA to share their insights into how to weather storms with carefully crafted investment and business strategies and stay on top of the going-global game.
The panel session will feature:
- Benny Chen, Managing Partner, BAce Capital
- Chibo Tang, Managing Partner, Gobi Partners GBA
- Cindy Chow, Executive Director, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
- Dr. Frank Pun, Head of Hong Kong Office, Insilico Medicine
- Eudora Wang, Deputy Editor, Greater China, DealStreetAsia (Moderator)
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PETRONAS FutureTech 3.0 Masterclass and Panel Session
The panel discussion featured Gobi Co-founder and Chairperson, Thomas G. Tsao, 500 Global Associate Director of Investments, Amanda Cham, Antler Associate Partner, Frank Kang, and Plug and Play APAC VP of Investments APAC and Head of Singapore, Wayne Soh.
The discussion, guided by Joyce Tay, Chief Strategy Officer at StartupX explored fundraising for Pre-Series A to Post-Series A startups, providing practical inspiration and knowledge.
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2023 Commerce Frontiers Forum
Gobi Co-founder and Chairperson, Thomas G. Tsao participated in an engaging panel at the "2023 Commerce Future-Proof" Forum at the Asia School of Business, titled, “Innovation and Digital Frontiers of Asia’s Commerce.”
Moderated by GUIDE Founding Managing Director, Neil Cheong, the panellists included TechNode Group Founder, Dr. Gang Lu, BOXS Limited Co-founder, Roman Podkorytov, Kairous Capital Managing Partner, Adrian Hia, and Crusade Partners Founding Partner, Nicholas Hung.
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