# Sharil Tarmizi > Sharil Tarmizi is a seed investor at Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission backing Geospatial. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio… - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/malaysian-communications-and-multimedia-commission) - Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Oct 2020 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 Sharil Tarmizi is a seed investor at Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission in Kuala Lumpur focused on Geospatial and Machine Learning. Dato' Sharil Tarmizi is a Senior Advisor at Quantephi, a boutique investment advisory firm and the former and Chairman and Chief Executive of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).Sharil started his working life in Malaysia as a lawyer with Messrs Azman Davidson & Co and Messrs Zaid Ibrahim & Co, Malaysia’slargest law firm. He has worked on numerous privatization projects that Malaysia was undertaking in the late 1990s, such as the development of Putrajaya and the Multimedia SuperCorridor initiative, before embarking on technology legal practice which, at the time, was a first for any legal firm in the country.Sharil was then invited to join the MCMC for the first time in to head MCMC’s Industry Development initiatives. He has then held several roles including Commission Member of the MCMC, making him the youngest Commission Member in the history of the country and the first time ever that any former member of staff of MCMC was appointed to the Board of MCMC, as well as the Chief Operating Officer.His notable achievements during his tenure includes a positive rating by Fitch Ratings for having the appropriately balanced regulatory environment to encourage telecoms investment, as well as the recognition given to Malaysia to be one of the few emerging economies for having the right framework for affordable broadband.Sharil graduated with a LL.B (Hons) from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth before qualifying as a Barrister, of Gray’s Inn, United Kingdom. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Geospatial | 2 | 67% | | Machine Learning | 2 | 67% | | Mobile | 1 | 33% | | GovTech | 1 | 33% | | Analytics | 1 | 33% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 67% | | Convertible Note | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CITYDATA.ai | CITYDATA.ai simulates the presence and movement of people across 9000 cities around the world. Our geospatial AI builds mobility digital replicas to quantify "how many people" and "what are the movement patterns". Our citizen apps and chatbots engage residents with contextual data for their city.CITYDATA's platformincludes these products:* CITYCOUNT.ai* CITYPARKS.ai* CITYFLOW.ai* CITYSIM.ai* CITYOPS.ai* CITYSURVEY.ai* CITYCHAT.ai* CITYSDK.ai | $2.2M | Seed | Oct 15, 2020 | | | LOTaDATA | LOTaDATA curates geospatial ground truth data sets on a global scale. We combine public and private data for discerning customers to help them make smarter decisions. | | Convertible Note | Jan 04, 2017 | | | BookDoc | Inspired by his close friend’s near-death experience and being a seasoned player in the healthcare industry, Beh pledged to do something to address the inefficiencies and information asymmetries in healthcare. He founded BookDoc with the goal of improving the timeliness of diagnosis and helping patients to find appropriate care. | | Seed | Sep 30, 2015 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Galactic.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galactic-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [LVX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/letsventure) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [MOX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mox-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Pinaki Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pinaki-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [True Incube](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-incube) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission VC Fund 2 contacts available at Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Sharil Tarmizi | Chairman & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dato-sharil-tarmizi | | Eric Ku | Chairman, Green ICT Promotion and Awareness Working Thread, MTSFB | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-ku-8c98 | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Gobi Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gobi-partners) — VC Fund - [Quest Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/questventures) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Mobile Angel Investors in Malaysia](https://shizune.co/investors/mobile-angel-investors-malaysia) - [Health Care Investors in Malaysia](https://shizune.co/investors/health-care-investors-malaysia) - [Health Care Angel Investors in Malaysia](https://shizune.co/investors/health-care-angel-investors-malaysia) - [SaaS Angel Investors in Malaysia](https://shizune.co/investors/saas-angel-investors-malaysia) - [All Angel Investors in Malaysia](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-malaysia) ## FAQ ### What does Sharil Tarmizi invest in? Sharil Tarmizi invests primarily in Geospatial, Machine Learning and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Sharil Tarmizi last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Sharil Tarmizi closed in Oct 2020. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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