Gobi Partners
VC Fund
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gobi Partners is a VC fund in Kuala Lumpur focused on E-Commerce and Financial Services. Founded in 2002, Gobi Partners is a leading pan-Asian investment firm specialising in bespoke capital solutions for family offices, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions and corporate investors. Headquartered in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, Gobi manages US$2 billion across 30+ investment vehicles, investing in early to growth-stage companies with the potential for generational and global impact. The firm’s team of over 90 investment professionals operates from 18 locations, curating a diversified portfolio of more than 400 companies, with 76 exits achieved to date. Gobi is recognised for its long-term, values-aligned approach, building ecosystems at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and inclusion. From pioneering TaqwaTech for two billion Muslims, to advancing the circular economy, to promoting gender-diverse leadership, Gobi backs the trends that are reshaping societies. Gobi's edge lies in identifying structural and demographic shifts, forging partnerships with universities and institutions of higher education; bridging world-class research with private capital and bringing deep technology breakthroughs to commercialisation.
- Total investments:
- 428
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 28%
- Fund size:
- $1.3B
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Gobi Partners invests in
Stages Gobi Partners invests in
Countries Gobi Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 14 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $300k–$8M
- Series A
- $1.7M–$19M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.1M–$100M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 49 (11%)
- Financial Services 41 (10%)
- Software 34 (8%)
- Internet 31 (7%)
- Information Technology 30 (7%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 125 (29%)
- Series A 85 (20%)
- Seed 80 (19%)
- Series B 40 (9%)
- Series C 18 (4%)
Country
- China 81 (19%)
- Hong Kong 48 (11%)
- Malaysia 46 (11%)
- Singapore 23 (5%)
- Indonesia 20 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamaludin Bujang
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 19 | Find email | |
Kay-Mok Ku
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
Thomas Tsao
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 43 | Find email | |
Arya Putra Ketut Masagung
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Avery Li
Vice President
|
Vice President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 14 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| nanoSkunkWorkX develops nanotechnology for AGI scaling and allergy biosensing. | $2M / Seed / Sep 02, 2026 | ||
| Tiiny AI offers a ready-to-use open-source ecosystem with one-click installation for models. | Angel / Jul 30, 2026 | ||
Nika Optics
|
Nika Optics specializes in AR volume holographic waveguide display optics. It primarily addresses the issues with optical display for consumer AR optical goods. | $14.8M / Series A / Jul 20, 2026 | |
| GreatAsic specializes in delivering next-generation System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions that empower innovation and performance across industries. | $6.9M / Pre-Seed / Jun 09, 2026 | ||
| Transak is a global web3 payment and onboarding infrastructure provider, facilitating seamless transitions between traditional finance and crypto assets. Its product suite includes robust fiat-to-crypto services (On/Off-Ramps), a fiat-to-smart-contract solution (Transak One), and a fiat-to-NFT checkout solution. As a regulated, non-custodialpayments layer, Transak supports onboarding to 160+ crypto assets across 75+ blockchains. Trusted by over 350+ applications, including MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet, Transak is making web3 applications more accessible. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 08, 2026 | ||
| PolicyStreet is an insurance technology (insurtech) group of companies providing digital insurance solutions to businesses and consumers in Southeast Asia and Australia. They offer insurance, bespoke employee benefits, financial advice, insurance aggregation, and the development of digital technologies to make insurance meaningful and simple forbusinesses and people. | $21M / Series C / Apr 01, 2026 | ||
| Carsome is an online used car platform that provides efficient car selling services to individuals and entities. Through its online bidding portal, customers are able to sell their vehicles directly to dealers. Carsome facilitates the entire car selling process from inspection to valuation, bidding, and payment as well as logistics needs, allowingthe customers to sell their cars.It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Malaysia, the company has expanded to Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore. | $30M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 17, 2026 | ||
| Cortical Labs is a biological computing startup that is revolutionizing computing by integrating living neurons into chips. The biOS from Cortical Labs creates their reality and transmits data about it via electrical signals. The activity of the neuron is then translated into actions within that reality. The mind perceives these actions as having apositive or negative impact on biOS, which it then adapts to in order to enhance that feedback. The self-programming, infinitely flexible human neuron is the product of four billion years of evolution. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 04, 2026 | ||
| ServAuto is an automotive aftercare marketplace that offers maintenance, solar film, dashcam, footpad, wiper, and tire services. | Seed / Feb 10, 2026 | ||
| Jatri is the fastest growing technology company in Bangladesh with a mission to bring reliable transport to everyone, everywhere at the touch of a button. We are offering a mobility-as-a-service platform that enhances bus system reliability and quality. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 15, 2026 | ||
| See all 428 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Gobi Partners invest in?
Gobi Partners invests primarily in E-Commerce, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 428 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Gobi Partners invest in?
Gobi Partners typically joins rounds of $300k–$8M at Seed, $1.7M–$19M at Series A and $1.1M–$100M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Gobi Partners's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Gobi Partners took part in.
How do I contact Gobi Partners?
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Who are the partners at Gobi Partners?
The team at Gobi Partners includes Jamaludin Bujang (Managing Director), Kay-Mok Ku (Managing Partner) and Thomas Tsao (Co-Founder), among 14 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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