Sime Darby
VC Fund
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sime Darby is a VC fund in Kuala Lumpur focused on Automotive and Retail. Sime Darby organizes business types into five segments on business types include motors, industrial, logistics, and healthcare. Their industrial segment sells, rents, and provides equipment and engineering services. The Motors segment contributes to revenue by assembling, selling, and renting out vehicles and providing after-sales services.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries Sime Darby invests in
Stages Sime Darby invests in
Countries Sime Darby invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Automotive 2 (40%)
- Retail 1 (20%)
- Robotics 1 (20%)
- Car Sharing 1 (20%)
- Marketplace 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (20%)
- Series B 1 (20%)
- Series C 1 (20%)
- Equity Crowdfunding 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- Malaysia 2 (40%)
- Thailand 1 (20%)
- Singapore 1 (20%)
- United States 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Datuk Tong Poh Keow
Group Chief Financial Officer
|
Group Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Hari Nair
Group Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
|
Group Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Jeffri Salim Davidson
Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer
|
Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Bakke Salleh
President & Group Chief Executive
|
President & Group Chief Executive | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF Automation and Robotics Sdn Bhd (DF) based in Malaysia is a local automation company that designs, manufactures, markets, and maintains Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) for various kinds of industrial and commercial use. An AGV is a “mobile robot” that uses sensors to guide its direction and can be programmed to transport goods from one locationto another automatically. DF’s AGV is unique as while it has the functions of other imported commercial AGV’s, is more cost effective to purchase and maintain. | $1.8M / Equity Crowdfunding / Nov 15, 2024 | ||
| WYZauto is an online marketplace that links luxury tyre wholesalers and auto repair facilities. WYZauto provides tire businesses with access to Thailand's largest tire inventory, references, and delivery choices. | $2.2M / Seed / Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| Carro is an online used car marketplace that offers a wide range of services for buying a car. | $100M / Series C / Nov 30, 2021 | ||
| SOCAR is Malaysia’s car-sharing network. It provide you with the convenience to drive by the hour, day or week within Malaysia. | $55.2M / Series B / Sep 16, 2021 | ||
| Verdezyne was a privately-held company that employs its biological expertise and proprietary advanced computational algorithms to design and synthesize novel, high-diversity gene libraries for engineering proteins, metabolic pathways, and microorganisms. The company creates and harnesses this unique biological diversity to optimize commercialfermentation processes for the production of petrochemical replacements. | $48M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 28, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does Sime Darby invest in?
Sime Darby invests primarily in Automotive, Retail and Robotics startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Malaysia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Sime Darby?
The team at Sime Darby includes Datuk Tong Poh Keow (Group Chief Financial Officer), Hari Nair (Group Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer) and Jeffri Salim Davidson (Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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