# Sime Darby

> Sime Darby is a VC fund in Kuala Lumpur backing Automotive and Retail. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sime-darby-berhad
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SimeDarbyGroup
- Website: http://www.simedarby.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimeDarbyProperty/?ref=page_internal

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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 2 | 40% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Robotics | 1 | 20% |
| Car Sharing | 1 | 20% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 20% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Malaysia | 2 | 40% |
| Thailand | 1 | 20% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Datuk Tong Poh Keow | Group Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/datuk-tong-poh-keow |
| Hari Nair | Group Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hari-nair |
| Jeffri Salim Davidson | Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeffri-salim-davidson |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Bakke Salleh | President & Group Chief Executive | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tan-sri-dato-seri-mohd-bakke-salleh |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DF Automation and Robotics | 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 | 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 | 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 Malaysia | 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 | 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 |  | Mar 28, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KWAP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kwap) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [AEI Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aei-capital-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [BP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bp-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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.

### How do I contact Sime Darby?

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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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