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Gobi Partners

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Invests in Asia · Website

Pre-SeedSeedSeries ASeries BConsumer Apps & SocialE-commerce & MarketplacesB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningFintechHealthcare & BiotechFintech & PaymentsHealthcare & Digital HealthClimate & Clean EnergyEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSemiconductors & Hardware

Thesis

Bespoke Capital for Enduring Impact. Gobi invests where capital alone is insufficient — requiring deep local relationships, sustained engagement, and informed judgment across Asia's diverse and complex markets. They focus on technology companies solving structural inefficiencies across underserved Asian markets, from fintech to deep tech to sustainable infrastructure.

Likely not a fit for

Pure domestic Western markets without Asia expansion potential. Companies without meaningful local market traction. Non-technology businesses.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$2B
Decision process
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Partners & team

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Bob Zheng

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Niccolo Almario

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Thomas G. Tsao

General PartnerCo-founder and Chair

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Chibo Tang

General PartnerManaging Partner

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Dan Chong

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Jamaludin Bujang

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Soo Wei Shaw

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Ali Mukhtar

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Jason Gaisano

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Carlo Chen-Delantar

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Portfolio

AirwallexFintech Payments

Airwallex is a trusted global payments and financial platform that provides multi-currency accounts, high-speed international transfers, corporate cards, expense management, automated billing, and embedded finance solutions.

Animocabrands

Animoca Brands is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification, focusing on creating a new era of digital assets and tokenized real-world assets. The company invests in and develops a wide range of games and applications that leverage blockchain technology to enhance user experiences and ownership.

Amber GroupFintech Payments

Amber Group is a leading crypto financial services platform specialized in digital wealth management and crypto-native liquidity solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of products and institutional-grade experience.

CarsomeEcommerce Marketplaces

CARSOME is Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, aiming to digitize the region’s used car industry by reshaping the car transaction and ownership experience.

Sandbox VRMedia Entertainment

Sandbox VR offers immersive VR experiences for groups of up to six, featuring advanced technology and in-house developed games. It focuses on social, interactive, and futuristic VR entertainment.

PolicyStreetFintech Payments

PolicyStreet is a leading insurtech company in Malaysia dedicated to making insurance purposeful and simple for everyone. It offers affordable online car insurance and customizable insurance solutions for businesses.

TransakFintech Payments

Transak provides a fiat on/off ramp integration for Web3 and crypto applications, enabling users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies using fiat currencies.

AbhiFintech Payments

Abhi is a fintech company dedicated to enhancing access to credit through embedded finance solutions, offering products like Earned Wage Access and SME financing to improve financial wellness in emerging markets.

AdalfiFintech Payments

AdalFi is a digital lending platform that empowers banks and fintechs to score and underwrite overlooked consumer and SME prospects using deposit account data. Their AI-driven credit models enable instant loan disbursement and risk reduction.

AilsynBioBiotech Life Sciences

AilsynBio is a world-leading peptide therapeutics company leveraging AI-driven bioinformatics to accelerate peptide drug discovery. They offer tools for protein design, conformation prediction, druggability ranking, and disease risk prediction.

AitrasoundHealthcare Digital

Aitrasound Medical Group specializes in innovative 3D medical ultrasound imaging equipment solutions, focusing on radiation-free scoliosis assessment through its Scolioscan® system.

ALTIVEFintech Payments

Altive is a financial technology platform powering the world’s alternative investment market, providing access to private market products such as pre-IPO unicorns, private equity, and private credit.

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Research briefRead more
Gobi Partners Research Overview Gobi Partners is one of Asia's most established and geographically diverse venture capital firms, founded in 2002 in Shanghai by Thomas G. Tsao. Operating for over two decades, the firm has grown to manage US$2 billion in AUM across a network of 17 offices spanning East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. With 400+ portfolio companies, 75 exits/IPOs/acquisitions,

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