Gobi Partners onboards Malaysian startups to the Gobi Superseed II Fund
Gobi Partners, the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm with USD 1.5 billion (RM6.5 billion) in assets under management has onboarded four more promising Malaysian startups to its Gobi Superseed II Fund (Gobi SSII Fund). The four firms being onboarded are Islamic-themed streaming service Durioo+, e-commerce marketplace Lapasar, earned wage access provider Paywatch and […]
Gobi Partners hires Carlo Chen-Delantar as New Head of ESG
Gobi Partners, the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm with US$1.5 billion in assets under management, has appointed Carlo Chen-Delantar as its Head of ESG, to further advance the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda. He will replace Gobi’s outgoing ESG Head, Paul Ark. Prior to this appointment, Carlo served and continues his […]
Deliveree digitizes Logistics in SEA, raises USD 70Mn
Deliveree recently announced the closing of its USD 70 million Series C funding round led by Gobi Partners and SPIL Ventures with participation from existing investor Inspire Ventures. This brings total funds raised to USD 109 million over the past 5 years. Deliveree sources added that the proceeds from the firm’s Series C round will […]
Alibaba to launch its Netpreneur Training program in the Philippines
Alibaba Global Initiatives (AGI), a professional training arm of Alibaba Group, will launch a new edition of its Alibaba Netpreneur Training program in the Philippines with support from QBO Innovation Hub, the country’s first public-private partnership platform for local startups, regional venture capital firm Gobi Partners via their Gobi-Core Philippine Fund (“Core Capital”), and leadership […]