Tag "Gobi Partners"

EPF and Gobi Partner on RM250 Million Fund, Financial Inclusion Among Key Focus

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has announced a strategic collaboration with Pan-Asian venture capital firm Gobi Partners, committing RM250 million to support the growth of mid-to-growth stage companies in Malaysia. This partnership is aimed at fostering the development of various

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Kid-Focused Neobank Vircle Nets Seed Funding From Gobi, KMP

Vircle, a Malaysian neobanking service provider for kids, has secured seed funding from co-lead investors Kumpulan Modal Perdana (KMP) and Gobi Partners. Details of the funding was not disclosed. Gobi made the investment through the Gobi Dana Impak Ventures (GDIV)

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Making Sense of the Tricky Funding Road for Fintech Startups in Malaysia

The fintech funding landscape in Malaysia has been a hot topic of discussion in recent years, with significant growth and innovation in the sector. To shed light on the challenges and opportunities that fintech startups face, a roundtable discussion was

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Gobi Partners Invests in Malaysia-Based Fintechs Paywatch and pitchIN

Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm Gobi Partners announced that it has onboarded two fintech firms to its Gobi Superseed II Fund (Gobi SSII Fund). Earned Wage Access (EWA) service provider Paywatch and equity crowdfunding platform (ECF) pitchIN were among the

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Gobi Partners Closes US$10 Million Malaysia-Focused Fund Joined by Allianz

Pan-Asian venture capital firm Gobi Partners announced the closing of its US$10 million Gobi SuperSeed II (Gobi SSII) Fund following the participation of Allianz Malaysia as a Limited Partner (LP). Other LPs backing the Gobi SSII Fund are institutional investors

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Ethis and Gobi Partners to Set Up Shariah-Compliant US$20 Million Seed Fund

Ethis Group, an ethical investment and social finance platform operator, is collaborating with venture capital firm Gobi Partners to structure and set up a US$20 million Shariah-compliant seed fund. The fund, which is targeted to have its first closing by

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