Thomas Tsao
iMotorbike Raises US$2.6mil in Series A Round
Operations in Malaysia and Vietnam on expansion path
Investments in technology and talent to drive growth
Gobi Partners onboards Care Concierge to Khazanah-backed Gobi Dana Impak Ventures fund
Funding to create innovative solutions to revolutionise senior living care
Gobi confident of Care Concierge growth prospects for the Silve Economy
Alibaba Cloud launches AsiaStar 10x10 campaign to highlight Southeast Asian startups
Brings together 100 startups shaping the region’s tech ecosystem
Feature companies, communities, projects that operate in ten categories
Digerati50: Thomas Tsao, championer of TaqwaTech
Thomas Tsao, along with Gobi Partners, which he is a founding partner of, has been able to help shape the tech startup scene in ASEAN. The VC firm also coined TaqwaTech – Muslim-serving tech startups – which Gobi and Thomas are heavily pushing.
Malaysian property tycoon Leong Hoy Kum of Mah Sing Group among investors in PolicyStreet’s US$6mil Series A funding
Round led by Altara Ventures with Auspac Ventures & Gobi Partners
Plans to introduce new sachet-based and on-demand insurance products
AirAsia’s Teleport to acquire Delivereat for US$9.8 mil in a cash & shares deal
Husband and wife founders of Delivereat have footprint in Penang & Klang Valley
Deal puts US$300mil valuation on Teleport which has not received external funding
In Series B extension, Malaysian based iStore iSend receives funding from Yamato Holdings
e-fulfilment startup to expand to Thailand and Vietnam with funding injection
Funding part of extended Series B round from Jan 2021 that raised US$5.5mil
Speedhome’s CEO bakes social stand into startup and is rewarded by investors
Raises US$1.7mil in Series A for regional expansion, strengthen tech
Using multiple data points to overcome racial bias in rental market
Sunway iLabs Super Accelerator names 23 startups in third cohort
Sunway’s innovation arm, Sunway iLabs, together with Gobi Partners, have kicked off their pre-accelerator phase of the Sunway iLabs Super Accelerator programme.
Sunway iLabs launches 2021 Super Accelerator
Applications close June 15, startups will gain mentors, market access
Sunway ecosystem a launchpad to test, validate and scale startups
