Gobi Partners is an Asia-focused venture capital firm founded in 2002, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, with over US$2 billion in total AUM across more than 30 funds. Its latest vehicle, the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund Greater Bay Area (AEF GBA) Fund, closed at US$256 million. The firm invests from early to growth stage across sectors including fintech, AI, healthcare, deep tech, and the Muslim digital economy (TaqwaTech).
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 4 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (41% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $18.0M (across 96 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
85
Fund Size
$256M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Erdem Dereli
Venture Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 PolicyStreet | Series C | $26M | Jul 2026 |
| CCarsome Group Inc. | Unknown | $30M | Mar 2026 |
 Gestala | Seed | — | Jan 2026 |
 GreatAsic | Series A | $6.9M | Jan 2026 |
 QistBazaar | Seed | $1.8M | Jan 2026 |
| CCarsome Group Inc. | Unknown | $30M | Jan 2026 |
 Nanoskunkworkx | Series A | — | Aug 2025 |
 Funding Societies | Series A | — | Mar 2025 |
 Phase | Unknown | $13M | Feb 2025 |
 Rushowl | Series A | $10M | Jan 2025 |
 Lymow | Unknown | — | Jan 2025 |
| LLanxiao Aviation | Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
 Xense Robotics | Series A | — | Jan 2025 |
| PolicyStreet | Series B | $15.3M | Jan 2025 |
 Colabs | Series A | $2M | Oct 2024 |
 Qist Bazaar | Series A | $3.2M | Sep 2024 |
 Amity | Series C | $60M | Jul 2024 |
 Orcauboat | Unknown | — | Jan 2024 |
| Qist Bazaar | Series A | $3.2M | Jan 2024 |
| QistBazaar | Series A | $3.2M | Jan 2024 |
 Bitsmedia | Series A | $20M | Dec 2023 |
 Protos Labs | Seed | — | Oct 2023 |
 iMotorbike | Series A | — | Jun 2023 |
 Ora | Series A | $10M | May 2023 |
| OOra Singapore | Series A | $10M | May 2023 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026