Founded
31 Dec 2002

Address

Gobi Partners Inc
Suite 3708, CITIC Square, 1168 West Nanjing Road
Shanghai
31, 200041
China

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VCID: 20662
    Profile
    Founders

    Corporate information

    Investment activity status
    Active investor


    Overview
    Established in 2002, Gobi Partners China is a leading venture capital firm in China and the first Chinese homegrown venture capital firm to enter Southeast Asia. Since then, the firm has built a solid foundation and is well-known in the industry for investing in leading early stage companies across a wide spectrum of technology-related sectors. We manage multiple funds in both US dollars and local currency. Gobi has invested in over 250 portfolio companies across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and other regions. We now operate 9 offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Jakarta. Current portfolio companies include Tuniu.com (NASDAQ: TOUR), 36Kr (NASDAQ: KRKR), Teambition (acquired by Alibaba), Dianwoda (acquired by Cainiao), Madhouse (acquired by BlueFocus), Opzoon (acquired by Harbin Gong Da High-Tech Enterprise Development Co.), UR (aquired by HLA), MainSpring (partially acquired by ByteDance), Chezhibao, Zhiketong, Cloudwise, Kuaigoudache, WeLab (Hong Kong SAR), Airwallex (Hong Kong SAR), WaveOptics (UK), etc. Each of our investments is hand-picked and highly selective, and we take pride in our differentiating investment strategies. We support our portfolio companies in every way we can, providing management guidance, operational know-how, and most importantly, access to a deep resource pool that we have been able to build over many years. Our strategic partner network includes industry leaders like Unilever, Alibaba, Cisco, Bosch, and Sony just to name a few. The team has accumulated rich investment expertise through experiencing several transformations in industry life cycles over the past decade. Key sectors of focus include DeepTech, Enterprise Services, Big Data, Regional Expansion, FinTech, Lifestyle, etc. Gobi Partners China is part of the broader Gobi Partners platform, which covers other markets in the rest of Asia.

    Funds managed

    Fund Type Vintage
    Meranti ASEAN Growth Fund Venture

    2017

    Gobi Fund II LP Venture

    Funding rounds


    Profile Country Notes
    Sierra Ventures Management LLC Venture capital firm based in San Mateo, California. United States

    Current and past shareholders

    Investor Contacts Round
    Sierra Ventures Management LLC logo Sierra Ventures Management LLC
    Venture capital firm based in San Mateo, California.
    +1 (650) 854-1000
    N/A

    Selected investments

    Country Date Notes
    Airwallex (Cayman) Ltd
    Financial technology company that offers integrated solutions for cross-border payments.
    Hong Kong SAR China 25 Mar 2019 Series C
    Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
    WaveOptics Ltd
    United Kingdom 11 Dec 2018
    17 Jul 2017
    Series C
    Round participant. Active
    8D World Inc
    United States 1 Mar 2008 Series A
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Hotelmize
    N/A
    Active

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