AEF Greater Bay Area Fund

Angie Lam is a Director at Gobi Partners, where she oversees compliance, fund administration, and chairman office functions. She brings over 13 years of experience in office management and organizational leadership across diverse teams.

Chibo Tang backed eight Greater Bay Area unicorns and leverages a New York–Hong Kong–Boston upbringing to build the Hong Kong–Shenzhen–Guangzhou tech corridor and advise founders on AI and data platforms.

Former corporate LP turned ASEAN COO Dan Chong builds regional infrastructure, prioritizes people development and long-term continuity, insists on real-world problem-solving, and avoided Garena, Carro and Grab over valuations.

Hisham Ibrahim, MIT-trained in engineering and business with CPA and CFA, pairs PE and VC experience across Asia, co-founded tokenization company Amsara and champions blockchain, digital assets and impact investing.

Jamaludin Bujang held roles in commercialization, fund‑of‑funds ecosystem building and early/multi‑stage VC, giving him government–corporate–private VC perspective and catalyzing a sovereign‑backed partnership that anchored an ASEAN platform in KL.

Jason Gaisano co-founded and leads a joint regional VC–Filipino family-conglomerate platform, combining institutional VC experience with deep local networks and bridging government and diplomatic channels.

Jong Eon Lee is a partner and 11Street founding member who led cross-border business across China, Korea, Europe and the U.S., now based in Malaysia investing across Southeast Asia.

Ken Ngo co-founded and manages early-stage Philippine VC fund, using entrepreneurial and civic leadership to back health, education and fintech with a camel-not-unicorn focus while expanding startups beyond Metro Manila.

Nhat Minh Phan pairs École Polytechnique and LSE quantitative training with experience at BCG, corporate VC, founding Rever.vn, and operating at Grab and VinFast, offering founder empathy and Vietnam expertise.

Renee Pan built seven vertical accelerators and helped 100+ startups enter the Greater Bay Area via supply-chain and manufacturing support; she champions 10+ year patient capital for deep-tech spin-offs.

Soo Wei Shaw chairs her firm's ESG committee and serves on Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund investment committee; co-founded Asia Gender‑Smart Investment Forum with UN Women and launched US$10M Ratu Nusa.

Bohan Zheng is a Senior Director at Gobi Partners, a venture capital firm focused on emerging markets. He holds a CPA qualification from Australia and works on venture investment activities at the firm.

Dora Goh is Finance Director at Gobi Partners, a venture capital firm with $1.6 billion in assets under management. She has experience in financial planning, analysis, and reporting, with a background in Big Four audit firm work focused on private equity, venture capital, and licensed corporation services.

Hazel Wong is Director of Public Relations at Gobi Partners. She has experience in marketing communications, international trade, and B2B event planning. Wong holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from the University of Hong Kong.

Hing Cheng is Executive Director of Corporate Development at Gobi Partners. He brings venture capital experience in Greater Bay Area and Beijing with focus on fintech, including lending, consumer financing, and risk management across Asian markets. Previously, he served as an executive at a growth-stage fintech startup that raised over $100 million, where he managed multiple teams and functions including business unit P&L, product management, and business development, and has worked across Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and mainland China.

Jimmy Ng is a Senior Director at Gobi Partners, where he sources and evaluates startups in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. He writes about fundraising processes for early-stage companies and shares insights from his experience working in venture capital.

Kennith So is a Program Director at Gobi Partners, where he focuses on program and accelerator development, operational management, and partnership building. He also serves as Program Director at GUIDE, working on program development, startup advisory, and ecosystem growth. So is pursuing an MBA at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and completed a Sustainability Immersion Program at Warwick Business School.

Muhammad Ali Taufiq is a venture capital investor at Gobi Partners, where he serves as Director of Investments managing a $28M early-stage tech fund and sourcing opportunities for a $50M fund focused on fintech, cleantech, and blockchain across South Asia and Southeast Asia. He brings 15+ years of experience spanning venture capital, startup operations, and financial services, including co-founding and scaling six ventures in transport, logistics, e-commerce, and real estate that collectively served over 10,000 customers. Taufiq holds CFA and FRM certifications and is a LUMS alumnus.

Navvin Kumar is a venture capital professional with experience in growth equity investments across ASEAN. He specializes in structuring and M&A transactions within fintech, insurtech, financial services, circular economy, green technology, consumer, telecommunications, and technology sectors. Kumar serves as a mentor at GUIDE.

Phoebe Fontanilla is a Senior Investment Manager at Gobi Partners, where she manages fund investments and oversees growth strategy for portfolio companies while conducting market research and fund operations focused on Southeast Asian startups. She holds a degree in Economics with a minor in Philosophy from Fordham University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Syafiq Aqmar is an Investment Director at Gobi Partners, where he manages the investment lifecycle across Southeast Asian companies including ORA, Funding Societies, and Policystreet, and contributed to the fundraising of the RM250M Gobi GEMS Fund. Prior to joining Gobi, he worked at RHL Ventures evaluating high-growth startups and at EY's Strategy & Transactions team on valuation and financial modeling. He holds an Actuarial Science background and is a CFA Level 3 candidate, and also advises QYVE, a futsal-focused sports brand in Southeast Asia.

Arya Masagung, an Indonesian-American venture partner launching a dedicated $10M Indonesia fund, leverages his former transportation founder experience and China-derived mobile/internet playbooks to champion local founders.

Kengo Suzuki leads his firm's Japan expansion, forging partnerships with Japanese corporates and financial LPs to connect Japan's capital base to its Asia portfolio, while serving as CEO of NEOLIZE.

Adlil Zulaikha is a Marketing Manager at Gobi Partners with over nine years of experience in digital, brand, and venture capital marketing. In her current role, she oversees brand strategy, content, social media, and campaigns across multiple regions, and has achieved a 60% increase in engagement. Her background includes work on marketing structure and internal communications across organizational contexts.

Bowie Tan is a Finance Manager at Gobi Partners and a certified public accountant with the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance and has three years of experience in audit and financial services across diverse client engagements.

Carlo Chen-Delantar, the only Filipino in WEF's 2026 Young Global Leaders, integrates ESG and circular economy into pan‑Asian investing, co‑founded a Philippine fund and voices its startup ecosystem in media.

Catherine Shu is Head of Content at Gobi Partners, an Asia-focused venture capital firm with over $2 billion in assets under management and more than 400 portfolio companies. She previously spent over a decade as a senior reporter at TechCrunch, where she covered the technology industry across Asia, with particular focus on Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Australia/New Zealand, and authored approximately 3,200 articles. Her earlier journalism experience includes coverage of entrepreneurship and technology at the Taipei Times, with bylines also appearing in the New York Times, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Barron's, and the Village Voice.

Faiez Akmal is an Investments Manager at Gobi Partners focused on venture capital and emerging markets technology ecosystems. He is an NYU alumnus and available for engagement with founders, operators, and investors.

Fred Li is a hands-on bridge to Hong Kong universities—lecturer, advisor and mentor who manages joint HKU funds—and a former 1,000-person GM applying turnaround and digital-transformation CEO experience to spin-offs.

Jason Chen combines Group COO and Managing Director roles—operations plus investing across Greater China & Southeast Asia—and brings large-cap PE, real assets & investment banking experience, leading university-linked commercialization.

Jia Shern Neoh is Senior Manager of Legal Affairs at Gobi Partners, an Asia-focused venture capital firm managing US$1.6 billion in assets under management with dual headquarters in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. Previously, he practiced corporate law at a boutique firm in Kuala Lumpur, specializing in M&A transactions, private investments, equity fundraising, and commercial contract negotiation and drafting. He completed the Axiata Young CEO Development Program, a two-year business leadership program sponsored by the Axiata Foundation.

Katie Gan is People & Admin Lead at Gobi Partners, where she develops people strategy to support organizational growth. With over 10 years of human resources experience, she focuses on aligning business priorities with people initiatives through organizational structures, systems, and culture development.

Kelly Wong is a Finance Manager at Gobi Partners with four years of experience in accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger at a multinational company. Previously working as an account executive, Wong has experience managing full-set accounting operations.

Niccolo Almario is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, where he earned a BS in Management with a specialization in IT Management. He currently works as a Value Creation Associate at Gobi Partners and has professional experience in marketing, finance, and public relations.

Sarah Jin is Head of Legal at Gobi Partners, a venture capital firm. She has experience in fund formation, private equity and venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, and contract drafting. She holds a law degree from Yeshiva University's Cardozo School of Law.

Suryono Darnor serves as Chief Operating Officer at MIVSB, the commercialisation arm of MIMOS Berhad, a government-owned entity operating under Malaysia's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. In this role, he supports the global expansion of Malaysian deep-tech innovation through partnerships, investment facilitation, and international market development. He also advises Gobi Partners.