AEF Greater Bay Area Fund
Venture capitalHong Kong · Seed–Series B
Investment thesis
Gobi Partners is an Asia-centric venture capital firm that invests early and deliberately, aligning long-term strategy with the region's newest innovation ecosystems. The firm emphasizes consistency, selectivity, and long-term performance across Asia's innovation economy, operating across many markets from a single platform. Its portfolio reflects a notable focus on the circular economy and women-led companies.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 30, 2026.
What they invest in
from 10 of 14 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4Consumer ×3E-commerce ×3Hardware ×3Deep Tech ×2Fintech ×2Mobility & Transportation ×2Biotech ×1
HQs:Singapore×3China×2United Arab Emirates×1Malaysia×1Pakistan×1
Investments · 14 tracked
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Base Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company working in the cell and gene therapy field, developing therapeutic products and research reagents and running clinical research projects for clients such as pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, universities, and hospitals.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechShanghai, CN
Bateriku provides on-demand automotive assistance across Malaysia, including car and motorcycle battery replacement, jump starts, towing, tyre patching and replacement, fuel top-ups, and car locksmith services with delivery and installation within 30 minutes.
E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Fasset operates a mobile banking and investing app offering multi-currency accounts, cross-border transfers, instant settlements, a global debit card, and interest-free investment access across crypto, stocks, funds, and commodities, all powered by its Own Network (L2) blockchain.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Malaysia-based custom ASIC and AI SoC platform IC design company for data center and Edge AI applications.
nanoSkunkWorkX develops nanostructured Scalable Devices (nSDs) — embedded interface devices made from bulk graphene that control heat, charge, energy, and signal flow at system interfaces.
Deep TechHardwareNew Materials
Orca Tech (欧卡智舶) develops autonomous surface vessels including unmanned environmental cleaning boats, smart electric passenger sightseeing boats, and the ORCA-APAS marine autonomous navigation and driver-assistance system for shipping, inspection, tourism, and public-safety applications.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechHardwareRobotics
RushOwl operates shared transit — buses and shuttles — for governments, enterprises, and schools across Emerging Asia, running services on the same technology platform (RushOS and ChronOS) it sells.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSingapore, SG
Sandbox VR operates location-based virtual reality entertainment centers where groups of up to six people experience immersive multiplayer games using proprietary full-body motion capture and haptic technology.
ConsumerGamingHardware
Steve Zhao(Founder)
Malaysian company listed on Bursa Malaysia (KLSE: SKYECHIP)
Synagistics is a Singapore-based AI and big data company that operates a data-driven commerce platform (Synagie) and an enterprise generative AI platform (Geene) for over 600 enterprises and global brands.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceSingapore, SG
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSandbox VR · streetinsider.com · Jul 16, 2026
Airwallex · ynetnews.com · Jun 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does AEF Greater Bay Area Fund invest at?
- AEF Greater Bay Area Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is AEF Greater Bay Area Fund's typical check size?
- AEF Greater Bay Area Fund typically writes checks of $2.5M – $28M.
- What sectors does AEF Greater Bay Area Fund focus on?
- AEF Greater Bay Area Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Circular Economy.
- Where is AEF Greater Bay Area Fund located?
- AEF Greater Bay Area Fund is headquartered in Hong Kong, HK.
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