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David Gowdey

Investor

Managing Partner at Jungle Ventures

Singapore

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $3.5M

About

David Gowdey spent 12 years leading Yahoo's international M&A across Europe, Asia and Latin America, bringing an operator‑M&A perspective rare among Southeast Asia VCs and a founder‑led exit approach.

Invests in

ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Jungle VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentSingapore
  2. Kredivo GroupBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  3. SociollaBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Jakarta Area, Indonesia
  4. AMPBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  5. KiotVietBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentHanoi, Vietnam
  6. SaltmineBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  7. BRIKBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentJakarta, Indonesia
  8. SleekBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  9. Believe Pte LtdBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  10. H2 (h2.co)Advisory Boardcurrent2025 — present
  11. TPG CapitalSenior Advisor2015 — 2024
  12. TPG CapitalTPG Growth2011 — 2015Singapore
  13. Pomelo FashionBoard Member2020 — 2023
  14. Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity AssociationCommittee Member2019 — 2021Singapore
  15. PropertyGuru Pte LtdBoard Member2015 — 2019Singapore
  16. iMoney GroupBoard Member2016 — 2019
  17. SVG Media Pvt LtdBoard Member2008 — 2017
  18. Xplorer CapitalManaging Partner2011 — 2014
  19. Yahoo7Board Member2005 — 2011Sydney, Australia
  20. Yahoo!Head of International Corporate Development, M&A1999 — 2011Sydney & Singapore

Education

  1. Macquarie Business SchoolMBA, Business1997 — 1998
  2. Radford UniversityBBA, Business Management1989 — 1993

Skills & more

Corporate Development70Deal Execution24Emerging Markets44Investments57Start-ups43Mergers & Acquisitions15Venture Capital21Private Equity15Digital Media19Acquisitions2Business Development2Business Strategy7
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