David Gowdey
InvestorManaging Partner at Jungle Ventures
Singapore
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $3.5M
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139 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Vinnie LauriaunlockedDavid: together at H2 (h2.co) (2025–2026)
David: together at Propertyguru
David: together at Imoney
×4David: together at Jungle Ventures
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.
Contact· published on David's own website
Invests in
ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Radford University (Bachelor of Business Administration) Studied at Macquarie Graduate School of Management (Master's degree)
- Family
- David Gowdey has been based in Singapore for the last 18 years with his wife and three children.
From David's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- Jungle VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentSingapore
- Kredivo GroupBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- SociollaBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentJakarta Metropolitan Area
- AMPBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- KiotVietBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentHanoi, Vietnam
- SaltmineBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- BRIKBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentJakarta, Indonesia
- SleekBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Believe Pte LtdBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- H2 (h2.co)Advisory Boardcurrent2025 — present
- TPG CapitalSenior Advisor2015 — 2024
- TPG CapitalTPG Growth2011 — 2015Singapore
- Pomelo FashionBoard Member2020 — 2023
- Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity AssociationCommittee Member2019 — 2021Singapore
- PropertyGuru Pte LtdBoard Member2015 — 2019Singapore
- iMoney GroupBoard Member2016 — 2019
- SVG Media Pvt LtdBoard Member2008 — 2017
- Xplorer CapitalManaging Partner2011 — 2014
- Yahoo7Board Member2005 — 2011Greater Sydney Area
- Yahoo!Head of International Corporate Development, M&A1999 — 2011Sydney & Singapore
- Matrimony.com LimitedBoard Member2006 — 2011Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Skills & more
Corporate Development70Strategy85Deal Execution24Emerging Markets44Investments57Start-ups43Mergers & Acquisitions15Venture Capital21Private Equity15Digital Media19Acquisitions2Business Development2
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Business StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipFrom David's professional profile.
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Jungle Ventures
Aditi Verma
Lead, Content and Community at Jungle Ventures
Amit Anand
Founding Partner & Managing Director at Jungle Ventures
Amrit Raj
Partner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle Ventures
Annabel Zee
Executive Assistant at Jungle Ventures
Anurag Srivastava
Founding Partner at Jungle Ventures
Arpit Beri
Managing Partner, India at Jungle Ventures
Arzoo Jain
Lead, PR & Communications at Jungle Ventures
Aviral Goenka
Senior Associate, India at Jungle Ventures
Network7
Amit AnandScout
Founding Partner & Managing Director at Jungle Ventures
Anurag SrivastavaScout
Founding Partner at Jungle Ventures
Karissa AdelaideScout
Principal, Southeast Asia at Jungle Ventures
Rishab MalikScout
Managing Partner, Pre-Seed/Seed at Jungle Ventures
Arpit Beri
Managing Partner, India at Jungle Ventures
Eric Woo
Associate at Jungle Ventures
Yeo Chee Hiong
Senior Associate, Southeast Asia at Jungle Ventures
Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Gowdey?
- 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.
- Where does David Gowdey work?
- David Gowdey is Managing Partner at Jungle Ventures.
- What does David Gowdey invest in?
- David Gowdey invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does David Gowdey write?
- David Gowdey typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does David Gowdey sit on?
- David Gowdey holds tracked board seats at AMP, Kiotviet, Kredivo, Saltmine, Sleek, Sociolla.
- What companies has David Gowdey invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Abra, AMP, iflix, Imoney, Kiotviet, Lenskart, Matrimony.com, Pokkt, Pomelo Fashion, Propertyguru, Sleek, SnapBizz CloudTech, and 1 more.
- Where did David Gowdey go to school?
- David Gowdey studied at Macquarie Business School (MBA, Business); Radford University (BBA, Business Management).
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Also attended Macquarie Business School15
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Also attended Radford University14
Corinne SmeriglioDirector of Operations at NextGen Venture PartnersSean MykietynCFO at Militello CapitalJason RigoliPartner at Enlightenment CapitalMike KeefeChief Growth Officer, Federal Services at Maximus VenturesMichele MasseyDirector at Pallas VenturesBill ViolanteFounder at Hatch
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Shared employers
Also worked at KiotViet2
Also worked at Saltmine3
Also worked at Sleek6
Sanjay ZimmermannGeneral Partner at White Star CapitalJustin DiddamsInvestment Director at Ellerston CapitalCarles Marcos i GuárdiaInvestor at Enzo VenturesKyaw Zaw WinSenior Software Engineer at Hatcher+Adrien BarthelManaging Director of Australia & Co-founder at SleekJulien LabruyereCEO & Co-founder at Sleek
Also worked at TPG Capital198
Georgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesElena SakachInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersKayla HinderscheidHead of Network Development at Menlo VenturesStephen CondonFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia Capital
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