David Gowdey
InvestorManaging 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
- Jungle VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentSingapore
- Kredivo GroupBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- SociollaBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Jakarta Area, Indonesia
- 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 — 2011Sydney, Australia
- Yahoo!Head of International Corporate Development, M&A1999 — 2011Sydney & Singapore
Education
- Macquarie Business SchoolMBA, Business1997 — 1998
- Radford UniversityBBA, Business Management1989 — 1993
Skills & more
Corporate Development70Deal Execution24Emerging Markets44Investments57Start-ups43Mergers & Acquisitions15Venture Capital21Private Equity15Digital Media19Acquisitions2Business Development2Business Strategy7
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Cross-functional Team LeadershipStrategyFrom David's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Macquarie Business School6
Richard KimberChair at Stone & ChalkMariana Luis-Castillo PatronCommunity Manager at UNSW Founders 10xGiles BourneCo-Founder Partner, Scalare Partners at Australian Technologies CompetitionLaxmi PunAngel at AirTree VenturesMichael GethenInvestor at Modus PartnersBen LewisManaging Director, One Health Studio at Alloy Partners
Also attended Radford University2
Shared employers
Also worked at KiotViet1
Also worked at Saltmine2
Also worked at Sleek2
Also worked at TPG Capital94
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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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
Ashwin Jayaram
Partner at Jungle Ventures
Network10
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
Sandeep UberoiScout
Managing Partner at Jungle Ventures
Arpit Beri
Managing Partner, India at Jungle Ventures
Ashwin Jayaram
Partner at Jungle Ventures
Eric Woo
Associate at Jungle Ventures
Lokesh Borkar
Analyst at Jungle Ventures
Yeo Chee Hiong
Senior Associate, Southeast Asia at Jungle Ventures
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