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Navvin Kumar

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Senior Director, Investment at Gobi Partners · Senior Director, Investments at AEF Greater Bay Area Fund

Malaysia

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About

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.

Experience

  1. GUIDEMentorcurrent2026 — presentKuala Lumpur
  2. Gobi PartnersSenior Director, Investmentscurrent2025 — presentFederal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  3. Senang InsuranceAdvisor & Shareholdercurrent2018 — presentKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  4. MIDFHead/Director, Structuring & Advisory, Investment Bank2019 — 2024Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  5. DMY CapitalVice President, Investments2018 — 2019Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  6. KHAZANAH NASIONAL BERHADAssistant Vice President, Investments2016 — 2018Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  7. Lazada GroupRegional Project Manager, Commercial2015Southeast Asia & Hong Kong
  8. EYMergers & Acquisitions Senior Associate, Transaction Advisory Services2013 — 2015Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  9. EYValuations & Business Modelling Associate, Transaction Advisory Services2012 — 2013Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  10. Honey Chart, Inc.Co-Founder/Chief Operating Officer2010 — 2011New York, NY, U.S.A.

Skills & more

Corporate Finance23Financial Analysis34Financial Modeling57Business Valuation13Highly Adaptable4Determined4Well Organised3Highly Analytical2Start-ups8Bloomberg10Capital IQ4Excel1
+8 morePowerPointWordAccessVisioMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMergers & AcquisitionsMySQL

Languages English · French

  • CFA Institute PL Program 5-Year Milestone — CFA Institute
  • Open Water Diver — PADI
  • Goethe-Zertifikat A1 — Goethe-Institut e.V.
  • Capital Markets Services Representative's Licence — Securities Commission Malaysia
  • Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française (DELF) - A2 — France Éducation international
  • CFA Charterholder — CFA Institute

From Navvin's professional profile.

Colleagues at Gobi Partners

Abraiz Abdullah
Investment Associate at Fatima Gobi Ventures
Adlil Zulaikha
Manager, Marketing at Gobi Partners
Adrian Kurnia
Director, Investment at Gobi Partners
Ali Mukhtar
General Partner at Fatima Gobi Ventures
Ameen Iskandar
Executive, IT Operations and Development at Gobi Partners
Angel Chau
Chief Financial Officer at Gobi Partners
Angie Lam
Director, Fund Administration and Compliance at Gobi Partners
Arya Masagung
Venture Partner at Gobi Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Navvin Kumar?
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.
Where does Navvin Kumar work?
Navvin Kumar is Senior Director, Investment at Gobi Partners.
Where did Navvin Kumar go to school?
Navvin Kumar studied at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (Bachelor of Science in Business, Finance, Information Process Management (I.T.)); Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Executive Education Programme, Leading the Sustainability Transformation in Banking); Taylor's College (American Degree Transfer Programme, Business).

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