About
Syafiq Aqmar is an Investment Director at Gobi Partners, where he manages the investment lifecycle across Southeast Asian companies including ORA, Funding Societies, and Policystreet, and contributed to the fundraising of the RM250M Gobi GEMS Fund. Prior to joining Gobi, he worked at RHL Ventures evaluating high-growth startups and at EY's Strategy & Transactions team on valuation and financial modeling. He holds an Actuarial Science background and is a CFA Level 3 candidate, and also advises QYVE, a futsal-focused sports brand in Southeast Asia.
Experience
- Gobi PartnersDirector, Investmentscurrent2026 — presentFederal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Gobi PartnersSenior Investment Manager2024 — 2026WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Gobi PartnersInvestment Manager2022 — 2024
- BitsmediaStrategy & Capital Formationcurrent2026 — presentSingapore, Singapore
- QYVECo-Founder - Advisorcurrent2025 — presentFederal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- RHL VenturesInvestment Analyst2022Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- EYAssociate - Strategy and Transactions2020 — 2021Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- PwC MalaysiaIntern - Corporate Finance, Deals2019
- Maybank Asset ManagementIntern - Enterprise Risk Management2018Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- InvestIN EducationThe Young Investment Banking Programme2017London, England, United Kingdom
Education
- Bayes Business SchoolBSc (Hons), Actuarial Science2017 — 2020
- CATS CambridgeA level2016 — 2017
- Cempaka International SchoolsIGCSE2012 — 2015
Skills & more
Change ManagementRecruitingStrategyValue CreationFinancial Analysis1Fundraising1Deal Execution1Deal Structuring1Due DiligenceTeamwork5Public Speaking4Leadership5
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Project ManagementData AnalysisInvestmentsSoccerFinancial ModelingMicrosoft ExcelVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)R ProgrammingMinitabBloomberg TerminalS&P Capital IQLanguages English · Malay
- Open Water Diver — PADI
- Passed CFA Level 2 — CFA Institute
- Passed CFA Level 1 — CFA Institute
From Syafiq's professional profile.
Colleagues at Gobi Partners
Abraiz Abdullah
Analyst, Investment at Gobi Partners
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
- Where does Syafiq Aqmar work?
- Syafiq Aqmar is Director, Investment at Gobi Partners.
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Also attended CATS Cambridge2
Shared employers
Also worked at Gobi Partners66
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Also worked at EY1,145
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