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David Gowdey

Managing Partner at Jungle Ventures

Singapore

Overview 

David Gowdey is the Managing Partner at Jungle Ventures in Singapore, with expertise in corporate development, strategy, and deal execution. He has successfully invested in and served on the boards of various companies, including AMP, Sleek, and KiotViet, demonstrating his strong track record in venture capital and private equity. Gowdey holds an MBA from Macquarie Business School and a BBA from Radford University, and his career highlights include leading investments in companies like iflix and Abra, showcasing his ability to identify and support successful startups in emerging markets.

Work Experience 

JV

Jungle Ventures

  • Managing Partner

    2015 - Current

    Jungle is Southeast Asia's largest independent venture capital firm. We invest from the seed stage to Series B in tech companies across a range of sectors, from software to consumer brands. Based in Singapore we have worked with some of the region's most exciting founders to build high growth, capital-efficient companies that will stand the test of time. The portfolio includes category-defining businesses like Moglix, Kredivo, Sociolla, Paysense (acquired by Naspers), and Saltmine among others.

F

FinAccel

  • Board Member

    2020

S

Sociolla

  • Board Member

    2019

A

AMP

  • Board Member

    2021

S

Sleek

  • Board Member

    2021

BP

Believe Pte Ltd

  • Board Member

    2020

K

KiotViet

  • Board Member

    2019

S

Saltmine

  • Board Member

    2018

Saltmine’s enterprise workplace platform empowers companies to create spaces where employees love to work.

Raised $20,000,000.00 from Jungle Ventures, JLL Spark and Xplorer Capital.

saltmine.com
TC

TPG Capital

  • Senior Advisor

    2015

  • TPG Growth

    2011 - 2015

    Internet sector lead for Asia. Since 2012, TPG Growth has invested in a range of Internet/tech companies such as: SurveyMonkey, Uber, Airbnb, Lynda.com, Box.com, Lenskart and Propertyguru.

TPG is a private investment firm that manages capital across a series of funds.

Raised $535,598,425.00 from Macquarie Group, Ares Management, Nomura Holdings, Pierfront Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Partners Group and Barings.

tpg.com
PF

Pomelo Fashion

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2023

Education 

Investments 

AMP

Series A

Total funding: $200M

Sleek

Series A

Total funding: $17M

KiotViet

Series A

Total funding: $51M

Abra

Series A

Total funding: $100M

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