From Vision to Venture.
From Vision to Venture.
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About Us

Having established in Malaysia since 2011, SBI Ventures Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“SBIVM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (Japanese financial conglomerate listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange: 8473), is a venture capital & private equity firm that focuses on investing into leading technology companies in the ASEAN region. We have proven track record by partnering with Government ministry/ agencies and well-established local public listed company in ASEAN region to invest in technology companies and subsequently contribute to their growth.

About SBI Group

The SBI Group was extablished in 1999 as a pioneer of Internet-based Financial Services in Japan.

Meet Our Team

Management

Taichi Kato

Managing Director

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Fund Managers & Co-Managed Funds

Jerry Tan

VT-SBI Fund

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Mark Lee

OSK-SBI Fund

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Tan Yeet Chien

SBI Brunei Fund

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Our Portfolio
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Taichi Kato

Managing Director

Has been with SBI group over 5 years. Prior to joining SBI Ventures Malaysia, he was with SBI Investment which is the largest Japanese VC firm in terms of AUM in Tokyo headquarters and handled both domestic and overseas investments especially in ASEAN and India.
 
Prior to joining SBI group, he was with a management consulting firm and a bank for over ten years. Has plenty of experience of finance, investment and strategy.

Jerry Tan

VentureTECH-SBI 

Ventured into the VC/PE scene in early 2009 and since then, has been dedicated himself into growth capital investment activities with the aspiration to spurs the local technology industry.

Started his career at HSBC Securities which later moved into a local VC firm, Kumpulan Modal Perdana (KMP) as an Investment Analyst. Thereafter, he joined Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) in 2014 and had slowly transformed the focus of one of the fund managed, from being a pure developmental fund to a well-balanced objective fund where ROI is heavily taken into consideration. He played a crucial role in the team in term of improving the funds’ return multiple. Last position held in MTDC was Senior Vice President of the Fund Management division.

Within 14 years of being involved quite actively in the industry, he has been exposed to various technology related industries such as semiconductor, digital platform, robotic & automation and other industry 4.0 related industries, established a well-rounded network that able to support each of his investment plan from origination to exit and acquired directorship experiences in private and also public listed companies.

He received his education from University Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in the field of Finance and Investment Analysis.

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Mark Lee

OSK-SBI 

Mark joined OSK-SBI Venture Partners in 2019 and has led all of its investments to date in addition to being responsible for all fund management activities. He previously served as Deputy General Manager (Retail & Innovation) in Berjaya Corporation where he led investments into technology startups and oversaw corporate development projects. Prior to that, he led investments while serving with COPE Partners, a leading private equity firm based in Kuala Lumpur. Mark had a stint in investment banking during his time with Maybank Investment Bank where he advised clients on IPOs, M&As and equity fundraisings. Mark also serves as a director and investor representative on the boards of various portfolio companies of OSK-SBI.

 

Tan Yeet Chien

SBI Brunei

Tan Yeet Chien began his career with RHB Investment Bank Berhad’s Corporate Finance in 2013 and then moved to Maybank Investment Bank Berhad’s Client Coverage. Notable deals completed were the divestment by Genting Malaysia Berhad of its equity stakes in Genting Hong Kong Limited and unrated bond issuance by Sunway REIT.  After spending about 4.5 years in investment banking, he joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad as Assistant Vice President in 2017, which marked his first buyside/ investment experience. Subsequently, for the next 6 years, he has always been in the PE/VC space, leading the investment activities of a family office private equity fund and a Securities Commission Malaysia’s licensed private equity firm, which both focus on deals in Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Deals completed included private equity investments in a pre-IPO artificial intelligence video surveillance company in China and a digital lending Fintech company in Hong Kong. He also managed to execute a divestment via block trade sale which yielded a net IRR of 20.6%. He has a combined experience of more than 12 years within the investment banking and PE/VC industry. He was a Malaysia Government (JPA) scholar and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration (major in Actuarial Science, Finance and Risk Management) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.