DST Global

DST Global, established in 2009, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, with additional offices in Menlo Park, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong. The company specializes in late-stage investments in the internet sector, focusing on rapidly growing ventures. Its investment portfolio spans various sectors, including software, TMT, fintech, and e-commerce, with a global investment strategy.

Saurabh Gupta

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Verdi Israelian

Partner

Bobby Shellworth

Principal

Tom Stafford

Co-Founder

Past deals in Hong Kong

Cobo

Series B in 2021
Cobo is a leading provider of digital asset custody solutions, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore. The company specializes in creating secure and efficient management systems for digital assets, catering primarily to institutional clients. Cobo offers an omni-custody platform that includes a range of custody technologies, such as full custody utilizing bank-grade hardware security modules, co-managed custody based on advanced multi-party computation, and fully decentralized self-custody through smart contracts. Additionally, Cobo provides services like Wallet-as-a-Service and SuperLoop, an off-exchange settlement network. With over 500 institutional clients and billions of dollars in assets under custody, Cobo serves a diverse clientele that includes exchanges, investment funds, and traditional financial institutions across multiple regions. The company emphasizes security and regulatory compliance, holding SOC 2 certification and licenses in several jurisdictions, including the United States and Singapore. Cobo has garnered support from prominent global investors, further solidifying its position in the digital asset management space.

Cider

Series B in 2021
Cider is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce platform focusing on overseas markets. Its innovative approach to building community, reducing inventory waste, and shipping anywhere has made it a new favorite for a generation of digitally native consumers. By integrating a pre-order option and educating the customer on the possibility of a zero-inventory future, Cider’s retail model is actively reducing the waste that often accompanies accessible fashion — without having to sacrifice affordability. It was founded in 2020 and is based in Hong Kong.

Cider

Series A in 2021
Cider is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce platform focusing on overseas markets. Its innovative approach to building community, reducing inventory waste, and shipping anywhere has made it a new favorite for a generation of digitally native consumers. By integrating a pre-order option and educating the customer on the possibility of a zero-inventory future, Cider’s retail model is actively reducing the waste that often accompanies accessible fashion — without having to sacrifice affordability. It was founded in 2020 and is based in Hong Kong.
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