Our Portfolio
The Changemakers of Myanmar
Bagan Innovation Technology
Bagan Innovation Technology (BIT) is Myanmar’s leading consumer technology company. Their mobile keyboard is the backbone of digital infrastructure with more than 20 million users. This gateway helps BIT to share new innovations with consumers, including world-leading speech-to-text in the Burmese language; and advanced social listening and sentiment analysis for social media channels. BIT also has the market leading astrology application - a huge part of Myanmar culture; the leading audio and eBook store; and has recently launched Tharapa which is redefining how small enterprises operate, bringing in small business to the BIT network.
Kyarlay
Kyarlay is Myanmar’s leading eCommerce platform for parents. By combining sophisticated in-house technology with full logistics and ground operations, Kyarlay was the first company in Yangon to offer same-day delivery. Kyarlay’s parenting network helps connect new parents to more than a shopping experience, and builds brand loyalty and retention. Their private label is testament to the strong reputation they’ve built among consumers.
CarsDB
CarsDB is the #1 automobile eClassifieds platform in the country, serving all the main brands and consumers with a safe and transparent way to buy and sell vehicles. Alongside classified ads, CarsDB offers vehicle inspection to assure market transparency; event management for new launches and to serve a market which still enjoys offline transactions; and its digital magazine, Redline Media is the most-read automobile magazine. Combined, CarsDB offers everything required to modernise and galvanise the auto market in Myanmar.
GL AMMK
GL AMMK is a leading services company helping more than 60,000 consumers in Myanmar to access high quality Honda motorcycles. In countries with emerging transport sectors, the motorcycle remains to be one of the greatest livelihoods enhancing assets, and GL AMMK’s customer-centric approach helps it stand out as a trusted brand in rural Myanmar.
Emerging Markets Entrepreneurs
UMJ IKeya Investment was a founding and cornerstone investor in what has become the leading early-stage venture capital company in Myanmar. Founded in partnership with the Dutch government, EME has become a “leading investor in Myanmar and a global example of how to leverage entrepreneurship to achieve social change in challenging and fragile economies” - Dutch parliamentary communication.