Corporate Profile: O.D. Kobo

O.D. Kobo Oded Kobo עודד קובו Oded Kobo עודד קובו

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An accomplished entrepreneur with over twenty-years of demonstrated history working in the financial services and technology industry.

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O.D. Kobo (Oded David Kobo) born August 30,1975 in Hong Kong is a British and Israeli citizen. He started his career in technology at the age of twenty-one with eLottery Technologies (once the domain owner of Lottery.com) providing patented technology solutions to online lottery providers in the United States. He later co-founded Hong Kong based venture capital firms SinoSheen Investments in 1999 and KGIM in 2004, to focus on the surge in digital activities in China. Both firms had led several M&A activities as well as partnerships with the then Prime Minister of Qatar - HH Al Thani and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). KGIM was acquired by East River Capital for $120 million in 2010 and SinoSheen's Asia assets were acquired for $52 million in 2011. As an Internet entrepreneur he has achieved over $350 million in technology related exits (1998-2014).

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From 2010-2014, Kobo was an executive director at family owned property group Camden Market Holdings and was an integral part in negotiating its sale of $680 million to longtime friend Teddy Sagi of Playtech. Camden Market Holdings had owned, developed and operated iconic properties such as Europe's 2nd largest tourist attraction Camden Market, Stables Market and Developments - bringing over 42 million tourists per annum. The group was partnered with Elliot Bernerd of Chelsfield Partners and Richard Caring of Caprice Holdings 

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Born in Hong Kong, educated in New York and London, Kobo maintains a significant network of relationships across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He advises on financial and technology related transactions, including M&A and capital raising - representing more than $2 billion in aggregate value. ​