Dennis Melka

Empowering dealerships with great technology.

📍 Malaysia🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 20 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2015
VC🌍 Malaysia
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2015
THE UNSEEN, founded by pioneering materials designer Lauren Bowker (Royal College of Art, science editor at DAZED, TEDx speaker and United Nations ambassador for climate change) exists to reveal to the world what it cannot see for itself. We are a purpose driven company that applies materials science to improve lives. Our ambition is to radically transform the world with our ideas. We invent. We brand. We sell. We invent | our ideas are tuned into the consumer behaviours of tomorrow – belonging, curiosity, attainment, fulfilment, identity, purpose, security, radical transparency & sustainability. We brand | we build future thinking, direct-to-consumer brands in huge, strategically attractive sectors where we can apply our brand purpose & exploit our material science IP. We sell | we partner with world leading consumer goods businesses to create pioneering, transformative new products – powered by our innovations – for large scale worldwide distribution. We have launched our first direct-to-consumer brand in beauty (colour cosmetics for face and hair) October 2021.
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Jun 2014
TyresOnTheDrive.com is a mobile tyre fitting service, disrupting the traditional bricks and mortar tyre fitting business model. Our Cheshire-based company operates from eight hubs around the UK, offering customers access to a catalogue of more than 10,000 tyres available for next day fitting. With an innovative approach, TyresOnTheDrive.com brings the expertise of a garage to a convenient place for customers to have new tyres fitted, such as their home or work. Expert technicians are on hand 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week and travel up and down the UK with their state of the art, fully equipped mobile units. We also have a dedicated customer service team on board, who ensure that each stage of the order is carried out correctly. Ordering new tyres can be completed in just 3 simple steps, with the option to have your new tyres fitted at a time and place convenient to you. TyresOnTheDrive.com works in partnership with Halfords, since an investment from the retailer was announced in January 2017. This agreement has created several initiatives enhancing the services and products available to our customers.
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Feb 2012
Red Planet Hotels, founded in 2010, is a privately-owned regional hotel group focused on Asias expanding budget hotel sector. The company owns and operates hotels in the Philippines (13) and Thailand (5). These hotels use Red Planets robust and scalable technology platform, providing both advanced reservation software, ensuring a fast and efficient booking process, and local attraction guides for customers. Red Planet comprises a stylish budget hotel offering, with all its properties centrally located and equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi. For more information, please visit: www.redplanethotels.com Check our career opportunities here: https://corporate.redplanethotels.com/careers
early stageHospitality
Co-Founder / Investor
Jan 2006
On 19 August 2009, Tune Talk Sdn Bhd was officially launched, becoming Malaysia’s fastest-growing MVNO. As a digital lifestyle telecommunications company, our mission is to deliver exceptional value through mobile plans, delight consumers with rewarding experiences, and provide innovative digital solutions for everyday life. The rapid pace of technological advancements has expanded our distribution channels, making our products more accessible than ever. Driven by a commitment to innovation and digital disruption, we continuously push boundaries to deliver cutting-edge telecommunication solutions, ensuring we meet the evolving needs of our customers and remain at the forefront of the industry. At Tune Talk, #KitaFaham that optimizing user experience and adapting to ever-changing consumer behaviors are vital to achieving customer satisfaction in this mobile-first era. In 2020, we proudly reached the milestone of 1 million active subscribers—a testament to your trust in us. As we look ahead, we remain dedicated to serving you better and shaping a seamless digital lifestyle for all.
Co-Founder / Investor
Jan 2006
Tune Hotels is a brand known all over the world for its combination of great value and practicality for travellers on the go. Tune is all about getting the best out of life. We believe that simplicity doesn’t have to be boring, and that you don’t have to spend big for a great stay. Tune is for travellers who want comfort, functionality, and fun without the stuffy extras. It’s for globe-trippers who love music and want to connect with like-minded, outgoing people on the road. Our network of hotels links up city centres and airports across the world, offering warm service, minimalist rooms, and vibrant spaces where everyone is welcome.
early stageHospitality
Co-Founder / Investor
Jan 2006
Our Vision is to be recognized as the lifestyle insurer that everyone loves by simplifying the consumer experience with best-in-class products and technology that complement the consumer’s lifestyle needs. Tune Protect is a member of PIDM. Tune Protect offers affordable, yet comprehensive protection plans to suit individual and corporate needs. Tune Protect has established a strong foothold in the travel, retail and digital insurance space globally with presence across more than 60 markets through its own general insurance and reinsurance arms, and its overseas ventures in Thailand and the Middle East, as well as via strategic partnerships with local underwriters in these markets.
early stageInsurance
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2016
Co-Founder & CEO
Jul 2016
Plug n’ play platform that allows your dealership to own and manage the entire customer digital journey effortlessly in 10 days. Migrate your customers to your own app ecosystem that is fully integrated to CDK. No change in your dealership’s existing workflow; everything is being triggered out of CDK via API connections Key features: 1. Instant Vehicle Sync (customer’s vehicle populated in-app); 2.OEM recommended service schedule or other packages you create are available in-app for purchase; 3. Appointments with email / sms confirmation and reminders; 4. eRepair order (sent to customer once created in CDK Drive); 5. Payments (integrated with STRIPE); 6. Repair finance (integrated with KLARNA); 7. Digital log book in-app; 8. UVEYE integration; 9. Voucher loyalty program in-app; 10. Full inventory listing in-app with wish list tracking and test drive request; 11. Marketing banners; 12. Private event booking with capacity control; and, 13 In-box messaging and app notifications. 14 Insights charts & reports. None app customers will receive their booking confirmation, service reminder, eRepair Order, eInvoice and payment link via SMS & emails .
2015
Investor
2015
THE UNSEEN, founded by pioneering materials designer Lauren Bowker (Royal College of Art, science editor at DAZED, TEDx speaker and United Nations ambassador for climate change) exists to reveal to the world what it cannot see for itself. We are a purpose driven company that applies materials science to improve lives. Our ambition is to radically transform the world with our ideas. We invent. We brand. We sell. We invent | our ideas are tuned into the consumer behaviours of tomorrow – belonging, curiosity, attainment, fulfilment, identity, purpose, security, radical transparency & sustainability. We brand | we build future thinking, direct-to-consumer brands in huge, strategically attractive sectors where we can apply our brand purpose & exploit our material science IP. We sell | we partner with world leading consumer goods businesses to create pioneering, transformative new products – powered by our innovations – for large scale worldwide distribution. We have launched our first direct-to-consumer brand in beauty (colour cosmetics for face and hair) October 2021.
2014
Investor
Jun 2014
TyresOnTheDrive.com is a mobile tyre fitting service, disrupting the traditional bricks and mortar tyre fitting business model. Our Cheshire-based company operates from eight hubs around the UK, offering customers access to a catalogue of more than 10,000 tyres available for next day fitting. With an innovative approach, TyresOnTheDrive.com brings the expertise of a garage to a convenient place for customers to have new tyres fitted, such as their home or work. Expert technicians are on hand 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week and travel up and down the UK with their state of the art, fully equipped mobile units. We also have a dedicated customer service team on board, who ensure that each stage of the order is carried out correctly. Ordering new tyres can be completed in just 3 simple steps, with the option to have your new tyres fitted at a time and place convenient to you. TyresOnTheDrive.com works in partnership with Halfords, since an investment from the retailer was announced in January 2017. This agreement has created several initiatives enhancing the services and products available to our customers.
2012
Investor
Feb 2012
Red Planet Hotels, founded in 2010, is a privately-owned regional hotel group focused on Asias expanding budget hotel sector. The company owns and operates hotels in the Philippines (13) and Thailand (5). These hotels use Red Planets robust and scalable technology platform, providing both advanced reservation software, ensuring a fast and efficient booking process, and local attraction guides for customers. Red Planet comprises a stylish budget hotel offering, with all its properties centrally located and equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi. For more information, please visit: www.redplanethotels.com Check our career opportunities here: https://corporate.redplanethotels.com/careers
early stageHospitality
2008
Managing Director
Jan 2008
Venture Capital
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