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500 Southeast Asia Media Kit
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Managing Partner, 500 Global
Khailee Ng
Khailee Ng is a managing partner at 500 Global, a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies. He has led over 300 investments in startups across Southeast Asia. His team is recognized as a leading technology investor in the region having invested early in companies valued at over US$1 billion such as Grab, Carsome, Carousell, Bukalapak, FinAccel, and eFishery. Prior to 500, Khailee was the founder of Groupsmore (acquired by Groupon) and Malaysia’s largest online media company, Says.com (acquired by Media Prima).
As new technology and evolving consumer landscapes continue to disrupt industries, Khailee focuses on discovering patterns of economic opportunity and backing the entrepreneurs who realize them. His investment activity and commentaries on industry trends have been featured in The Economist, Financial Times, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, and Fortune.
Managing Partner, 500 Global
Vishal Harnal
Vishal Harnal is a Managing Partner at 500 Global, a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies.
He began his career in venture capital almost a decade ago, when he co-founded the firm’s Southeast Asia investment practice. That practice has invested in over 300 companies from early-stage to growth equity. Some early investments include Grab (NASDAQ: GRAB), Bukalapak (IDX: BUKA), Prenetics (NASDAQ: PRE), Carousell, Carsome, Gilmour Space, Stockbit, eFishery, among over 300 others.
Vishal is an active leader and patron of the VC ecosystem. He is a Kauffman Fellow and has taught VC programmes at Stanford, INSEAD and the Singapore-MIT Alliance. He sits on the expert panel of the Wealth Management Institute of Singapore, and is an office bearer at the Singapore Venture Capital Association. He co-founded The Unreasonable Podcast, a leading VC podcast in SE Asia, to help more people understand tech & startup investing. He actively speaks and advises on emerging trends and convergences in technology and humanity. His insights are regularly featured on premier networks such as Bloomberg, BBC and CNBC.
Prior to 500, Vishal practiced law at a top-tier firm where he specialized in resolving complex and high-stakes international investment, shareholder and political disputes. He is also no stranger to entrepreneurship, having built an education startup while in law school.