KOPI CHAT: 500 DURIANS - LOOKING FOR THE NEXT BREED AFTER MAO SHAN WANG

KOPI CHAT: 500 DURIANS - LOOKING FOR THE NEXT BREED AFTER MAO SHAN WANG

Date & Time
Wednesday, 9 November, 2016 - 16:00 to 17:30
Food and beverages served?
Yes
Venue
Seminar room
Type of event
Public Event (Open for walk-ins)

Grill the team running 500 Durians with your questions! Our panel will feature both Khailee Ng and Vishal Harnal, Partners at 500 Startups.

500 Startups is a seed fund & startup accelerator founded by PayPal & Google alums born in Silicon Valley. 500 Durians is the Southeast Asia fund of 500 Startups. One of the most active seed investors in the region, 500 Durians has invested in more than 120 startups such as mobile marketplace Carousell, ride-hailing app Grab, and Indonesian ecommerce company Bukalapak.

“Southeast Asia has a ready pipeline of explosive growth companies,” said Khailee. Earlier this month, 500 Startups is doubling down on Southeast Asia, launching the second 500 Durians fund worth US$50 million. Wow - now what is the next breed after Mao Shan Wang (King of the King of Fruits)?

This event will be moderated by Daryl Chung from e27 and it will be followed by an Online Pitch with 500 Startups on the Tech in Asia platform on 11 November 2016. Bring your questions to the Kopi Chat, and then take your pitch online with Tech in Asia!

Khailee Ng, Managing Partner, 500 Startups
Khailee Ng loves creating tech startups. As an entrepreneur he has founded an ecommerce site Groupsmore (acquired by Groupon) and media company Says.com (acquired by Catcha Group). Khailee is managing partner of Silicon Valley's most active seed venture capital firm. The firm has done over 1,600 investments in 50 countries, of which he has led 110+  investments in Southeast Asian tech startups, including Grabtaxi, HappyFresh, Carousell, Bukalapak and other regional champions. 

Vishal Harnal, Partner, 500 Startups
Vishal is a Partner at 500 Startups, a global venture capital firm and accelerator headquartered in Silicon Valley. Based in Singapore, Vishal leads and scales 500’s investments and operations across South-East Asia through the regional-focused Durians Fund. Prior to joining 500, Vishal practiced law in Asia’s top dispute resolution team at Drew & Napier, where he represented conglomerates and governments on some of the world’s most complex, high-stakes and sensitive commercial and political issues and disputes.

Join us for this session of Kopi Chat with Khailee Ng and Vishal Harnal, Partners at 500 Startups.