Khailee Ng — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Managing Partner and Board Member at 500 Global, a global venture capital firm that has backed over 3,000 startups in 80 countries, with more than 40 exceeding $1 billion in market capitalization.
Co-founded group-buying platform GroupsMore in 2010 (acquired by Groupon in 2011) and media company SAYS.com in 2010 (merged with Catcha Media to form REV Asia in 2013, later acquired by Media Prima in 2017).
Led 500 Global's investments across Southeast Asia, raising multiple funds including '500 Durians' (US$10M, later US$25.7M), '500 Durians II' (US$53M), and '500 Southeast Asia III' (US$143M).
Early backer of multiple 'unicorns' including NASDAQ-listed Grab, Malaysia's first tech unicorn Carsome, and online marketplace Carousell.
Serves as a Director at Capitha.
Won the Founder Institute’s Global Startup Mentor Award for ‘Highest Rated Mentor’ in 2022.

Biography

Khailee Ng is a Malaysian entrepreneur and investor, currently serving as a Managing Partner and Board Member at 500 Global, a global venture capital firm. Under his leadership, 500 Global has backed approximately 3,000 startups across 80 countries, with over 40 companies growing to exceed $1 billion in market capitalization. The firm has also invested in more than 200 AI startups, adding a new AI company to its portfolio every one to two weeks.