Profile: 500 Startups' Khailee Ng
Khailee Ng’s transition from start-up founder to VC investor has made him happier and healthier. He plans to continue pushing 500 Startups into uncharted territory within Southeast Asia
Having completed 216 flights in 2019, Khailee Ng is now grounded. The managing partner for 500 Startups in Southeast Asia is responding to his coronavirus-imposed immobility in Kuala Lumpur by indulging...
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