About
Nicholas Khoo has over twenty years of experience as a co-founder, board member, and committee member across businesses, non-profits, investment funds, and government. He currently serves as COO of NASDAQ-listed Global Star Acquisition Inc and has sat on the investment committees of venture capital and private equity funds. Previously he led teams across Asia Pacific and Japan for Visa, working with banks, airlines, and large internet companies on digital transaction risk, and he lectures at the University of Stirling.
Experience
- robot.comAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentSingapore
- National Crime Prevention Council SingaporeChairman (Commercial Sector)current2023 — presentSingapore
- MSW VenturesInvestment Committee Advisorcurrent2023 — presentSingapore
- N PrimePartners CapitalChairman, Digital Media Investment Committeecurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- COMEBACK PTE LTDBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSingapore
- DT HouseIndependent Directorcurrent2025 — presentAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Khoo Cap GroupDirectorcurrent2020 — presentSingapore
- HEPMIL Media GroupInvestor (exited to Publicis)2022 — 2025Singapore
- Hatten Land LimitedIndependent Director2022 — 2025Singapore
- Global Star Acquisition, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLST)COO2022 — 2025Virginia, United States
- Heroic GamesBoard Observer2022 — 2025
- EpitomeAdvisor2018 — 2024Singapore
- National Council on Problem GamblingChairman, Youth Sub-committee2017 — 2023Singapore
- Mighty Bear GamesBoard Observer2017 — 2023Singapore
- MyRobin.IDSeries A Investor2022 — 2023Indonesia
- Whisk VCPartner and Investment Committee Member2022Singapore
- The Amdon GroupMember, Board of Directors2015 — 2022Singapore
- yup.ggCo-founder2019 — 2021Singapore
- Singapore Computer SocietyPresident, Digital Media Chapter2012 — 2021Singapore
- Singapore Cybersports and Online Gaming AssociationCo-Founder, Chairman2007 — 2020Singapore
Education
- Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership InstituteCross-Workforce Leaders' Programme2021
- Social Leadership Singaporeby Harvard Leadership Prof Dean Williams2016
- Arcadia UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA), International Business2011 — 2012
- Japan Singapore Institute of Software Technology (Singapore Polytechnic)Diploma in Computer Information Systems, Merit1995 — 1998
Skills & more
Digital Media99New Media34Social Media58Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Media Relations12Business Development60Project Management23IT Management11Product Management12Security10Mobile Devices11
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Corporate Social ResponsibilityDigital StrategyOnline GamingSocial Media MarketingInformation SecurityWeb AnalyticsIntegrated MarketingAdvertisingStrategyWeb 2.0FacebookManagementLanguages Chinese · English
- Senior Accredited Director — Singapore Institute of Directors
- LED - Listed Entity Director Programme — Singapore Institute of Directors
- Youtube Channel Growth Certification — YouTube
- SG Coach Theory Level 1 — Sport Singapore
- Financial Management & Accountability — Singapore Institute of Directors
- Actionable Gamification Masterclass by Chou Yu-kai — Singapore Computer Society
- Board Dynamics & Evaluation — Singapore Institute of Directors
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) — ISACA
- Reproducible Research — Coursera Course Certificates
- Exploratory Data Analysis — Coursera Course Certificates
From Nicholas's professional profile.
Colleagues at MSW Ventures
Alvin Poh
Investment Committee Advisor at MSW Ventures
Desmond Lee
Venture Partner at MSW Ventures
Francis Simisim
Industry Partner at MSW Ventures
Jake Tan
Industry Partner at MSW Ventures
Jeffrey Seah
Founder and General Partner at MSW Ventures
Kevin Tan
Venture Partner at MSW Ventures
Leanne Robers
Industry Partner at MSW Ventures
Nathanael Lim
Industry Partner at MSW Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Nicholas Khoo work?
- Nicholas Khoo is Investment Committee Advisor at MSW Ventures.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at robot.com3
Also worked at HEPMIL Media Group1
Also worked at Epitome1
Also worked at Lucent Technologies164
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