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Shahril Ibrahim

Investor

Partner at The Hive Southeast Asia · Partner, Southeast Asia at 500 Startups Vietnam

California

About

Shahril Ibrahim was a Director of Investments at Khazanah, where he served as a founding member and Head of Khazanah Americas, establishing the fund's presence in Silicon Valley and overseeing more than $400M in direct and fund investments across enterprise, cloud, SaaS, software, and consumer technology. Earlier in his career he led technology at Boss Films working on digital filmmaking and visual effects, worked at NASA Ames on computer vision and autonomous flight, and founded two internet startups. He holds a double degree in Engineering and Economics from Harvey Mudd College and a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. 500 GlobalPartnercurrent2023 — present
  2. The Hive Southeast AsiaFormer Managing Partner / Currently Advisorcurrent2020 — present
  3. General FusionBoard Member2015 — 2019Vancouver, Canada Area
  4. KHAZANAH AMERICAS INCORPORATEDDirector and Head of Americas2012 — 2019San Francisco
  5. Khazanah NasionalSenior Consultant2012Los Angeles, San Francisco
  6. WokitalkFounder2010 — 2011Greater Los Angeles Area
  7. Rhythm & HuesSenior Advisor2007 — 2009
  8. Rhythm & HuesBoard member2007 — 2009Malaysia
  9. Khazanah NasionalConsultant for Creative Industry development2005 — 2007Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  10. Annenberg Institute of Multimedia Literacy (IML)CTO2002 — 2005Los Angeles
  11. OnChatCEO and Founder1997 — 2001
  12. Boss Film StudiosHead of Technology1993 — 1997
  13. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSoftware Engineer1990 — 1992Mountain View, CA

Skills & more

Venture CapitalBusiness Development6Entrepreneurship Development2Business Planning5Fundraising3Start-ups24Creative Industries5Film Production10Visual Effects15Strategic Planning6

Languages Italian · Malay

From Shahril's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

General Fusion

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at The Hive Southeast Asia

Angel Low
Principal - Stakeholder Management at The Hive Southeast Asia
Henry Choo
Independent Investment Committee Member at The Hive Southeast Asia
Isvin Sangeh
Head of Operations & Compliance at The Hive Southeast Asia
Kamesh Raghavendra
Chief Product Officer at The Hive
Syed Haizam Jamalullail
Managing Partner at The Hive Southeast Asia
T.M. Ravi
Managing Director and Co-Founder at The Hive
Watson Tan
Principal - Investment at The Hive Southeast Asia

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shahril Ibrahim?
Shahril Ibrahim was a Director of Investments at Khazanah, where he served as a founding member and Head of Khazanah Americas, establishing the fund's presence in Silicon Valley and overseeing more than $400M in direct and fund investments across enterprise, cloud, SaaS, software, and consumer technology. Earlier in his career he led technology at Boss Films working on digital filmmaking and visual effects, worked at NASA Ames on computer vision and autonomous flight, and founded two internet startups. He holds a double degree in Engineering and Economics from Harvey Mudd College and a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.
Where does Shahril Ibrahim work?
Shahril Ibrahim is Partner at The Hive Southeast Asia.
What does Shahril Ibrahim invest in?
Shahril Ibrahim invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What boards does Shahril Ibrahim sit on?
Shahril Ibrahim holds tracked board seats at General Fusion.
Where did Shahril Ibrahim go to school?
Shahril Ibrahim studied at Harvey Mudd College (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Systems Engineering); University of Southern California (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); University of Southern California (Masters, Computer Science / Computer Animation).

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Shared employers

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Casey MullerFounder at Jamglue

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