Fundraising Fox

Vishal Harnal

Investor

Global Managing Partner; Managing Partner, Southeast Asia at 500 Startups Vietnam

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Global Managing Partner and one of the leaders of 500 Global's Southeast Asia activities.

Invests in

ConsumerE-commerceFintechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Experience

  1. 500 GlobalGlobal Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area | Singapore | Tokyo
  2. 500 GlobalCEO - 500 Startups Management Company (Singapore)current2017 — present
  3. J.P. MorganAdvisory Council, Asia Pacific / Venture Capitalcurrent2026 — present
  4. Chi LongevityBoardcurrent2026 — present
  5. Ultrastructural Biophysics Research Institute (UBRI)Boardcurrent2025 — presentRome, Italy
  6. NUS Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineInternational Councilcurrent2024 — present
  7. BumameBoard of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  8. Wealth Management Institute (WMI)Expert Panel, Private Equity and Venture Capitalcurrent2020 — presentSingapore
  9. Unreasonable PodcastCo-Founder and Co-Hostcurrent2021 — present
  10. VC3 DAOFounding Membercurrent2022 — present
  11. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2017 — presentPalo Alto
  12. Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology CentreVisiting Domain Expert Faculty in Technology Investment & Commercializationcurrent2018 — present
  13. Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity AssociationCo-Chair, ASEAN Connect Committee2022 — 2026
  14. INSEADLecturer2017
  15. Drew & Napier LLCCommercial Litigation and Arbitration2011 — 2015Singapore
  16. Lightbulb Factory Pte LtdCo-Founder2005 — 2011
  17. Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)National Service2004 — 2006Singapore

Education

  1. National University of SingaporeLL.B. (Honours), Law2006 — 2010
  2. Stanford UniversityVenture Capital Unlocked, Venture Capital2015
  3. The University of TokyoSummer School Programme in Corporate Law2009
  4. Anglo-Chinese Junior College2001 — 2003
  5. Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)1998 — 2001

Skills & more

Global LeadershipBoard GovernanceInvestmentsVenture CapitalStartups
  • Advocate & Solicitor, Bar of the Supreme Court of Singapore — Ministry of Law, Singapore

From Vishal's professional profile.

Colleagues at 500 Startups Vietnam

Christine Tsai
CEO at 500 Startups Vietnam
Courtney Powell
COO at 500 Startups Vietnam
Khailee Ng
Global Managing Partner; Managing Partner, Southeast Asia at 500 Startups Vietnam
Martin Cu
Partner, Southeast Asia at 500 Startups Vietnam
Paul Yoo
CFO at 500 Startups Vietnam
Saemin Ahn
Partner, Southeast Asia at 500 Startups Vietnam
Shahril Ibrahim
Partner at The Hive Southeast Asia

Network1

Chee-We Ng
Managing Partner at Oakseed Ventures

Investors connected to Vishal in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Vishal Harnal work?
Vishal Harnal is Global Managing Partner; Managing Partner, Southeast Asia at 500 Startups Vietnam.
What does Vishal Harnal invest in?
Vishal Harnal invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,994 more

Also attended The University of Tokyo79

Kazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationMasaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, LlcYuki ShiratoSenior Advisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Taka KodaPartner, Director at RDiscoveryShinichi NikkuniManaging Partner at NordicNinja

+ 73 more

Also attended Anglo-Chinese Junior College13

Kiara ChiamESG & Risk Associate, Southeast Asia at Jungle VenturesRyan LimInvestment Analyst at QualgroJoyce NGGeneral Partner at iGlobe PartnersShi Pei TAYSenior Associate, Investment at iGlobe PartnersChristopher QuekManaging Partner at TRIVEDaniel TeoManaging Partner and Founder at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC

+ 7 more

Also attended Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)2

Hsien-Hui TongExecutive Director, Investments at SGInnovateErnest SimFounder at Atlas

Shared employers

Also worked at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine4

Dr Jeremy LimHealthcare Strategist at Verge HealthTech FundWei Ni NeoStartup Program Manager at QAI VenturesDr. Brian KennedyScientific Advisor at MaximonMonika MehtaFounder at Zealth

Also worked at Wealth Management Institute (WMI)2

Esme HodsonCompliance at SC VenturesClaudia ZeisbergerSenior Practitioner Advisor at SC Ventures

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows366

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 360 more

Also worked at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology Centre7

Dr. Virginia ChaVenture Partner at iGlobe PartnersGerard ChiaPartner at Clay CapitalMenno van der ZeeInvestor at Volve CapitalKevin CraigChief Medical Officer at atai Life SciencesAdit AbrahamFounder at ReductoMax RavenFounder at Interface

+ 1 more