# Min-Liang Tan

> Min-Liang Tan is a pre-seed investor at Razer backing Social, Payments and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Razer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/razer)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mltan
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/minliangtan
- Website: https://www.razer.com/sg-en/about-razer
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/minliangtan

Min-Liang Tan is a pre-seed investor at Razer focused on Social and Payments. Min-Liang Tan is the co-founder and CEO of Razer, where he directs and oversees the design and development of all Razer products. Mr. Tan was born in Singapore and resides in San Francisco. He graduated from the National University of Singapore Law School and was a lawyer before turning his passion for gaming into a 500-person global company.Min-Liang Tan was recently elected to the board of the PC Gaming Alliance. In March 2012 he contributed $10,000 USD to the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter project, admitting it was to atone for pirating Wasteland when he was a child. (Wasteland designer and Interplay CEO Brian Fargo replied that Mr. Tan has more than made up for his piracy of the game.)Min-Liang Tan has been named one of "The 25 Most Creative People in Tech" by the Business Insider together with Jonathan Ive and Gabe Newell. He has also been ranked one of the top 40 most powerful people in gaming by Kotaku in their "The Kotaku Power 40" list.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Malaysia | 1 | 50% |
| Singapore | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NextBlock | NextBlock enables neighbors to share deals and promotions, news updates, or simply list items on sale in the neighborhood. | $367.5K | Pre-Seed | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| MOL | MOL Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOLG) is a leading e-payment enabler for online goods and services in emerging and developed markets. They operate a payments platform that connects consumers with digital content providers, telecommunications service providers and online merchants by providing a vast network of payment channels that accept cash and onlinepayment methods.Their physical distribution network comprises more than 970,000 locations in 11 countries across 4 continents. They also have mobile payment channels, electronic distribution channels that accept major credit cards and online banking from over 100 banks.Their products provide various opportunities to acquire and retain customers and their payment credentials, which present cross-selling opportunities for their existing and future solutions. With a clear focus on emerging markets, they continue to build great products and make an impact on the e-payment world of tomorrow. | $20M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 26, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Farquhar VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/farquhar-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Razer

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Razer is a world leader in connected devices and software for gamers. Razer is transforming the way people play games, engage with other gamers and identify with the gamer lifestyle. Having won the coveted “Best of CES” award consecutively for six years, the company’s leadership in product innovation continues to create new categories for thegaming community that is estimated to have over 1 billion gamers worldwide. Razer’s award-winning design and technology include an array of user interface and systems devices, voice-over IP for gamers and a cloud platform for customizing and enhancing gaming devices. Founded in 2005, Razer is backed by Intel Capital, IDG-Accel and Heliconia Capital Management (Heliconia), a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore investment company Temasek.

5 contacts available at Razer.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Khaw Joo | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khaw-joo |
| Min-Liang Tan | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/min-liang-tan |
| Naphat Tye | Business Development Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naphat-tye |
| Li Meng Lee | Chief Strategy Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/li-meng-lee |
| Richard Hashim  | Vice President of Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-hashim |

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## FAQ

### What does Min-Liang Tan invest in?

Min-Liang Tan invests primarily in Social, Payments and E-Commerce startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Malaysia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Min-Liang Tan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Min-Liang Tan closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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