Vishal Harnal
Investment Manager @ 500 Global
Singapore, Singapore
Vishal Harnal is a seed investor at 500 Global in Singapore focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Vishal is a Global Managing Partner at 500 Startups, the most active venture capital firm in the world. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, 500 has invested in over 2200 companies across 70 countries from a family of 16 funds (AUM ~$500M). Vishal is based in Singapore from where he leads 500's investments across Southeast Asia. He has led over100 investments in the region’s most talented, passionate founders and promising, high-growth startups. Over the past 3 years, the 500 Durians Funds that he manages have invested in over 160 companies across multiple verticals in the region including flagships Grab, Carousell, Bukalapak, Kudo (acq. Grab), Nugit, Fave, Revolution Precrafted and Gilmour Space. Prior to joining 500, Vishal was a lawyer at Asia-Pacific’s top law firm Drew & Napier where he specialised in resolving complex and high-stakes international investment, shareholder and political disputes for conglomerates and governments.Vishal is also no stranger to entrepreneurship, having built a communications training consultancy while in law school that empowered students and professionals with skills of persuasive speech, analytical thinking and negotiation.Vishal dedicates much of his free time to learning and teaching. He is a Kauffman Fellow and has also taught a programme on venture capital at INSEAD and entrepreneurship at the Singapore-MIT Alliance. He frequently speaks and advises on venture capital investing, board and management related issues, government policy on ecosystem building, and the large sweeping trends in technology and humanity. His opinions are aired on premier news networks such as Bloomberg and CNBC.Outside of venture capital, Vishal is passionate about the arts, education, aging and longevity, and both the spiritual and scientific exploration of the human mind.Vishal attended Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road), Anglo-Chinese Junior College, and National University of Singapore,.
- Total investments:
- 40
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Vishal Harnal invests in
Stages Vishal Harnal invests in
Countries Vishal Harnal invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (18%)
- Artificial Intelligence 6 (15%)
- Manufacturing 5 (13%)
- Financial Services 5 (13%)
- FinTech 4 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 22 (55%)
- Series A 8 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (5%)
- Series B 2 (5%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (5%)
Country
- Singapore 17 (43%)
- Indonesia 3 (8%)
- United States 3 (8%)
- India 2 (5%)
- Vietnam 2 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Datakrew is a spinoff deep-tech company from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore with strong roots in Internet-of-Thing (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Security. We enable large-scale secure IoT applications through data-driven Monitoring, Automation, Diagnostics and Security – MADS while ensuring military-grade data privacyand security | $2.6M / Seed / Mar 18, 2026 | ||
| VAMA is a one-stop virtual platform that provides easy access to e-pujas, e-darshans, and astrology services, to devotees from across India and the world. | $2.5M / Seed / Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| At Circle, we are rebuilding the payment experience from the ground up in Vietnam. We looked at the old way of doing payments and decided: there has to be a better way.Circle was born from a simple yet powerful idea: payments should be intelligent, effortless, and credit should be empowering, not a maze of fine print, surprise fees, and systemsthat feel stuck in the past. Founded by former McKinsey partners and backed by global investors (GSR Ventures, 500 Global), we're on a mission to be the leading PayLater Card platform in Vietnam, setting new standards for transparency, personalization, and user experience in the financial industry. We're not just keeping up with the digital age; we're defining what's next. | Seed / May 31, 2025 | ||
| CrediLinq is a technology infrastructure company that is enabling B2B platforms to offer embedded finance to their customers.B2B PayLater for buyers and B2B PayNow for sellers is a huge opportunity to both improve conversion, increase average order volumes and dramatically reduce operational burden. The future of B2B payments and purchasing willvery much look like the current consumer-level experience – we at CrediLinq.Ai are accelerating that change. | $8.5M / Series A / May 16, 2025 | ||
| ThriveAI operates as an AI-powered junior product manager. | $1.2M / Pre-Seed / May 13, 2025 | ||
| Terminal 3 is a data storage and access platform that makes Web3 user data freely composable while remaining private and secure. | $8M / Seed / Apr 29, 2025 | ||
| Featherless.ai is a serverless AI hosting provider with GPU orchestration system. | $5M / Seed / Mar 17, 2025 | ||
| Prefer is a coffee manufacturing company that is bean-free. The company uses fermentation to create coffee from waste. The fermentation process converts upcycled food by-products, from beer, bread, and tofu manufacturing, into these same aroma molecules. | $2M / Seed / Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Inflow is a supply chain and manufacturing platform for fashion brands. The company helps small and medium brands to easily source, track and manage their production by offering a wide network of suppliers, an effective supply chain management system, and secured payment options. | $2M / Seed / Nov 27, 2023 | ||
| Phasio is a Vertical SaaS and AI company providing end to end automation for Contract Manufacturers across the world. Phasio enables manufacturers to automate their quoting and coordinate production all in a single platform. | $2.2M / Seed / Oct 11, 2023 | ||
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Co-Investors
About 500 Global
500 Global offers an accelerator program designed to provide mentorship and resources to startup founders. It facilitates educational programs for investors and operates networking platforms to connect entrepreneurs with mentors and operators. The firm's activities include managing investment strategies focused on diverse geographic regionsand sectors. Through its infrastructure, the company supports the development of innovation ecosystems by providing access to capital and industry expertise.
500 Global Contacts
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Agahuseyn Ahmadov
Program Coordinator
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Arın Ozkula
General Partner
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Cecilia Ezquerro
Associate
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Clayton Bryan
Partner
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Didier Quiroz Ceballos
Partner
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What does Vishal Harnal invest in?
Vishal Harnal invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 40 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Vishal Harnal last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Vishal Harnal closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 40 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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