Nicholas Khoo
Advisor, The Edge of Company
With over 20 years of diverse experience, Nicholas has been a co-founder/board member/committee member in businesses, non profits, investment funds and government. Currently the COO of NASDAQ-listed Global Star Acquisition Inc, Nicholas is also serving on the investment committees of venture capital as well as private equity funds. Nicholas has also led a team in Asia Pacific and Japan for Visa supporting banks, airlines, and the biggest internet businesses like Tencent, Alibaba, LINE, and SEA Group manage their risks for digital transactions, serving on Visa's Asia Pacific Merchant Sales & Solutions leadership team.
Nicholas has chaired multiple national and Southeast Asian initiatives, including an official ASEAN youth event. Having served for more than 10 years with the National Crime Prevention Council, Nicholas has also been involved in the setting up of non profits and the Gambling Regulatory Authority. During the pandemic, Nicholas mobilized corporates and youths to support vulnerable communities and provided leadership to an esports academy as well as major esports events (including three world championships) that have reached more than 500 million gamers globally.
As a former CNET journalist, Nicholas has been active in a number of investments in the tech and media space and is an advisor to The Edge of Company,
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