500 Startups Venture Partner Ashraf Sinclair (second from right) at Rework coworking space launch
Malaysian actor and former Venture Partner at 500 Startups Ashraf Sinclair had passed away in Jakarta at 4AM local time, various media reported.
The actor and investor was 40 years old.
According to a Kompas report, the cause of death was heart attack.
Following a successful acting career in Malaysia and Indonesia that began in 2004, Sinclair joined 500 Startups in 2017.
The appointment was not his first foray into startup investment. In May 2016, together with his wife, singer Bunga Citra Lestari, he took part in a pre-seed investment in concert crowdfunding platform Konsaato. The round was led by Jakarta-based Grupara Inc.
Sinclair had also invested in restaurant chain TGIF Indonesia, and has started restaurants, gyms, content, and production agencies. He had also produced a sold-out solo concert for his wife, which is said to attended by 35,000 people.
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