KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 ― Malaysian celebrity Ashraf Sinclair is expanding his role beyond the silver screen by investing in an outlet of restaurant chain TGI Fridays, a clothing line, and Korean online cosmetics company Althea.
The actor made his mark as an entrepreneur this month by joining global venture capital seed funder and accelerator 500 Startups Southeast Asia, also known as 500 Durians, as a venture partner.
“After seeing how Ashraf thinks, moves, and adds value to a startup, I knew I wanted to work with him more,” 500 Durians managing partner Khailee Ng said in a recent blog post.
“I want the startup industry to leverage the world of mass media and trends, something…