| Early Career | - Started his professional career at multinational companies including Motorola Solutions and Corning as a recruiter
- Worked at Viacom Media Networks
- Left his job after about four years to pursue further studies in the United States
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| Entrepreneurship | - Founded Sea Limited in 2009, initially launching the company as Garena, a digital entertainment business focused on online gaming
- Started the company from a small office in a shophouse on Maxwell Road, Singapore
- Faced fundraising difficulties because the company launched during the global financial crisis
- Launched Shopee, an e-commerce platform, in 2015
- Introduced Monee (formerly SeaMoney), offering digital financial services including payments and lending
- In May 2017, raised US$550 million in a funding round and renamed the parent company Sea Ltd. (Garena retained for its gaming business)
- Entered the billionaire club in March 2019 after Sea Limited's share price rose by 45%
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| Football Involvement | - In 2016, Garena signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Singapore's Young Lions worth S$4 million
- In 2019, joined Home United as chairman of the management committee
- In 2020, Sea acquired Home United and renamed it Lion City Sailors FC, the first privatization of a Singapore Premier League club
- In 2021, co-opted into the Executive Committee of the Singapore National Olympic Council
- In 2022, Lion City Sailors opened a 28,000 square meter training facility worth S$10 million on Mattar Road
- On 28 April 2025, became president of the Football Association of Singapore for the 2025-2029 term, elected unopposed
- In November 2025, pledged S$2 million in personal bonuses to the national team's qualifying campaign for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup
- In March 2026, Sea Limited pledged S$50 million to support long-term development of Singapore football
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| Net Worth | US$4.9 billion (as of October 2026, per Forbes estimate on 28 October 2026) |
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