Personal
Thailand resident and Caribbean citizen. Motorboat captain and proprietor of Nerea Yacht NY24.
Bird watcher, martial arts practitioner and occasional writer.
Graduate of Southeast asian studies (National University of singapore ’22) and business administration (Koç university ’15)
professional
653 Ventures Pte Ltd is based in Singapore and is directed by Onat Kibaroglu, PhD. 653 Ventures operates in lifestyle industries in Asia and is involved in the artificial intelligence industry in the United States.
We represent Nerea Yacht in Singapore and Easyapp AI in the Southeast Asian region as their business development partners.
Empowered by our 10+ years of experience in the Asian region we strive for excellence in all aspects of business.
Key Publications
Web3
Countries that shy away from blockchain likened to ‘not using the Internet in the 90s’ – Digital News Asia (2017)
Self Sovereign Digital Identity on the Blockchain: A Discourse Analysis
– Digital News Asia (2017)
Comparing the blockchain ecosystems in Turkey and Singapore – Hurriyet Daily News (2018)
Urban Infrastructure
Will Grab ride out the pandemic, or crash without a single dollar in profit? – Southeast Asia Globe (2020)
A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy – Edward Elgar Publishing (2021)
Corporate HQ:
Metaverse HQ:
(119, -14) and (118, -15) in Decentraland