Melvin Wong Hwang Chee (born 30 July 1978) is an entrepreneur, speaker and businessman. He was the founder of FanXT, a fantasy sports platforms for The Football Association, MotoGP and Formula One.[1]
Melvin Wong Hwang Chee | |
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| Born | Melvin Wong Hwang Chee 30 July 1978 |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, speaker, businessman |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | FanXT |
Career edit
Wong started his company Just Mobile in 2005 which expanded into a fantasy sports platform known as FanXT.[2][3] In 2016, Grand Perfecta Inc., a Tokyo based company, acquired FanXT via its U.S subsidiary, Sports Perfecta Inc.[4][3]
In 2012, Wong represented his country at Global Entrepreneurship Week, organised by United States Department of State, which was held at The White House in Washington DC. In 2013, Melvin was a speaker at science, technology and entrepreneurship event together with Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Kerri-Ann Jones at Universiti Teknologi MARA System in Malaysia. He was also a speaker at The Global Entrepreneurship Summit which was officiated by President Obama and was held in 2013.[5]
Wong was the winner of MyEG Make The Pitch Season 2, a business reality show that was aired on 8TV (Malaysia) in 2012. Wong won a sum of MYR 1 million investment money from MyEG which he later turned down.[6] He was also among the semi-finalists at Startup Asia business TV reality show aired on Channel News Asia in 2014.[7]
Wong has won several local and international awards including the TiE’s All-Asia Business Plan Competition in 2012 and Malaysia's National Intellectual Property Award, organised by MyIPO in 2014.[8][9][3] Melvin's FanXT was a finalist in The Football Business Awards 2014 together with Bloomberg Sports, FIFA and Sky Deutschland.[10][11][12] Currently, Melvin is a mentor with The South Bay Entrepreneurial Center in California.[13]
Awards edit
- National Intellectual Property Awards - Malaysia - (2014)
- GIST - U.S - (2013)
- TiE Global All-Asia Business Competition - India - (2012)
- MSC Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) - Malaysia - (2011)
- MIPTV Finalist for Content 360 Competition - MIPTV - France - (2010)
- InnOvation Malaysia Awards - Malaysia - (2009)
- Mobile Monday Global Summit Peer Awards - Malaysia - (2008)
- MSC Mobile Content Competition - Malaysia - (2006)
References edit
- ^ Melvin Wong Hwang Chee makes a pivot to fantasy sports Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ Just Mobile founder and chief executive officer Melvin Wong Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ a b c "Successful Entrepreneur turned E-learning Guru and Mentor". eMAG. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Grand Perfecta, Inc., Acquires FanXT to Expand Into Fantasy Sports Market Yahoo Finance Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ Country representative in Global Entrepreneurship Week event in the U.S White House in 2012 Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ MyEG Make The Pitch, a reality show showcasing Malaysian entrepreneurs pitching their innovative ideas to a group of potential investors in order to gain monetary investment airing on 8TV Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ Melvin Wong Hwang yang mecipta Perisian Applikasi Fantasy Football Untuk Sistem Android Google dan Sistem Opera Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ Melvin Wong, Eddie Lim and Hassanal Burhanuddin, presented a winning business plan on a fantasy online game website Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ World Intellectual Property Organisation praises Malaysian IP management The Borneo Post Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ Sportradar Security Services shortlisted in two categories at Football Business Awards Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ Brace of Respected Awards for FanXT Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ FanXT waved high Jalur Gemilang at Asia Level Business Competition in India Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ The South Bay Entrepreneurial Center Retrieved 25 January 2017