Pongpun Laosettanun

Pongpun laosettanun

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Entrepreneur | Business Leader | Angel Investor | Board of Director | MIT MBA | Ex-Grab

  • Education

    • Nanyang technological university

      2008 - 2008
      Scholarship-funded leadership program engineering

      Selected from 200+ top students across Asia to join a Leadership Enrichment and Regional Networking (LEaRN) program and study one semester at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore

    • Chulalongkorn university (cu.)

      2005 - 2009
      Bachelor of engineering (beng) nano-engineering
    • Massachusetts institute of technology - sloan school of management

      2013 - 2015
      Master of business administration (mba) entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Experience

    • University of toronto, department of electrical and computer engineering

      May 2008 - Aug 2008
      Researcher intern

      Designed a low-cost method to measure data transmission delay in optical fiber

    • Toshiba corporation

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
      Engineer - design and development department (electric vehicle rechargeable battery business)

      Managed a battery testing team to design, conduct and analyze more than hundreds of electric car battery tests to solve developmental issues and improve battery performance such as increasing battery lifetime, capacity and charging/discharging rate, etc.

    • Hitachi chemical

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
      Sales engineer

      Hitachi Chemical is one of the largest powdered metal part suppliers in the world. Its customers include global automotive companies, transmission part manufacturers, etc.- Youngest top-performing sales engineer. - Led cross-funtional teams to expand powdered-metal-parts businesses with new accounts in the US, Japan, China and Southeast Asia. - Spearheaded and managed the launch of multi-million-dollar metal part sourcing projects with global automobile and transmission manufacturers to ensure smooth transition from prototypes to mass production. Show less

    • Tvision

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2022
      Co-founder, coo/cfo and director of overseas business development

      TVision, an MIT spin-off, measures how people really watch Linear & CTV using cutting-edge computer-vision technology to gather person-level insights on viewer engagement. Headquartered in the United States, the company has offices in New York, Boston and Tokyo.- One of the early founding members of TVision Insights. Led the team in operations, finance and overseas expansion. - Set up and managed the initial operations from scratch. - Oversaw financial planning and strategy to successfully secure funding. - Led the market entry into Japan and further expansion into India and successfully scaled up the business from the ground up. Show less

    • Rakuten

      Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
      Business development mba intern at rakuten travel

      Rakuten Travel is the largest online travel agency in Japan and the subsidiary of Rakuten Inc., Japan's largest and one of the world's top ten internet companies by revenue.Conducted several internal consulting projects for Rakuten Travel including:- Developed an actionable marketing strategy for Thai visitors to Japan, with expected 400% revenue growth and 109% ROI- Convinced Thailand’s top Japanese travel TV show to visit Japan to cover Rakuten’s hotel food contest, generating 3x ROI- Recommended branding strategy and monetizing model for Viber (acquired by Rakuten) to the head of Viber strategy Show less

    • Ardent capital

      Aug 2014 - Sept 2014
      Mba intern

      Ardent capital is the leading operating technology venture capital firm and incubator in Southeast Asia- Identified and evaluated new business opportunities in Southeast Asia that can synergize with existing portfolio companies. - Conducted a feasibility analysis and proposed recommendation, which was implemented and turned into a new venture.

    • Grab

      Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

      Country head of GrabBike and GrabExpress in Thailand.Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. It provides everyday services like Deliveries, Mobility, Financial Services, and More. GrabBike and GrabExpress are parts of Grab. Acting Country head of GrabCar in Thailand.Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. It provides everyday services like Deliveries, Mobility, Financial Services, and More. GrabCar is a part of Grab.

      • Head of GrabBike and GrabExpress, Thailand

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
      • Acting Head of GrabCar, Thailand

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
    • Yo-ren limited

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
      Country head (thailand)

      Led the expansion of Yo-ren into Thailand from scratch, setup a team and secured customers. Based in China, Yo-ren provides an end-to-end digital, data analytics and data-driven marketing solution for retailers and brands to maximize sales and develop a seamless O2O customer experience.

    • T2p co., ltd.

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
      Angel investor
    • Private company

      Jan 2023 - now
      Board member
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Qbac+ - qualified angel investor

      World business angels investment forum (wbaf)
      Jan 2023
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Pongpun Laosettanun
      Winner of DEPA Digital Startup Fund Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) Thailand Jul 2020
    • Awarded to Pongpun Laosettanun
      Winning team of Education Disruption Hackathon 2 Storm Breaker Accelerator Jun 2020
    • Awarded to Pongpun Laosettanun
      Winning team of 2014 MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Demo Day - 2014
    • Awarded to Pongpun Laosettanun
      MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition Finalist (2013) MIT Nov 2013 My team qualified as one of 18 finalists in a pitch competition against 270 other teams and our innovative idea led us to win the audience choice award in Life Sciences track.
    • Awarded to Pongpun Laosettanun
      Leadership Enrichment and Regional Networking Program (LEaRN) Scholar Temasek Foundation, Singapore
    • Awarded to Pongpun Laosettanun
      Scholarship award for academic merit and outstanding qualifications (Top 5% of class) Chulalongkorn University, International School of Engineering
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Fundraiser and teaching volunteer

      Issued by Bangkok School of the Blind on Jan 2012
      Bangkok School of the BlindAssociated with Pongpun Laosettanun
    • Founder

      Issued by New Generation Greentrepreneur on Jan 2012
      New Generation GreentrepreneurAssociated with Pongpun Laosettanun