
Timeline
About me
Entrepreneur | Business Leader | Angel Investor | Board of Director | MIT MBA | Ex-Grab
Education

Nanyang technological university
2008 - 2008Scholarship-funded leadership program engineeringSelected 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
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Chulalongkorn university (cu.)
2005 - 2009Bachelor of engineering (beng) nano-engineering
Massachusetts institute of technology - sloan school of management
2013 - 2015Master of business administration (mba) entrepreneurship and innovation
Experience

University of toronto, department of electrical and computer engineering
May 2008 - Aug 2008Researcher internDesigned a low-cost method to measure data transmission delay in optical fiber

Toshiba corporation
Jan 2009 - Jan 2011Engineer - 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 2013Sales engineerHitachi 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 2022Co-founder, coo/cfo and director of overseas business developmentTVision, 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 2014Business development mba intern at rakuten travelRakuten 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 2014Mba internArdent 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 2017Country 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 2017Acting Head of GrabCar, Thailand
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

Yo-ren limited
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020Country 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 2023Angel investor
Private company
Jan 2023 - nowBoard member
Licenses & Certifications
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Qbac+ - qualified angel investor
World business angels investment forum (wbaf)Jan 2023
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Pongpun LaosettanunWinner of DEPA Digital Startup Fund Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) Thailand Jul 2020
- Awarded to Pongpun LaosettanunWinning team of Education Disruption Hackathon 2 Storm Breaker Accelerator Jun 2020
- Awarded to Pongpun LaosettanunWinning team of 2014 MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Demo Day - 2014
- Awarded to Pongpun LaosettanunMIT $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 LaosettanunLeadership Enrichment and Regional Networking Program (LEaRN) Scholar Temasek Foundation, Singapore
- Awarded to Pongpun LaosettanunScholarship 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
Associated with Pongpun LaosettanunFounder
Issued by New Generation Greentrepreneur on Jan 2012
Associated with Pongpun Laosettanun
Languages
- enEnglish
- jaJapanese
- thThai
- maMandarin
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