// KL-based · builder · operator · advisor
I help people
build things that
actually matter.
I run AI.SEA — a builder ecosystem across Southeast Asia — and work with teams navigating AI adoption, new markets, and the messy early stages of building something real. Cambridge physics background, VC experience, now mostly just shipping.
Building the builder layer of Southeast Asia.
AI.SEA connects serious builders, AI companies, corporates, and institutions across the region. We do GTM activations, corporate residencies, and institutional programs. Co-founded with Edward. Started small, grew fast, still two people.
Getting traction in Southeast Asia
I've run live activations across MY, SG, TH, VN, ID. I know which communities move, which events are noise, and how to build real credibility in markets where it has to be earned. Good fit if you're an AI company trying to crack APAC without guessing.
Talk to me →Figuring out what to actually build
I work best in the early, ambiguous stage — stress-testing ideas, finding where the leverage is, and helping technical and non-technical sides actually get on the same page. Physics background, VC experience, now mostly just building things myself.
Talk to me →Things I've shipped.
A mix of tools I needed, experiments that grew legs, and infrastructure that now has users.
Things I've thought about long enough to write down.
How I got here.
GTM activations, corporate residencies, institutional programs. Building the infrastructure for AI builders across Southeast Asia — with Edward, from scratch.
Grew from a small core group to 1,000+ builders in under a year. Hands-on AI engineering programs, multi-disciplinary ecosystem, real community infrastructure.
Founder experience, ecosystem partnerships, and strategic programs. Worked closely with high-growth founders across the region.
Fund-of-funds modeling, dealflow, startup–corporate pilot programs. Learned how large organizations make decisions — and how slowly.
Deep tech market analysis — healthtech, agritech, metamaterials, telecoms. Good for making me rigorous about claims.
First Class (BA), Distinction (MSci). Theoretical and computational biophysics. Still the thing that shapes how I think about systems.
Say hello.
Whether it's an AI.SEA partnership, advisory work, or something you're building in the region — I'm happy to talk. I try to respond to everything that feels genuine.