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September 8, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am PDT
FreeMy Journey as a Female Startup Founder in Fintech with Narisa Chauvidul-Aw
In August, Narisa Chauvidul-Aw (May’20 Cohort) was named one of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology. The fnLondon Chapter member is the founder and CEO of KogoPAY, a licensed mobile payment solution for both local and international payments.
On September 8, 2022, Chauvidul-Aw will share her startup journey with Founders Network members at a virtual event hosted by the fnLondon Chapter.
In her event, Chauvidul-Aw covered:
- How she got her start
- Her fundraising journey
- Challenges she faced as a startup founder
- The value of teamwork in running a startup
fnLondon Chapter Leadership Team
- Chapter Director: Ataer Arguder
About the Speaker:
Dr. Narisa Chauvidul-Aw is CEO and founder of KogoPAY, a fintech company that has offices in London, Thailand, and Lithuania. She earned her Ph.D. in 2003 from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and has many years of experience working both in academia and business. She is a qualified auditor (ex PwC) and spent more than 20 years as a senior lecturer and Finance Director. Narisa won the Women in Tech Startup award 2019 and in 2021 won WinTrade Global Award in Women in Banking and Finance.
She is a mother of 2 teenagers and in her spare time she is a volunteer helping orphanage homes on a mountain near the border between Thailand and Myanmar and helping the homeless in Tokyo. Recently she raised Baht 70 Million (just over $2M) in funding.
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