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Chun Saw

I help founders in emerging markets turn operational chaos into products that scale.

Twenty years building marketplace, fintech and insurance platforms across Southeast Asia, China and Latin America, where the standard playbook doesn't apply. Now I build AI products for the same markets, and work with founders who are doing the same.

Selected work

Dealer Mobile App listing screens
Carsome
Tupai
General Motors
Fi Life
Daihatsu
Geely
Mars Petcare
Polymath Ventures
iCarAsia

What people say

“Unmatched curiosity for customer problems... an incredibly talented designer and exceptional communicator.”
Kelsey Willock Jones, Co-Founder & CEO, Aura Finance
“Essential in shaping our digital transformation through human-centered innovation and strategy.”
Ezra Zaid, Digital Transformation & Content Strategy Expert
“Possesses solid design skills and a strong business mind; navigates uncertainty like a true builder.”
Yuan Li, Head of US Creator Network Partnerships, TikTok LIVE

Work with me

I take on a small number of engagements a year: product strategy, AI product design, and the unglamorous operational systems that make a platform hold up in the real world. If you're building in a market that doesn't follow the script, I'd like to hear about it.

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