Key Expertise

• Fund-raising for startups
• Digital transformation for companies
• Starting and scaling businesses
• Emerging market understanding
• Building software products

Summary

Passionate and self-motivated product maker with more than 10 years of experience in entrepreneurship and in creating business software products. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams and in running company operations. Ran a successful award-winning digital agency in Myanmar for 8 years. Built a SaaS startup to $150k in ARR in a year.

Experience

2013 - 2021

CEO & Co-founder | nexlabs

nexlabs creates experiences that transform companies and make a measurable difference. We are undeniably a geeky tech company at heart with deep love for design, brand and data. Some of our clients include - Nescafe, Carlsberg, Telenor, MPT, Ooredoo, KBZ Bank, Yoma Bank, CB Bank, City Mart Holdings, Huawei, Samsung, Singapore Tourism Board, European Union delegation in Myanmar, Gloria Jeans and many more. Find out more about us on Forbes, Bloomberg and BBC.

Responsibilities

• Supporting clients with digital transformation
• Marrying business objectives with technological innovation
• Providing consultation on digital strategy and product strategy for clients
• Wearing the product hat and acting as product owner on behalf of the client
• Leading a team of 75 rock-stars and continuing to build the best-in-class "A" team
• Managing general administration and overall operations of the company
• Providing continued vision and leadership to the team
• Leading fund-raising activities
• Leading new business development efforts in mapping out opportunities
• Working with different internal and external holders to close deals

Key Achievements

1. Raised $750k in funding
2. Recognized as top 3 digital / tech agency in Myanmar
3. Crossed $1mil revenue in an emerging market consecutively for 3 years

2019 - 2021

CEO & Co-founder | Better HR

Better HR offers everything you need to manage your workforce; a single dashboard to gain real insights into what is happening in your company. Employees are given a self-service mobile application to manage their leaves, overtime requests, attendance and more.

Responsibilities

• Leading the product vision
• Building a world-class team of builders and makers
• Managing general administration and overall financial health
• Leading fund-raising activities
• Leading strategic partnership opportunities

Key Achievements

1. Raised $250k in seed funding
2. Onboarded 150+ companies; employing more than 20,000 employees
3. Processed over $1mil in salaries every month
4. Onboarded customers in Sri Lanka and Vietnam
5. Forged successful partnership with a leading bank and launched direct deposit bank integration - first of its kind in Myanmar

2017 - 2021

Board Member | Flexible Pass

Flexible Pass allows you to try out different gyms/fitness centers across Yangon without buying a membership at those places because we would like our users to have access to different fitness options all across Yangon.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the founding team with strategy and expansion

2017 - 2020

Venture Partner | Seed Myanmar

Seed Myanmar is a venture capital firm focused on early stage investments of technology start-ups in Myanmar. With two of its three investment committee members being founders of Myanmar technology companies themselves, Seed Myanmar brings together a team of experienced professionals with intimate knowledge of the Myanmar market and its unique challenges.

Responsibilities

• Representing the company in local Myanmar market
• Sourcing deals
• Working closely with portfolio companies to ensure their success

2009 - 2013

Freelance Designer & Developer

Having picked up programming since I was 12, programming was one of Ye Myat's strong suits when he joined a polytechnic where he got together with a few friends to work on some freelance development gigs and the rest is history.

Worked with a variety of clients from different industries from neighborhood cafes to financial institutions. Had the opportunity to collaborate with multiple advertising agencies in Singapore and supported them to plan and execute digital products.

Fun fact: Built more than 150 applications during his freelancing career.

Education

2012 - 2014

Singapore Management University

Bachelor of Information System Management (Dropped out)

2009 - 2012

Republic Polytechnic

Diploma in IT