KogoPAY – a mentoring partnership story
A mobile payment solution which is now rolling out instant mobile payments.
Dr Narisa Chauvidul-Aw, Founder and CEO. KogoPAY
Mentee
Hollie Whittles, Director of Purple Frog Systems
Mentor
Our mentoring relationship started just as COVID-19 and lockdown was looming, and the impact has been felt by everyone. I was meant to launch the Bangkok office of KoyoPAY in April but haven’t yet been able to. Without the tie of global meetings and international travel, and working from home like everyone else, I have instead been able to use technology to connect to people I wouldn’t usually have done.
However, I found that trying to raise my second-round of funding during the pandemic was more challenging than when I initially sought seed funding. I didn’t know where to get advice from, or who to approach for support. The Santander Breakthrough Women Business Leaders’ Mentoring Programme has connected me with such a fantastic mentor, Hollie. Having her support and experience in AI has been invaluable; from suggesting other opportunities to try, to encouraging me to accelerate the launch of online banking with my app.
Narisa
The highlight so far has definitely been hearing about Narisa’s successes. She’s very knowledgeable in her own right and has achieved so much for her business. From surrounding herself with amazing people to securing an amazing investor to support the growth of the business. Our mentoring relationship is focused on validating what she’s already doing really well.
I’ve been a mentor for young business start-ups in the past, and also volunteered in schools giving talks as an Enterprise Advisor. I’ve also done adhoc mentoring for businesses to help them grow but being matched with Narisa, who has such experience in business and in our mutual field, has meant our relationship has really flourished.
Hollie

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