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See Wai Hun | |
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| Citizenship | Malaysia |
| Alma mater | University of Winnipeg |
| Occupation | CEO of JurisTech |
| Spouse(s) | Naaman Lee |
See Wai Hun also known as Wai Hun, is a Malaysian financial technology professional. She is the co-founder and CEO of JurisTech, a fintech company based in Malaysia.
Wai Hun enrolled her bachelor's degree in accounting at Tunku Abdul Rahman University College. Halfway through, she enrolled to a computer science program in Sedaya College. She later earned her bachelor's degree in business computing from the University of Winnipeg. She graduated as a gold medalist from the University of Winnipeg for being the best graduate in her year. [1] [2]
Wai Hun started her career as a consultant at Ernst & Young, then later worked as a business analyst at Sistemaju before joining Sapura to develop and implement business intelligence solutions. At Sapura, Wai Hun met John Lim, a Malaysian software developer who would eventually become the Chief Technological Officer of JurisTech. [3] [4]
Wai Hun and John Lim started Natsoft(M) Sdn Bhd, the parent company of JurisTech; in 1997 amidst the Asian Financial Crisis. Their company was initially poised to sell data mining, AI and data analytics tools and services to banks. However the initial offering was not successful because back then, the markets weren't ready for data mining and AI solutions, also because of the Asian Financial Crisis, no one could afford them. Then Wai Hun and John Lim decided to offer debt collection and litigation software to cope with existing market needs. This new approach was an instant success for her. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
In 2014, Wai Hun became an Endeavor entrepreneur, a non-profit organization. [10]
In 2016, See Wai Hun was profiled as Digerati50 by Focus Malaysia and Digital News Asia as one of the top 50 people who would shape the digital economy in Malaysia in the coming years. [11]
Wai Hun was featured in Chris Zook and James Allen's book The Founder's Mentality [12] and in Freda Liu's book Bursting Fixed Mindsets,. [13]
In 2019, Wai Hun was awarded Ernst & Young Woman Entrepreneur Of The Year award. [14]
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