Daniel Nguyen

AI Tech Strategy, Ops, Product | Michelin Selected Restauranteur | Angel Investor | Ex-Management Consultant

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

About

Currently the VP of Asia for PAVE AI, an A.I-powered vehicle inspection platform leveraging today's leading tech to transform how automative inspections are done at scale. Previously a Digital Transformation consultant with 7+ years of global experience at Fortune 500 Companies planning and executing digital solutions primarily in the BFSI space. Founded and exited a successful fine-dining establishment in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, recognized by Michelin.

Experience

  • PAVE (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
    • Vice President Asia Operations
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      Led 4x growth of Vietnam operations over 18 months at PAVE, a high growth AI-powered computer vision startup aimed at transforming Vehicle Inspections globally. Responsible for owning and leading the Vietnam business, spanning operations, delivery, compliance, cross functional execution with global product, engineering and AI research teams. Key Contributions: • Led 4× business growth in Vietnam, scaling finance, HR, Ops, Inspections and Product teams, delivery capacity, and operational maturity in line with global expansion. • Served as Acting Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), establishing security governance, risk management, and data protection practices aligned with enterprise and AI-first customer requirements. • Drove AI product integrations across customer environments, partnering closely with product and engineering to operationalize AI solutions at scale. • Head of PAVE in Vietnam, representing the company internally and externally while aligning local execution with global strategy. Drove massive savings and operational optimizations initiatives, including systems, processes and people changes over the last 18 months.

    • Director of Operations
      May 2024 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Venture Scout at OV Ventures
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    We are a global syndicate of 50+ founders, operators, and investors backing exceptional Vietnamese founders worldwide.

  • Founder & CEO at M3TA
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    An Analytics interface powered by public LLMs on top of the Blockchain, allowing users to naturally query and visualize data from 26+ Blockchains without any need for coding experience. VC Backed - Seed

  • Angel Investor at Quantropi Inc.
    Jun 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Founder, Owner at Nous Dine
    Apr 2020 - Sep 2024 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Vietnam's very first capsule dining restaurant. MICHELIN SELECTED HO CHI MINH CITY 2023 Our capsule restaurant is cozy and intimate and allows us to deliver an exceptional experience not only with our carefully crafted dishes, but also with our highly personal approach to cooking. We are constantly inspired and moved by restaurants, kitchens and chefs around the world that challenge and transform what the dining experience means, and endeavour to do so ourselves.