We are excited to announce a significant addition to our team as we welcome Navin Danapal, former SOSV & Orbit Startups Southeast Asia Director to UNL’s Advisory Board. 

During his career, Navin Danapal has steered the Southeast Asian region toward many successes, including engaging with Asian innovation platforms, collaborating with corporations and governments to develop frameworks in the dynamic areas of TMT and market business development. He established SOSV SEA office in Kuala Lumpur and is the organizer of the first Microsoft //build/ conference outside of US, with keynote by Prime Minister’s department, for national Big Data initiative launch. 

Navin brings a wealth of experience and expertise as an advisor to the Malaysian Government and mentor to Asian startups leaders and innovators, including SG Tourism Board startups, and Enterprise SG startups.  

“I was first introduced to UNL’s transformative technology and vision of building the Internet of Places a few years back, when they took part in SOSV’s Mobile Only Accelerator.”, said Navin Danapal. “Today, I’m excited to witness the remarkable growth and breakthrough innovation they built over the past years. I feel honored to embark on this journey with the UNL team, contributing to guiding the company in delivering their innovative solutions to more people and businesses globally.” 

“We are pleased to welcome Navin’s as a member of our Advisory Board”, said Xander van der Heijden, CEO and founder of UNL Global. “We look forward to reaching new heights and making a meaningful impact on the Southeast Asia’s digital landscape and beyond”. 

Navin holds Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional for industry technology contribution award and the Top 10 Creative Achievers award for expanding the horizon of businesses.