# Korawad Chearavanont

> Korawad Chearavanont is a Thai entrepreneur based in Bangkok, founder of Eko and founder and executive chairman of the wider Amity group. After raising $5.7 million in 2015, he left Columbia University to build the business. His career spans workplace messaging, the social infrastructure business now called Social+, and Amity’s expansion into enterprise AI and software acquisitions in Europe and Southeast Asia.

- **Role:** Founder and Executive Chairman at Amity
- **Organizations:** Amity, Eko Communications, Social+ (social.plus), Amity Solutions
- **Nationality:** Thai
- **Education:** The Lawrenceville School, History studies; left without graduating, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Founded the business that began as Eko in 2012., Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, Enterprise Tech, 2016., Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow honoree in 2019 and 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Founded Eko Communications while attending boarding school in New Jersey.
- **2015** — Raised a $5.7 million Series A led by Gobi Partners and left Columbia University to focus on Eko.
- **2016** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in Enterprise Tech.
- **2018** — Eko raised a $20 million Series B led by Sinar Mas Digital Ventures.
- **2019** — Eko moved its headquarters to London while retaining its development base in Thailand.
- **2020** — Acquisition of ConvoLab accompanied the formation of the Amity umbrella and expansion into social infrastructure.
- **2024** — As Amity’s executive chairman, helped lead the group’s enterprise AI expansion; Amity announced a majority stake in Tollring in September. The social infrastructure business rebranded as Social+ and appointed Francesca Gargaglia CEO in October.
- **2026** — Amity announced a $100 million Series D in March and opened its Singapore office and AI Research & Application Center in June.

## Achievements

- Founded the business that began as Eko in 2012.
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, Enterprise Tech, 2016.
- Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow honoree in 2019 and 2025.
- Led Amity as it expanded from workplace messaging into a wider software and enterprise AI group.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Techsauce published an account of his August 28 Global Summit session on vertical AI, acquisitions, proprietary data and international expansion.
- **2026-06** — Amity launched its Singapore office and AI Research & Application Center as a regional headquarters and global AI research hub.
- **2026-03** — Amity announced a $100 million Series D led by EDBI alongside Asia Partners and SMDV, bringing its stated total funding to $160 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.amity.co/leadership/korawad-chearavanont
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/korawad-chearavanont-0aa02152/

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