Profile of the Founder
Daren Tan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ALPHV Group of Companies
AI speaker and trainer
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Daren Tan is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ALPHV Group of Companies, which builds AI, data and cloud solutions for businesses across Southeast Asia. He has led enterprise digital transformation and practical AI implementation across the financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, property, hospitality, legal and medicolegal industries, and for government.
Before founding ALPHV, he built AI/ML and virtual-agent solutions at BASF. His ten years in technology3 also include roles as Chief Technology Officer of startups in Singapore, China and Malaysia, as Data Science Lead Instructor, and as a TM-sponsored research scholar in big data and machine learning.
He speaks and trains on AI across Malaysia: 30+ invited talks4, including the technical AI keynote at the ASEAN AI Summit 2025, and AI training for engineers, managers and C-suite teams through ALPHV Academy.
Experience
| Years | Organisation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023– | ALPHV Group of Companies, Kuala Lumpur | Founder & Chief Executive Officer |
| 2023– | Growth Charger, Kuala Lumpur | Director (Technology) |
| 2021– | BASF, Kuala Lumpur | Digital Transformation Specialist (Data Science) |
| 2020– | Forward School, Penang | Data Science Instructor, then Lead Instructor |
| 2019– | MGH Hospitality, Singapore | Chief Technology Officer |
| 2019– | MaGIC, Cyberjaya | Assistant Manager, Tech & Innovation |
| 2018– | Wunder Travel, Singapore | Chief Technology Officer |
| 2018 | Bitcurate, Shanghai | Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder |
| 2017– | BIBIT.COM.MY, Malaysia | Technical Specialist |
| 2016– | Multimedia University, Cyberjaya | Research Scholar, TM Big Data Project |
Communities founded
| Community | Founded | Members |
|---|---|---|
| Developer Kaki, Founder | 2019 | 82,000+1 |
| Hackathon Kaki, Co-Founder | 2017 | 10,200+ |
Qualifications
- Master of Science in Information Technology (Data Science) by Research, Multimedia University, 2016–2020
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2012–2016
- Digital Disruption: Digital Transformation Strategies, University of Cambridge, 2020
Certifications
- 5× Microsoft Certified 2022–2023, Azure AI Engineer Associate, Azure Data Scientist Associate, Azure Fundamentals, AI Fundamentals, Data Fundamentals
- Anthropic courses 2026, Building with the Claude API, Claude Code in Action, Introduction to Model Context Protocol
- Certified Member 2024, Malaysian Mensa
Languages
- English, Native
- Bahasa Malaysia, Native
- Mandarin, Limited working
- Cantonese, Limited working
- Hokkien, Limited working
- French, Limited working
