About Foremost Technology
- Foremost Technology Company Limited, based in Bangkok, Thailand, is a leading software development firm specializing in AI and Machine Learning, including the implementation of Large Language Models APIs such as OpenAI's GPT-4o.
- We have a strong track record of partnering with large corporates and financial institutions to drive new innovations and co-create impactful projects.
- Foremost Technology is a member of both Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub and the NVIDIA Inception Program.
- Our flagship product, Boltfolio.ai, is an AI-driven fintech platform designed to simulate trades and educate users on stock market principles, portfolio strategies, and goal-based investing through interactive learning modules.
Foremost Technology is a member of
Our Team
Robert Steven Zepeda
Robert Steven Zepeda
Robert Steven Zepeda
Managing Director & Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder
Former founder of Playbasis (Series A
Fintech/loyalty rewards management
startup HQ’ed in Southeast Asia)
Thanakij Pechprasarn
Robert Steven Zepeda
Robert Steven Zepeda
Thanakij Pechprasarn is the Engineering Director of Foremost Technology Company Limited. Thanakij has extensive experience in technical leadership, including being the former CTO at PlayBasis and Salary Hero. Thanakij holds a Master’s Degree of Computer Science from the University of Southern California
Suchada Hnoonpakdee
Robert Steven Zepeda
Suchada Hnoonpakdee
Suchada Hnoonpakdee is a Software Engineer at Foremost Technology Company Limited. Suchada was formerly a front-end engineer at Refinitiv, a London Stock Exchange Group company. Suchada holds a Bachelor’s of Computer Science from Chulalongkorn University (Thailand). Suchada is a fluent speaker of English, Thai, and Spanish.
Thitipong Susiwa
Robert Steven Zepeda
Suchada Hnoonpakdee
Thitipong Susiwa is a Software Engineer at Foremost Technology Company Limited. Prior to joining Foremost, Thitipong was a machine learning engineer at Kasikorn Bank Technology Group (Thailand). Thitpong holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University. In his free time, Thitipong enjoys playing badminton.
Sarat Sirirachatapong
Sarat Sirirachatapong
Sarat Sirirachatapong
Sarat Sirirachatapong is a Senior AI/ML Engineer at Foremost Technology Company Limited. Formerly an AI Researcher with Keio University in Japan, he holds an MSc. in Data Driven Economics from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a BA. in Mathematics and Economics from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is fluent in English, Thai, and Japanese (N2).
Thaweewat Rugsujarit
Sarat Sirirachatapong
Sarat Sirirachatapong
Thaweewat is a Senior AI/ML Engineer at Foremost. Thaweewat was recently with Advanced Info Service, where he focused on customer analytics, recommendation systems, and multi-agent autonomous systems. He holds an MSc in Data Science from KMITL and a BSc in Architecture from Chulalongkorn University. Thaweewat also led the development of OpenThaiGPT, the first open-source Thai language model.
Mark Ranford
Sarat Sirirachatapong
Mark Ranford
Board Director, Co-founder
Successful Entrepreneur and
Management Consultant, Former
Investor at Playbasis
About our founder
Robert Zepeda, Managing Director and CTO
Robert Zepeda is the founder, Managing Director, and CTO of Foremost Technology Company Limited, a tech startup building innovative industry solutions with an AI-first approach.
Prior to establishing Foremost Technology Co. Ltd., from 2013 through 2020 Mr. Zepeda was the founder and former CEO of PlayBasis, an award-winning Southeast Asia-headquartered Fintech rewards management platform powered by a rules-based gamification engine. In 2015, PlayBasis announced that it had successfully raised Series A financing, becoming only the fifth company in Thailand to reach that milestone.
Through his pioneering work at PlayBasis, Mr. Zepeda generated US$200m in gross transaction volume on behalf of clients and US$1m in Software-as-a-Service revenue for the business, achieving a mid-thirties compound annual growth rate and cash flow break-even while growing the PlayBasis platform to 20 million registered users with 20 billion points issued, partnering with key players such as Visa & Amazon Web Services, and acquiring a portfolio of blue-chip clients including Unilever, Development Bank of Singapore, DBS Hong Kong, AIA Group, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Krungsri MUFG Bank, Telenor Group's Digi Telecom and dtac Wallet, StarHub Communications, True Money Wallet, True Corporation, Tops Supermarket, TMB Bank, Thai Airways, and SwissRe.
In addition to day-to-day management of the 20-person company, Mr. Zepeda was responsible for setting the company vision and go-to-market strategy, managing relationships with key stakeholders, leading the execution of the product roadmap, driving sales and revenue, and raising external financing for the business.
Some of Mr. Zepeda's awards and appearances include:
- NTT DATA Innovation Award
- Financial Innovation Business Conference Japan Award
- Investment Management Association of Singapore Grant Winner
- Frost & Sullivan IT Trendsetter Award
- Unilever Foundry Cannes Lions Festival Showcase
- DBS Bank Fintech Accelerator Participant
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Fintech Bootcamp Participant
- Fintech Festival Hong Kong Participant
- GK | Plug & Play Indonesia Participant
- Barclays Launchpad Participant
- Maybank Fintech Participant
- Millennial 20/20 Asia Pacific Festival Showcase
- Asia Insurance CIO Technology Summit Panelist Speaker
- Mondato Summit Asia Panelist Speaker
- Techsauce Global Summit Panelist Speaker
- Thailand Mobile Summit Keynote Speaker
- Talent Development Malaysia Summit Keynote Speaker
- Gamified India Keynote Speaker
- A+M Spin & Spiel Keynote Speaker
- Pacific Conferences Keynote Speaker
- Tech in Asia Presenter
- Echelon Thailand Presenter
- Asia Leaders Summit Presenter
