CK Phua

About CK Phua

CK Phua is a Singapore-based, AI-native entrepreneur. He founded Kore Industries in 2008 and has spent 18 years selling B2B into North America. He now builds AI systems for traditional sales teams and small manufacturers, and runs AgentsBuilder AI.

His own gaps early on were marketing, sales and management. His mission now is to help small and medium traditional businesses avoid those same mistakes. He runs his own companies AI-native — agents handle sourcing, quality control and customer acquisition — because he believes business and sales are ultimately human, and AI is the leverage that magnifies what good people already do.

Timeline

  1. 2008Founded Kore Industries
    Precision plastic injection molding for North American manufacturers, run from Singapore with production in China.
  2. 2012Co-founded Spider Holster Asia
    Built B2B and B2C distribution across Asia, largely through trade shows. CMO to 2014, then Director.
  3. Founded Rapid Machined Inserts
    Precision metal inserts for tool-and-die shops and injection molders in North America.
  4. Founded AgentsBuilder AI
    Portable AI systems for SMB operations, built in the client's own accounts.
  5. TodayRunning AI-native
    Agents run sourcing, QC and customer acquisition across his companies. Now building AI for face-to-face B2B sales teams.

Companies

AgentsBuilder AIFounder
Kore IndustriesFounder · since 2008
Rapid Machined InsertsFounder
Spider Holster AsiaCo-founder · since 2012