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Chippies AI
Dave Tran, Founder of Chippies AI
About

15 years in digital marketing. 6+ years in Braze.

Dave Tran is the Founder of Chippies AI. An AI-first growth marketer with 15+ years across B2B and B2C growth, plus 6+ years of daily, in-the-trenches work in Braze specifically.

Dave has served as the primary Braze expert at top tech companies: global digital gifting at Prezzee and Australia's largest tradie marketplace at hipages. He is currently contracting for Safewill as their primary Braze expert.

He started Chippies AI to bring that enterprise-grade marketing and AI expertise to teams of all sizes, from mid-market companies leveling up their lifecycle systems to growing businesses that need practical AI solutions.

  • Braze AI Certified · 2025
  • Braze Marketer Certification · 2021
  • Anthropic Claude Code in Action · 2026
  • Google Ads Certified
Our Approach

We're a partner, not a vendor.

The difference matters.

Partners

Stick around. We're invested in your results because that's how we build a business worth running. When your AI needs tuning, we tune it. When your business changes, we adapt the system.

Vendors

Sell you something and move on. They've got other customers, other projects. When something needs adjustment, you're on your own.

What this means in practice

Understand your business

We take the time to get it right before we build anything.

Tailored builds

Systems shaped to how you actually work. No templates.

Ongoing support

We stick around after go-live. No quiet handovers.

Honest about AI

We tell you what it can do and what it can't. No overpromising.

Your timezone

We are on Australian East Coast time.

Our Values

What we believe.

Innovation

We're constantly exploring new ways to use AI to solve problems. Technology moves fast, so we stay ahead so you don't have to.

Integrity

We're committed to ethical AI development. No dark patterns, no manipulation, no overselling. Just honest technology that does what we say it does.

Customer Focus

Your success is our success. We measure ourselves by your results, not our activity.

Collaboration

The best solutions come from working together. We listen, learn, and build with you, not for you.

Continuous Improvement

Good isn't good enough. We're always looking for ways to make our solutions better.

The Team

The people behind Chippies AI.

Dave Tran, Founder of Chippies AI

Dave Tran

Founder

Lifecycle marketer with deep experience in Braze, database marketing, segmentation, and AI-powered marketing systems. Brings enterprise expertise to teams of all sizes.

Parag Negi, International Partner at Chippies AI

Parag Negi

International Partner

Parag leads the international delivery team we bring in for Digital Marketing engagements. He keeps partner quality high, timezones aligned, and execution tight across every project.

Let's talk about how Chippies AI can help your business.

No pressure, no jargon. Just a conversation about what you're trying to achieve.

Free. No pressure. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you.