Henry Shi is a Canadian technology entrepreneur based in San Francisco, California.[1] He co-founded Super.com (formerly Snapcommerce)[2] in April 2016, and went on to serve as COO/CTO.[3] Shi previously founded uMentioned, a local social discovery network and was the second machine learning engineer at LendUp.[4][5]
Education
editShi started his early education in John Fraser Secondary School.[6] In 2010, He went to University of Waterloo, Canada to pursue his bachelors in Computer Science.[7] During his second year, Shi helped develop a software for MLB with Bloomberg Sports in New York City.[8] In 2016, He joined Georgia Tech's OMSCS and now serves on the advisory board of the College of Computing.[9][10] Shi was also given the Rising Stars award by GATech in May 2023.[11]
Career
editShi started his career as a programmer analyst at Scotia Capital while he was doing his bachelors in 2011.[12] Later that year, he was the youngest person to be accepted into The Next 36 program.[13] In January 2012, during his co-op term in New York he joined Bloomberg as a Software Developer and built sabermetrics software in scouting and predictive analytics for the MLB.[8][14]
In May 2013, LendUp had started it's operations in San Francisco[15] and Shi joined as a second machine learning engineer at the company.[4] He left LendUp later in August that year. During his term at Google in 2014, He built and launched 'Music Insights' for Youtube.[16]
Super
editLaunched in 2016 as Snapcommerce by Hussein Fazal and Shi,[17] Super.com is a savings and earnings application with travel and booking subsidiaries.[18][19] Fazal leads Super as CEO along with Shi as COO/CTO.[17] The company has grown to over 200 employees and $1B in sales annually.[20] In 2024, Super was named one of the America's fastest growing companies by Financial Times.[21]
Major investors of the company include Steph Curry, Harley Finkelstein, Inovia Capital, and Lion Capital.[22][23][24][25]
Awards and recognition
edit| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Consumer Technology | Forbes 30 under 30 | Won | [1] |
| 2021 | 5th fastest growing company in North America | Deloitte Technology Fast 500 | Won | [26] |
| 2022 | Entrepreneur of the Year Ontario region | EY Entrepreneur of the Year | Won | [27] |
| 2022 | Young alumni achievement award | University of Waterloo | Won | [28] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Henry Shi". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Hall, Christine (2022-10-18). "Snapcommerce grabs its cape and becomes Super". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "SnapTravel: Betting on 'Super.com' - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "Interview with Henry Shi, Co-Founder of SnapTravel". Tell Me More Podcast. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "An Inspiring Community: Fostering a Creative and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem at Waterloo". Math e-Ties. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Who is the CTO of Super? Henry Shi's Bio | Clay". www.clay.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Co-op students play an integral role in Canada's fastest-growing tech company". Waterloo News. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "Computer science student named top co-op student in Canada". Waterloo News. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Henry Shi, M.S. CS '18 | College of Computing". www.cc.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Advisory Board | College of Computing". www.cc.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Rising Stars | College of Computing". www.cc.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Super CEO, Founder, Key Executive Team, Board of Directors & Employees". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Winters, Kyle (2020-01-17). "The NEXT Decade of Entrepreneurs". NEXT Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "2012 Co-op students of the year | Co-operative Education". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ FinSMEs (2013-11-13). "LendUp Raises $14M in Series A Funding". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Henry Shi". DMZ. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Charlie (2023-04-28). "Toronto capitalises on tech success". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Life, Soo Kim; Reporter, Trends (2023-11-07). "Hotel booking website's suggestion at checkout sparks outrage". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "How this travel startup became profitable during the pandemic". Fast Company. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Super.com | Company Overview & News". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Jones, Cleve (2024-04-04). "FT ranking: The Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies 2024". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Ogus, Simon. "Stephen Curry Announces Latest Tech Investment As His Startup Portfolio Continues To Grow". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Super – Inovia". Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Startups". harleyf.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Winters, Kyle (2019-10-03). "When Steph Curry Has Your Back: The SnapTravel Story". NEXT Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "2021 Technology Fast 500" (PDF). Deloitte. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Canada 2022 - Ontario regional winners". www.ey.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "2022 Alumni Awards | Alumni". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-03.