Henry Shi
Henry Shi | |
|---|---|
| Education | Georgia Tech, University of Waterloo |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Organization | Super.com |
Board member of | Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing |
Henry Shi is a 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.[4] [5]
Early life and education
[edit ]Shi graduated from the University of Waterloo.[6] [7] [8] Shi was also admitted to the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[9] In 2016, He joined Georgia Tech's OMSCS and now serves on the advisory board of the College of Computing.[10] Shi was also given the Rising Stars award by Georgia Tech in May 2023.[11]
Career
[edit ]Shi started his career as a programmer analyst at Scotia Capital while he was doing his bachelors in 2011.[12] [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.[14]
Shi interned at LendUp in the company's early days when they only had ten employees.[4] During his term at Google in 2014, He built and launched 'Music Insights' for YouTube.[15] Shi had been featured in TechCrunch, The Information, and Forbes.[16] [17] [1] In 2020, he was accepted into The Next 36 program.[18]
Super.com
[edit ]Launched in 2016 as Snapcommerce by Hussein Fazal and Shi,[6] Super.com is a savings and earnings application with fintech, rewards and travel use cases.[2] [19] [20] [21] Fazal leads Super.com as CEO along with Shi as COO/CTO.[22] The company has grown to over 200 employees and 150ドルM in revenue annually. In 2024, Super.com was named America's 45th fastest growing companies by Financial Times.[23]
Major investors of the company include Steph Curry,[citation needed ] Harley Finkelstein, Inovia Capital, and Lion Capital.[24]
Investments
[edit ]Henry Shi has been an Angel and Seed investor in various AI startups including Ollama, LlamaIndex, Fal.ai, Higgsfield AI, Fileread, Superblocks and Wield.[citation needed ][25]
Awards and recognition
[edit ]- Consumer Technology, Forbes 30 under 30, 2019[1]
- Entrepreneur of the Year Ontario region, EY Entrepreneur of the Year, 2022[26]
- Young alumni achievement award, University of Waterloo, 2022[27]
- GATech Rising Stars, 2023[11]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Henry Shi". Forbes. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ a b Hall, Christine (2022年10月18日). "Snapcommerce grabs its cape and becomes Super". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ "SnapTravel: Betting on 'Super.com' - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ a b "Interview with Henry Shi, Co-Founder of SnapTravel". Tell Me More Podcast. 2018年10月01日. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ "An Inspiring Community: Fostering a Creative and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem at Waterloo". Math e-Ties. 2018年10月05日. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Charlie (2023年04月28日). "Toronto capitalises on tech success". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ EDC, Waterloo. "10 exciting companies founded by UWaterloo alumni". www.waterlooedc.ca. Retrieved 2026年02月23日.
- ^ "University of Waterloo - Waterloo alumni shine on the Deloitte 2021 Technology Fast 50 list". Education News Canada. Retrieved 2026年03月13日.
- ^ "Researchers & Students". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 2025年06月01日.
- ^ "Henry Shi, M.S. CS '18 | College of Computing". www.cc.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.[non-primary source needed ]
- ^ a b "College Celebrates Latest Hall of Fame Inductees, Rising Stars | College of Computing". www.cc.gatech.edu. 2023年05月17日. Retrieved 2025年04月12日.[non-primary source needed ]
- ^ "Super CEO, Founder, Key Executive Team, Board of Directors & Employees". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ "From Co-op Student of the Year to Silicon Valley | Cheriton School of Computer Science | University of Waterloo". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2026年02月28日.
- ^ Gallagher, Beth (2013年03月18日). "Computer science student named top co-op student in Canada". Waterloo News. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.[non-primary source needed ]
- ^ "Henry Shi". DMZ. Archived from the original on 2024年11月09日. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha. "Why Early-Stage Founders Are Opting to 'Seed-Strap' Their Startups" . The Information. Retrieved 2025年04月11日.
- ^ Kamps, Haje Jan (2023年06月30日). "Pitch Deck Teardown: Super.com's 60ドルM Series C deck". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025年04月11日.
- ^ Winters, Kyle (2020年01月17日). "The NEXT Decade of Entrepreneurs". NEXT Canada. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ Life, Soo Kim; Reporter, Trends (2023年11月07日). "Hotel booking website's suggestion at checkout sparks outrage". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ Paris, Martine (16 July 2020). "How this travel startup became profitable during the pandemic". Fast Company . Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ Lin, Belle (2026年02月23日). "How Staying Small Became AI Startups' Biggest Flex". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660 . Retrieved 2026年03月13日.
- ^ "About Super.com | Cashback, Travel, & Everyday Savings". www.landing.super.com. Retrieved 2026年02月28日.[dead link ]
- ^ Jones, Cleve (2024年04月04日). "FT ranking: The Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies 2024". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.
- ^ "Super.com". Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Retrieved 2026年02月28日.
- ^ "Wield completes over US1ドル million in Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Lemniscap | Bitget News". Bitget. Retrieved 2026年03月13日.
- ^ "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Canada 2022 - Ontario regional winners". www.ey.com. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.[non-primary source needed ]
- ^ "2022 Alumni Awards | Alumni". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2024年11月03日.[non-primary source needed ]