Henry Shi
Henry Shi | |
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| 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 |
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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 started his early education in John Fraser Secondary School, where he graduated at the top of his class in high school and later from the University of Waterloo.[citation needed] Shi was also admitted to the Stanford Graduate School of Business[6] but decided to drop out instead.[citation needed] In 2010, He went to University of Waterloo, Canada to pursue his bachelor's degree in Computer Science.[7] In 2016, He joined Georgia Tech's OMSCS and now serves on the advisory board of the College of Computing.[8] Shi was also given the Rising Stars award by Georgia Tech in May 2023.[9]
Career
[edit]Shi started his career as a programmer analyst at Scotia Capital while he was doing his bachelors in 2011.[10][failed verification] 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.[11][12]
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.[13] Shi had been featured in TechCrunch, The Information, and Forbes.[14][15][unreliable source?][1] In 2020, he was accepted into The Next 36 program.[16]
Super.com
[edit]Launched in 2016 as Snapcommerce by Hussein Fazal and Shi,[17] Super.com is a savings and earnings application with fintech, rewards and travel use cases.[18][19][20] Fazal leads Super.com as CEO along with Shi as COO/CTO.[citation needed] The company has grown to over 200 employees and $150M in revenue annually. In 2024, Super.com was named America's 45th fastest growing companies by Financial Times.[21]
Major investors of the company include Steph Curry,[citation needed] Harley Finkelstein, Inovia Capital, and Lion Capital[citation needed].[22][23]
Investments
[edit]Shi has been an Angel and Seed investor in various AI startups including Ollama, LlamaIndex, Fal.ai, Higgsfield AI, Fileread, Superblocks.[citation needed]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Consumer Technology, Forbes 30 under 30, 2019.[1]
- Entrepreneur of the Year Ontario region, EY Entrepreneur of the Year, 2022.[24]
- Young alumni achievement award, University of Waterloo, 2022.[25]
- GATech Rising Stars, 2023.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Researchers & Students". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Longeway, Stephanie (2022-02-04). "Co-op students play an integral role in Canada's fastest-growing tech company". Waterloo News. Retrieved 2024-11-03.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Henry Shi, M.S. CS '18 | College of Computing". www.cc.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-03.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ a b "College Celebrates Latest Hall of Fame Inductees, Rising Stars | College of Computing". www.cc.gatech.edu. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2025-04-12.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Super CEO, Founder, Key Executive Team, Board of Directors & Employees". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Gallagher, Beth (2013-03-18). "Computer science student named top co-op student in Canada". Waterloo News. Retrieved 2024-11-03.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "2012 Co-op students of the year | Co-operative Education". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-03.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Henry Shi". DMZ. Retrieved 2024-11-03.[dead link]
- ^ Mascarenhas, Natasha. "Why Early-Stage Founders Are Opting to 'Seed-Strap' Their Startups". The Information. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ Kamps, Haje Jan (2023-06-30). "Pitch Deck Teardown: Super.com's $60M Series C deck". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ Winters, Kyle (2020-01-17). "The NEXT Decade of Entrepreneurs". NEXT Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Mitchell, Charlie (2023-04-28). "Toronto capitalises on tech success". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Hall, Christine (2022-10-18). "Snapcommerce grabs its cape and becomes Super". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Life, Soo Kim; Reporter, Trends (2023-11-07). "Hotel booking website's suggestion at checkout sparks outrage". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Paris, Martine (16 July 2020). "How this travel startup became profitable during the pandemic". Fast Company. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Jones, Cleve (2024-04-04). "FT ranking: The Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies 2024". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Super – Inovia". Retrieved 2024-11-03.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Startups". harleyf.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Canada 2022 - Ontario regional winners". www.ey.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "2022 Alumni Awards | Alumni". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-03.[non-primary source needed]