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
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. Shi was also admitted to the Stanford Graduate School of Business[6] but decided to drop out instead. 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
Shi started his career as a programmer analyst at Scotia Capital while he was doing his bachelors in 2011.[10] 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][1] In 2020, he was accepted into The Next 36 program.[16]
Super.com
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. 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, Harley Finkelstein, Inovia Capital, and Lion Capital.[22][23]
Investments
Shi has been an Angel and Seed investor in various AI startups including Ollama, LlamaIndex, Fal.ai, Higgsfield AI, Fileread, Superblocks.
Awards and recognition
- 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
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Henry Shi, M.S. CS '18 | College of Computing". www.cc.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2012 Co-op students of the year | Co-operative Education". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Henry Shi". DMZ. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Startups". harleyf.com. 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.