Singapore, Singapore
Shao is a passionate and down-to-earth technopreneur, with a love for technology and a vision for creating solutions that address real-world problems. He firmly believes the future of business lies in becoming more human-centric and data-driven. Shao dedicates most of his time to building AI-powered digital products, focusing on industries such as tourism, retail, logistics, maritime, manufacturing, aquaculture, and education. His approach is to operate at an orchestration level—serving as a bridge between digitalization, AI, and the people within these industries. He strives to help businesses grow while improving the lives of those they serve. Outside of his work as a technopreneur, Shao enjoys walking and hiking, finding inspiration in nature and the world around him
Over the past 10+ years as cofounder of Fooyo, I’ve dedicated myself to helping industries navigate the journey of digital transformation. With a background in AI, databases, and data platforms, I focus on bridging business challenges with innovative, data-driven solutions. At Fooyo, a B2B smart solution company in Singapore, we believe business should be simple, smart, and sustainable. Our name—Fooyo, meaning floating in the water—reflects our vision: empowering businesses to flow smoothly, adapt with agility, and thrive in an ever-evolving world. As a solution consultant and tech enabler, I see technology not as a buzzword, but as a tool for real-world impact. We help industries like tourism, maritime, education, retail, finance, and fund management unlock new possibilities: • Smart tourism solutions that improve efficiency and attract visitors. • Maritime tools for data visibility, analytics, and optimization. • Digital learning platforms for education. • AI-powered data platforms for finance and fund management. • Digital engagement and AI tools like ChatGPT for retail and social commerce. At Fooyo, we aim to bridge business needs with the power of technology—creating user-centric, sustainable solutions that help industries grow and improve lives.
As a partner at Notellect, I help drive the mission to empower data analysts and engineers with Agentic AI tools that make it easier to write, transform, and analyze data—faster, more accurately, and with complete transparency. Notellect is committed to delivering data accuracy while keeping users in control, helping businesses unlock the full potential of their data.
As the technical project manager for a large-scale government initiative, I led two engineering tracks comprising more than 20 engineers across six countries. I collaborated closely with Business Analysts to gather and clarify requirements, partnered with the project lead and solution architect to design the overall system architecture, and drove delivery through agile project management.
I started my career as a software engineer at Visenze. I joined during its Series A stage. Now it was acquired by Resolve AI, NASQAQ: RZLV. It was my first formal startup job in an AI image processing company, where I had the opportunity to work with product designers, AI scientists, business executives, and follow developers and build a Visual Search SaaS platform. This experience allowed me to deepen my understanding of AI-powered solutions and develop scalable software products in a fast-paced, innovative environment.