Yat Siu
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Yat Siu | |
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| Born | 1973 |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
Yat Siu (Chinese: 蕭逸; born 1973 in Vienna) is a Hong Kong based entrepreneur and angel investor[1] who was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. His initial job was at Atari Germany.[2][3] Siu's next job was at Lexicor, a Boston graphics software company, where he became a director and led the company's East Coast of the United States division.[3] After moving to Hong Kong, he founded Cybercity, an internet and email provider, in 1996.[4][5][6] The company was later renamed to Freenation, which the South China Morning Post called "Asia's first free web page and e-mail provider".[3] He is the CEO and Founder of the game-company Outblaze and co-founder of Animoca and Animoca Brands. In 2009 he sold a part of his business to IBM's Lotus Software Division[7] which opened its first cloud computing laboratory in Hong Kong[8] with the assets it acquired from Outblaze. Animoca Brands was worth 2.2 billion dollars in its last funding round.[9]
Yat Siu's mother, who was from Taiwan, conducted for an orchestra.[10] His father, who was born in Hong Kong, first was an instrumentalist and then became a businessman. He studied at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna.[11] He trained specifically in the cello, flute, and piano.[10] According to the South China Morning Post, he "implies he was pushed" into becoming a musician like his mother and father.[10]
References
- ^ https://www.openwebcollective.com/podcast/episode/51e2c92c/from-programmer-to-entrepreneur-and-blockchain-gaming
- ^ Whyte, Jemima (2021-11-26). "If you haven't heard of this $2.2b crypto co-founder you soon will". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ a b c Davis, Chris (2012-10-06). "Cyber success - Passion, ambition, drive and luck helped propel Hong Kong technology pioneer Yat Siu to the top, writes Chris Davis". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Yat Siu". Tatler. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "How internet whizz Yat Siu got an early start". South China Morning Post. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ Yat Siu (Outblaze) at Startup Grind Hong Kong, retrieved 2019-09-09
- ^ "Outblaze Hosted E-Mail Buy Will Help IBM Target SMBs". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
- ^ http://www1.investhk.gov.hk/success-stories/ibm-opens-hong-kongs-first-cloud-computing-lab/
- ^ "Hong Kong Blockchain Game Maker Animoca Hits $2.2 Billion Valuation". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ a b c Scott, Jason (2001-05-27). "Time tight for Outblaze chief; Despite a couple of false starts, hard work has quickly established wunderkind as a local Internet heavyweight". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "How Outblaze Outlasted the Bubble - Businessweek". Bloomberg Businessweek. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
External links
- Interview with Yat Siu on Bloomberg video
- Forbes article on Outblaze and Yat Siu
- Asiaweek article by Yat Siu; Swift & Total
- If you haven’t heard of this $2.2b crypto co-founder you soon will
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