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Shawn Shi is the co-founder and chairman of Alchemy Pay, a Singapore-based fintech company bridging traditional finance with crypto payments. Before founding Alchemy Pay in 2018, he was the youngest-ever Vice President of Technology at ZhongAn Insurance and previously served as Head of Marketing at Qihoo 360, gaining experience across both tech and business leadership.
Beyond Alchemy Pay, Shi is also the Managing Partner of Oak Grove Ventures, which launched a $60 million crypto-focused VC fund in 2023. Recognized for his role in driving Web3 adoption, he and Alchemy Pay received the Forbes Web3 Innovation Pioneer Award in 2023 for their contributions to seamless fiat–crypto integration.
