Michael Cheng | |
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Nationality | Chinese Canadian |
Alma mater | Simon Fraser University |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Michael Cheng is a Canadian entrepreneur. [1] Cheng co-founded Lumen5, [2] Sniply, Beta Collective, Covr, Needle HR, WittyCookie, TEDxSFU, and 12 other ventures. [3]
Cheng was born an only child in Hong Kong and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 7. [1] [4] While in high school Cheng started a business called Auto Quick Trade. [1] Cheng studied Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and was "offered a lecturer's position, teaching digital design" during his freshman year. [1]
In 2009, Cheng co-founded International Student Connection, an international student agency that was named "Best New Student Business of the Year". [5]
In 2011, Cheng launched TEDxSFU, an annual TEDx event at Simon Fraser University. [6] That year, Cheng also co-founded WittyCookie which offers website creation and maintenance to small businesses. [7]
In 2012, Cheng was selected by the Surrey Board of Trade as one of the "Top 25 Under 25" entrepreneurs. [4] He was also given the "SFU Entrepreneur of the Year" award [1] [8] and the "Surrey Business Excellence Award". [9]
In 2013, Cheng co-founded Needle HR, an Internet marketplace for web designers and other creative services. [10] Cheng received "The Satchu Prize" and "Outstanding Venture Award" from educational organization, The Next 36. [11] [12] and was selected by Maclean's Magazine as one of the "Future Leaders of Canada". [1] He was also selected by 24 Hours (newspaper) as one of "Top 24 Under 24". [13]
In 2014, Cheng co-founded Covr, [14] a music discovery platform, [15] and was selected by BCBusiness as one of "Top 30 Under 30". [16] That year, Cheng also co-founded Beta Collective, [17] the first Coworking space in Surrey, British Columbia., [18] as well as Sniply, an online marketing tool [19] which was later acquired in a multi-million dollar deal. [20]
In 2017, Cheng co-founded Lumen5, [21] an online video creator, [22] which was ranked one of "Canada's Top Growing Companies" at #93 by The Globe and Mail in 2020, [23] as well as one of "Canada's 50 fastest-growing technology companies" at #34 as ranked by Deloitte in 2021. [24]
Michael Cheng | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Chinese Canadian |
Alma mater | Simon Fraser University |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Michael Cheng is a Canadian entrepreneur. [1] Cheng co-founded Lumen5, [2] Sniply, Beta Collective, Covr, Needle HR, WittyCookie, TEDxSFU, and 12 other ventures. [3]
Cheng was born an only child in Hong Kong and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 7. [1] [4] While in high school Cheng started a business called Auto Quick Trade. [1] Cheng studied Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and was "offered a lecturer's position, teaching digital design" during his freshman year. [1]
In 2009, Cheng co-founded International Student Connection, an international student agency that was named "Best New Student Business of the Year". [5]
In 2011, Cheng launched TEDxSFU, an annual TEDx event at Simon Fraser University. [6] That year, Cheng also co-founded WittyCookie which offers website creation and maintenance to small businesses. [7]
In 2012, Cheng was selected by the Surrey Board of Trade as one of the "Top 25 Under 25" entrepreneurs. [4] He was also given the "SFU Entrepreneur of the Year" award [1] [8] and the "Surrey Business Excellence Award". [9]
In 2013, Cheng co-founded Needle HR, an Internet marketplace for web designers and other creative services. [10] Cheng received "The Satchu Prize" and "Outstanding Venture Award" from educational organization, The Next 36. [11] [12] and was selected by Maclean's Magazine as one of the "Future Leaders of Canada". [1] He was also selected by 24 Hours (newspaper) as one of "Top 24 Under 24". [13]
In 2014, Cheng co-founded Covr, [14] a music discovery platform, [15] and was selected by BCBusiness as one of "Top 30 Under 30". [16] That year, Cheng also co-founded Beta Collective, [17] the first Coworking space in Surrey, British Columbia., [18] as well as Sniply, an online marketing tool [19] which was later acquired in a multi-million dollar deal. [20]
In 2017, Cheng co-founded Lumen5, [21] an online video creator, [22] which was ranked one of "Canada's Top Growing Companies" at #93 by The Globe and Mail in 2020, [23] as well as one of "Canada's 50 fastest-growing technology companies" at #34 as ranked by Deloitte in 2021. [24]