As the Co-Founder and Chief Chaperone of Chapr, I lead a passionate team to build AI-assisted technologies that understand and augment human movements, making mobility safer and more enjoyable, without sacrificing user's privacy. Our mission is to harness the power of human-centered AI to transform the way people move and interact with the world.With over 30 years of proven track record in software and hardware, I incubated and scaled innovative products and services that create value for customers and partners across diverse domains and markets, such as digital home, cloud, e-commerce, IoT, and electric vehicles.
Chapr
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Co-Founder And Chief ChaperoneChapr Jun 2020 - PresentChapr’s mission is to understand and augment human movements to make mobility safer and more enjoyable, without sacrificing user's privacy.
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Co-Founder, Board Director, And Vp Of Shared Mobility ServicesZheyu New Energy Vehicle Services (Spinoff From Foxconn) Nov 2015 - Jan 2020Spun off a RMB100M (US$16M) car sharing service company from the Foxconn Technology Group and managed its software products and business operations.• Led product, data analytics, and cloud operation teams to launch B2C/B2B mobility software stack and fleet operation within 6 months.• Engaged municipal government to win R&D subsidies, infrastructure support, and car-sharing operation license.• Joined the board of directors; won new venture funding as the interim CEO.
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Director, Business Development And Product ManagementFoxconn Technology Group (A Fortune Global #24 Enterprise) Sep 2008 - Sep 2018Expanded Foxconn’s software capabilities through software business incubation in mobility services, social networks, cloud computing, e-commerce, and digital home.• Architected the mobility product strategy and roadmap for the Foxconn Automotive Integration Business Group.• Engaged global and Chinese car companies for technical and business collaborations.• Led cross-functional teams of 60 to build 5 cloud products from MRD/PRD, partner integration to service operations in 12 months.• Managed an outsource vendor to build a WeChat-based social video service in 2 months with agile methodology; reached the #3 market share rank in China.
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Vice President Of Business DevelopmentStreaming21, Inc. 1999 - Sep 2008Developed partnerships and won solution sales. Founded 2 subsidiaries in Taiwan and Japan.• Won multi-million-dollar telecom tenders in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to deploy video-on-demand services.• Built content acquisition services that served telecom clients to win video streaming licensing deals with major Hollywood studios.• Expanded solution channels with global reach, including HP, Compaq and Acer.• Engaged over 20 key partners to build end-to-end VOD & IPTV solutions that included encoders, DRM, server/storage/networking hardware, and set-top boxes.
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General Manager, JapanStreaming21, Inc. 2004 - 2008Led sales and professional services teams in Japan to deploy high-definition IPTV & VOD services over fiber-optic broadband networks.• won accounts at Japan's largest utility and telecom operators, including TEPCO and NTT.• won on-premise VOD deployment at Japan's largest multi-dwelling provider.
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Developer Partnership Manager & Platform EvangelistApple Computer 1996 - 1999Expanded developer community in Asia Pacific to create products for the Mac platform.• Delivered 20 third-party hardware and software products critical for the first iMac launch.• Conducted 60+ technical seminars and conferences that added thousands of developers.
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Newton International Software LeadApple Computer 1992 - 1996Led Newton international software team and co-development with Japanese licensees.• Shipped six Newton PDA products.• Productized the world’s first cursive Chinese/Japanese handwriting recognition using AI.
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Senior Software Tool EngineerApple Computer 1986 - 1992Designed and developed internal bug tracking & analytic system for Apple R&D teams. Built UI test automation tools for Mac OS.
Mike C. Education Details
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Carnegie Mellon University - Integrated Innovation InstituteSoftware Management -
University Of California, BerkeleyMathematics -
Mit Sloan School Of ManagementEpoch-Mit Sloan Program & Mit Industrial Liaison Program -
Stanford UniversityComputer Science
Frequently Asked Questions about Mike C.
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Mike C. works for Chapr
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Mike C.'s current role is Co-Founder @ Chapr | Innovating Mobility for Safer Journeys.
What schools did Mike C. attend?
Mike C. attended Carnegie Mellon University - Integrated Innovation Institute, University Of California, Berkeley, Mit Sloan School Of Management, Stanford University.
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