Dominic Penaloza Explained

Dominic Penaloza is a Chinese-Filipino entrepreneur and investor who was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He was the CEO & founder of Ushi, a Chinese professional network based in Shanghai.^{[1] [2]} He was the CEO and founder of WorldFriends, a social networking service for internationally minded people, with offices in Shanghai and Tokyo and partnered with Yahoo Japan.^{[3] [4]} He has received several awards including the Ivey Emerging Leaders Award.^[5] He was the Chief Innovation & Technology Officer at naked Hub, a company that was acquired by WeWork for USD 400 million.^[6] At WeWork China he was the Head of Innovation & Technology. After leaving WeWork in early 2020, he started REinvent, Asia's first proptech startup studio as CEO and cofounder.^[7] One of REinvent's ventures is Switch, a workspace on-demand platform.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Fannin, Rebecca A.. Startup Asia : top strategies for cashing in on the Asian innovation boom. 2012. John Wiley & Sons (Asia). Singapore. 978-0470829905. 167–274.
2. News: Seligson. Hannah. USHI Links In Mainland China. 4 April 2014. Forbes. 5 January 2012.
3. News: Tahara. Shinji. Transcending the Language Barrier with help from the Internet. 29 October 2007. Nikkei Business magazine. 29 October 2007.
4. Web site: Toto. Serkan. WorldFriends Mixes Facebook With Match.com (And Dares Charging Subscription Fees). Techcrunch.com. 1 November 2008.
5. Web site: Emerging Leaders Award. Ivey Business School. 4 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502091436/http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/alumni/stay-connected/awards-and-recognition/emerging-leaders-award.htm. 2 May 2014. dead.
6. News: 2018-04-11. WeWork Is Acquiring China's Naked Hub for $400 Million. en. Bloomberg.com. 2021-05-06.
7. Web site: Former WeWork China exec launches a 'startup studio' for real estate. 2021-05-06. TechCrunch. en-US.
8. News: 2021-04-07. Are pay-by-the-minute booths the future of work?. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-05-06.