# Anthony Chow

> Anthony Chow is the CEO and co-founder of igloo (igloohome), a Singapore-built smart access company whose Bluetooth locks open without Wi-Fi using time-sensitive PIN codes. What began as an Airbnb host's annoyance over after-midnight key handoffs became a company that has issued more than 20 million digital credentials, sold locks in 90-plus countries, and even sent a batch of locks to space. A data scientist turned hardware founder, Chow trades on a simple, stubborn idea: a world without keys.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at igloo (igloohome / igloocompany)
- **Organizations:** igloo (igloocompany), igloohome, iglooworks, Singtel (former)
- **Nationality:** Singaporean
- **Education:** Electrical and Electronics Engineering, First Class Honours, Imperial College London, MS, Management Science and Engineering (big data / machine learning), Stanford University
- **Known for:** Built igloohome into a global smart-access company spanning 90-plus countries, Issued more than 20 million digital credentials, Sold 300,000+ smart locks worldwide

## Career timeline

- **pre-2015** — Led data science teams building personalization engines at Singtel's Group Digital Life unit
- **2015** — Co-founded igloohome (igloocompany) with Kelvin Ho and Walter Wang to solve Airbnb key-exchange friction
- **2016** — Featured at TiEcon 2016 as CEO/co-founder of igloohome
- **2021** — Led US market expansion, working from an Airbnb living room during the pandemic and driving deliveries cross-country
- **2022** — Raised Series B funding; total raised reaches roughly US$32 million
- **2023** — Sent eight smart locks to space and unlocked all of them from Earth
- **2026** — An igloo smart padlock set to accompany Jamling Tenzing Norgay on a Mount Everest expedition

## Achievements

- Built igloohome into a global smart-access company spanning 90-plus countries
- Issued more than 20 million digital credentials
- Sold 300,000+ smart locks worldwide
- Grew to 700,000+ managed doors across 17 countries and 5,000+ enterprise clients
- Official Airbnb partner with automated PIN-code generation
- Raised roughly US$32 million from investors including Singtel Innov8, Seeds Capital, and EDBI
- Sent smart locks to space and unlocked them remotely from Earth

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — An igloo smart padlock, signed by Senior Minister of State Low Yen Ling, set to accompany mountaineer Jamling Tenzing Norgay on a Mount Everest expedition.
- **2023-08** — igloo sent eight smart locks to space and successfully unlocked them from Earth.

## Links

- Website: https://igloohome.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonychowwj
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/igloohomeco
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGtzqKbzIyY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/igloohomeco

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Last updated: 2026-06-14