# Shing Chow

> Shing Chow is the Hong Kong-based founder and CEO of Lalamove, known as Huolala in mainland China. A Stanford economics graduate and former Bain consultant, he spent years playing poker professionally before founding the delivery marketplace in 2013. His public interviews describe a search for work that creates value, a willingness to learn unfamiliar businesses, and an ambition to make Lalamove synonymous with delivery.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Lalamove
- **Organizations:** Lalamove, Lalatech Holdings, Bain & Company
- **From:** Jieyang, China
- **Education:** Studied physics; transferred to Stanford, University of California, Los Angeles, Bachelor’s degree in economics, Stanford University, MPhil in economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- **Known for:** Ten distinctions in the 1995 HKCEE., Founded Lalamove in 2013 and led its development into an international delivery marketplace., Recognized on Tatler’s Hong Kong influential-person lists, including 2025.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Earned ten distinctions in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination.
- **1999** — Graduated from Stanford and joined Bain & Company in Hong Kong.
- **2002** — Left consulting to play Texas Hold’em professionally.
- **2009** — Left professional poker and began looking for a business to build.
- **2013** — Founded the Hong Kong delivery platform initially called EasyVan.
- **2014** — Expanded into Southeast Asia and mainland China; mainland operations use the Huolala brand.
- **2019** — Lalamove expanded into Latin America and raised a US$300 million Series D round.
- **2023** — Lalatech Holdings filed for a Hong Kong IPO; this is a filing milestone, not a completed listing.
- **2024** — Lalamove launched in Tokyo and Istanbul.
- **2026** — Lalamove’s July 6 press release announced Riyadh operations and confirmed its Berlin launch in May.

## Achievements

- Ten distinctions in the 1995 HKCEE.
- Founded Lalamove in 2013 and led its development into an international delivery marketplace.
- Recognized on Tatler’s Hong Kong influential-person lists, including 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Lalamove announced its official Riyadh launch on July 6, following Dubai in 2025 and Berlin in May 2026.
- **2026-05** — Lalamove launched in Berlin, as confirmed by its July 2026 market announcement.
- **2025-10** — HSG published a retrospective profile of Chow’s career, hiring approach and international expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lalamove.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shchow

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Last updated: 2026-10-07