# Teddy Chan

> Teddy Chan is the CEO and co-founder of AfterShip, the shipment-tracking and post-purchase platform he started in 2012 after building a package-tracking script for his own online toy store cut customer emails by more than half. A self-described software engineer who says he wants to write code forever, Chan grew AfterShip from a Startup Weekend Hong Kong hackathon win into a company handling billions of shipments a year for tens of thousands of merchants, profitable long before Tiger Global led a $66M Series B in 2021 that valued it above $1 billion.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at AfterShip
- **Organizations:** AfterShip, Fever Toys Ltd.
- **From:** Hong Kong
- **Nationality:** Hong Kong
- **Education:** Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads AfterShip, a post-purchase and shipment-tracking SaaS platform used by tens of thousands of e-commerce merchants worldwide., Built the original automated tracking system that cut his own store's customer inquiries by 50-60%, seeding the AfterShip product., Grew AfterShip to profitability without a traditional sales-and-marketing engine, processing billions of shipments annually across 740+ carriers.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Began working in international eCommerce, selling remote-control toys and MP3 players through his own online store.
- **2006-2011** — Managing director of Fever Toys Ltd., one of the largest radio-control toy B2C businesses in Hong Kong; searched for a co-founder for roughly five years.
- **2011** — Met co-founder Andrew Chan at Startup Weekend Hong Kong, a 54-hour hackathon; their team won locally and went on to win globally. AfterShip founded with Andrew and James.
- **2012** — AfterShip launched in October, offering multi-carrier shipment tracking for online merchants.
- **2021** — Raised a $66M Series B led by Tiger Global with Hillhouse's GL Ventures, valuing AfterShip above $1 billion.
- **2022** — AfterShip 10th anniversary: 400+ employees across five countries, 14,000+ customers, 4.4 billion shipments tracked.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads AfterShip, a post-purchase and shipment-tracking SaaS platform used by tens of thousands of e-commerce merchants worldwide.
- Built the original automated tracking system that cut his own store's customer inquiries by 50-60%, seeding the AfterShip product.
- Grew AfterShip to profitability without a traditional sales-and-marketing engine, processing billions of shipments annually across 740+ carriers.
- Led AfterShip to unicorn status with a $66M Series B in 2021 backed by Tiger Global and Hillhouse.
- Won Startup Weekend Hong Kong and the global Startup Weekend competition with the early AfterShip team.

## Latest updates

- **2022-10** — Marked AfterShip's 10th anniversary with 400+ employees, 14,000+ customers, and 4.4 billion shipments tracked; laid out a vision to serve over half of global e-commerce brands.
- **2021-04** — Closed a $66M Series B led by Tiger Global, pushing AfterShip past a $1 billion valuation.

## Links

- Website: https://teddy.aftership.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teddychan/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aftership
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqMp0LtKoKw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aftership

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