Davidson Chua

Builder focused on communities and creator ecosystems

I scaled Autosave from a Telegram group to 18,000+ members — working with MNCs like Volkswagen Group Singapore, Shell, Cycle & Carriage, and Sgcarmart across campaigns and community activations, while organising events with 1,000+ attendees. Autosave was incubated at NUS Enterprise and Block71, and recognised by APAC Insider's Singapore Business Awards in both 2025 and 2026.

Now I'm building the infrastructure to make every creator's credibility visible and trusted — moving beyond follower counts into community-driven validation at Influencees.

The problem Influencees is solving

Everything I built with Autosave revealed a larger gap in the creator economy. Brands consistently struggled to find and trust creators with confidence. Creators, in turn, had no standardised way to demonstrate credibility beyond follower counts and screenshots. Decision-making was fragmented and manual.

Influencees is designed to build the trust layer the industry is missing: awards, rankings, verification tools, and a neutral platform for brand–creator partnerships grounded in transparent performance history. Starting with Singapore's Student and Automotive segments.

How I got here

My path started in marine engineering at Singapore Polytechnic, where I developed a deep appreciation for how complex systems are designed to work reliably. That curiosity extended into time at BP, where safety-critical operations and large-scale systems shaped how I approach building anything: with intentionality, attention to detail, and respect for the people who depend on what you create.

I then pursued Business Analytics at NUS, connecting systems thinking with data and people — bridging technical and human perspectives. It was during this time that the community-building experiments started, eventually becoming Autosave.

Beyond my own ventures

I contribute to ROADS.sg, Singapore's leading road safety and automotive community platform, generating 20M+ monthly impressions. I work directly with Traffic Police (TP) and Land Transport Authority (LTA) stakeholders to create content that drives behavioural change.

I've been featured in The Straits Times on multiple occasions — discussing Singapore's evolution as a tech city, where tech jobs are being created, and how generative AI is reshaping expectations for young professionals.

Journey so far

What drives me

I care most about building things that feel useful, honest, and grounded in real experience. I'm sceptical of hype. I value execution over ideas. And I believe the best way to understand something is to try building it yourself.

I'm drawn to problems where there's a gap between how things are and how they could be — especially when that gap involves people, relationships, or communities. Long-term thinking over short-term wins. Trust takes time to build, and there are no shortcuts.

If you're building something interesting, working on problems that matter, or want to have a thoughtful conversation about creator ecosystems, communities, or mobility — I'd love to hear from you.