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Davidson Chua in the press

Interviews, features, podcast appearances and speaking engagements. If you're a journalist looking for comment on the creator economy, community building or Singapore's automotive market, get in touch.

Tech in AsiaStartup Spotlight

Meet the AI platform that helps brands evaluate content creators

Tech in Asia profiles Influencees in its Startup Spotlight series: how running Autosave exposed the gap in how brands price creator campaigns, the platform's verified network of 1,200+ Singapore creators since its June 2026 launch, and funding from a corporate venture investor. By Peter Cowan, 31 August 2026.

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Tech in Asia Startup Spotlight graphic: This startup helps brands evaluate content creators — Singapore-based Influencees, with co-founders Davidson Chua and Edwin Koh

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TNGlobalQ&A interview

Influencees' Davidson Chua on measuring creator influence beyond follower count

A long-form Q&A with TNGlobal on why follower count is a weak decision signal, how attribution breaks down between consideration and conversion, and what creator verification should actually check. Interview by J. Angelo Racoma, 24 August 2026.

"Follower count is useful as a rough indicator of potential reach, but it should rarely be the first or only decision-making signal."

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TNGlobal Q&A with Davidson Chua of Influencees on measuring creator influence beyond follower count

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BLOCK71 · NUS EnterpriseFeature

Here's what founders are talking about on social this month

BLOCK71 Global features Autosave as a case study on building inside chat apps and applying AI to real bottlenecks rather than flashy features, quoting Davidson Chua: "Don't automate for the sake of tech. Start with your biggest bottleneck, not the thing with the most wow factor." June 2026.

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BLOCK71 Global feature 'The Reality Check' quoting Davidson Chua, Founder of Autosave, on building on Telegram and using AI for operations

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The Straits TimesFeature

Singapore ranks as world's 12th tech city, with room to grow

Featured in an SPH Media / Straits Times report on Singapore's rise as a technology hub and the generation entering its tech workforce (October 2022). The article is republished by the Singapore Economic Development Board.

Read via Singapore EDB · via NTU Nanyang Business School

The Straits Times feature quoting Davidson Chua on Singapore's tech ambitions

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ST Work Talk podcastGuest

Singapore's rise as a tech city — and what it means for Singaporeans

On what the country's technology growth actually means for people entering the workforce. December 2022.

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Straits Times Work Talk podcast episode on Singapore as a tech city, featuring Davidson Chua

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ST Work Talk podcastGuest

Understanding tech culture at Salesforce and Cisco

In conversation with Salesforce's regional CTO for solutions and Cisco's regional cybersecurity leader on tech culture and where the jobs are.

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Straits Times Work Talk podcast episode on tech jobs, featuring Davidson Chua

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The Straits TimesGuest

Gen AI, you started work yet?

On beginning a career in a world shaped by tools like ChatGPT, and how expectations are shifting for young professionals. May 2024.

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Straits Times podcast on generative AI, featuring Davidson Chua

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NUS ComputingProfile

How Influencees is building the AI layer for the creator economy

NUS School of Computing on the founding of Influencees, the NUS Venture Initiation Programme, and the thesis behind the platform.

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NUS Computing feature: An NUS Computing Alumnus Developing an AI Tool That's Rethinking How Brands Find Creators, on Davidson Chua and Influencees

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Corporate VisionAward

Best Automotive Community & Media Platform 2025 — Singapore

Autosave recognised in Corporate Vision's Automotive Awards for "strong grassroots engagement and relevant, community-driven content."

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Corporate Vision Automotive Awards 2025 winners page for SG Cars, Best Automotive Community and Media Platform 2025 Singapore

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Sgcarmart Beyond Motion 2026Speaker

Panellist — the future of mobility in Singapore

Panellist (Founder, Autosave) at Sgcarmart's Beyond Motion conference on mobility, electrification and ownership, alongside speakers from Allianz, NUS, Durapower, Voltality and VINCAR Group. 22 March 2026.

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Sgcarmart Beyond Motion 2026 speaker profile for Davidson Chua, Founder, Autosave

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ChargedUp 2026Speaker

Panel: Standards, Experience & Adoption — Building an Interoperable EV Journey Across Southeast Asia

Panellist at ChargedUp 2026, Singapore's largest EV conference. Day 1, 23 July 2026, 14:20, Perennial Business City, Singapore.

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ChargedUp 2026 speaker profile for Davidson Chua, Founder and Advisor, Autosave Pte. Ltd.

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