TeamWho We Are

Thomas EscobarCEO

There are only a few places in the world where Thomas could combine a passion for startups, big data, artificial intelligence and corporate transparency in a single place. Seravia is one of them.

Prior to founding Seravia, Thomas was a Product Manager at Google, Inc., where he led the development of software to manage Google’s global sales and operations during its hypergrowth phase. His teams applied Google technologies to the problems of international billing, corporate compliance and large-scale data warehousing.

Thomas holds an MBA from INSEAD and is a magna cum laude graduate of Tufts University.

Casper JohansenCFO / COO

Casper carries the dual-role of CFO and COO, which matches the double-life he has lived. In one life, Casper has been a Goldman Sachs Executive Director, a valedictorian 1st Lieutenant in the Royal Danish Air Force and a magna cum laude dual-degree law student. In the other, he has been an entrepreneur, angel investor and polyglot.

Casper obsesses over legal minutiae, financial modeling and building scalable organizations. He has travelled the world and worked all over Europe and Asia. He balances all this through the love of his wife and kids.

Danny YangCTO

Danny is the brains behind the brains of Seravia and looks forward to the day when his formidable neocortex won’t need his fingers to access the internet. His life trajectory has put him on an inexorable path to becoming a Neal Stephenson character: high school valedictorian, chemistry and physics magna cum laude graduate of Harvard, Stanford PhD in Computer Science, computer vision expert and lock-picking hacker. He lacks only a Katana sword.

Previously, Danny was an early employee at the startup Like.com, where he created algorithms from head (face detection) to foot (shoe similarity) and reverse engineered search rankings.

Jing MiSenior Engineer
You are at Seravia because…?I like the international talents here at Seravia … and the milk.
I’d like to buy you a drink. What should I get you?A cow. I like to drink milk from a cow that I milked myself.
Where would I find you on a weekend?Anywhere with WiFi.
You’re designing a sticker for your laptop. What would it say?Damn Ruby!


Mingyu HuoSenior Engineer
You are at Seravia because…?Agile in practice, talented people, music while I’m working, free milk.
If you had a superpower…?Invisibility! I want to fly for free!
Where would I find you on a weekend?Try some Karaoke lounge, or maybe a basketball court. If you still can’t find me, I’m doing taekwando - watch out!
What do you want to be remembered as?A singer who won American Idol.

Vincent WangTechnical Manager
You are at Seravia because…?I’m working with talented colleagues with brilliant ideas to change the world, and I’m embracing open source technologies (such as ruby, rails, linux etc) in a great working environment (24 hr music, dual monitors, free drinks including wine and beer, good laptops, open office, pingpong table, PC games, flexible working hours etc).
I’d like to buy you a drink. What should I get?Whatever it is, you should get it approved by my wife first!
It’s your birthday. What type of cake should I get you?Sweet cheese cake, of course.
Tell me a secret about yourself.I am a not a vegetarian although I seldom eat meat.

Zou Zhi LeSenior Engineer
You are at Seravia because…?I enjoy the atmosphere of an internet startup company. The people here are cool, the music is wonderful, the parties are great!
What film would you not mind watching 20 times?The Pursuit of Happyness.
What do you want to be remembered as?A good friend in need.
Best purchase in your life is…The handbag I bought for my wife in Hawaii.

Zuo PengSenior Engineer
You are at Seravia because…?I wanted the opportunity to practice law.
I’d like to buy you a drink. What should I get you?Coffee of any kind.
You’re planning your honeymoon. Where would you pick?Anywhere that I can get a tan.
It’s your birthday. What type of cake should I get you?One without cashews.

Henry LiaoData Engineer
You are at Seravia because…?I am surrounded by extraordinary talent united by a creatively intelligent enterprise at the forefront of hybridizing Web 2.0 and Enterprise Software. Nowhere else will you see lawyers learn to code in Ruby and engineers learn corporate law - in English AND Chinese. We learn to create and create to learn, and our goal is to make it easier for everyone in the world to create and innovate.
What film or video would you not mind watching 20 times?Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker, just to see the Smooth Criminal music video over and over because it is so damn awesome.
What do you want to be remembered as?The guy who figured out how to make productive use of all that time and brainpower wasted on Facebook, Farmville, and WoW.
Any words of wisdom?May all your wishes come true, except for one, so you’ll always have something to strive for.

Kevin LeeAssociate Product Manager
You are at Seravia because…?It’s the only place I know where an accountant can wreak havoc and cause mayhem for lawyers and engineers.
If you had a superpower, what would it be and why?I’d love to be able to read people from their microexpressions, a la Dr Cal Lightman (of the Lie to Me fame). It’ll be so much fun calling someone’s bluff and seeing them squirm!
Any words of wisdom?It’s called “football” because the sport involves kicking a ball with one’s foot, not carrying a ball in one’s arms, dammit!
What do you want to be remembered as?“The Quintessential 21st Century Renaissance Gentleman.” Well, perhaps in my next life?
Louise HeLegal Analyst
You are at Seravia because…?The cool things we do here and the people - their international perspectives give me a broader view of the world.
Any words of wisdom?The purpose of life is to be happy
Where would I find you on a weekend?In the winter, you can find me on the ski slopes or in a swimming pool. In the summer you can find me in my room.
If you had a superpower, what would it be and why?I’d always be full of energy and never feel tired, so that I can be a writer or a psychologist as I’m working as a lawyer.

Matthew HarrisonData Engineer
You are at Seravia because…?I’m a quant jock, love working with information and I want to help change the way business data is understood.
Any words of wisdom?“Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources” - Albert Einstein
Where would I find you on the weekend?Somewhere close to musical instruments or skis.
If you had a superpower, what would it be?Super human math abilities that allow me to predict anyone and anything.

Nhu VuLegal Counsel
You are at Seravia because…?…of the cool people, but especially because of the raddest wackiest TGIF activities like doing Chinese aerobic exercises or blindfolded balloon fighting and rabbit dances. Oh and of course, I like getting to work in new areas of law.
I’d like to buy you a drink. What should I get?Pennywort juice. Despite its gross-sounding name, the drink is absolutely amazing. Pennwort is this really dark green drink that looks like you’re having some weird grass concoction. Unfortunately it’s hard to find, so my goal is to find some seeds and start growing it myself.
If you had a superpower, what would it be and why?I’d be a muscle mimicker. So upon seeing any kungfu moves, gymnastic stunts, ping pong spinning, or Sharapova serves, I’d be able to do them too!
Tell me a secret about yourself.When I need sugar, give it to me! (You don’t know how desperate I get when my sugar level gets low, and you don’t want to know!)

Qingqiu DaiOffice Manager
You are at Seravia because…?Flexible working hours - I don’t need to wake up early in the morning…
I’d like to buy you a drink. What should I get?Mineral water, my favorite. No coffee, no sugar, no milk.
It’s your birthday. What type of cake should I get you?Ice cream cake.
Where would I find you on a weekend?Somewhere with mountains or by the riverside.

Xiaowen NiLegal Analyst
You are at Seravia because…?a) It’s near my apartment; b) Dinner is free; c) I am allowed to play music in public; d) It’s fun to work with sexy engineers.
You’re designing a sticker for your laptop. What would it say?Chocolate can’t make you pregnant!
Any words of wisdom?Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who do not.
Where would I find you on a weekend?Shopping, or on my way to shopping.

Zac WangZac-of-All-Trades
You are at Seravia because…?Friend forwarded me an email one day about a new “law-related” startup in Beijing. Had a coffee with Casper and Thomas, and the rest is history.
What film would you not mind watching 20 times?Goonies. Hey you guuuuuuuuuuys!
Best purchase in your life is…It’s a tie between Lactaid pills and a mouth guard.
Tell me a secret about yourself.I shop in the women’s section of Uniqlo sometimes. It looks good and fits, so sue me.

Zheting XiongLegal Analyst
You are at Seravia because…?It’s full of energy.
I’d like to buy you a drink. What should I get?
Milk tea.
Any words of wisdom?Tomorrow’s another day.
You’re planning your honeymoon. Where?Hong Kong - to see where my Hong Kong company filings go.

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