Mei Yi is the General Manager, Asia for Peatix, a global event discovery and community ticketing platform that provides endless possibility for the pursuit of enriching experiences. With over 120,000 events, as part of 30,000 interest groups, across 27 countries since its inception in May 2011, Peatix reimagines the event experience for attendees through social interactions, event and group discovery using its mobile applications and website. Event organizers using Peatix include TEDx, Pecha Kucha, Slush Asia, YouTube FanFest and Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC). Peatix is a post-Series B startup with investors including DG Incubation, SPH Media Fund, Fidelity Growth Partners and 500 Startups.
Mei Yi joined Peatix in 2015 to launch the service in Malaysia and currently leads a sales and marketing team based in Singapore to drive the growth of Peatix in the APAC region (ex. Japan) and to empower independent community and event organisers. She works to increase
the adoption of Peatix by cultivating vibrant Peatix communities in tech, the arts, music and lifestyle.
Prior to joining Peatix, Mei Yi had a progressive career in Marketing, Business Planning, Channel Management/Program Management, Sales and Business Development in Singtel, a listed ICT company in Singapore. In Singtel, she was responsible for launching Shopify, - a self-service e-commerce platform that went IPO in 2015 - in Malaysia and creating an ecosystem to support its adoption and growth.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the National University of Singapore where she graduated with a Eusoff College Medal.