Richards Louis

Founder, CEO

Doifoo · Full-time

I founded Doifoo, a Unified Travel ID powered by M.A.G.I.C AI that helps users manage their travel preferences and bookings across multiple brands and platforms. As a founder & CEO, my role is focused towards Product, Engineering & design of the AI travel app and scaling it to reach various markets and added up features. With Doifoo, users can link their travel profiles to all major travel brands, manage rewards, and personalize their travel experiences with AI-powered recommendations and suggestions. We re-launched from scratch on 06 Feb 2025. ⦁ Doifoo is a part of Razorpay Rize community, India & MDEC’s Digital Tourism Innovation Lab Accelerator in association with 1337 ventures, Malaysia in 2024. ⦁ Following that, Doifoo launched its beta in Nov 2024 and followed by full product launch alongside complete waitlist onboarding on 10, Feb 2025! ⦁ It’s all set to consumer ready app by Dec 2025 and M.A.G.I.C AI by Feb 2026!

Consultant - AI, Product & Business

Emeritus · Part-time

As a Subject Matter Expert Consultant for AI, Product & Business courses for Ivy League institutions globally, I recommend whether course content needs to be retained, revised or modified on behalf of Emeritus. Using my expertise over the years of working in tech & product industry, as a subject matter expert (SME) I share them to enhance the expertise of fellow learners. ⦁ Associated on content recommendations for ‘CTO' program for Emeritus partner Wharton, USA. ⦁ Worked on Canvas Assignments for 'Product Manager' & ‘Product Strategy’ program by Kellogg school of management, USA. ⦁ Involved in a couple of capstone projects for AIM, Philippines for 'CEO' program. ⦁ Worked on a the program 'Emerging CTO' for Imperial, UK helping on floryboards. ⦁ Crafted for a new program design 'eCPO' for Wharton school. ⦁ Associated with University of Cambridge Judge Business School's 'CTO Program'. ⦁ Designing 'AI Leadership' program for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Senior Product Manager

AirAsia · Full-time

As a Senior Product Manager, my role is to enhance the mobile app experience for these large footprint of travellers, by working closely with the stakeholders & engineering it to perfection, with the help of AirAsia’s fabulous team. The Airasia Move is the only app you'll need for all your lifestyle and travel needs. As an online travel agency, the app enables you to book flights with over 700+ airlines to 3K+ locations. Plus, it offers a choice of over 600,000+ hotels across the globe. When travel recovered in Southeast Asia, the AirAsia superapp saw the ranks of its monthly active users reach more than 10.6 million post pandemic.

Program Manager

Open Financial Technologies · Full-time

As a Program Manager, I handled the fintech alliance for this product in Zwitch segment ensuring it from tech & management angle. Open is Asia’s first neobank to cater SME & Startups. It develops and offers an online platform for banking and intercompany settlement. It also offers digital banking service for startups and small and medium enterprises that offer digital bank accounts that includes a current account packed with tools for bookkeeping, invoices, moving money, and accessing credit.

Director of Engineering

Doifoo · Full-time

As Director of Engineering at Doifoo, I was responsible for translating a bold vision into a working travel tech platform during one of the most volatile periods for the industry. I led end-to-end product delivery from concept to launch while scaling our engineering practices and aligning cross-functional teams across geographies. With a strong focus on execution, I navigated the startup through funding challenges, regulatory shifts, and pandemic disruptions, laying the technical and strategic foundation that shaped Doifoo’s early traction and global recognition. Doifoo got its presence in TechCrunch Disrupt (🇺🇸 San Francisco), Against all Odds by Freshworks (🇬🇧 London), The Product Summit (🇮🇳 Bengaluru), Wolves Summit (🇵🇱 Warsaw), GSV Bootcamp (🇺🇸 San Francisco), Techsparks (🇮🇳 Bengaluru), TechinAsia Startup Factory (🇸🇬 Singapore), NASSCOM NASTech (🇮🇳 Bengaluru), WTM Virtual (🇬🇧 London) & WebSummit (🇵🇹 Lisbon) Headquartered in Singapore, We got backed by NASSCOM 10K Startups Incubator & NUMA Accelerator (LINK). Also, Awarded ‘Promising Start-up’ in Indian Achiever’s Awards. Pre-pandemic recap: The app was launched in midst of the World’s worst Travel & Tourism crisis, on Feb, 2020 for determined to change the future of travel with HQ in Singapore. Due to the funding winter for travel in covid times, I got to dissolve the part-time team and work on multiple roles including product, engineering, design, branding & operations. ⦁ In Dec 2017, A team of 12 employees worked for Doifoo on the subscription model alongside me which made a soft launch in Nasscom Product enclave. ⦁ The code name ‘Dueclarity’ was branded as Doifoo which later ventured into travel. Meanwhile, Dueclarity was dropped due to regulatory changes.