David Yap

Co-Founder & CEO at Zensite

David Yap is a co-founder and CEO of Zensite, a position they have held since November 2016. David also worked as the head of product design at Daemon Technologies from May 2021 to July 2022. Additionally, they served as a Figma community advocate at Figma from January 2020 to April 2022. Prior to that, they were the product design lead at Pop Meals from March 2020 to May 2021. In 2019, they joined SelfDrvn Enterprise as the lead product designer, where they designed a pilot product for Singtel and Microsoft. Lastly, they founded Vernax and served as CEO from June 2015 to August 2017.

David Yap's education history is as follows:

- David Yap is currently enrolled in the UX Design Institute, pursuing a Higher Professional degree in Product Design. David started in 2021 and has not yet completed their studies.

- Prior to their current program, David Yap attended Victoria University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree. The start and end years for this program are unknown.

- Before their university studies, David Yap attended Kajang High School. From 2011 to 2013, they pursued a Foundation degree (A-level) with a focus on Quantum Physics and Newtonian Physics. From 2006 to 2011, they completed their Science degree at the same high school, focusing on Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

In addition to their formal education, David Yap has obtained several certifications and completed various courses and workshops. These include:

- In 2022, David Yap obtained a certification in Creative Leadership from Future London Academy.

- In the same year, they also obtained a certification in Creative Ops from Future London Academy.

- In 2020, David Yap completed the Leading for Creativity course offered by IDEO and received a certification.

- In 2020, they also became a member of the Interaction Design Foundation by obtaining an IDF Membership.

- In 2019, David Yap completed the Advance Product Management and Product Manager courses offered by LinkedIn.

- In 2019, they participated in the Design Sprint Masterclass offered by AJ&Smart GmbH.

- In 2016, David Yap completed a course on Business Development for Tech Companies from Udemy.

- In 2015, they obtained certifications in Entrepreneurship - Kauffman Founder School from Kauffman Foundation, Building Leadership from HEC Paris, Launching New Ventures from EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne), Startup School (Y-Combinator-Online) from Stanford University, Advanced Management Training: Leadership & Negotiation from Eazl.co, Finance for Startup from Starting11 - A Finance Department for Entrepreneurs, Manufacturing Masterclass from Udemy, Marketing Workshop with Seth Gordin from Skillshare.com, and The Art of Start - Guy Kawasaki, also from Skillshare.com. The specific months for some of these certifications are as follows: Entrepreneurship - Kauffman Founder School (October 2015), Building Leadership (August 2015), Launching New Ventures (August 2015), Startup School (Y-Combinator-Online) (August 2015), Advanced Management Training: Leadership & Negotiation (July 2015), Finance for Startup (July 2015), Manufacturing Masterclass (July 2015), Marketing Workshop with Seth Gordin (May 2015), and The Art of Start - Guy Kawasaki (May 2015).

Overall, David Yap has a diverse educational background, combining studies in fields such as business administration, product design, and physics, while also gaining additional knowledge through various certifications and courses in topics related to creativity, entrepreneurship, leadership, and management.

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