HC
Ottawa, Canada

Co-founder & COO
at PolarGrid

Building AI infrastructure for the edge — ultra-low-latency inference at scale. Founder, operator, and early-stage investor in AI, fintech, and SaaS.

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Work
PolarGrid
Co-founder & COO
Inference Delivery Network — distributed edge GPU infrastructure for real-time AI. Sub-30ms latency, global edge nodes, voice-to-AI pipelines.
2024 – Present
Sapien
Co-founder & COO
Decentralized data labeling platform powering AI training at scale. Token-incentivized human annotation network.
2023 – Present
Haller.ai
Chief Product & Operating Officer
Enterprise AI platform. Led product strategy and operations.
Prior
REsimpli
Chief Marketing Officer
Real estate investor software. Built and scaled growth from early stage.
Prior
Matador Technologies
Chief Marketing Officer
Fintech platform for the metals and commodities industry.
Prior
Angel Investing & Advising
Neobanc
Next-gen digital banking infrastructure
Orchestra
Data infrastructure bridging human expertise & AI training
Matador
Fintech platform for metals & commodities
Familiar
Daily calls with loved ones in family voices — elder care AI
Argraide
AI platform for educators to build mastery activities
Listli
AI-powered CMAs for modern real estate listing presentations
REsimpli
All-in-one software for real estate investors
Press & Writing
The race to create AI applications is creating demand for training data in China
NPR
Featured on Sapien AI's data labeling operations in China — training data for autonomous driving and AI models in a post-DeepSeek world.
Jun 2025
Maximizing Your Startup Life From The Living Room
Forbes Business Council
How remote startup leaders can build culture, structure, and momentum without a physical office.
Jun 2024
About

I'm a founder and operator focused on the intersection of AI infrastructure and real-world latency constraints. My work spans edge computing, decentralized systems, and building go-to-market engines from zero.

Currently leading operations at PolarGrid, where we're turning the global edge into a live GPU inference network. Before that I co-founded Sapien, a decentralized data platform for AI training, and held executive roles across AI, fintech, and proptech.

I also invest in and advise early-stage founders building in AI, fintech, real estate tech, and edtech. Forbes Technology Council member. Based in Ottawa, Canada.

Connect
henry@polargrid.ai
linkedin.com/in/henry-ch
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