
Andrew Chau
Co-Founder & CEO at Neo Financial
Andrew Chau is one of the co-founders of Canada’s leading food delivery platform, SkipTheDishes, and current co-founder and CEO of Neo Financial (Neo), a fintech company that is reimagining spending, savings and rewards by using technology to simplify finances.
Through partnerships with leading Canadian financial institutions, Neo’s platform offers a CDIC-eligible high-interest savings account that earns members up to 30 times more than Canada’s Big Five banks. The platform also includes the Neo MasterCard and Rewards program that bridges the gap between retail and financial services, by providing digital-first financial solutions that drive better value and experiences for customers.
Neo is backed by top investors across North America including Valar Ventures, who was started by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and is known for their successful investments in the financial technology space.
- Fintech
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Calgary, AB
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Andrew Chau successfully co-founded SkipTheDishes in 2012, which from its early beginnings in Saskatoon grew to over 130 markets and a network of over 4 million Canadians and 25,000 restaurant partners. Andrew, along with the founding team, led Skip to one of Western Canada’s largest exits in 2016 to Just Eat, a publicly traded company based in the UK.
Following Skip, Andrew founded the Calgary based fintech venture Neo Financial, Canada’s first integrated rewards and consumer banking solution. Neo Financial is designed specifically to support local businesses and retail loyalty programs, while providing Canadians a better way to grow and manage their money.
Founded in 2018, Neo Financial has expanded to over 150 employees and is available across Canada.

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Andrew Chau
Co-Founder & CEO at Neo Financial
- Fintech
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Calgary, AB
Andrew Chau is one of the co-founders of Canada’s leading food delivery platform, SkipTheDishes, and current co-founder and CEO of Neo Financial (Neo), a fintech company that is reimagining spending, savings and rewards by using technology to simplify finances.
Through partnerships with leading Canadian financial institutions, Neo’s platform offers a CDIC-eligible high-interest savings account that earns members up to 30 times more than Canada’s Big Five banks. The platform also includes the Neo MasterCard and Rewards program that bridges the gap between retail and financial services, by providing digital-first financial solutions that drive better value and experiences for customers.
Neo is backed by top investors across North America including Valar Ventures, who was started by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and is known for their successful investments in the financial technology space.
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT
- Personal Finance and Banking
- Finance and retail innovation
- Fintech
- Building globally competitive tech in Canada
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Andrew Chau successfully co-founded SkipTheDishes in 2012, which from its early beginnings in Saskatoon grew to over 130 markets and a network of over 4 million Canadians and 25,000 restaurant partners. Andrew, along with the founding team, led Skip to one of Western Canada’s largest exits in 2016 to Just Eat, a publicly traded company based in the UK.
Following Skip, Andrew founded the Calgary based fintech venture Neo Financial, Canada’s first integrated rewards and consumer banking solution. Neo Financial is designed specifically to support local businesses and retail loyalty programs, while providing Canadians a better way to grow and manage their money.
Founded in 2018, Neo Financial has expanded to over 150 employees and is available across Canada.
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Andrew Chau
Co-Founder & CEO at Neo Financial
- 📍Calgary, AB
- Fintech
- Entrepreneur
Andrew Chau is one of the co-founders of Canada’s leading food delivery platform, SkipTheDishes, and current co-founder and CEO of Neo Financial (Neo), a fintech company that is reimagining spending, savings and rewards by using technology to simplify finances.
Through partnerships with leading Canadian financial institutions, Neo’s platform offers a CDIC-eligible high-interest savings account that earns members up to 30 times more than Canada’s Big Five banks. The platform also includes the Neo MasterCard and Rewards program that bridges the gap between retail and financial services, by providing digital-first financial solutions that drive better value and experiences for customers.
Neo is backed by top investors across North America including Valar Ventures, who was started by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and is known for their successful investments in the financial technology space.
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT
- Personal Finance and Banking
- Finance and retail innovation
- Fintech
- Building globally competitive tech in Canada
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Andrew Chau successfully co-founded SkipTheDishes in 2012, which from its early beginnings in Saskatoon grew to over 130 markets and a network of over 4 million Canadians and 25,000 restaurant partners. Andrew, along with the founding team, led Skip to one of Western Canada’s largest exits in 2016 to Just Eat, a publicly traded company based in the UK.
Following Skip, Andrew founded the Calgary based fintech venture Neo Financial, Canada’s first integrated rewards and consumer banking solution. Neo Financial is designed specifically to support local businesses and retail loyalty programs, while providing Canadians a better way to grow and manage their money.
Founded in 2018, Neo Financial has expanded to over 150 employees and is available across Canada.
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The funding raise, one of the largest in Western Canada, was announced Wednesday by Neo Financial, a financial technology company created in 2019 by Andrew Chau and Jeff Adamson (co-founders of food delivery giant Skip the Dishes, which was sold for $200 million in 2016) as well as Kris Read.
Neo Financial, the newest Canadian challenger bank startup looking to shake up the financial sector, has announced $50 million CAD and launched its savings account product nationally this week.
Canada’s oldest retailer is teaming up with one of the country’s newest financial technology companies to offer a new credit card.
Timeline
Sep 2018 – Present
Neo Financial
Co-Founder & CEO
April 2014 – September 2018
SkipTheDishes
Co-Founder, Business Development & Strategy
Nov. 2009 - Apr. 2014
The Boston Consulting Group
Consultant