About Us
AYR (formerly Singularity Systems) unlocks the value hidden in your unstructured data. Since our founding in 2018, AYR has been at the forefront of innovation in the AI, machine learning, and automation industries.
With its world-class team of scientists and developers, AYR has pioneered new AI techniques that have modernized and democratized intelligent document processing. The company provides SingularityAI, an Artificial Intelligence platform enabling enterprises to transform their raw data into actionable insight.
Enterprise leaders use SingularityAI to efficiently convert high-volume unstructured content into machine-readable data, enabling real-time decision-making and powering improvements in customer experience and operational agility.
Serving a global customer network of top-tier organizations in banking, insurance, healthcare, energy, and other data-intensive industries, AYR is headquartered in Princeton, NJ’s Einstein’s Alley.
A Q&A Session with Tianhao Wu, CTO and Founder of AYR,
and Adam Devine
In this interview, our co-founder Tianhao Wu talks about the founding of AYR, and what critical business problems the company set out to solve. He also discusses challenges faced by our clients with current AI vendors, the benefits clients have attained from adopting our Intelligent Document Processing platform, common use cases and the variety of documents clients need to manage.
The world's most innovative companies build, run, and grow with AYR and the SingularityAI platform.
We're ready to change the future of work for the better
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Working together to solve the world's most difficult data challenges
We champion a feedback culture by role modeling, giving and receiving constructive feedback, and having difficult conversations. We act with authenticity, vulnerability, and courage.
The world’s most innovative companies build, run, and grow with AYR.
Leadership
Yun Cao
CEO
Yun Cao “YC” has 20 years of experience in high tech, advanced manufacturing and investment. He held various senior positions in leading investment firms and European/US Fortune 500 companies, including CICC, Motorola, Alcoa, ABB and Continental Group. With a strong background in corporate finance, M&A, restructuring and business integration, he played key roles in a number of major M&A, project financing and IPO transactions in China and overseas.
YC is well connected with private equity, venture funds, and the entrepreneur communities in US and China; he holds a MBA from London School of Economics, and Bachelor of Economics at Peking University.
Tianhao Wu, PhD
CTO
Dr. Tianhau Wu possesses more than 20 years of Machine Learning experience. With a PhD in the NLP field, he developed search engine systems at Ask.com. He architected machine learning platforms and led Data Science and Engineering teams to deploy solutions for customers. Holding multiple patents, he has successfully worked out over two hundred real-world Artificial Intelligence use cases.
Zhaohan Ge
CFO & COO
Zhaohan has been a successful investment banker with 15 years’ experience. As Executive Director in BOCI, she was directly involved in key multi-billion-dollar financing projects. Ge’s expertise covers the whole spectrum of Chinese financial industry practices; she specializes in capital market financing, new business expansion, corporate governance and driving organizational reform. Within her recent capacity, she led a team of over 100 employees and tripled the performance within 12 months. Ge holds a Master’s in International Business Law, University of Aberdeen, and Bachelor of Law, China University of Political science and Law.
Scott Lee
Chief Revenue Officer
As CRO, Lee is responsible for driving AYR’ revenue growth strategy and execution globally. With more than 20 years’ experience across a multitude of technologies, including AI and Intelligent Automation, Scott is a recognized leader in creating and leading high performance go-to-market organizations. Prior to joining AYR, he was Global Head of Alliances at WorkFusion.
Scott Lee sits on the advisory board of several technology firms and non-profits and holds an Education degree from Emporia State University.
Yingchao "YZ" Zhang, PhD
Head of Global Solutioning
Dr. “YZ” Zhang switched from physics research to computer technology in 1997. With more than 20 years of working with several technology companies serving Wall Street and other large enterprises in Northeast America, he has established a wide range of networks with seasoned technologists and IT executives in the area. Served as local elected official in various positions, his personal network is further expanded. He obtained his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from Stony Brook University, and B.Sc. from University of Science and Technology of China.
Ryan M. Raiker, MBA, CMP, CDMP
Vice President of Marketing
Raiker has been recognized thought leader in technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and process. He was recognized for his leadership and commitment to innovation as Industry Era’s Director of the Year 2021. Ryan Raiker is an MBA graduate of Widener University and holds an Executive Education certificate from Columbia Business School, along with recent certifications in digital marketing from the American Marketing Association and the Digital Marketing Institute. He continues to serve as an adjunct professor in the fields of digital media informatics and operations management.
Jim Weldy
GM-BDG
As General Manager for the Business Development Group, Jim is responsible for developing and implementing the overarching outbound sales and business development strategy, sales processes, structure, and sales ops/marketing ops best practices. With more than twenty-five years’ experience, he began his career in still image photography and videography, later moving into enterprise video communications & network technology. Past roles include Sales Development Rep, Strategic Account Executive, Sales Director, Director of Full-service Events, and Director of Sales Development.
He has a B.A. degree from the University of California.
Adam Devine
Board Advisor
As a board advisor, Adam works closely with Singularity System’s leadership on product strategy, go-to-market and growth. After starting his career in management consulting and honing his marketing skills in advertising, Adam served as CMO for several enterprise software companies. As WorkFusion’s founding marketer he helped to grow the company into a leader in RPA and IDP over the course of his 7-year tenure. He is now co-founder and CEO of Altu, a venture-backed platform that redirects advertising spend into social and environmental causes, an advisor at Primary.Health, and a venture partner at The Venture Collective.
Adam lives in New York City’s West Village and holds dual degrees in political science and German from the University of Vermont.
Eric Wansong
Board Advisor
Eric advises Singularity Systems on customer success and support, operational efficiencies, and go-to-market strategies. He brings three decades of experience in technology leadership, specializing in customer success, support services, operations management, and business development. Most recently, Eric was Chief Customer Officer for Code42, a cybersecurity software company. Prior to joining Code42, he was the Chief Customer Officer and Executive Vice President of Global Operations at Tangoe, a leading technology lifecycle management firm, where he was responsible for global customer operations. Eric has previously held leadership positions at VMware, SAP and Business Objects. He has a proven track record of establishing award-winning customer advocacy programs and building successful customer service and support organizations.
Eric earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Ithaca College
