# Hour Loop, Inc > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/hour-loop-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 17 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 5 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Hour Loop, Inc - Display name: Hour Loop, Inc ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-22T06:45:39.910965+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.831 | | Directors | 5 | | Committees | 2 | | Governance events | 10 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Audit (chair); Audit · Chair (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:5 - Michael Lenner: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2021-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:6 - Minghui (Alan) Gao: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2021-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:7 - Sam Lai: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2013-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:8 - Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2013-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:9 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui. Members: Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui (chair, current); Michael Lenner (member, current); Minghui (Alan) Gao (member, current); Sam Lai (member, current); Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:hour-loop-inc:audit - Audit · Chair (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:hour-loop-inc:audit-chair ## Executive leadership - Sam Lai: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:10 - Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu: Senior Vice President and Director. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:11 ## Governance events - CEO_CHANGED: Sam Lai executive of Hour Loop, Inc, effective 2026-03-24. Effective: 2026-03-24. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1a8k3h11kl1gz1 - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu executive of Hour Loop, Inc, effective 2026-03-24. Effective: 2026-03-24. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:octar8114e4dm - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui seat on Hour Loop, Inc, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:17da0ts1r7wpig - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit · Chair committee of Hour Loop, Inc, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:18btmya11clobw - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui member of Audit · Chair, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1jajr3r1vrs6ub - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michael Lenner seat on Hour Loop, Inc, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:yn5bhnz77m6d - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Minghui (Alan) Gao seat on Hour Loop, Inc, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:kp1ymc1h07hj4 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Michael Lenner member of Audit, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1oje9df18ebxcx - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Sam Lai seat on Hour Loop, Inc, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1omg31m1ki7zli - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu seat on Hour Loop, Inc, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:47:02.872245+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:22ojp14arxbv ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/hour-loop-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:13: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:hillary-hui-chong-bui","name":"Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:14: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:michael-lenner","name":"Michael Lenner"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:15: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:minghui-alan-gao","name":"Minghui (Alan) Gao"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:16: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:sam-lai","name":"Sam Lai"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:17: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:sau-kuen-maggie-yu","name":"Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui: Director, Audit · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0a47774375c453d1bec739db9e1d7f12aa7a3cc230388478f0f4e96c5d6d4d03. - Michael Lenner: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0a47774375c453d1bec739db9e1d7f12aa7a3cc230388478f0f4e96c5d6d4d03. - Minghui (Alan) Gao: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0a47774375c453d1bec739db9e1d7f12aa7a3cc230388478f0f4e96c5d6d4d03. - Sam Lai: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0a47774375c453d1bec739db9e1d7f12aa7a3cc230388478f0f4e96c5d6d4d03. - Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0a47774375c453d1bec739db9e1d7f12aa7a3cc230388478f0f4e96c5d6d4d03. - Sam Lai: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2026-03-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:239978b5ca997bc72b93bfe28dbe88f0ff677b30469e07d38d75b891bf1266fe. - Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu: Senior Vice President and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2026-03-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c96ed18af4d22db32255b5acf4fdf6143cf9178ff266d08cb27876061a0beae4. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui; Members Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui (Chair); Michael Lenner; Minghui (Alan) Gao; Sam Lai; Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_record:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:57572bf4429721e369246700c2351bd6d0de85582ad5a1e4a7c3498d8cc6c7a3. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Hour Loop, Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ec2251c950cc01712a5983bd032a4485fc32b715c0c0bcd8975ca99483b8fe57. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ec2251c950cc01712a5983bd032a4485fc32b715c0c0bcd8975ca99483b8fe57. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ec2251c950cc01712a5983bd032a4485fc32b715c0c0bcd8975ca99483b8fe57. ## Committee Appointment - Hilary (Hui-Chong) Bui: chair, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:57572bf4429721e369246700c2351bd6d0de85582ad5a1e4a7c3498d8cc6c7a3. - Michael Lenner: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:57572bf4429721e369246700c2351bd6d0de85582ad5a1e4a7c3498d8cc6c7a3. - Minghui (Alan) Gao: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:57572bf4429721e369246700c2351bd6d0de85582ad5a1e4a7c3498d8cc6c7a3. - Sam Lai: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:57572bf4429721e369246700c2351bd6d0de85582ad5a1e4a7c3498d8cc6c7a3. - Sau Kuen (Maggie) Yu: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:committee_appointment:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:57572bf4429721e369246700c2351bd6d0de85582ad5a1e4a7c3498d8cc6c7a3. ## Security Listing - HOUR (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:0c6293c0-aadf-4b6f-aceb-d75a24946a53:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ec2251c950cc01712a5983bd032a4485fc32b715c0c0bcd8975ca99483b8fe57. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:ec2251c950cc01712a5983bd032a4485fc32b715c0c0bcd8975ca99483b8fe57: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:0a47774375c453d1bec739db9e1d7f12aa7a3cc230388478f0f4e96c5d6d4d03: [Hour Loop, Inc DEF 14A 2025-07-18](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874875/000164117225020214/formdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:239978b5ca997bc72b93bfe28dbe88f0ff677b30469e07d38d75b891bf1266fe: [HOUR 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874875/000149315226012278/form10-k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c96ed18af4d22db32255b5acf4fdf6143cf9178ff266d08cb27876061a0beae4: [HOUR 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874875/000149315226012278/form10-k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:57572bf4429721e369246700c2351bd6d0de85582ad5a1e4a7c3498d8cc6c7a3: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874875/000164117225020214/formdef14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/hour-loop-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/hour-loop-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hour-loop-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/hour-loop-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-22T06:45:39.704143+00:00; recorded 2026-10-22T06:45:39.704143+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.