Founders
Explore the entrepreneurial journeys of world-renowned company founders and learn how they built business empires from scratch
Featuring 16 founders
Chen Tianqiao陈天桥
Founder of Shanda Interactive, the company that revolutionized online gaming in China and once made him the country's richest man. Now a pioneering investor in brain science.
FounderCEOInvestor
Online GamingVenture Capital
Ding Lei丁磊
Founder and CEO of NetEase, creator of 163.com, pioneer in China's online gaming industry
FounderCEO
InternetGaming
He Xiaopeng何小鹏
Co-founder of UCWeb and Chairman & CEO of XPeng Motors, a serial entrepreneur in China's internet and EV industries.
Co-founderChairmanCEO
InternetAutomotive
Huang Zheng黄峥
Founder of Pinduoduo, a low-key billionaire who revolutionized e-commerce with a model of social buying and gamification.
FounderFormer ChairmanFormer CEO
E-commerceInternet
Jack Ma马云
Founder and former Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, pioneering China's e-commerce revolution
FounderExecutive ChairmanEntrepreneur+1
E-commerceTechnology
Lei Jun雷军
Founder and CEO of Xiaomi, a prominent Chinese electronics company, and a notable angel investor.
FounderCEOAngel Investor+1
SmartphonesConsumer Electronics
Li Bin李斌
Founder of NIO and Bitauto. A serial entrepreneur who pioneered China's automotive internet industry and became a leader in the global EV market.
FounderCEOChairman
Electric VehiclesInternet
Li Xiang李想
Founder of PCPop, Autohome, and Li Auto, a serial entrepreneur who has reshaped China's automotive landscape.
FounderChairmanCEO
AutomotiveInternet
Richard Liu刘强东
Founder and Chairman of JD.com, one of China's leading e-commerce entrepreneurs
FounderCEOChairman
E-commerceRetail
Pony Ma马化腾
Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Tencent, creator of QQ and WeChat, China's internet pioneer
Co-founderChairmanCEO
InternetSocial Media
Ren Zhengfei任正非
Founder and CEO of Huawei, renowned for his 'wolf culture' philosophy and leading the company to global tech dominance.
FounderCEO
TelecommunicationsConsumer Electronics
Robin Li李彦宏
Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Baidu, and a pioneer of China's search engine industry.
Co-founderChairmanCEO
InternetSearch Engine
Wang Ning王宁
Founder of Pop Mart, the visionary entrepreneur who built a billion-dollar empire on the 'blind box' art toy craze.
FounderChairmanCEO
RetailToys
Wang Xing王兴
Founder and CEO of Meituan, serial entrepreneur known for creating Xiaonei (China's Facebook) and Fanfou (China's Twitter)
FounderCEO
InternetSocial Media
Zhang Chaoyang张朝阳
An MIT-educated physicist who returned to China to found Sohu, becoming one of the country's most iconic and enduring first-generation internet pioneers.
FounderChairmanCEO
InternetMedia
Zhang Yiming张一鸣
Founder of ByteDance, creator of algorithm-driven platforms TikTok and Toutiao
FounderFormer CEO
InternetSocial Media