At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Beijing based CEO’ operating in the Internet of Things space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Liam Bates
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Kaiterra
Liam Bates is an entrepreneur, television host and adventurer from Switzerland. Bates has founded several companies in China, and in 2017, made the Forbes 30 under 30 list.
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About Kaiterra: We create beautiful IoT products to monitor, map and ultimately, improve the world’s air.
Zhai Xuehun
Co-Founder and CEO of G7
Widely regarded as China’s pioneer in supply chain and logistics, Xuehun Zhai has hosted and participated in many large-scale supply chain strategic planning and implementation projects across China. His rich operational experience in enterprise logistics management, supply chain strategic planning, information system planning and project implementation has earned him numerous accolades including Top Ten Influencer by China’s Federation of Logistics/Purchasing and Representative of Entrepreneurs in the Logistics Industry. Zhai is committed to the technological improvement of the logistics industry. He is a graduated of Tsinghua University.
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About G7: G7 is a fleet management service provider in China that offers IoT/AI services to over 800,000 vehicles.
Tony Wuyang
Founder and CEO of Sensoro
Tony Wuyang is a Founder at Sensoro.
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About Sensoro: Industrial IoT Solutions for for smart cities and buildings, asset tracking, energy management, and environmental monitoring.
Tao Xie
Co-Founder & CEO of Commsat
Mr. Xie Tao is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Commsat Technology Development Co Ltd.
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About Commsat: Commsat is a low-track small satellite constellation operator based in China.
Lei Xie
Founder and CEO of Kuaiyong
Lei Xie is the founder and CEO of Kuaiyong, a Chinese company providing enterprise management, capital operation, and related services. He is a serial entrepreneur who also founded Bihu Technology and Zhouxingchi.com.
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About Kuaiyong: Kuaiyong is a Chinese company specialized in providing iOS device management solutions.