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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 China based CEO’ operating in the Social Media 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.
Shou Zi Chew
CEO of TikTok
Shou Zi Chew is the CEO of Tiktok.
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About ByteDance, TikTok: TikTok is a short-video sharing app and social network platform that develops a lip-syncing video application to create videos.
David Xueling Li
CEO of BIGO Technology
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About BIGO Technology, Engage Capital: BIGO is a fast-growing Singapore technology company specialising in AI technology.
Alyssa Tsai
Founder & CEO of PANONY
Alyssa Tsai is the Founder and CEO of PANONY and PANews and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in “Media, Marketing & Advertising”. PANONY is a leading media and consulting services in Asia, working to bridge the knowledge and resources gap experienced by entrepreneurs and innovators in the blockchain and fintech industry. With a management and advisory team made up of experienced industry veterans and leading experts, it has to date consulted over a hundred worldwide clients spanning the entire spectrum of the blockchain and fintech industry, including both startups and Fortune 500 companies. PANONY also runs award-winning blockchain and fintech media outlet and think tank PANews which produces original content with actionable insights for industry professionals. Alyssa is a communication specialist and seasoned consultant. She has rich experience in serving top-notch companies across a variety of industries and developed strong specializations in branding, PR, marketing and market entry & expansion strategies. Her experience includes among others Ogilvy, Isentia, VOGUE, LVMH, Huawei and high-tech law firms. Alyssa is also an experienced speaker and moderator at many industry events on a range of topics facing the blockchain and fintech industry, including Distributed, Token Fest and several Asia-based conferences. She received an LL.B. degree from National Taiwan University.
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About PANews, PANONY: Your Blockchain Insider & Advisor
Victor Zhou
Founder & CEO of Zhihu
Yuan Zhou (周源) is the founder and chief executive officer of Zhihu, a socialized website for questions and answers. In 2008, he established Meta.cn, a search engine marketing tool. Before that, he worked as a software engineer. Zhou holds a master’s degree in computer science from Southeast University.
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About Zhihu: Zhihu is a Chinese social network platform dedicated to questioning and answering.
Bo Yang
CEO of Douban
Bo Yang is the founder and CEO of Douban, an online sharing platform that enables individuals to discover and share reviews for movies, books and music. Yang graduated from Tsinghua University, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree. He received his Ph.D. in Physics at UC-San Diego. In 1998, Yang joined IBM as a consultant, working on the calculation model of next generation magnetic recording devices. From 2000 to 2004, Yang participated in founding Egoistic, a supply chain management solution start-up, serving as Chief Technology Officer. Yang founded Douban.com in 2005.
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About Douban: Douban is a Chinese social networking service that offers “lifestyle and culture” products and services for urbanites and college students.
Geng Le
Founder & CEO of Blued
Geng Le is Founder at Blued.
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About BlueCity, Blued: Blued is a developer of a mobile based gay social app designed to connect with the network of guys.
Roy Lu
CEO and Co-Founder of Timepop Technologies
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About Timepop Technologies: Timepop is a sentiment AI-powered app that helps users explore products and services they love.
Xinhong Wu
Founder and CEO of Meitu
Xinhong Wu (吴欣鸿) is the founder of meitu.com, a comprehensive picture service platform. He is also the CEO of TOPIT.ME. Prior to that, he took part in the research and popularization of “YOK”.
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About Meitu: Meitu offers free image and video apps for iOS and Android platforms.
Shawn Cheng
Founder, CEO & Chairman of Hupu
Shawn Cheng is Founder & CEO at Hupu.
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About Hupu: Hupu is a sports commentary and news platform.
Kim Leitzes
Founder and CEO of PARKLU
Kim Leitzes is CEO and founder of ParkLU, a marketplace connecting consumer brands with China KOLs. Her career started in New York, working exclusively with luxury, retail & consumer brands on strategy, M&A and investing. After moving to China in 2010, Kim began working with global e-commerce companies, including ASOS, Shopbop (owned by Amazon) and YOOX Net-a-porter Group on digital and influencer marketing strategies. In 2015, ParkLU launched its web and mobile platform, which has since enabled independent and global brands, including H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch, Macy’s and Swire Properties, to collaborate with KOLs.
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About PARKLU: PARKLU’s influencer platform was built by KOLs and data-driven marketers.
Zhengjun Fu
Founder & CEO of 9158 Julur.com
Zhengjun Fu (傅政军) is the founder and CEO of 9158.com, a Chinese theme website that enables users to make new friends. Fu holds a master’s degree.
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About 9158 Julur.com: 9158 Julur.com is a website and platform for social networking through karaoke.
Anna Khegay
Co-Founder and CEO of iconKOL
Founder at Me Faraway
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About iconKOL, MeFaraway: iconKOL is a marketplace for finding and hiring travel bloggers, KOLs and micro-influencers in China.
Mote Chan
CEO of Commer
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About Commer: Global Event Content Platform
Guo Lie
Founder & CEO of FaceU
Guo Lie is the founder and CEO of FaceU.
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About FaceU: FaceU is an online photo-editing and sharing mobile app.
Jin Zhang
CEO and Founder of DXY
Jin Zhang is the Chief Executive Office and product director of DXY, a media platform focused on the areas of pharmaceuticals and life sciences. He joined DXY in 2008. Zhang began medical practice on the internet in 1999 and has a thorough understanding of web-based design in medical and health fields. He also worked at the first affiliated hospital of the College of Medicine of Zhejiang University. Zhang obtained his degree in medicine from Hsiang-Ya Medical College of Central South University in 2004.
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About DXY: DXY is an online healthcare community for doctors, consumers, and healthcare organizations.
Xiangdao Wang
Founder and CEO of MoSeeker
Dow is the founder and CEO of MoSeeker, Inc. , an AI-based mobile social recruiting solution provider. Dow led the company to finish 3 rounds of fundraising with total amount US$ 22 Million from both financial and strategic investors. Prior to starting MoSeeker, Dow worked for Boehringer Ingelheim as Senior Marketing Manager. From 2010-2012, Dow oversaw the employer branding and university partnership in Baidu. Dow was responsible for recruitment marketing and digital marketing in IBM and Philips previously. Dow started his early career with Alcatel-Lucent Global HQ in taking Global MT Program based out of Gurgaon, India. Dow is a member of Asia America Multi-Technology Association (AAMA), member of Shanghai Young Entrepreneurs’ Association (SYEA), member of Shanghai Informatization Youth Talent Association (SIYTA), alumni of CKGSB, CEIBS and Qingteng University by Tencent. All above associations are the most renowned high-tech community in China with top-tier entrepreneurs and investors. His past experience demonstrates he is diverse and never afraid of taking any new challenges. He is originally from Shanghai.
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About MoSeeker: MoSeeker is an AI based social recruitment tool that provides recruiting technology solutions for talent acquisition teams.
Ling Zou
Co-Founder and CEO of Wealink.com
Ling Zou (邹岭) is a co-founder of Wealink.com, a comprehensive network platform for social contact and recruitment. He is also a co-founder of Yilian Network and Youjia.
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About Wealink.com: Wealink.com is a network platform focused on social contact and recruitment.
Warren Ching
Founder & CEO of 51intern.com
Warren created 51intern.com to solve one of China’s Education concern, the University Graduates Unemployment Rate. 51intern.com provides a SNS and a offline training and services to Chinese University fresh grads and employment newbies. 51intern.com will help them to secure a career opportunity in industries of their choosing through additional professional trainings and provide them with guaranteed access. So they can enter the work force properly. Warren is a highly skilled Chinese American CEO with entrepreneurial spirit and with more then 20 years of experience, in the field of Education and Training in both China and United States. Proven track records, developed business from market entry position to 40 centers across China. Experience in Business Development and China strategy.
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About 51intern.com: 51Intern is a social networking site designed for university students and fresh graduates to get online professional career guidance.
Ren Bin
Founder and CEO of Tikin Media
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About Tikin Media: Tikin Media is a forward-looking advertising company that innovates building elevator media.
Vincent Wen
CEO and Founder of Talkmate
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About Talkmate: Allowing people to learn an entire language within only 200 hours of work.
Ray Veras
Founder & CEO of PJdaren – 评价达人
Ray Veras is Co-Founder and CEO of PJdaren, China’s first Key Opinion Consumers (KOC) activation platform that help brands to engage their ideal consumers with end-to-end solutions to build trust, collect insights and drive sales. Under Ray’s leadership, PJdaren has become a data driven, efficient marketing & research platform with a distinct marketplace position. Ray has helped build the platform as a power-house of users generated content (UGC) that also collects an average of over 600 data points per member that marketers can activate for insights. With the growth of the company, Ray has focused on core product evolution such as creating the ultimate hub for brands to source and activate their ideal consumers group in China to spark cross-platform UGC and conversations that influence brand choice at scale. Originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Ray received his BA in Economics with a specialization in Econometrics at Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, before going on to receive a M.S. in Market Research, specialized in Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development from the Korea Development Institute (KDI). Prior to PJdaren, Ray worked as a Financial Manager and Researcher for several companies in The Dominican Republic and South Korea. In addition to his work with PJdaren, Ray is a vivid promoter of Entrepreneurship and Youth’s empowerment.
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About PJdaren – 评价达人: PJdaren helps brands engaging their ideal consumers (KOC) in china to spark UGC, build trust and drive sales.
Xun Shu
Founder & CEO of Baobao
Xun Shu is founder of Baobao
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About Baobao: Baobao is a digital video streaming social media platform.
Ren Liu
Founder & CEO of Donews
Ren Liu (刘韧) is the producer of Donews, a technology media company focused on the internet industry. Liu graduated from Anhui University in 1991.
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About Donews: Donews is a media services platform that offers advertising, integrated marketing, and other related services.
Jinbo Li
Co-founder and CEO of Zuiyou
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About Zuiyou: Zuiyou is a social networking mobile application for sharing and discovering content such as recommendations, topics and videos.
Dean Yu
CEO of Tradesparq
With almost 15 years of experience in B2B marketplaces and international trade services, Dean Yu is the Chief Executive Officer of Tradesparq. After previous stints in MeetChina.com, and Alibaba, Dean established DoubleClick China, a SaaS platform which provided bill of lading and shipment records and data analysis. Dean has an MBA from Asia International Open University.
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About Tradesparq: Tradesparq is a trade networking platform helping global B2B buyers find and verify foreign suppliers.
Tang Loaec
Founder & CEO of P2P Protect Co
Tang is a repeat business builder in Financial Services. He launched business on agile mode as well as for Fortune 500 groups, in the fields of payment, credit, cards and insurance. In his last venture in China, for a major Western group, he built a financial service activity from zero to 40+ billion rmb (5+ billion US$). He has 25 years experience over 3 continents (Europe-Asia-Americas) in financial services, working for Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Banking, BPCE banking group, Auchan Group’s banking and insurance affiliate Oney Banque Accord.
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About P2P Protect Co: P2P Protect bring innovation and changes to protection concepts by re-aligning Peer to Peer (P2P), Social Media
YuLin Chen
CEO of Me Tang
Chen YuLin currently works as the CEO for Me Tang.
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About Me Tang: Me Tang is an online dating apps.
ZhiPeng Gao
CEO of Mokee
Gao ZhiPeng currently works as the Chairman of the Board and CEO for Mfunz.
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About Mokee: Mokee is an Android forum.
Wenyong Ren
Founder&CEO of Jianjian
Wenyong Ren (任文勇) is the founder and CEO of Jianjian, a mobile dating application that enables users to analyze their compatibility based on their life. Ren is also the founder and CEO of Maizuo website, legal representative of Ba Qian Li Internet Science Company of Limited Liability, and founder of the Origin of World and Love Things. He is the CEO and Legal representative of Shei Jiao Wo Qichuang. Ren holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wales, U.K.
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About Jianjian, Shei Jiao Wo Qichuang: Jianjian, a Chinese mobile dating application, helps users find the accuracy and fate index between them and people whom they have met.
HongTao Zhang
CEO of Lai Feng
Zhang HongTao currently works as the CEO for Lai Feng. He was in charge of multimedia business at Sina UC and founded Gugua Live Broadcast.
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About Lai Feng: Lai Feng is an online platform for live video broadcasting.
Douglas Corley
Founder and CEO of Beijing Health Forum
An entrepreneur with a foundation in medical research and health policy, Doug has both a broad and deep network in the healthcare industry. He has helped dozens of health-focused startups find strategic partners in China, starting from market entry and identifying their first hire to regulatory consulting and investment sourcing. He has been in Beijing for more than 6 years and has worked in the largest hospitals (public, private and military) in China as well as research laboratories (Chinese Academy of Sciences). He currently assists several medical associations in China as well as the Nobel Summit to attract high-level media coverage as well as interesting personnel to their events. He organized the Digital Health Innovation Event, the first of its kind in China, and lectures at medical universities on how to cultivate innovation. In 2015, he was elected to the UNDP China Innovation Advisory Committee, established to identify high potential projects to fulfill SDG objectives. In 2017, he was elected to the B20 Health Initiative to help elucidate the Chinese healthcare system and has already made policy recommendations to reflect both public and private Chinese companies’ perspectives. Additionally, he has begun working on APEC with Chinese stakeholders and aims to launch the APEC China Health Forum in early 2018. Finally, Doug is working on a startup to automate investor matchmaking between industry-focused Chinese investors and their potential overseas targets. He already has more than 20 investors and 30 startups signed up to his platform and is set to hold its first investors roadshow in mid-May.
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About Beijing Health Forum: BHF is an online AND offline social network for medical professionals in the Greater Beijing region to meet, exchange information.
Zhutao Huang
Founder&CEO of Youjia
Zhutao Hu (胡铸韬) is the founder and CEO of Youjia Network, is a friend-making community that is integrated with entertainment elements. Prior to Youjia, Hu has founded Hieroglyphics Technology in 2005, and Wo Qin technology in 2006. Hu holds a bachelor’s degree in international economics and trade from Hu’nan University.
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About Youjia: Youjia is a Chinese social interaction platform that integrates with entertainment elements.
