The Story
Raised 30M. Lost the girl. Kept building.
Not a straight line. Never is.
2005
Beijing kid with a journalism degree
Communication University of China. Learned to tell stories. Didn't know yet those stories would be about buildings and startups.
2011-12
Sailed around the world
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Qingdao boat. 40,000 nautical miles. Most people plan. I bought a ticket.
2015
Built China's Airbnb
Founded Chao Suo (潮宿). Exclusive management partner for Airbnb in Shanghai and Hangzhou. Raised 30M RMB. Fought Ctrip and Meituan for market share.
2017
Forbes China 30 Under 30
Shanghai Youth Entrepreneurship Talent. Hurun China Entrepreneurship Leader the year after.
2019
YC China said yes
Y Combinator China (now MiraclePlus). Strategic investment from Lu Qi. Ten-week bootcamp. Certificate signed by the man who ran Microsoft and Baidu.
2020-21
COVID. Everything collapsed.
Hospitality industry went to zero. Survived. Pivoted. Rebuilt. The hard way.
2023
AI Homestay Butler
Deployed AI management system across 2,200+ properties in 7 cities. Won Shanghai Innovation Award. Entered Mosu Space (national LLM incubator).
2024-Now
KEYS. The bridge.
Co-work and co-live spaces in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Xiamen. MiraclePlus Shanghai Alumni President. CES 2026 Best Delegation Leader. Building the infrastructure for foreigners who want to build in China.
